Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Ana-Maria Bliuc is a social and political psychologist who joined Psychology at the University of Dundee in 2019. She has a PhD in Psychology from the Australian National University, and prior to her current appointment she held academic positions in Australia at Western Sydney University (2016-2019), Monash University (2012-2016), and the University of Sydney (2006-2012).
Research
Her research examines how people’s social identities influence their behaviour in a range of contexts including health, environmental (climate change), and socio-political (collective action and social change). More recently, she has focused on research on online communities looking at how collective identities and behaviours are shaped through online interactions. This research has been conducted in online political communities (mostly far-right and white supremacist) and online health communities (recovery from addiction).
Teaching
Current Topics in Social and Political Psychology - 4th year module (Semester1, 2020)
Education/Academic qualification
PGCert THE, University of Sydney
Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Master of Research, Al. I. Cuza University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Al. I. Cuza University
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- social identity
- collective action
- social change
- online communities
- intergroup conflict
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Social Identification
Medicine & Life Sciences
learning
Social Sciences
student
Social Sciences
Group
Social Sciences
Social Support
Medicine & Life Sciences
Blended Learning
Social Sciences
addiction
Social Sciences
experience
Social Sciences
Network
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Research Output 2004 2019
Collective identity changes in far-right online communities: The role of offline intergroup conflict
Bliuc, A-M., Betts, J., Vergani, M., Iqbal, M. & Dunn, K., 1 Aug 2019, In : New Media and Society. 21, 8, p. 1770-1786 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
internet community
collective identity
Communication
community
group norm
Sober social networks: The role of online support groups in recovery from alcohol addiction
Bliuc, A-M., Doan, T-N. & Best, D., Mar 2019, In : Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. 29, 2, p. 121-132 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Self-Help Groups
Self Efficacy
addiction
Social Support
Alcoholism
Building addiction recovery capital through online participation in a recovery community
Bliuc, A-M., Best, D., Iqbal, M. & Upton, K., Nov 2017, In : Social Science and Medicine. 193, p. 110-117 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
addiction
Economics
participation
Social Support
facebook
The Language of New Terrorism: Differences in Psychological Dimensions of Communication in Dabiq and Inspire
Vergani, M. & Bliuc, A-M., 1 Oct 2018, In : Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 37, 5, p. 523-540 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Terrorism
Syria
Iraq
terrorism
Language
Integrating Computerized Linguistic and Social Network Analyses to Capture Addiction Recovery Capital in an Online Community
Bliuc, A-M., Iqbal, M. & Best, D., 31 May 2019, In : JoVE. 147, p. 1-7 7 p., e58851.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Linguistics
Social Support
Economics
Recovery
Interpersonal Relations