Dr. Selma Korlat
Dr. Selma Korlat
University Assistant (PostDoc)
Member of the Environment and Climate Hub
T: +43-1-4277-47443
F: +43-1-4277-847443
Room: O3.58
Office hours: by appointment
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Liebiggasse 5
1010 Vienna
Research interests
- The role of natural environments in aging and in the context of climate change
- The role of older adults in climate change action
- Intersections between social identity and pro-environmental behavior
- Identity development across the lifespan
- The effects of stereotypes on cognition, emotion, and behavior
Academic career
| since 10/2021 | University assistant (PostDoc), Institute for Developmental Psychology and Education: Psychology of Aging, University of Vienna |
| 09/2018 – 09/2021 | University assistant (PraeDoc), Institute for Developmental Psychology and Education: Educational Psychology, University of Vienna |
| 09/2017 – 08/2018 | Research Fellow, Geneva Motivation Lab, University of Geneva |
Education
| 2018 – 2021 | Doctoral degree, University of Vienna |
| 2014 – 2016 | Master's degree, University of Sarajevo |
Relevant publications by Selma Korlat
Ristl, C., Korlat, S., Rupprecht, F. S., Burgstaller, A., & Nikitin, J. (2025). Self-perceptions of aging and social goals. Psychology and aging, 10.1037/pag0000881. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000881
Korlat, S., Ristl, C., & Nikitin, J. (2024). Generativity across adulthood: How nature exposure and future time perspective shape motivation for social and ecological engagement. Australian Journal of Psychology, 76(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2024.2428306
Korlat, S., Foerst, N., Schultes, M.-T., Schober, B., Spiel, C., & Kollmayer, M. (2022). Gender role identity and gender intensification: Agency and communion in adolescents’ spontaneous self-descriptions. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 19(1), 64–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2020.1865143
Drace, S., Korlat, S., Dokic, R. (2020). When stereotype threat makes me more intelligent: The informative role of threat related emotions in effort mobilization and task performance. British Journal of Social Psychology, 59(1), 137-156. https://doi-rg.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1111/bjso.12327
Curriculum Vitae
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