Stylianos Syropoulos
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Mail code: 7904Campus: Tempe
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Stylianos (Stelios) Syropoulos is a social psychologist with expertise in understanding how individual, identity and societal factors influence decision-making. He directs the Intergenerational Decisions and Effective Action (IDEA) Lab. The main research goal of the IDEA lab is to create effective and durable interventions that seek to address sustainability issues. The majority of his work focuses on intergenerational decisions, namely actions (individual or collective) that impact not only present, but also future generations. He has pursued this research in different domains, including interpersonal relationships, intergroup conflict, and across different environmental issues. Syropoulos collaborates with non-academic partners such as the See Change Institute, Rare, DearTomorrow, Think Beyond The Pump and the Applied Cooperation Initiative.
Syropoulos received his BA from Franklin and Marshall College, and he completed his graduate studies MSc and PhD at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Morality Lab, the Social Influence and Social Change Lab and the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at Boston College. When he is not working, he likes playing or watching basketball (go Bucks!), playing board games, and playing with his cat, Mochi.
- PhD. Social Psychology (Psychology of Peace and Violence) University of Massachusetts Amherst: 2021-2022
- MS. Social Psychology (Psychology of Peace and Violence) University of Massachusetts Amherst: 2018-2021
- BA. Psychology (honors); Classics (minor) Franklin and Marshall College: 2014-2018
Intergenerational Decisions; Future Thinking; Environmental Decision-Making; Proenvironmental Behaviors; Group Identity; Intergroup conflict; Morality
- Intergenerational Decisions and Effective Action Lab (Principal Investigator/Director)
- DearTomorrow: Research Associate (Oct. 2024-present)
- MIT Applied Cooperation Initiative: Affiliate (Feb. 2023-present)
- Think Beyond The Pump: Research Associate (Feb. 2023-present)
- See Change Institute: Research Scientist (May 2022-present)
93. ‡Law, K. F., Bae, S., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (in press). Dispelling the Myth of Moral Inversion: Liberal Universalism Coexists with Close-Other Concern, Though with Some Tradeoffs When Resources Are Fixed. Political Psychology, Accepted for Publication. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/6xqz4_v1?view_only=
92. Wu, D. J., Syropoulos, S., Mah, A., ‡Law, K. F., Dixon-Gordon, K., Markowitz, E., Nteta, T., Reid, A., Ginn, J. C., Se Min, S., Young, L., & Lickel, B. (in press) Shifting Demographics, Shifting Perceptions: How Race and Politics Shape Reactions to the Majority-Minority Future. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Accepted for Publication.
91. ††Wang, Z., ‡Law, K. F., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2026). Investigating Relationships Between Moral Foundations and Support for Revenge. Social Cognition, Accepted for Publication. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/zkc65_v1
90. †Capozzoli, C. J., ‡Law, K. F., & Syropoulos, S. (2026). Future Generations Hold the Lowest Moral Standing, Even Below Present-Day Marginalized Human and Non-Human Outgroups. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302261426259
89. Lifshin, U., Greenberg, J., Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., Helm, P., Mikulincer, M., Horner, D., Sullivan, D. I (2026). I Am Not an Animal – I am an American: Disassociation from animals and cultural worldview defense. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430226142593
88. Bae, S., Syropoulos, S., ‡Law, K. F., O’Connor, B.B., Amormino, P., Crimston, C., Bastian, B., Marsh, A., & Young, L. (2026).Altruistic, Not Reputational Concerns, Drive Human Prosociality, Values, and Aspirations Across The World. Personality and Individual Differences, 257, 113804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113804
Media Coverage: Nautilus
87. ‡Law, K. F., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2026). Americans Underestimate Their Concern for Future Generations: Evidence Across Collective, Government and Moral Considerations. Futures, 179, 103819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2026.103819
Media Coverage: The Conversation; Washington Post; The Independent; Caledonian Record
86. Janssen, M., ‡Law, K., Prem, P., Syropoulos, S., & Siddiqi, A. (2026). Examining the meaning of sustainability on the Moon. Space Policy, 101761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2026.101761
85. Syropoulos, S., ‡Law, K.F., Leidner, B. & Young, K. (2026). Presidential Candidate Endorsements by Scientific Journals Decrease Trust in Science Especially for Moderate and Conservative Americans. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302261425955
Media Coverage: Character and Context, The Boston Globe, The Conversation.
