Lab
Conflict Resolution Lab
Graduate Student Advisees
- Emily Bosche
- Ph.D., University of Waterloo
Education & Training
Koetke, J., Schumann, K. (2026). Intellectual humility in the eyes of others: Implications for social perception and trust. Current Directions in Psychological Science.
Bosche, E. P., Ludwig, J., & Schumann, K. (2026). You’re not so bad after all: Apologies and guilt attenuate slippery slope thinking of transgressor immorality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 124, 104879.
Ludwig, J. M., Koetke, J., & Schumann, K. (2025). Implications of Divine Forgiveness for Conciliatory Behavior: Understanding How Feeling Forgiven by God Influences Apologies Via Self-Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Humility. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1-18.
Koetke, J., Schumann, K., Bowes, S. M., & Vaupotič, N. (2025). The effect of seeing scientists as intellectually humble on trust in scientists and their research. Nature Human Behaviour, 9(2), 331-344.
Koetke, J., Schumann, K., & Levine, J. M. (2025). Fraternizing with the enemy: Intragroup effects of extended contact. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 28(2), 393-425.
Koetke, J., Conrique, B., & Schumann, K. (2023). Bridging the divide: The effect of individuating information on attitudes toward political outgroup members. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 11(2), 534-554.
Koetke, J., Schumann, K., & Porter, T. J., & Smilo-Morgan, I. (2022). Fallibility salience increases intellectual humility: Implications for people’s willingness to investigate political misinformation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 49(5), 806-820.
Schumann, K., & Walton, G. (2022). Rehumanizing the self after victimization: The roles of forgiveness versus revenge. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 122(3), 469.
Schumann, K., & Dragotta, A. (née Vazeou-Nieuwenhuis). (2020). Is moral redemption possible? The effectiveness of public apologies for sexual misconduct. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 90, 104002.
Schumann, K. (2018). The psychology of offering an apology: Understanding the barriers to apologizing and how to overcome them. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27, 74-78.
Porter, T. J. & Schumann, K. (2017). Intellectual humility enhances openness to learning about the opposing view. Self and Identity, 1-24.
Schumann, K., Zaki, J., & Dweck, C. S. (2014). Addressing the empathy deficit: Beliefs about the malleability of empathy predict effortful responses when empathy is challenging. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107, 475-493.
Schumann, K. (2014). An affirmed self and a better apology: The effect of self-affirmation on transgressors’ responses to victims. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 54, 89-96.
In the Conflict Resolution (CORE) Lab, we study the psychological processes that shape how people respond to conflict and interpersonal harm. In one program of research, we examine the psychological experiences of transgressors and victims, with a focus on the barriers to constructive responses and the factors that promote relationship repair. In a second program of research, we examine conflict across political divides, focusing on the processes that contribute to political hostility and those that can foster greater empathy and constructive engagement across differences. Across both lines of work, our goal is to understand the psychological dynamics that make conflict difficult to resolve and identify pathways toward more constructive interactions and relationships.
