Dr Luca Kozma

Bio

My name is Luca Kozma and I am a lecturer in psychology at the University of the West of Scotland.

My research interests include social perception, first impressions, and how gender role endorsement might affect mate choice and gendered behavior.

In my spare time I like to do sports, I enjoy knitting, reading sci-fi and mystery novels, and listening to literary podcasts. I also sing in two choirs.

Experience

Lecturer in Psychology | School of Education and Social Sciences, Division of Psychology, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom | January 2022 - ongoing

• Undergraduate level:
  • Investigating Psychology - L1
  • Introduction to Psychology A - L1
  • Introduction to Psychology B - L1
  • Essential Skills for Psychologists - L2
  • Quantitative Research Skills in Psychology - L2
  • Cognitive Psychology - L3
  • Biological Psychology - L3
  • Applying Psychology Methods - L3
  • Psychology Research Dissertation supervision - L4
  • Work-related Learning project lead - L4
• Postgraduate level:
  • Psychology Research Dissertation supervision - MSc Conversion course

Lecturer in Psychology | Institute of Psychology, University of Pecs, Hungary | September 2018 - December 2021

• Undergraduate level:
  • Cognitive Psychology seminar - Level 1
  • Research Methods seminar - Level 1
  • Affective Psychology seminar - Level 2
  • Psychometrics - Level 2
• Postgraduate level:
  • Scientific Publication and Presentation seminar

Researcher | Institute of Psychology, University of Pecs, Hungary | October 2020 - June 2021

Research Assistant | Institute of Psychology, University of Pecs, Hungary | October 2018 - September 2020

Visiting Researcher | University of Glasgow, Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology, United Kingdom | September 2017 - August 2018

Education

PhD in Psychology | Evolutionary and Cognitive Psychology Doctoral School, University of Pecs, Hungary | September 2015 - June 2020

Master’s degree in Psychology | Institute of Psychology, University of Pecs, Hungary | September 2012 - June 2015

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology | Institute of Psychology, University of Pecs, Hungary | September 2009 - June 2012

Publications

Mesko, N., Kowal, M., Lang, A., Kocsor, F., Bandi, S. A., Putz, A., Sorokowski, P., Frederick, D. A., Garcia, F. E., Aguilar, L. A., Studzinska, A., Tan, C. S., Gjoneska, B., Milfont, T. L., Topcu Bulut, M., Grigoryev, D., Aavik, T., Boussena, M., Mattiassi, A. D. A., … Kozma, L.,… Han, H. (2023). Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52(9). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02724-1

Buchanan, E. M., Lewis, S. C., Paris, B., Forscher, P. S., Pavlacic, J. M., Beshears, J. E., Drexler, S. M., Gourdon-Kanhukamwe, A., Mallik, P. R., Silan, M. A. A., Miller, J. K., IJzerman, H., Moshontz, H., Beaudry, J. L., Suchow, J. W., Chartier, C. R., Coles, N. A., Sharifian, M., Todsen, A. L.,… Kozma, L.,… Primbs, M. A. (2023). The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset. Scientific Data, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01811-7

Kocsor, F., Ferencz, T., Kisander, Zs., Tizedes, G., Schaadt, B., Kertesz, R., Kozma, L., Vincze, O., Lang, A. (2022). The mental representation of occupational stereotypes is driven as much by their affective as by their semantic content. BMC Psychology, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00928-z

Dorison, C., Lerner, J. S., Heller, B. H., Rothman, A., Kawachi, I. I., Wang, K., Rees, V. W., Gill, B. P., Gibbs., N., Ebersole, C. R., Vally, Z., Tajchman, Z., Zsido, A. N., Zrimsek, M., Chen, Z., Ziano, I., Gialitaki, Z., Ceary, C. D., Jang, Y., Lin, Y., … Kozma, L., … Coles, N. A. (2022). In COVID-19 health messaging, loss framing increases anxiety with little-to-no concomitant benefits: Experimental evidence from 84 countries. Affective Science, 3(3), 577-602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00128-3

Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., Pisanski, K., Valentova, J. V., Varella, M. A. C., Frederick, D. A., Al-Shawaf, L., Garcia, F. E., Giammusso, I., Gjoneska, B., Kozma, L., Otterbring, T., Papadatou-Pastou, M., Pfuhl, G., Stockli, S., Studzinska, A., Toplu-Demirtas, E., Touloumakos, A. K., Bakos, B. E., … Zumarraga-Espinosa, M. (2022). Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries. Evolution and Human Behavior, 43(6), 455-474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.08.003

Ferencz, T., Lang, A., Kocsor, F., Kozma, L., Babos, A., Gyuris, P. (2022). Sibling relationship quality and parental rearing style influence the development of Dark Triad traits. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03506-z

Legate, N., Ngyuen, T.-vy, Weinstein, N., Moller, A., Legault, L., Vally, Z., Tajchman, Z., Zsido, A. N., Zrimsek, M., Chen, Z., Ziano, I., Gialitaki, Z., Ceary, C. D., Jang, Y., Lin, Y., Kunisato, Y., Yamada, Y., Xiao, Q., Jiang, X., … Kozma, L., … Primbs, M. A. (2022). A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(22). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111091119

Wang, K., Goldenberg, A., Dorison, C. A., Miller, J. K., Uusberg, A., Lerner, J. S., Gross, J. J., Agesin, B. B., Bernardo, M., Campos, O., Eudave, L., Grzech, K., Ozery, D. H., Jackson, E. A., Garcia, E. O., Drexler, S. M., Jurkovic, A. P., Rana, K., Wilson, J. P., … Kozma, L., … Moshontz, H. (2021). A multi-country test of Brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(8), 1089-1110. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x

Jones, B. C., DeBruine, L. M., Flake, J. K., Liuzza, M. T., Antfolk, J., Arinze, N. C., Ndukaihe, I. L., Bloxsom, N. G., Lewis, S. C., Foroni, F., Willis, M. L., Cubillas, C. P., Vadillo, M. A., Turiegano, E., Gilead, M., Simchon, A., Saribay, S. A., Owsley, N. C., Jang, C., … Kozma, L., … Coles, N. A. (2021). To which world regions does the valence-dominance model of social perception apply? Nature Human Behaviour, 5(1), 159-169. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-01007-2

Gyuris, P., Kozma, L., Kisander, Z., Lang, A., Ferencz, T., & Kocsor, F. (2020). Sibling Relations in Patchwork Families: Co-residence Is More Influential Than Genetic Relatedness. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 993. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00993

Kocsor, F., Kozma, L., Neria, A. L., Jones, D. N., & Bereczkei, T. (2019). Arbitrary signals of trustworthiness - social judgments may rely on facial expressions even with experimentally manipulated valence. Heliyon, 5(5), e01736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01736

Shiramizu, V. K. M., Kozma, L., DeBruine, L. M., & Jones, B. C. (2019). Are dark triad cues really visible in faces? Personality and Individual Differences, 139, 214-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.11.011

Kozma, L., & Kocsor, F. (2017). Multiscale Analysis of Masculinity - an Exploratory Study. Human Ethology Bulletin, 322, 5-13. https://doi.org/10.22330/heb/322/005-013

Kozma, L., & Kocsor, F. (2016). Salter, Grammer, and Rokowski (2005). In T. K. Shackelford, & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 1-3). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1461-1