Dr Leyla De Amicis

Lecturer in Education (School of Education)

Biography

I obtained my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Psychology from the University of Padua (Italy), under the supervision of Professor Luciano Arcuri and Professor Mara Cadinu. My dissertation examined the relationship between the self and the ingroup, exploring whether it is unidirectional or reciprocal. I then completed my PhD in Psychology at the University of Sussex, supervised by Professor Rupert Brown and Professor Robin Banerjee. My doctoral research focused on children’s emotional processes involved in behavioural responses to peers in interracial contexts.

I have worked as a researcher on various national (Wellcome Trust) and international (e.g., Erasmus+) projects at different universities, most recently at GCU, UWS, and the University of Edinburgh. These projects addressed topics such as prejudice-based bullying, children’s and parents’ perceptions of chronic pain, and perceptions of health services among people with disabilities and their families/carers. Additionally, I have volunteered with numerous non-profit organisations supporting children and people with disabilities in Italy, the UK, Bosnia, Nepal, and Costa Rica.

I have held roles as Temporary Lecturer and Associate Tutor at several UK universities (e.g., University of Sussex, CCC, Kingston University), teaching across many areas of Psychology, with my main expertise in Social and Developmental Psychology.

Since 2023, I have been a Lecturer in Education at the University of Glasgow and a RET Fellow since September 2025. In 2025, I also received a Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Glasgow for work on decolonising the curriculum and pedagogy, as part of the Decolonising the Curriculum Community of Practice Team: Mr Dustin Hosseini, Dr Michele Vincent, Dr Colette Mair, Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed, and Dr Samuel Skipsey.

I am currently Course Convenor for Individual Differences (MSc Psychological Studies – conversion; MSc Psychology Online – conversion), Psychology of Adult Learning (MEd/PgDip Adult Learning, Community Development), and Advanced Educational Research (MSc Educational Studies). I also teach on other psychology courses, including Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Human Development, and I supervise dissertations for the MSc Psychological Studies.

In previous years, I convened the course Psychology of Environmental Sustainability and taught on Approaches to Inclusive Learning, Applied Qualitative Methods, Clinical Health Psychology, Introduction to Educational and Social Research, and seminars on educational issues. I have supervised dissertations for MSc Psychology (ODL), MSc Education (ODL), and MSc Educational Studies.

Research interests

I am interested in conducting research on:

Decolonising the curriculum and pedagogy
Anti-bullying and anti-discrimination strategies, such as bystander intervention and solidarity-based action
Emotions, including eco-emotions and intergroup emotions
Human–nonhuman animal relations
Climate change action and behavioural change towards more sustainable lifestyles

I employ qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches, applied to both primary and secondary data.

Publications

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2026

De Amicis, L., Vincent, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659, Wen, S., Thompson, H. and Chang, H. C. (2026) Lessons Learned from the Student-Staff Partnership Process of Decolonising a Psychology Course. Improving University Teaching Annual Conference: Connecting Across Cultures, Glasgow, Scotland, 15 - 17 July 2026.

De Amicis, L., Vincent, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659, Chang, H. C., Thompson, H. and Wen, S. (2026) Decolonising an MSc Psychology Individual Differences Course: A Student–Staff Co‑Creation Partnership. BPS Division of Academics, Researchers, and Teachers in Psychology Annual Conference 2026, Lancaster, UK, 22 -23 June 2026.

Sapouna, M. and De Amicis, L. (2026) Scotland. In: Hong, J.S., Thornberg, R., Llorent, V.J. and Han, Z. (eds.) Bullying of Children and Adolescents: A Global Perspective. Edward Elgar Publishing. (In Press)

De Amicis, Leyla, Vincent, Michele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659, Cheng, Hsin Chang, Wen, Sijia and Thompson, Hannah (2026) Starting From Decolonising an Individual Differences Course and Ending Up Decolonising Ourselves: How Student–Staff Partnerships Can Support Transformative Change in HE. European Federation of Psychology Teachers' Associations Biennial Conference (EFPTA 2026), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 16 - 19 Apr 2026.

