Professor Emma Thomas

Emma Thomas is Professor of Psychology at Flinders University and head of the Flinders Social Influence and Social Change Lab. Her work sits at the nexus of social and political psychology and focuses on the antecedents of political engagement and political extremism. Her research (n > 55 papers) addresses the role of social identities, norms and social interaction in promoting commitment to violent and non-violent social changes. She has been funded via multiple grants from the Australian Research Council (including as an ARC DECRA awardee) and Defence Science & Technology. She was a 2018 South Australian Tall Poppy Scientist.