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Dr Magdalena Rychlowska

School Of Psychology
Magdalena Rychlowska

Dr Magdalena Rychlowska

School Of Psychology

My research focuses on expressions of emotions, their effects, and the mechanisms underlying their perception and interpretation. At QUB, I work with Dr. William Curran and Dr. Gary McKeown. Our team investigates social functions and characteristics of laughter produced in different contexts. I am also interested in facial expressions of emotions, especially the smile, which is arguably the most complex and versatile among them.

Some of my studies explore how eye contact and facial mimicry influence facial expression processing in infants and adults. Other projects examine cross-cultural differences in smiling and effects of smiles (as well as other emotion expressions such as regret or guilt) on economic decisions in interpersonal and intergroup settings.

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  • M.Rychlowska@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 4261
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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Facial expression of emotion
  • Sensorimotor simulation and facial mimicry
  • Culture and emotion
  • Development of emotional competence

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pox62bUAy94
  • Scientific American, Nov 2016,  More Immigrants, Bigger Smiles and Frowns
  • Daily Mail, July 2017, How to read a smile: Researchers reveal there are THREE types which each serve a different purpose 
  • Daily Mail, Sep 2014, How baby's dummy fools parents: Pacifiers found to interfere in how mum or dad responds to child's happiness or distress
  • Grant reviewer: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France)
  • Editorial board member of the journal Emotion (APA).

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