De Amicis, Leyla, Dorling, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1917-2828, Long, Zhen, Navrouzoglou, Paulina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9883-9415, Varadarajan Shanmugapriya, Laavanya, Boswell, Julia and Maitland, Rachel (2026) Community-based Participatory Microgreen Cultivation to Support Wellbeing and Eating Behaviours in People with Learning Disabilities. Nutrition Society Scottish Section Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 31 Mar – 1 Apr 2026. (doi: 10.1017/S0029665126105229)

De Amicis, Leyla, Chang, Hsin-Cheng, Thompson, Hannah, Wen, Sijia and Vincent, Michele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659 (2026) Making Space for Other Voices: A Student–Staff Partnership in Decolonising Individual Differences. 19th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, Glasgow, Scotland; Online, 30 Mar & 01 Apr 2026.

Görzig, Anke, Betts, Lucy R., Maunder, Rachel, Monks, Claire P., De Amicis, Leyla and Bennett, Samuel (2026) Teachers’ responses to identity-based bullying: Social inequality, identity, and diversity at teacher and school level. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 8(1), pp. 83-102. (doi: 10.1007/s42380-024-00281-2)

De Amicis, Leyla and Vincent, Michele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659 (2026) Transformative Change in Teaching and Learning Psychology: Valuing Student-Staff Partnerships to Decolonise Our Field. University of Greenwich invited talk, London, UK, 19 Feb 2026.

2025

De Amicis, Leyla, Thompson, Hannah, Chang, Hsin Cheng and Vincent, Michele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659 (2025) Unlearning and Relearning: Decolonising an Individual Differences Course Through a Student–Staff Partnership. 12 Days of SoTL 2025. [Website]

Willems, Roy A., Sapouna, Maria, De Amicis, Leyla, Völlink, Trijntje, Dehue, Francine, Dimakos, Ioannis, Priovolou, Konstantina, Nikolaou, Georgios and Rosinský, Rastislav (2025) Encouraging positive bystander responses to bias-based bullying in primary schools through a serious game approach: a non-randomized controlled evaluation of the ‘GATE-BULL’ program. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 7(4), pp. 566-580. (doi: 10.1007/s42380-024-00243-8)

Barkova, Hanna and De Amicis, Leyla (2025) Ukrainian Parents' Views on the Impact of War and Displacement on Their Parenting Styles in Scotland. Ukrainian Parents' Views on the Impact of War and Displacement on Their Parenting Styles in Scotland, Online, 13 Nov 2025.

Varadarajan Shanmugapriya, L., Navrouzoglou, P., De Amicis, L., Dorling, J., Long, Z., Maitland, R. and Boswell, J. (2025) Community-based Microgreens Project Integrating Individuals with Learning Disabilities. NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Glasgow, UK, 30 Oct 2025.

Nakkala, M.P. and De Amicis, L. (2025) Interpreting How Migrants in Glasgow Responded to the 2024 UK Riots. Centre for Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship and Identity Conference for Early Career Scholars and Emerging Academics 2025, University of the West of Scotland, UK, 12 Sep 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla, Barkova, Hanna and Dragomirova, Ievgeniia (2025) Ukrainian Parents’ Acculturation and Parental Styles After War and Displacement in Scotland. BPS Social Psychology Annual Conference 2025, Oxford, UK, 08-10 Sep 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla, Barkova, Hanna and Hosseini, Dustin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-9993 (2025) Decolonising Oneself to Decolonise One’s Own Teaching: A Pilot Study on Teaching Social Psychology. BPS Social Psychology Annual Conference 2025, Oxford, UK, 08-10 Sep 2025.

Navrouzoglou, Paulina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9883-9415, De Amicis, Leyla, Dorling, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1917-2828 and Maitland, Rachel (2025) Sustainable: Community-based Microgreens Project Integrating Individuals with Learning Disabilities into the Sustainability Transition. SCAF Annual Event 2025, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, 04-05 Sep 2025.

De Amicis, L., Barham, R., Ham, N. and Esposito, C. (2025) Arguing or Not Arguing, That’s the Dilemma! Meat-Eaters’ and Veg*ns’ Preferred Strategies in Conflicts on Food Choices with a Different-Diet, Unknown or Well-Known, Person. PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025, Edinburgh, Scotland, 02-05 July 2025.

De Amicis, L., Cluness, L., Albertoni, D. and Zogmaister, C. (2025) Why We Eat Fish: A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study in Italy and Scotland. PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025, Edinburgh, Scotland, 02-05 July 2025.

Morgan, J., Esposito, C. and De Amicis, L. (2025) Personal Characteristics and Experiences with Pets Influencing University Students’ Perspectives on Animal-Assisted Interventions. PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025, Edinburgh, Scotland, 02-05 July 2025.