84. Wu, D. J., Syropoulos, S., Burrows, B., Mercado, E., Haase, C. M., & Perry, S. P. (2026). Is academia for everyone? A closer look into the experiences of U.S. psychology doctoral students. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, e70061. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70061
Media Coverage: Character & Context
83. Syropoulos, S., †Capozzoli, C.J., ‡Law, K. F., & DesRosches, T. (2026). Ecological Humility as a Distinct Moral Orientation Toward Nature: Scale Development and Validation. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 111. 102998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102998
82. ††Bauer, G., ‡Law, K. F., Young, L., Amormino, P., Marsh, A., O'Connor, B. B., & Syropoulos, S. (2026). Concern for Future Generations Predicts Present-Day Extraordinary Altruism: A Case Study of Organ Donorship. British Journal of Social Psychology, 65(2), e70070. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.70070
81. Loustau, T., McManus, R., Syropoulos, S., Doung, X., & Young, L. (2026). Contextualized Helping: The Impact of Social Ties on the Perceived Motives of Prosocial Actors. Social Cognition,44(1), 46-64. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2026.44.1.46
80. Barbett, L., †Capozzoli, C.J. Syropoulos, S., et al. (2026). Nature Connectedness and Well-Being: Evidence from a Multi-National Investigation Across 76 Countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 110, 102895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102895
Media Coverage: The Conversation; PsyPost; Phoenix New Times
79. ‡Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., Amormino, P., Marsh, A., Young, L., & O'Connor, B. B. (2026). Reasoning and empathy are not competing but complementary features of altruism. PNAS Nexus, 5(2), pgag015. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag015
Media Coverage: The Conversation
78.Goldwert, D., Constantino, S. M., Patel, Y., Sabherwal, A., Semken, C., Brick, C., Castiglione, A., Debnath, R., Doell, K. C., Dubey, R., Fang, K., Goldberg, M., Ma, W. J., Nielsen, K. S., Rathje, S., Schneider, C. R., Sheldrick, M., Shreedhar, G., van der Linden, S., Acevedo, J. D., Alam, R., Boon-Falleur, M., Buchel, O., Chen, X., Cheng, P., Fabre, A., Feinberg, M., Frese, J., Fuller, K., Helferich, M., Kantorowicz, J., Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, E., Kim, A., Kim, J. J. H., Lee, J., Marchewka, A., Mildenberger, M., Pearson, A., Pezzuto, J.-H., Pizziol, V., Prokosch, M., Protzko, J., Ramos, G. A., Rose, W., Sherman, D., Swanson, E., Syropoulos, S., Tavoni, A., Thiel, M. H., Van Boven, L., Willer, R., Yang, T., Zaremba, D., & Vlasceanu, M. (2026) A Megastudy of Behavioral Interventions to Catalyze Collective Climate Action. PNAS Nexus, 5(1), pgaf400. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf400
Media Coverage: Psychology Today
77. Wu, D. J., ‡Law, K. F. , Syropoulos, S., & Perry, S. P. (2026). The Politics of Well-Being During Democratic Backsliding: How Partisan Affiliation and Policy Support Relate to Happiness and Life Satisfaction. Advances in Psychology, Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.56296/aip00051.
