Mariëlle Stel
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I am an associate professor at the University of Twente. I graduated cum laude at the Radboud University Nijmegen in 2001 and received my Ph.D. at the same university in 2005. I have previously worked at Leiden University, Utrecht University, and Tilburg University.
I feel it is my mission to empower individuals and society to enhance their safety for both physical threats (disasters and crises) as well as social threats (other people). In three subdomains, I focus on (1) how to keep citizens safe from disasters and crises, (2) how to reduce harmful and financially costly deceptive behaviour, and (3) how nonverbal mimicry can foster emotional understanding and social behaviour.
Primary Interests:
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Interpersonal Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Nonverbal Behavior
- Person Perception
- Persuasion, Social Influence
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
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Journal Articles:
- Stel, M., Blascovich, J., McCall, C., Mastop, J., Van Baaren, R. B., & Vonk, R. (2010). Mimicking disliked others: Effects of a priori liking on the mimicry-liking link. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 867-880.
- Stel, M., Van Baaren, R. B., & Vonk, R. (2008). Effects of mimicking: Acting prosocially by being emotionally moved. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 965-976.
- Stel, M., Van Baaren, R., Blascovich, J., McCall, C., Pollmann, M. H., van Leeuwen, J. M., Mueller, B. C. N., & Vonk, R. (in press). Mimicry and liking: is it really that simple? Experimental Psychology.
- Stel, M., Van Dijk, E., & Olivier, E. (2009). You want to know the truth? Then don't mimic! Psychological Science, 20, 693-699.
- Stel, M., & Van Knippenberg, A. (2008). The role of facial mimicry in the recognition of affect. Psychological Science, 19, 984-985.
- Stel, M., & Vonk, R. (2010). Mimicry in social interaction: Benefits for mimickers, mimickees and their interaction. British Journal of Psychology, 101, 311-323.
- Stel, M., & Vonk, R. (2009). Empathizing via mimicry depends on whether emotional expressions are seen as real. European Psychologist, 14, 342-350.
- Stel, M., van den Heuvel, C., & Smeets, R. C. (2008). Facial feedback mechanisms in Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38, 1250-1258.
Courses Taught:
- Academic Skills
- Current Themes in Social Psychology
- Emotions
- Intergroup Processes
- Introduction to Social Psychology
- Social Cognition and Emotion
- Social Psychology of Emotions
Mariëlle Stel
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
University of Twente
Cubicus (Building No. 41), Room C239B, De Zul 10
7522 NJ Enschede
The Netherlands
- Phone: +3153 489 3366