Ou, X., Esposito, C. and De Amicis, L. (2025) Can Spontaneous Imagined Contact Reduce Prejudice Against Vegans? PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025, Edinburgh, Scotland, 02-05 July 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla (2025) Decolonising Oneself to Decolonise One's Own Teaching: A Pilot Study on Teaching Social Psychology. 21st Biennial Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers & Teaching (ISATT 2025), Glasgow, Scotland, 30 June - 04 July 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla and Barkova, Hanna (2025) Decolonising Our Minds: A Self- Decolonising Toolkit for Social Psychology Teachers. BPS Division of Academics, Researchers, and Teachers in Psychology Annual Conference 2025, Royal Holloway University, Egham, UK, 23-24 June 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla (2025) Teaching and Learning about Psychology for, and of, Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities. ALT-ELESIG Scotland Event, Online, 30 May 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla (2025) Environmental Sustainability: A Specific Area of Psychology or within any Psychological Area? Teaching and Researching for a Just Transition: Preparing for a more Sustainable Future Conference 2025, Online, 21-22 May 2025.

2024

De Amicis, Leyla, Shelly, Catriona, Camilleri, Lynette, Albayrak-Aydemir, Nihan and Uluğ, Özden Melis (2024) Turning a BPS symposium into a safe and hopeful space for challenging social inequalities within and outside our communities. Social Psychological Review, 26(2), pp. 12-14.

De Amicis, Leyla, Savorelli, L., Dahlin, J.-E., Sorensen, I. and Vanderbauwhede, W. (2024) Coming Together for Teaching and Learning about Sustainability in Higher Education. SERA Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla, Vincent, M., Mair, C. and Hosseini, D. (2024) Self-Reflecting on Decolonising One’s Own Learning and Teaching: Could a Self-Assessment Tool Work? SERA Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2025.

De Amicis, L., Vincent, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659, Mair, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-7161 and Hosseini, D. (2024) Self-Reflecting on Decolonising One Own’s Learning and Teaching: Could a Self-Assessment Tool Work. SERA Annual Conference 2024, Dundee, UK, 27-29 November 2024.

Vincent, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-5659, De Amicis, L., Ghazali-Mohammed, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-5581, Saleh, A., Mair, Colette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-7161 and Hosseini, Dustin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-9993 (2024) Experiences and Challenges in Decolonising the Curriculum: What We Learned and Where Should We Go Now. SERA Annual Conference 2024, Dundee, UK, 27-29 November 2024.

Görzig, Anke, Betts, Lucy R., Maunder, Rachel, Monks, Claire, De Amicis, Leyla and Bennett, Samuel (2024) The Role of Social Inequality and Identity at Teacher and School Level for Teachers’ Responses to Identity-Based Bullying. 28th Workshop on Aggression 2025, Nottingham, UK, 21-22 Nov 2024.

Sapouna, Maria and De Amicis, Leyla (2024) Scotland. In: Bullying of Children and Adolescents: A Global Perspective. Edward Elgar. (Accepted for Publication)

De Amicis, L., Görzig, A., Betts, L.R., Maunder, R., Monks, C.P. and Bennett, S. (2024) Teachers’ Responses to Identity- Based Peer Exclusion: The Role of Diversity and Social Inequalities at Teacher and School Level. Developmental Section Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 11-13 Sep 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla (2024) How Can We Value Diversity and Prevent/Contrast Social Inequalities in our Schools and Communities? Developmental Section Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 11-13 Sep 2025.

Camilleri, L. and De Amicis, L. (2024) Motivations for Majority Group Members for Helping the ‘Other’: The Case of the Maltese NGO Workers Supporting Migrants in Malta. Social Psychology Section Annual Conference 2024, Belfast, UK, 02-04 Sep 2024.

De Amicis, L. and Brady, O. (2024) What Favoured Solidarity Collective Action in the Core of Glasgow? Individual and Social Identities and Power Dynamics in the Kenmure Street Protest. Social Psychology Section Annual Conference 2024, Belfast, UK, 02-04 Sep 2024.

2023

Sapouna, Maria, De Amicis, Leyla and Vezzali, Loris (2023) Bullying victimization due to racial, ethnic, citizenship and/or religious status: a systematic review. Adolescent Research Review, 8(3), pp. 261-294. (doi: 10.1007/s40894-022-00197-2)

De Amicis, L., Esposito, C. and Song, Z. (2023) The Role of Food Choice, Speciesism and Perception of Climate Change on Donating Differently to Different Animal Charities. PHAIRS Animal Advocacy Conference 2023, Canterbury, UK, 22-24 June 2023.

