Author

My professional passions are moral psychology and experimental philosophy. I am primarily interested in how we perceive our and other people’s morality. Moreover, I study moral judgments.

course of education

2009-2012

University of Silesia
Faculty of Social Sciences
Full-time Doctoral Program

OBTAINED TITLE:
Doctor of Philosophy, cum laude

2005-2010

University of Silesia
Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology
Full-time Masters Program – Psychology

OBTAINED TITLE:
Master of Psychology, magna cum laude

2004-2009

University of Silesia
Faculty of Social Sciences
Full-time Masters Program – Philosophy

OBTAINED TITLE:
Master of Philosophy, magna cum laude

EXPERIENCE

2021 – now

Principal investigator of the scientific NAWA grant "Moral thinking and unethical behaviors". Cooperation with Universidad Complutense de Madrid

2018 – now

Principal investigator of the scientific grant “Moral Coherence: the relationship between people’s behavior and their moral views and emotions – pilot studies” carried out as a part of MINIATURA 1 National Science Center in Poland

2018-2022

Participant in the scientific grant “The importance of individual differences in explaining cognitive processes underlying the foreign language effect in judgments and decisions” headed by Michał Białek, PhD (Kozminski University), financed in SONATA 13 National Science Center

2017-2020

Participant in the scientific grant “Moral psychology and partner violence – Phase 2” led by prof. Maria L. Vecina (Complutense University of Madrid) funded by Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain)

2016-2018

Deputy Director for Didactics at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Silesia

2013-current

Institute of Psychology at the University of Silesia, research and didactic worker, adjunct in General Psychology Department

2012-current

Participant in scientific and didactic team led by prof. Philip Zimbardo (Stanford University) in Heroic Imagination Project http://hip.org.pl/

the most prominent internships and foreign visits

2021

Madrid

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

2019

USA

University of Pennsylvania

2018, 2017

Italy

University of Verona

2015

Czech Republic

National Institute of Mental Health

2012

Spain

Complutense University of Madrid

2012

Spain

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

2012

Greece

University of Athens

2011

Turkey

Bahcesehir University

SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

I have participated in over 80 local and international scientific conferences.

9-13.02.2021

SPSP (virtual)

People do not see themselves in a better light when drunk" (co-authors: Paweł Bianga, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Piotr Sorokowski, Sam Gosling), "Moral hypocrites are judged as less immoral in the virtual world than moral hypocrites in the real world" (co-authors: Natalia Marońska, Artur Domurat)

19-21.11.2020

61th Psychonomics (virtual)

"The Moral Superadditivity Effect Among Children" (co-author: Artur Domurat), "The influence of alcohol on moral decisions" (co-authors: Katarzyna Pypno, Michał Białek, Bertram Gawronski)

15-18.11.2019

40th JDM, Montreal

"Foreign language reduces sensitivity to consequences and norms without affecting general action tendencies" (co-authors: Michał Białek, Bertram Gawronski)

14-17.11.2019

60th Psychonomics, Montreal

"Moral superadditivity effect" (co-author: Michał Białek)

21-23.09. 2018

Lublin, Poland, XV Congress of Polish Association of Social Psychology

"Assessment of morality of others: their views are more relevant than emotions” (co-author: Michał Białek)

17-18.05.2018

Łodz, Poland, VIII Conference of the Team of Social Influence Research

"Thinking in a foreign language reduces the availability of moral norms" (co-author: Michał Białek)

21-24.09.2017

Gdansk, Poland, 36th Congress of Polish Psychological Association

"The impact of emotions and views of other people on the assessment of their morality " and „>>I hit her, but I love her<< – Sources of intimate partner violence from the moral psychology perspective"

11-14.07.2017

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15th European Congress of Psychology

Scientific symposium, lecture entitled “Judgments about moral integrity and moral schizophrenia” and presentation of results on two posters, including one in co-authorship with Philip Zimbardo entitled “Heroic Imagination Project: Enhancing Children Morality. An Empiric Study”

8-10.01.2015

Oxford, England, Third Annual Conference Varieties of Virtue Ethics in Philosophy, Social Science and Theology

“The ‘inner world’ is important – conclusions from empirical studies on judgment of other people’s morality”

9-12.07.2014

Paris, France International Congress of Applied Psychology

“The type of information and the assessment of morality”

AWARDS

  • 2021 – NAWA Scholarship
  • 2020/2021 – "International Registration Award recipient for the 2021 Convention", Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • 2019/2020 – Individual award of the first degree granted by the Rector of the University of Silesia for scientific activity
  • 2018/2019 – Laureate of the "Mobility Program" financed by the Rector of the University of Silesia
  • 2017 – Team Award of the third degree awarded by the Rector of the University of Silesia for scientific activity
  • 2015 i 2014 – The distinction in the “Student Laurel” competition of the University of Silesia in the category “Students’ Friend”, the award granted by students for the best lecturers
  • 2014 – “Graduate with Passion” University of Silesia
  • 2013 – Individual award of the third degree granted by the Rector of the University of Silesia for scientific activity
  • 2011/2012 – Scholarship of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for the best 100 Ph.D. students for outstanding achievements in science
  • 2011 – Conference Scholarship, Foundation for Polish Science
  • 2010 – The distinction of the Rector of the University of Silesia for graduates
  • 2009/2010 – Scholarship of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for achievements in science
  • 2009 – The distinction of the Rector of the University of Silesia for active students

Projekt finansowany przez Narodowe Centrum Nauki, konkurs Miniatura 1, numer: 2017/01/X/HS6/01332.

Project financed by National Science Center, Poland, Miniatura 1, number: 2017/01/X/HS6/01332.

Narodowe Centrum Nauki