Media Coverage: PsyPost
76. ††Capuano, K., ‡Law, K.F., & Syropoulos, S. (2026). From Tribe to Humanity: How Ingroup Expansion Can Fuel Distant Altruism. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 20(1), e70117. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.70117
75. Toribio-Florez, D., Altenmuller, M. S., Douglas, K. M., … Syropoulos, S., … et al. Victims of Conspiracies? A cross-national examination of the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and victim justice sensitivity, European Journal of Social Psychology 55(7), 1252-1269. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.70008
74. Syropoulos, S., Mah, A., Dixon-Gordon, K., Markowitz, E., Reid, A., Nteta, T., Ginn, J., Min, S. M., & Lickel, B. A (in press). Changes in Dangerous and Competitive Worldviews During the Coronavirus Epidemic: Evidence from a Large-Scale U.S. Panel Study. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 13(2), 256–273, https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.15643
72. ‡Law, K. F., Gittle, E., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Mapping and Increasing Americans’ Actual and Perceived Support for Initiatives Protecting Future Generations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251384359
Media Coverage: Character and Context
71. ‡Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., Amormino, P., Marsh, A., Young, L., & O’Connor, B. B. (2025). Mapping the moral architecture of effective and extraordinary altruism. PNAS Nexus, 4(10), pgaf326. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf326
70. ‡Law, K. F.*, Syropoulos, S.*, Young, L., & O’Connor, B. B. (2025). Mapping prescriptive beliefs on seventh generation stewardship and increasing the temporal scope of intergenerational concern. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 37618. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-21466-9
69. Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J. C., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., & TISP Consortium. (2025). Public communication about science across 68 countries: Global evidence on how people get information and communicate about science-related matters. Science Communication, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470251376615
68. ‡Law, K. F., Wylie, J., Kraft-Todd, G., Liang, N., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). People are More Skeptical of Others’ Public Virtue Motivations than Their Own. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(4), e70014. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.70014
67. ‡Law, K. F.,* Syropoulos, S.,* Crimston, C. R., Markowitz, E., Milfont, T. L., Claessens, S., Kyritsis, T., Atkinson, Q.., Bastian, B., & Rottman, J. (2025). Universal insights into moral expansiveness: Selective valuation of nature and humans. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 107, 102778.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102778
66. Gligorić, V., Jost, J. T., Mićanović, I., Tase, O., Araújo Do Bú, E., Arévalo-Romero, C., et al. (2025). Macro-Economic Conditions and National Stereotypes in 45 non-Western countries. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506251370424
65. Manalili, M. M. C., ‡Law, K. F., Signorini, A., Chukwudebe, A., Amormino, P., Goya-Tocchetto, Markowitz, E., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). The motivation to protect future people as a source of meaning and mental wellness. Journal of Individual Differences, 46, 3. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000443
64. Markowitz, D. M., Mazzuchi, T., ‡Law, K.F., Syropoulos, S., & Young, L. (2025). An Exploration of Basic Human Values in 38 Million Obituaries Over 30 Years. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (35) e2510318122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2510318122
Media Coverage: NBC News; The Independent; Mirage News; News Medical; Scienmag; RealClear Science; PsyPost, Daily Mail, The Conversation, KJZZ
63. ‡Law, K. F., ††Wang, Z., Elbaek, C. T., Fage-Butler, A., Mitkidis, P., Gkinopoulos, T., … Syropoulos, S. (2025). Responsibility for Future Generations and Climate Change Mitigation: A Cross-National Study of Predictors of Pro-environmentalism in Europe. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 106, 102729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102729
62. Cologna, V., Meiler, S., Kropf, C. M., Lüthi, S, Mede, N. G., Bresch, D. N., Lecuona, O., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., van der Linden, S., & TISP Consortium, (2025). Global evidence on the relationship between extreme weather events and support for climate policies. Nature Climate Change, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02372-4.
