Dr Dennis Nigbur

Dennis Nigbur graduated from the University of Kent with a BSc in Social Psychology in 1999. He conducted my doctoral studies on national identity under the supervision of Dr. Marco Cinnirella at Royal Holloway, University of London, and received a PhD in 2004. He worked at the University of Surrey on an extensive field study about predictors of kerbside waste recycling, before moving to the University of Sussex as a research fellow on a large longitudinal study of children’s acculturation orientations. He took up a lectureship at Canterbury Christ Church University in 2007 and was promoted to senior lecturer in 2011. He is currently the director of the BSc programme in Psychology and the Chair of the Faculty Ethics and Governance Committee. His research focuses on the application of qualitative and quantitative methods to the study of cultural identity and the functioning of cultural groups. An additional facet is the interpretation of sustainability-related action in terms of social processes. His work has a strong European focus. He is an associate of the UK Institute for Migration Research and maintain the Multiculturalism Forum a network bringing together academics and practitioners with an interest in multiculturalism.

Recent publications:

Brown, R., Baysu, G., Cameron, L., Nigbur, D., Rutland, A., Watters, C., Hossain, R., LeTouze, D., & Landau, A. (2013). Acculturation attitudes and social adjustment in British South Asian children: A longitudinal study. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(12), 1656-1667.

Zagefka, H., Nigbur, D., Gonzalez, R., & Tip, L. (2013). Why does ingroup essentialism increase prejudice against minority members? International Journal of Psychology, 48(1), 60–68.

Rutland, A., Cameron, L., Jugert, P., Nigbur, D., Brown, R., Watters, C., Hossain R., Landau A., Le Touze, D. (2012). Group identity and peer relations: A longitudinal study of group identity, perceived peer acceptance and friendships amongst ethnic minority English children. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 30(2), 283–302.

Nigbur, D., Lyons, E., & Uzzell, D. (2010). Attitudes, norms, identity and environmental behaviour: Using an expanded theory of planned behaviour to predict participation in a kerbside recycling programme. British Journal of Social Psychology, 49(2), 259–284.

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