2025–present
London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism
Research Fellow
Research on contemporary antisemitism, political action, institutional responses, and psychosocial health.
Institutional profileAbout the director
Maor Shani, PhD
A research program connecting social identity, intergroup relations, and psychological wellbeing.
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Maor Shani directs SERI Lab (Social Experiences, Resilience, and Identity), which begins its work at Ariel University in October 2026. He is also a visiting scholar at Constructor University in Bremen, Germany. Our research examines conflict and reconciliation, antisemitism and discrimination, coping and resilience, and psychological life with chronic conditions.
He was a postdoctoral researcher in developmental psychology at Osnabrück University from 2020 to 2025, following postdoctoral work in the Psychology of Intergroup Conflict and Reconciliation Lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with Prof. Eran Halperin in 2019–2020.
He completed his PhD in psychology at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences in 2016, supervised by Prof. Klaus Boehnke. His dissertation examined Jewish–Palestinian coexistence and mixed-model intergroup encounters. He previously completed an MA in Integrated Social Sciences at Jacobs University Bremen and a BA in Sociology and Anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
His teaching and supervision connect substantive psychological questions with research design, measurement, and data analysis. The supervision archive documents completed theses at Osnabrück, while current projects continue at Ariel University and through external supervision.
Affiliations & support
Fellowships and scholarships
2009–2016
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
Doctoral Fellowship
Doctoral research in psychology on Jewish–Palestinian coexistence and intergroup encounters.
Institutional profile2013–2015
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
Research Fellowship
Historical fellowship. The linked profile documents the affiliation during the doctoral period.
Institutional profile2012–2013
Marc Rich Foundation
Excellence Research Stipend
Research support during doctoral training.
2006–2008
Jacobs University Bremen
Graduate Scholarship
Scholarship support for graduate studies in integrated social sciences.
Historical awards are identified by their dates. Institutional profile links document affiliations and may contain older biographical details. Award amounts are omitted.
Research support
Selected funded collaborations
INCLUSIVITY
Volkswagen Foundation support for research on inclusivity norms and polarization. Maor Shani served as Project Leader / Co-PI, with Prof. Maarten van Zalk as lead investigator. Related publications and analyses continue following the funded period.
Explore the researchCivilian firearm decision-making
Research supported by the Israeli Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. Maor Shani is Co-PI, with Prof. Uzi Ben Shalom as lead investigator and Dr. Vered Ne’eman-Haviv as Co-PI.
Explore the researchContact the lab
For enquiries about thesis supervision, research collaboration, or publications, contact Dr. Maor Shani.