61. Versteegen, L., & Syropoulos, S. E (2025). Pluribus Whom? Status Threat and American Identity in a Multiracial Democracy. Political Behavior, Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-025-10050-6
60. ‡Law, K. F., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Cultivating Multigenerational Moral Expansion: Interventions Cultivate Moral Concern for Future Generations in Boundless and Zero-Sum Contexts. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(2), e12892. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12892
Media Coverage: The Conversation
59. Syropoulos, S., & Sparkman, G. (2025). Most American Religious Leaders Silently Believe in Climate Change and Informing Their Congregation Can Help Open Dialogue. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(13) e2419705122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2419705122
Media Coverage: The Conversation; The Hill, EurekAlert!, Blessed Tomorrow, Christian Daily, Phys Org, IFL Science, Sciencemag, Inside Climate News, Yale Climate Connections
58. Selvanathan, H. P., Syropoulos, S., Louis, W., Adelman, L., Baka, A., Bauer, C., Baumert, A., Becker, M., Beran, E., Bilewicz, M., Chekroun, P., Greitemeyer, T., Hannover, B., Heibel, T., Jasinkja, I., Kardos, P., Li, M., Lindholm, T., Loughnan, S., Paladino, M. P., Rovenpor, D., Sadus, K., Vaes, J., Van Hiel, A., van Zomeren, M., Verkuyten, M., & Leidner, B. (2025). Far-Right Movements in the Western World: How Media Exposure Relates to Normative Beliefs and Attitudes Toward the Far-Right. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241309554
57. Chukwudebe, A., Manalili, M. M. C., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Independence of Intellect and Ego Relates to Increased Subjective Well-being and Decreased Psychopathology. Personality and Individual Differences, 238, 113091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113091
56. Mede, N. G.*, Cologna, V.*, Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., van der Linden, S., … Syropoulos, S., … et al. (2025). Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries: The TISP dataset. Scientific Data, 12, 114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04100-7
55. Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S., Besley, S., Brick, C., Joubert, E., Maibach, E., … Syropoulos, S., … et al. (2025). Trust in scientists and their role in society: a global assessment in 68 countries. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02090-5
54. Syropoulos, S., ‡Law, K. F., Kraft-Todd, G., & Young, L. (2025). Impartial Intergenerational Beneficence: The Psychology of Feeling (Equal) Intergenerational Concern for All Future Generations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241307800
53. ‡Law, K. F., Colaizzi, G., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Climate Change is an Intergenerational Challenge That Requires Intergenerationally-Focused Behavioral Solutions. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 61, 10146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101467
52. Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., & Earp, B. D. (2024). Artificial Intelligence, Existential Risk and Equity: The Need for Multigenerational Bioethics. Journal of Medical Ethics. 50, 799-801. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-110583
51. Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., O’Connor, B. B., & Young, L. (2024). The Probabilistic Price of Life Across Time: Generational and Probabilistic Distance Render a Life Today Worth More Than Ten Tomorrow. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241303993
50. Mah, A., Syropoulos, S., & Markowitz, E. (2024). Caring about one’s legacy relates to constructive coping with climate change. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 100, 102471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102471
49. Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., Coleman, M., Gainsburg, I., & O’Connor, B. B. (2024). Moral Future-Thinking: Does the Moral Circle Stand the Test of Time? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241284324
48. Law, K. F.,* Syropoulos, S.,* Coleman, M., & Young, L. (2024). A Future Beyond Ourselves: Can Self-Oriented Prospection Motivate Intergenerational Responsibility? Personality and Individual Differences. 233, 112915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112915
47. Doell, K. C., Todorova, B., Vlasceanu, M., Bak-Coleman, J. B., Pronizius, E., … Syropoulos, S., … et al., & Van Bavel, J. J. (2024). The International Climate Psychology Collaboration: Climate change-related data collected from 63 countries. Scientific Data. 11, 1066. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03865-1
46. Syropoulos, S., & Law, K. F. (2024). Cultural tightness and its association with national levels of peace: Evidence from a cross-national investigation. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 30(3), 445–453. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000725
