Alexandra Masciantonio

Alexandra Masciantonio is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University (Netherlands). She holds a PhD in social psychology from the University of Lorraine (France) and was previously a postdoctoral researcher at Maastricht University (Netherlands). Her research focuses on how citizens use social media from a cross-platform perspective, i.e., comparing the use of several social media. She is particularly interested in how social media usage affects mental health and political participation. Alexandra is also dedicated to public engagement, with the ambition of fostering exchanges between research and citizens.

Experience

2024 - 2026
  Post-doc Digitization and Forming Relationships
  Supervisor: J. Denissen
  Department of Developmental Psychology
  Utrecht University | Utrecht, Netherlands

2022 - 2024
  Post-doc Knowledge, Technology and Digitization
  Supervisor: P. Verduyn
  Department of Work and Social Psychology
  Studio Europa Maastricht, Maastricht University | Maastricht, Netherlands

2021 - 2022
  Temporary Lecturer and Research Assistant
  Department of Psychology
  University of Lorraine | Metz, France

2018 - 2021
  Contractual PhD student 
  Supervisor: D. Bourguignon 
  University of Lorraine | Metz, France

Education

2018 - 2021
  PhD in Social Psychology
  Supervisor: D. Bourguignon
  University of Lorraine | Metz, France

2016 - 2018
  Master’s degree in Work and Social Psychology
  University of Lorraine | Metz, France

2013 - 2016
  Bachelor in Psychology
  University of Lorraine | Metz, France