De Amicis, L. and Wang, Z. (2023) The Role of Family and Friends on Becoming or Not Veg*n, from Childhood to Adulthood, in China. PHAIRS Animal Advocacy Conference 2023, Canterbury, UK, 22-24 June 2023.

Lawrence, M. et al. (2023) The HEADS: UP development study: working with key stakeholders to adapt a mindfulness-based stress reduction course for people with anxiety and depression after stroke. Healthcare, 11(3), 355. (doi: 10.3390/healthcare11030355) (PMID:36766930) (PMCID:PMC9914141)

Vezzali, L. et al. (2023) Using sport media exposure to promote gender equality: counter-stereotypical gender perceptions and the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 26(2), pp. 265-283. (doi: 10.1177/13684302221075691)

2022

De Amicis, Leyla and Xue, Y. (2022) Chinese Parents’ Attitudes Towards Children’s Defending Behaviour in Typical and Prejudice Based Bullying Contexts. AIP Annual Conference, Padua, Italy, 27th 30th September 2022.

De Amicis, Leyla and Brazil, J. (2022) Home Schooling During Lockdown: Working Mothers’ Experiences of Managing Multiple Roles. BPS Educational Psychology Section Conference, Oxford University, 14-15 September 2022.

De Amicis, Leyla and Jiang, Y. (2022) Different Views on the Astrazeneca Vaccine from the UK Right and Left Oriented Views. BPS Social Psychology Section Conference, University of Greenwich, London, 5-7 September 2022.

De Amicis, Leyla and Ma, Y. (2022) Discrimination Against Women Scientists, Gender Inequality, Stereotypes and Science Attitudes. BPS Social Psychology Section Conference, University of Greenwich, London, 5-7 September 2022.

Kang, M. and De Amicis, Leyla (2022) How UK Newspapers Reported Face Masks During the Pandemic According to Political Orientation. BPS Social Psychology Section Conference, University of Greenwich, London, 5-7 September 2022.

2021

Lido, Catherine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-9905, Sawyer, Ariel and De Amicis, Leyla (2021) Social psychology of identity and stereotyping in the media: the case of refugee media bias. In: Coen, Sharon and Bull, Peter (eds.) The Psychology of Journalism. Oxford University Press, pp. 168-199. ISBN 9780190935856 (doi: 10.1093/oso/9780190935856.003.0007)

De Amicis, L., Sapouna, M., Willems, R., Vollink, T., Dehue, F., Rosinsky, R., Dimakos, I. and Nikolaou, G. (2021) Do Interventions on Defending Behaviour Work in Different Contexts? Cross-National Findings from the GATEBULL Project Intervention Program. BPS Developmental Psychology Section Conference 2021, Online, 15 - 17 Sep 2021.

De Amicis, L. and Xue, Y. (2021) Chinese Parents’ Views on Bullying and their Children’s Defending Behaviour in Traditional and Stigma-Based Bullying. EADP Summer Tour 2021, Wels, Austria; Kraków, Poland; Stavanger, Norway, 03, 10, 17 Sep 2021.

De Amicis, Leyla (2021) Benefits and Issues in Cross-Cultural Research on Bullying: What and How Can we Improve it? BPS Developmental Psychology Section Conference 2021, Online, 15 - 17 Sep 2021.

De Amicis, Leyla (2021) Relevant Adults’ Views and Roles in Different Types of Bullying. EADP Summer Tour 2021, Wels, Austria; Kraków, Poland; Stavanger, Norway, 03, 10, 17 Sep 2021.

De Amicis, L. and Ahmad, H. (2021) Effects of Helpers’ Social Identity in Intergroup Helping on Situational Appraisals, Perspective Taking and Perceived Similarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Psychology Conference 2021, Online, 25 - 27 Aug 2021.

De Amicis, L. and Farhana, E. (2021) Christian and Muslim People’s Perceptions Towards Ingroup and Outgroup Community Solidarity and Support for Integration Policies. Social Psychology Conference 2021, Online, 25 - 27 Aug 2021.

De Amicis, Leyla (2021) The Effects of Ethnicity and Age on Situational Appraisals, Emotions and Defending in Intra- and Inter-ethnic Bullying. Social Psychology Conference 2021, Online, 25 - 27 Aug 2021.