45. Syropoulos, S.,* Law, K. F.,* Amormino, P., & Young, L. (2024). Mapping the Personality of (Exceptional) Intergenerational Concern. Personality and Individual Differences, 231, 112814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112814
44. Syropoulos, S., Ashraf, S., Gomez, O., Lowenstein, F., Tariq, A., Niles, T., Fischer, M., Young, L., & Yoeli, E. (2024). Changing community climate change attitudes: Evidence from a community exhibit intervention. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 98, 102369.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102369
Media Coverage: Nature Climate Change
43. Syropoulos, S., Law, K. F., Kraft-Todd, G. Mah, A., & Markowitz, E., Young, L. (2024). Responsibility to Future Generations: A Strategy for Combatting Climate Change Across Political Divides. British Journal of Social Psychology, 00, 1-32.https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12775
42. Syropoulos, S., Law, K. F., & Leidner, B. (2024). Increased perceived safety in day-to-day life relates to critical national identification. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241249057
41. Tedaldi, E., Syropoulos, S., & Markowitz, E. (2024). Re-examining perceived responsibility to address climate change as a predictor of pro-environmentalism: A replication across 31 countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 96, 102289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102289
40. Syropoulos, S.,* Law, K. F.,* & Young, L. (2024). Caring for present and future generations alike: Longtermism and moral regard across temporal and social distance. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 27(8), 2010-2035. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241242115
39. Syropoulos, S.,* Law, K. F.,* & Young, L. (2024). The Case for Longtermism: Concern for the far future as a catalyst for pro-climate action. npj Climate Action, 3, 27. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00110-8
38. Syropoulos, S.,* Law, K. F.,* Mah, A., & Young, L. (2024). Intergenerational concern relates to constructive coping and emotional reactions to climate change via increased legacy concerns and environmental cognitive alternatives. BMC Psychology, 12, 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01690-0
37. Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B. Mercado, E., Li, M., Cros, S., Gomez, A.J., Baka, A., Chekroun, P., & Rottman, J. (2024). How Safe Are We? Introducing The Multidimensional Model of Perceived Interpersonal Safety. Personality and Individual Differences. 224, 112640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112640
36. Vlasceanu*, M., Doell*, K. C., Bak Coleman*, J. B., Todorova, B., Berkebile-Weinberg, M. M., Grayson, S. J., Patel, Y., Goldwert, D., Pei, Y., Chakroff, A., Pronizius, E., van den Broek, K. L., Vlasceanu, D., Constantino, S., Morais, M. J., Schumann, P., Rathje, S., Fang, K., Aglioti, S. M, ... Syropoulos, S., ... et al. (2024). Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries. Science Advances, 10(6), eadj5778. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adj5778
Media Coverage: The Washington Post
Awards: Cialdini Prize
35. Syropoulos, S.,* Law, K. F.,* & Young, L. (2024). Longtermist Education Interventions Increase Concern for and Action to Protect Future Generations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506241228465
34. Syropoulos, S., Sparkman, G., & Constantino, S. (2024). The Expressive Function of Public Policy: Renewable Energy Mandates Signal Social Norms. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 379, 20230038. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0038
33. Syropoulos, S.,* Law, K. F.,* & Young, L. (2024). National Differences in Age and Future-Oriented Indicators Relate to Environmental Performance. Sustainability, 16(1), 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010276
32. Syropoulos, S., & Markowitz, E. (2024). Responsibility towards the future is a strong predictor of proenvironmental engagement. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 93, 102218, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102218
31. Law, K. F.,* Syropoulos, S.,* & Young, L. (2023). Why do longtermists care about protecting the environment? An investigation into the underlying mechanisms of pro-climate policy support. Sustainability, 15(24), 16732. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416732
30. Syropoulos, S. (2023). Improving the lives of future people. Nature Reviews Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-023-00249-x
29. Syropoulos, S.,* Mah, A.,* & Markowitz, E. (2023). Personal legacy: A psychological mechanism for increasing climate action and coping with climate change stressors. Journal of Mental Health and Climate Change, 1, 16-29. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8320457
