Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
Social Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Scientific Method in Psychology, Stereotyping, Prejudice, & Discrimination
Research areas
Cultural Psychology, Social Identity, Status, Stereotyping and Prejudice
Education
BS, Eckerd College, USA, 2001
MA, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, 2007
Professional experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Kent, UK, 2007-2009
Memberships
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP)
Contact
amaitner@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2437
Dr. Angela Maitner
Associate Professor
PhD in Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Angela Maitner's research investigates how social group memberships, such as nationality, occupation, university affiliation or gender, impact people’s emotions, behaviors and cognitions. Her work has been published in several international journals, and she has presented her work in 11 different countries. She maintains research collaborations around the globe. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship position at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Publications
Maitner, A.T., Mackie, D. M., Pauketat, J. V. T., & Smith, E. R. (2017). The impact of culture and identity on emotional reactions to insults. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48, 892-913. doi: 10.1177/0022022117701194
Maitner, A. T., Smith, E. R., & Mackie, D. M. (2017). Intergroup emotions and prejudice. In F. K. Barlow & C. Sibley (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice. (pp. 111-130). Cambridge University Press.
Garcia-Marques, T. Mackie, D. M., Maitner, A. T., & Claypool, H. M. (2016). Moderation of the familiarity-stereotyping effect: The role of stereotype fit. Social Cognition, 34, 81-96. doi: 10.1521/soco.2016.34.2.81
Maitner, A. T., & Stewart-Ingersoll, R. (2016). Social Identity and Peace in the Modern Middle East: Insights from the United Arab Emirates. In S. McKeown, R. Haji, & N. Ferguson (Eds.) Understanding Peace and Conflict through Social Identity Theory: Contemporary and World-Wide Perspectives. (pp. 317-331). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Maitner, A. T., & DeCoster, J. (2015). Perceptions of national wealth and skill influence pay expectations: Replicating global hierarchy on a microscale. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00703
Maitner, A. T. (2015). Emotional reactions to unequal payment: The impact of meritocratic ideology and salary negotiability. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 18, 153-172. doi: 10.1177/1368430214542255
Maitner, A. T., (2015). Implications of Ethnic Stereotyping for Emirati Society. In C. York Al-Karam & A. Haque (Eds.) Mental Health and Psychological Practice in the United Arab Emirates. (pp. 47-55). Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Mackie, D. M., Maitner, A. T. & Smith, E. R. (2015). Intergroup emotions theory. In T.D. Nelson (Ed.), Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination, Vol 2. (pp. 149-169). New York: Psychology Press.
Mackie, D. M., Maitner, A. T., & Smith, E. R. (2015). Emotion and Intergroup Relations. In R. A. Scott and S. M. Kosslyn (Eds.) Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Wiley Online.doi: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0111
Giner-Sorolla, R., & Maitner A. T. (2013) Angry at the unjust, scared of the powerful: Emotional responses to terrorist threat. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 1069-1082. doi: 10.1177/0146167213490803
Crisp, R. J., & Maitner, A. T. (2011). Social categorization theories: From culture to cognition. In D. Chadee (Ed.) Theories in Social Psychology. (pp. 232-249). West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
Maitner, A. T., Mackie, D. M., Claypool, H. M., & Crisp, R. J. (2010) Identity salience moderates processing of group relevant information. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 441-444. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.11.010
Davis, M. H., & Maitner, A. T. (2009). Perspective taking and intergroup helping. In S. Stürmer and M. Snyder (Eds.) The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior: Group Processes, Intergroup Relations, and Helping. (pp. 175-190). Oxford, UK, Wiley Blackwell.
Crisp, R. J., Bache, L. M. & Maitner, A. T. (2009). Dynamics of social comparison in counter-stereotypic domains: Stereotype boost, not stereotype threat, for women engineering majors. Social Influence, 4, 171-184. doi: 10.1080/15534510802607953
Sherman, D. K., Hogg, M. A., & Maitner, A. T. (2009). Perceived polarization: Reconciling ingroup and intergroup perceptions under uncertainty. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 12, 95-109. doi: 10.1177/1368430208098779
Rydell, R. J., Mackie, D. M., Maitner, A. T., Claypool, H. M., Ryan, M. J., & Smith, E. R. (2008). Arousal, processing, and risk taking: Consequences of intergroup anger. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1141-1152. doi: 10.1177/0146167208319694.
Hogg, M. A., Sherman, D. K., Dierselhuis, J., Maitner, A. T., & Moffitt, G. (2007). Uncertainty, entitativity, and group identification. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 43, 135-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2005.12.008
Maitner, A. T., Mackie, D. M., & Smith, E. R. (2007). Antecedents and consequences of satisfaction and guilt following ingroup aggression. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 10, 225-239. doi: 10.1177/1368430207075154
Foley, M. A., Foley, H. J. Durley, J. R., & Maitner, A. T. (2006). Anticipating partners' responses:Examining item and source memory following interactive exchanges. Memory and Cognition, 34, 1539-1547.
Maitner, A. T., Mackie, D. M., & Smith, E. R. (2006). Evidence for the regulatory function of intergroup emotion: Implementing and impeding intergroup behavioral intentions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 720-728. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2005.08.001
Smith, E. R., Miller, D., Maitner, A. T., Crump, S. A., Garcia-Marques, T., & Mackie, D. M. (2006).Familiarity can increase stereotyping. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 471-478. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2005.07.002
Conference Presentations
Maitner, A. T., Mackie, D. M., Pauketat, J. V. T., & Smith, E. R. (2017, July). When honor amplifies intergroup emotions: Culture, identity, and emotional reactions to intergroup insults. Paper presented at the General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology. Granada, Spain.
Maitner, A. T., & Henry, P. J. (2016, August). Ambivalent sexism in the Arab world. Paper presented at the 23rd International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. Nagoya, Japan.
Maitner, A. T. & Summerville, A. (2016, January). The impact of culture on counterfactual thinking. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA, USA.
Maitner, A. T. (2014, July). Emotional reactions to unequal payment: The impact of personal beliefs and system variables. Poster presented at the General Meeting of the European Association for Social Psychology. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Maitner, A. T., Mackie, D. M., Pauketat, J. V. T., & Smith, E. R. (2014, July). To respond or not to respond: The impact of culture and social identity on emotional regulation of social image threat. Paper presented at the EASP Preconference on Regulation of Threat. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Maitner, A. T. (2014, June). The impact of culture and identity on emotional reactions to insults. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Duck Conference on Social Cognition. Buck Island, NC, USA
Maitner, A. T. (2013, June). Social identity salience and the perception of threat. Poster presented at the small group meeting on Social Determinants and Consequences of Threat. Berlin, Germany.
Awards and Honors
AUS Faculty Research Grant, 2011, 2013, 2016
NYUAD Research Enhancement Fund Grant, 2014
Teaching Excellence Award, College of Arts & Sciences, AUS, 2014
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2003-2006
UCSB Charles G. McClintock Award 2007