Kelly, M. and De Amicis, L. (2021) Perceptions and Experiences of Burnout and Resilience within Frontline Staff Working within the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Sector. Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Conference (POWES 2021), Online, 07 - 09 July 2021.

Maddox, V.-L. and De Amicis, L. (2021) Forging the Chains that Bind: Grooming Vulnerability. Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Conference (POWES 2021), Online, 07 - 09 July 2021.

Lamont, L. and De Amicis, L. (2021) Mothers and Daughters’ Perceptions of Climate Change Issues, Their Reciprocal Learning and Parental Resistance to Plant-Based Food. Animal Advocacy Conference: Insights from the Social Sciences 2021, Online, 30 June - 02 July 2021.

2020

McGarrigle, Leona, Wesson, Carolyn, De Amicis, Leyla, Connoly, Shannon and Ferreira, Nuno (2020) Psychological mediators in the relationship between paediatric chronic pain and adjustment: an investigation of acceptance, catastrophising and kinesiophobia. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 18, pp. 294-305. (doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.10.009)

De Amicis, Leyla, Banerjee, R. and Brown, R. (2020) Bystander Interventions in Intra- and Inter-Ethnic Bullying Contexts. Talk within the Symposium “Helping Victims of School Bullying”. EARA Conference, 2-5 Sept 2020.

Sapouna, M., De Amicis, Leyla, Willems, R., Vollink, T., Dehue, F., Rosinsky, R., Dimakos, I. and Nikolaou, G. (2020) Using a Games Approach to Teach Children About Discriminatory Bullying (GATE_BULL). Intellectual Output 1 Report to European Commission: Determinants of Involvement in Prejudice-based Bullying Situations and Bystander Intervention. Project Report. University of the West of Scotland.

2019

De Amicis, Leyla, Sapouna, M., Willems, R., Vollink, T., Dehue, F., Rosinsky, R., Dimakos, J. and Nikoalou, G. (2019) Predictors of defending behaviour in prejudice-based bullying: GATEBULL project’s findings from four European countries. AEDP Conference, Athens, Greece, 29 Aug - 01 Sep 2019.

Lorimer, Karen, De Amicis, Leyla, Dalrymple, Jenny, Frankis, Jamie, Jackson, Louise, Lorgelly, Paula, McMillan, Lesley and Ross, Jonathan (2019) A rapid review of sexual wellbeing definitions and measures: should we now include sexual wellbeing freedom? Journal of Sex Research, 56(7), pp. 843-853. (doi: 10.1080/00224499.2019.1635565)

Connolly, Shannon, Ferreira, Nuno, McGarrigle, Leona and De Amicis, Leyla (2019) Further validation of the chronic pain acceptance questionnaire for adolescents in a broader paediatric context. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, pp. 314-321. (doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.12.005)

Finlayson, Janet, De Amicis, Leyla, Gallacher, Stephen, Munro, Robin, Crockett, Jennifer, Godwin, Jon, Feeney, Wendy and Skelton, Dawn A. (2019) Reasonable adjustments to provide equitable and inclusive assessment, screening and treatment of osteoporosis for adults with intellectual disabilities: a feasibility study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(2), pp. 300-312. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12526) (PMID:30175427)

2018

Willems, R., Sapouna, M., De Amicis, Leyla, Vollink, T. and Dehue, F. (2018) Determinants of Defending in Prejudice-Based Bullying Situations. EARA Conference, Ghent, Belgium, 13-15 Sept 2018.

Sapouna, M. and De Amicis, Leyla (2018) Tackling Prejudice-Based Bullying in Primary Schools. UWS Annual Learning, Teaching and Research Conference 2018, Paisley, UK, 27-28 June 2018.

Dalrymple, J., De Amicis, Leyla and Lorimer, K. (2018) How is Sexual Wellbeing Defined and Measured? A Rapid Review with Implications for Evaluation of Complex Sexual Health Interventions. Fourth Joint Conference of BHIVA with BASHH, Edinburgh, Scotland, 17-20 April 2018.

2017

De Amicis, Leyla, Finlayson, J., Gallacher, S., Munro, R., Crockett, J., Goodwin, J. and Skelton, D. (2017) Making Reasonable Adjustments to Provide Equitable Osteoporosis Assessment, Screening and Management for People with Learning Disabilities. Falls, Frailty, Bone Health, Dublin, Ireland, 9-10 Nov 2017.