28. McLamore, Q., Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., et al. (2023). Tightness shifts in the U.S. and China: Implications of tightening or loosening norms during the Coronavirus pandemic. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, e12883. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12883
27. Syropoulos, S., & Leidner, B. (2023). Emphasizing Similarities Between Politically Opposed Groups and Their Influence in Perceptions of the Political Opposition: Evidence From Five Experiments. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231192384
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26. Syropoulos, S., Watkins, H., Goodwin, G. P., & Markowitz, E. (2023). Disentangling the effects of impact-oriented versus reputation-focused legacy motives on intergenerational concern and action. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90, 102092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102092
25. Syropoulos S., Markowitz, M., Demarest, B., & Shrum, T. A. (2023). A letter to future generations: Examining the effectiveness of an intergenerational framing intervention. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90, 102074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102074
Media Coverage: The Washington Post
24. Wu, D. J., Syropoulos, S., Rivera-Rodriguez, A., & Dasgupta, N. (2023). From Model Minority to Yellow Peril: The impact of COVID-19 on negative emotions and anti-Asian prejudice. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, e12833. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12833
Media Coverage: SPSSI Forward Newsletter
23. Syropoulos, S. & Gkinopoulos, T. (2023). Who do we trust? Differences in types of trust and beliefs in conspiracy theories between vaccinated and unvaccinated Europeans across 17 European countries. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, e12792. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12792
22. Syropoulos, S. & Markowitz, M. (2023). Our responsibility to future generations: The case for intergenerational approaches to the study of climate change. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 87, 102006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102006
21. Shrum, T. R., Platt, N., Syropoulos, S. & Markowitz, E. (2023). A review of the Green Parenthood effect on environmental and climate engagement. WIRE Climate Change, 14(2), e818. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.818
20. McLamore, Q.,* Syropoulos, S.,* Leidner, B., et al. (2022). The distinct associations of ingroup attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from a multilevel investigation in 21 countries. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62(2), 992-1012. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12614
19. Syropoulos, S. (2022). The association of urban environment quality and perceived safety: Evidence from seven nationally representative samples. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 30(2), 129-136. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000647
18. Syropoulos, S., & Markowitz, E. (2022). Perceived responsibility consistently relates to increased pro-environmental attitudes, behaviors and policy support: Evidence across 23 countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 83, 101868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101868
17. Hoogeveen, S., Sarafoglou A., Aczel, B., … Syropoulos, S., et al. (2022). A many-analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being. Religion, Brain & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2022.2070255
16. *McLamore, Q., *Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., Hirschberger, G., Young, K., Zein, R. A., et al. (2022). How (dis)trust in scientific information links political ideology and reactions towards the Coronavirus pandemic: Evaluating associations in the U.S. and globally. Scientific Reports, 12, 3724. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07508-6
15. Syropoulos, S.,* Lifshin, U.,* Greenberg, J., Horner, D. E., & Leidner, B. (2022). Bigotry and the human–animal divide: (Dis)belief in human evolution and bigoted attitudes across different cultures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123(6), 1264–1292. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000391
Media Coverage: IFL Science, Psychology Today, Science Daily, PsyPost
14. Syropoulos, S., †Puschett, E., & Leidner, B. (2022). The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on firearm sales in the American public. Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, 4(3), 250-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2021.2018931.
13. Lifshin, U., Greenberg, J., Syropoulos, S., Leidner, B., Helm, P. J., Sullivan, D., Horner, D., & Mikulincer, M. (2022). Perceived Similarity of the Self to Animals, Creativity, and Anxiety—: A Terror Management Analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, , 49(2), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211063260.
