Petronella Antonia Gerarda "Jolanda" Jetten (born 19 April 1970,

Simpelveld Simpelveld (; li, Zumpelveld ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg. Simpelveld is part of the ''Mergelland'', named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hi ...

)P.A.G. Jetten, 1970
at the University of Amsterdam ''Album Academicum''. is a Dutch

social psychologist Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the re ...

and a professor at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

. She won the

Spearman Medal The Spearman Medal is an early-career award of the British Psychological Society's Research Board, given in recognition of outstanding published work in psychology which represents a significant body of work in terms of theoretical contributions, o ...

in 2004 and was inducted into the

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) is an independent, non-governmental organisation devoted to the advancement of knowledge and research in the social sciences. It has its origins in the Social Science Research Council of Austr ...

in 2015. Her research concerns

social identity Identity is the qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterize a person or group.Compare ''Collins Dictionary of Sociology'', quoted in In sociology, emphasis is placed on collective identity, in which ...

social group In the social sciences, a social group can be defined as two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity. Regardless, social groups come in a myriad of sizes and varieties ...

s, and

group dynamics Group dynamics is a system of behaviors and psychological processes occurring within a social group (''intra''group dynamics), or between social groups ( ''inter''group dynamics). The study of group dynamics can be useful in understanding decision- ...

Career

Jetten attended

Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , formerly ''Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen'') is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century D ...

and received a

PhD PHD or PhD may refer to: * Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification Entertainment * '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series * ''Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic * Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group ** Ph.D. (Ph.D. albu ...

from the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...

in 1997. She then moved to Australia to become a postdoctoral fellow at the

in 1998. She remained there until 2001, when she relocated to the United Kingdom to join the faculty of the

University of Exeter The University of Exeter is a public university , public research university in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Its predecessor institutions, St Luke's College, Exeter School of Science, Exeter School of Art, and the Camborne School of Min ...

, where she was promoted from lecturer to professor in 2004. She returned to the University of Queensland in 2007 as a research fellow and is now a professor of

social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the r ...

. Jetten's primary area of research is

s, and

. She has studied how identity changes in response to stigma and oppression, the transition of identity throughout life, and the implications of social identity on general health. She has co-edited several books: ''Individuality and the Group'' (2006), ''Rebels in Groups'' (2011), and ''The Social Cure'' (2012). She and Frank Mols authored the 2017 book ''The Wealth Paradox: Economic Prosperity and the Hardening of Attitudes''. Jetten won the

, a mid-career award given annually by the

British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. History It was founded on 24 October 1901 at University College London (UCL) as ''The Psychological Society'', the organ ...

, in 2004. In 2014, she was awarded the

European Association of Social Psychology The European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), formerly the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP) is a scientific professional organization of social psychologists. EASP currently has over 1200 members worldwide and ...

's Kurt Lewin Medal. She was made a fellow of the

in 2015, and held an

Australian Research Council The Australian Research Council (ARC) is the primary non-medical research funding agency of the Australian Government, distributing more than in grants each year. The Council was established by the ''Australian Research Council Act 2001'', ...

Future Fellowship from 2012 to 2016. She is a past president of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists and a past member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts. She has edited numerous journals in the field of social psychology; she was the co-editor in chief of the ''

British Journal of Social Psychology British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

'' from 2009 to 2014, and is the co-editor in chief of '' Social Issues and Policy Review'' from 2017 until 2020. In 2018, she was awarded an

Australian Laureate Fellowship The Australian Laureate Fellowship is an Australian professorial research fellowship awarded by the Australian Research Council. Up to 17 fellows are chosen each year for five-year awards. Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet fellowships In 201 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jetten, Jolanda 1970 births Living people Dutch social psychologists Dutch expatriates in Australia University of Queensland faculty Radboud University Nijmegen alumni University of Amsterdam alumni Academics of the University of Exeter People from Simpelveld Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Dutch women psychologists