2012

De Amicis, Leyla, D'Antoni, M. and Ramellini, T. (2012) Protected by Men, Against Demanding Women, and Satisfied of Life: Exploring Hostile and Benevolent Sexism and Life Satisfaction in Costarican Self-Employed Low Status Women. From Discrimination to Empowerment, Trieste, Italy, 12-14 Apr 2012.

2011

De Amicis, Leyla, Alfieri, S., Marta, E. and Tenenbaum, H. (2011) Majority Religious Group Children and Preadolescents’ Moral Reasoning, Emotions, and Intentional Behaviour Toward Ingroup and Outgroup Peers, Depending on their Religious Rights or Personal Needs. C-SPI, Conference on Social Psychology in Ireland, “A two-way street: Social issues and social psychological research”, Limerick, Ireland, 28-29 Apr 2011.

De Amicis, Leyla, Banerjee, R. and Brown, R. (2011) Do Children’s Emotions Count? The Role of Affect, Above and Beyond Cognition as Predictors of Children’s Intra- and Inter- Group Intentional Contact. C-SPI, Conference on Social Psychology in Ireland, “A two-way street: Social issues and social psychological research”, Limerick, Ireland, 28-29 Apr 2011.

2010

De Amicis, Leyla, Banerjee, R. and Brown, R. (2010) The Cognitive Side of Emotions and Action Tendencies in Children’s Inter-and Intra-Racial Negative Interactions. BPS Developmental Section Conference, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, 2010.

De Amicis, Leyla, Banerjee, R. and Brown, R. (2010) I Bambini Provano Emozioni! Aspetti Affettivi come Predittori di Potenziale Contatto Intra- e Inter-Etnico. AIP, X Congresso Nazionale della Sezione di Psicologia Sociale, Turin, Italy, 14-16 Sep 2010.

De Amicis, Leyla, Banerjee, R. and Brown, R. (2010) The Relationship between Peer Victimization and Inter-Ethnic Prejudice. Launch of the Research Centre for Children, Schools and Families, University of Greenwich, UK, 2010.

2009

De Amicis, Leyla, Brown, R. and Banerjee, R. (2009) Children as Bystanders at Intra- and Inter-Racial Bullying Scenarios: Can their Appraisals and Emotions Predict their Actions? BPS Social Section Conference, Sheffield, UK, 2009.

2008

De Amicis, Leyla, Brown, R. and Banerjee, R. (2008) Improving Inter-Ethnic Behaviour Among children: How and When Cognitive- and Emotion- Focused Strategies Can Help. PsyPAG 23rd Annual Conference, 2008.

2007

Castelli, Luigi, De Amicis, Leyla and Sherman, Steven J. (2007) The loyal member effect: On the preference for ingroup members who engage in exclusive relations with the ingroup. Developmental Psychology, 43(6), pp. 1347-1359. (doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.6.1347) (PMID:18020816)

Castelli, L., De Amicis, Leyla, Carnaghi, L. and Arcuri, L. (2007) L'influenza dei processi intragruppo sul contatto intergruppi (The influence of intragroup processes on intergroup contact: the case of preschool children). In: Brown, Rupert, Capozza, Dora and Licciardello, Orazio (eds.) Immigrazione, Acculturazione, Modalità di Contatto. Series: Psicologia (303). FrancoAngeli: Milan. ISBN 9788846485250

2005

Castelli, Luigi, Zecchini, Alexia, De Amicis, Leyla and Sherman, Steven J. (2005) The impact of implicit prejudice about the elderly on the reaction to stereotype confirmation and disconfirmation. Current Psychology, 24(2), pp. 134-146. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-005-1012-y)

2004

De Amicis, Leyla and Castelli, L. (2004) Relazioni fra pari: Quando intrattenere rapporti positivi con un bambino in sedia a rotelle conduce ad emarginazione (Peer relations: When being on good terms with a wheel-chair child conduces to social exclusion). Età Evolutiva, 79, pp. 5-19.

1999

Cadinu, Maria Rosaria and De Amicis, Leyla (1999) The relationship between the self and the ingroup: When having a common conception helps. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 58(4), pp. 226-232. (doi: 10.1024/1421-0185.58.4.226)

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Articles

Book Sections

Sapouna, Maria and De Amicis, Leyla (2024) Scotland. In: Bullying of Children and Adolescents: A Global Perspective. Edward Elgar. (Accepted for Publication)

Research Reports or Papers

Conference or Workshop Item

Ou, X., Esposito, C. and De Amicis, L. (2025) Can Spontaneous Imagined Contact Reduce Prejudice Against Vegans? PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025, Edinburgh, Scotland, 02-05 July 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla (2025) Teaching and Learning about Psychology for, and of, Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities. ALT-ELESIG Scotland Event, Online, 30 May 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla (2024) How Can We Value Diversity and Prevent/Contrast Social Inequalities in our Schools and Communities? Developmental Section Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 11-13 Sep 2025.