12. Ge, F., Syropoulos, S., Gensler, J., Leidner, B., Loughnan, S., Chang, J.-H., Harada, C., Mari, S., Paladino, M. P., Shi, J., Yeung, V. W. L., Kuo, C.-Y., & Tsuchiya, K. (2022). Constructivist Self-Construal: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Cross-Cultural Research, 56(1), 29–61. https://doi.org/10.1177/10693971211055276
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Media Coverage: LSE Business Review, World Economic Forum
8. Syropoulos, S., †Puschett, E., & Leidner, B. (2021). Positive and negative peace as predictors of effective governmental responses to the covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from a micro and macro level investigation. Political Psychology, 42(5), 729-745. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12773
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Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SOS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SOS 110 | Building a Sustainable World |
| SOS 320 | Society and Sustainability |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SOS 320 | Society and Sustainability |
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SOS 110 | Building a Sustainable World |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SOS 110 | Building a Sustainable World |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SOS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2026
- Arizona State University Institute for Social Science Research Seed Grant (PI: $7,900)
- Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics Seed Grant (PI: $4,500)
- Wrigley Institute Storymakers Fellow
- Association for Psychological Science Rising Star
2025
- Duke University Veteran Transition Seed Funding Grant (PI: $10,000)
- John Templeton Foundation Character Virtue Development Grant (Collaborator: $1,618,218)
- Arizona State University Create the Change Grant (co-PI: $12,500)
- Arizona State University Institute for Social Science Research Seed Grant (PI: $7,870)
- Impact Water Arizona (PI: $135,300)
- Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Seed Grant (PI: $994)
- APA Interdivisional Collaboration Grant (PI: $6,348)
2024
- Schiller Institute Grant for Research in Targeted & Emerging Areas (co-PI: $33,441)
2023
- Boston College Postdoctoral Training Grant (PI: $1,500)
- Boston College Knowledge Dissemination Program Award ($750)
- Civic Health Project Research Grant (PI: $9,264)
2022
- National Survey for Religious Leaders Honorarium (PI: $2,000)
- Toloka Small Research Grant (PI: $500)
- BECC Fellows Student Scholarship ($395)
- Psi Chi Unrestricted Travel Grant ($1040)
- ISPP Early Career Committee Travel Award ($500)
- Center for Research on Families Methodology Scholarship ($500)
- ISSEP Worth Publishers Student Registration Award ($50)
- SPSP Inside the Grant Panel Finalist (PI: $1,000)
- APA Division 34 Grants in Aid (PI: $1,000)
2021
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Predissertation Grant (PI: $950)
- UMass Amherst Keith Rayner Memorial Graduate Student Research Award (PI: $1,500)
- APA Division 52 Graduate Student International Research Award ($100)
- ISPP Academy Delegate
- INSBS PhD Workshop Delegate
2020
- APA Division 48 Small Research Grant (PI: $2,600)
- Love Consortium Graduate Student Research Grant (PI: 10,000)
2019
- Psi Chi Graduate Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant (PI: $1,000)
- APA Division 52 Anastasi Graduate Student Research Award ($300)
- SPSSI Conference Graduate Student Travel Award ($500)
- UMass Amherst Social Psychology Division Graduate Student Travel Grant ($300 x4)
2018
- Psi Chi Undergraduate Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant (PI: $3,300)
- Franklin and Marshall College Charles J.G. Mayaud Endowment Fellowship ($3,000)
- ASC Division of Victimology Graduate Student Paper of the Year ($300)
- ICPS Conference Travel Grant ($300)
- SPSP Conference Graduate Travel Award ($500)
- APA Division 48 Conference Student Travel Award ($500)
- Franklin and Marshall College Kenneth A. Brookshire Memorial Prize ($400)
- Southeastern Psychological Association Regional Travel Grant ($400)
2017
- Franklin and Marshall College Lesser Grant for Independent Research (PI: $1,000)
- Franklin and Marshall College Hackman Fellowship (PI: $5,000)
- SPSP Diversity Fund Undergraduate Registration Award ($160)
- Franklin and Marshall College Psychology Department Travel Award ($500 x 2)
- Franklin and Marshall College Conference Travel Award ($400 x 2)
- Journal of Environmental Psychology (Early Career Advisory Board)
- Personality and Social Psychology Review (Emerging Editor Board)
APA Division 34: Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation
- Past President (August 2025 – Present)
- APA & WWF Kathryn S. Fuller Science for Nature Seminar series on “The Psychology of Resilience Co-Organizer (September 2025 – Present)
- February 2026: Linda Steg, Taciano Milfont, Hilary Zaranek, Motivation and Meaning
- January 2026: Panu Pihkala, Ashlee Cunsolo, The Psychology of Distress
- Webinar Organizer (August 2025 – Present)
- February 2026: Nathan Geiger, Why don’t we realize that others (also) care about the planet? Pluralistic Ignorance about climate change, its causes, and its correction.
