My research interests lie in the area of social and developmental psychology, specifically applied in the areas of diversity and health. I am particularly interested in the effects of a child’s group self-identification on his or her general well being, perceptions of mental health and help seeking behaviours.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Cultural Diversity and Adolescent Mental Health

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

Svirydzenka, N., Bennett, M., & Sani, F. Perceiving Groups as Entities: Adults' and Children's Perspectives. Poster presented at the 15th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, June 10 – 13, 2008, Opatija, Croatia.

Svirydzenka, N., Bennett, M., & Sani, F. Children’s perception of group entitativity. Poster presented at the British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference, August 28 – 30, 2007, Plymouth, UK.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Teaching on PG Diploma in Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Research Methods module.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Svirydzenka, N. (2010). Did you see? Diversity in Health and Care, 7 (3), 219—220.

Svirydzenka, N., Sani, F., & Bennett, M. (2010). Group entitativity and its perceptual antecedents in varieties of groups: A developmental perspective. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40 (4), 611-624.