De Amicis, Leyla (2021) Benefits and Issues in Cross-Cultural Research on Bullying: What and How Can we Improve it? BPS Developmental Psychology Section Conference 2021, Online, 15 - 17 Sep 2021.

De Amicis, Leyla (2021) Relevant Adults’ Views and Roles in Different Types of Bullying. EADP Summer Tour 2021, Wels, Austria; Kraków, Poland; Stavanger, Norway, 03, 10, 17 Sep 2021.

Maddox, V.-L. and De Amicis, L. (2021) Forging the Chains that Bind: Grooming Vulnerability. Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Conference (POWES 2021), Online, 07 - 09 July 2021.

Willems, R., Sapouna, M., De Amicis, Leyla, Vollink, T. and Dehue, F. (2018) Determinants of Defending in Prejudice-Based Bullying Situations. EARA Conference, Ghent, Belgium, 13-15 Sept 2018.

Sapouna, M. and De Amicis, Leyla (2018) Tackling Prejudice-Based Bullying in Primary Schools. UWS Annual Learning, Teaching and Research Conference 2018, Paisley, UK, 27-28 June 2018.

Website

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Grants

Grants

CIVIS African European Research Collaboration: Networks of Connections, from January 2026; Co-I with PI: Dr Stewart White, Dr Paulina Navrouzoglou, Professor Alasdair Skelton, Professor Mohamed Tahiri, Dr Mohamed Turki.

SCAF project (round 4): “Food mindfulness, diversity and sustainability: Wellbeing workshop development for primary and secondary school students”, from October 2025 ongoing, £.6.305, Co-I, PI: Dr Saeko Yazaki, Dr Ada Garcia, Dr Angela Curley, & ProVeg.

Team UofG Together Internship Fund- Co-I and PI: Dr Michele Vincent, other co-Is: Dr Colette Mair, Samuel Skipsey, Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed, Mr Dustin Hosseini, 2025-26.

SCAF project (round 3): SustainAble: Community-Based Microgreens Project Integrating Individuals with learning Disabilities into the Sustainability Transition (May-Dec 2025), co-investigator, with PI: Dr Paulina Navrouzoglou, Dr James Dorling, Ms Laavanya Varadarajan Shanmugapriya (Enactus Society) and Fortune Works.

SSPS (Student-Staff Partnership Scheme) funding: “Decolonising Individual Differences course”, PI, with co-Is: Dr Michele Vincent, Ms Hsin Cheng Chang, Hannah Thompson, Sijia Wen, 2025-26.
BPS Social Psychology Section pump priming and dissemination grant, PI, ““Decolonising ourselves: toolkit for self-decolonising Social Psychology teachers”.

UWS and Oxfam partnership to organise the Symposium on Challenging and Changing the News: Media Reporting in the Age of Migration at UWS, Dec 2018.

ESRC Social Science Festival 2018 to organise the “Act against Bullying: Discover the hero inside you!”

Internal grant to organise the event “Sharing resilience in Black History with the newly ‘othered’- the EU migrants post Brexit” at GCU on Black History Month- 2017.

KE and Impact grant 2016 at the University of Edinburgh: “Barnardo’s Scotland in ACT”.

Internal Equality Fund 2009-2010 at the TCD: where I organised three workshops (“Laugh clever to laugh together”) on the topic “Psychology of humour and discrimination”.

Small grant at TCD (2009-2010) to host Dr Helga Dittmar (University of Sussex, UK) giving a public lecture on 13^th April 2010 on the effects of airbrushing in ads on children and adolescents and led group discussions with TCD students and faculties.

Supervision

I am interested in researching:

Decolonial research and teaching practices
Anti-bullying and anti-discrimination strategies, such as bystander intervention and solidarity-based action
Emotions, including eco-emotions and intergroup emotions
Human–nonhuman animal relations
Climate change action and behavioural change towards more sustainable lifestyles

Examples of previous MSc dissertations I supervised.