- January 2026: Kristian Steensen Nielsen, (Mis)perceptions of the carbon footprint of behaviors and different lifestyles.
- December 2025: Janet Swim and Gregg Sparkman, 2025 Career Award Winners Webinar
- SPSP 2026 Sustainability Psychology Preconference Organizing Committee (Co-chair)
- Co-Leader for Working Group on Climate Resilience in Schools (August 2025 – Present)
- Liaison for Working Group to Address Applied Model License Practice (August 2025 – Present)
- Organizer for Climate Justice Webinar Series (Spring 2025-Fall 2025)
- December 2025: Charles Ogunbode, Cultivating Climate Justice Beliefs for Transformative Social Change.
- September 2025: Brittany Bloodhart, Addressing Environmental Justice Through a Gendered Lens.
- August 2025: Kyle Hill, Wocekiye: Intersections of Climate Justice Relationality.
- June 2025: Amanda Carrico, Lives in Transition: Climate Change, Migration, and Well-Being.
- May 2025: Serdar M. Değirmencioğlu, Where Does Psychology Stand With Respect to Climate Justice and Peace.
- April 2025: Jennifer Carman, Climate Justice and American Public Opinion.
- March 2025: Allison Cohen, Mike Campbell, Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Niklas Alexander Chimirri, Erinn C. Cameron, and Luca Tateo, What are Alternatives to an Anthropocentric Psychology to Address Climate Justice?
- President (August 2024 – August 2025)
- APA 2025 Division Program Organizer
- SPSP 2025 Sustainability Psychology Preconference Organizing Committee (member)
- 2024 Virtual conference organizing committee (member)
- President-elect (August 2023 – August 2024)
- SPSP 2024 Sustainability Psychology Preconference Organizing Committee (co-chair)
- 2023 Virtual conference organizing committee (co-chair)
- SPSP 2023 Sustainability Psychology Preconference Organizing Committee (co-chair)
- 2022 Virtual conference organizing committee
- Student Committee Chair (2021-2022)
- Student committee Member-at-Large (2020-2021)
APA Division 8: Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Advocacy Advisory Board Member for Climate Change (February 2023 – present)
- Board of Directors Member (February 2023 – February 2024)
- Student Committee Past-chair (February 2023 – February 2024)
- Student Committee Chair (February 2022 – February 2023)
- Student Committee Vice-chair (February 2021 – February 2022)
APA Division 48: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence
- Member at Large (January 2023 – November 2023)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair (January 2023 – November 2023)
- Inclusion Committee Member (Spring 2020)
- Elections and Appointments Committee Member (Spring 2021, Spring 2023)
- Small Grants Review Committee Member (Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
- Assistant Professor: School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Arizona State University (2025-present) - Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College (2023-2025)
Arizona State University
- Spring 2026: Teaching Faculty Hiring Committee,
School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
- Fall 2025-Spring 2026: Academic Graduate Committee,
School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
- Spring 2025: Sustainability Undergraduate Research Experience Program,
School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
Boston College
- Sept. 2023-Fall 2024: Diversity and Inclusion Committee Member
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Oct. 2011-May 2021: Graduate Studies Committee Member,
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Sept. 2019-May 2021: Social Psychology Division Brown Bag Organizer,
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,
- Sept. 2018-Aug. 2022: Graduate Diversity Committee Member,
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,
Franklin and Marshall College
- May 2018-present: Alumnus Leader of Tomorrow
- Sep. 2017-May 2018: Psi Chi (International Honor Society for Psychology) President
See Change Institute
Think Beyond the Pump
Dear Tomorrow, Rare