Dr Charles Seger, Associate Professor in Psychology, joined the School of Social Work and Psychology in 2010. He has a B.S. in Psychology from Northern Kentucky University (2001) and a PhD in Psychology from Indiana University (2010). He is an experimental social psychologist and a member of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). He has received research funding from SPSP and the National Science Foundation.

He is currently the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Recruitment and Admissions at UEA.

Every day I am thankful for the intellectually-stimulating environment provided by the University of East Anglia. This is an exciting time for this university, and particularly for our quickly growing School of Psychology. UEA has allowed me to pursue fascinating research topics that could potentially have far-reaching impacts for how we understand intergroup relations. I maintain collaborations across the University and around the world. I have been given the ability to integrate my teaching and research and I’ve seen how research-led teaching enriches the experience of my students.

Indicative Publications

Jolley, D., Seger, C. R., & Meleady, R. (2023). More than a prejudice reduction effect: Positive intergroup contact reduces conspiracy theory beliefs. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53(6), 1262-1275.

Meleady, R., Seger, C. R., & Vermue, M. (2021). Evidence of a dynamic association between intergroup contact and intercultural competence. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(8), 1427-1447.

Vermue, M., Seger, C. R., & Sanfey, A. G. (2018). Group-based biases influence learning about individual trustworthiness. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 77, 36-49.

Seger, C. R., Banerji, I., Park, S. H., Smith, E. R., & Mackie, D. M. (2017). Specific emotions as mediators of the effect of intergroup contact on prejudice: Findings across multiple participant and target groups. Cognition and Emotion, 31(5), 923-936.

I am generally interested in social cognition: understanding our mental representations of other individuals and groups, and examining their influence on our judgments and behaviours. 

My current research focuses on intergroup contact and conspiracy theory belief.

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Recruitment and Admissions

Intergroup contact; social identity; prejudice reduction; conspiracy theory belief. 

BSc Psychology

Level 6

Final year project supervision  

Psychology of Good and Evil