A qualitative comparison of newly qualified and experienced teachers’ views about challenges and opportunities provided by the inclusion of children with additional needs in mainstream primary schools in Scotland
A retrospective examination of bullying occurred in child and adolescent friendships
Chinese parents’ knowledge and attitudes towards general and prejudice-based bullying
Domestic Abuse Professionals' views about grooming, psychological vulnerability and their role in reporting psychologically abusive intimate partner relationships
Ethnic identification, perceived discrimination and physical and mental well-being in postgraduate Chinese international students in the UK: the moderating role of identity needs and psychological flexibility
Home-schooling and parental views and self-efficacy during Covid-19
How can knowledge about female scientists affect gender equality support, confidence and interest in science in both women and men?
Is using the "Reviewer 2 must be stopped" Facebook group useful to work in the academic environment?
Masculinity threat, prejudice, and harmful behaviour: a review of current research
Perceptions and experiences of burnout and resilience within front-line Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector employees
Perceptions of helping behaviour in multicultural societies during Coronavirus and lockdown times
Public reactions to children and adults living in poverty in the UK and UK policies
Public reactions to news about crimes and support from religious groups in the community
Warm, competent, to choose? Evaluations of different-race psychology counsellors in UK White people
An exploration of adolescents and their parents’ perceptions regarding climate change issues and their learning from one another

Teaching

Academic year 2025/26

MSc Psychological Studies (Conversion)

Individual Differences (Course leader)
Developmental Psychology
Educational Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Dissertation

MSc Psychology (Conversion)

Individual Differences (Course leader)
Human Development

MEd/Pg Dip Adult Learning, Community Development & Youth Work

The Psychology of Adult Learning (Course leader)

MSc Educational Studies

Advanced Educational Research (Course leader)

Additional information

Other roles

Ethics reviewer for the SoE Ethics Committee
Personal tutor
Senate member
Appeal committee member
Internal PhD examiner
External advisor for undegraduate dissertations and postgraduate theses (University Aldo Moro- Bari; Federico II - Naples)
Peer reviewer for international journals

Memberships:

BPS (British Psychological Society)- committee member/event planning for the Social Psychology Section
ISSAT (International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching)
SPSSI (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues)
ACBS (Association for Contextual Behavioural Science)

Recent public engagement activities

Family Day at Kelvin Hall (15^th Nov 2025) with events: ‘SustainAble: Community-based Microgreens Project Integrating Individuals with Learning Disabilities into the Sustainability Transition’ and ‘Connecting with nature to protect ourselves and the planet!’
Seeing Pigs (Jan-Feb 2025), a series of documentaries/movies and discussions, to connect with pigs…., in collaboration with Dr Jamie Redgate and ARC Engagement Team. https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/listings/index.html/event/13951
Exploraton Family Day 2024 – “In touch with nature”
GreenPalate: Vegan Living for a Sustainable Future’ in collaboration with Dr Yingru, the Adam Smith Business School and vegan organisations (23^rd January 2024) https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business/events/archive/2024/headline_1033784_en.html

Blogs

De Amicis, l., Navrouzoglou, P., & Varadarajan Shanmugapriya , L. (2025, Decembr 15). Inclusive Sustainability: Addressing Eco-Ableism Through a Student– Staff–Community Partnership Project https://uofgsotl.blog/day-11-sustainability/
De Amicis, L., Thompson, H., Chang, H-C., Wen, S. & Vincent, M. (2025, December 8). Unlearning and Relearning: Decolonising an Individual Differences Course Through a Student–Staff Partnership [Blog post]. University of Glasgow. Day 6: Inclusive teaching - #UofGSoTL
De Amicis, L. (2024, February 16). GreenPalate: Vegan Living for a Sustainable Future’ event: How can we make veganism and plant-based diets thrive? [Blog post]. University of Glasgow. Scottish Alliance for Food

Invited talks

De Amicis, L. (2025, September 17^th). How can psychology help environmental sustainability and biodiversity. Invited talk presented at Researchers’ Desk Seminar Series [Online].
De Amicis, L. (2022, June 13). Ethical principles and professional conduct in psychological research: Experiences from the UK and Italy. University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
De Amicis, L. (2022, June 9). Climate change and family dynamics: intergenerational learning in progress? University Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
De Amicis, L. (2021, December 9). When ingroup and outgroup members help someone from the other group: perceptions of the helpers and humanisation in intergroup contexts from the bystanders’ point of view, at the University of Greenwich Seminar Series [Online].

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