Dr Chanki Moon is an Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Jeonbuk National University, South Korea. Prior to his current position, he was an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology & Criminology in the Department of Law & Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London, and also served as the Deputy Director of the Institute for the Study of Power, Crime, and Society. His PhD in Social and Cultural Psychology was awarded by the University of Kent (UK), where he developed his research on cultural differences in social hierarchies/power, incivility, and norms. In the areas of social, political, and organizational psychology, his research examines how cultural settings shape individuals' values and norms and the emotional, cognitive, and behavioural consequences of power and status in both interpersonal and intergroup relationships.

Dr Moon’s work has been published in internationally leading journals, including British Journal of Social Psychology, European Journal of Social Psychology, Political Psychology, and International Journal of Conflict Management. His work has been internationally recognised and has been featured on reputable media outlets (BBC Worklife, Time).

Dr. Moon holds prominent editorial roles across leading international and domestic psychology journals. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the British Journal of Social Psychology, Current Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology (Cultural Psychology section), and the Korean Journal of Psychology: General. Additionally, Dr. Moon sits on the editorial boards of the Asian Journal of Social Psychology and the International Journal of Conflict Management.

I am primarily interested in understanding and examining how individuals’ psychological process and behaviours are shaped by culture and vice versa. My research is not limited to the national level of culture, it also focuses on individual and group/organisational levels of culture. I am currently focusing on three main research categories, aiming to address important social and cultural issues within and across a broad range of different settings:

1. Power and Incivility/Deviance

I examine how individuals’ values and norms as well as emotional, cognitive and behavioural outcomes in interpersonal and intergroup relationships can be shaped by cultural settings. One strand of research activity is focused on cultural variations in power, incivility and norms.

2. Political Violence and collective actions

I also examine the cultural underpinnings of individuals' engagement in collective forms of political behaviours, including demonstrating and protesting, signing petitions or voting across a variety of contexts, geographical areas and issues. Recently, I have been particularly focusing on psychological mechenism underlying radicalization and violent behaviour. I examine how these mechanisms interact with individuals' perceptions of social and political systems as well as their belief systems within and across different cultural groups (e.g., Korea, Italy, the UK and the US) - with Prof. Giovanni Travaglino. 

3. Social Psychology of Human-AI Interaction

4. Cultural Adaptation, Intercultural Interactions and Social Inclusion

*Additional Keywords of my research interests: Power Distance, Social Dominance, (In)justice, Trust, System Justification, Worldviews, Social norms, Narcissism    

[Undergraduates]

• Social Psychology
• Korea in the World: Psychology and Society
• Criminological Psychology
• Introduction to Psychology

[Postgraduates]

• Advanced Social Psychology
• Advanced Cultural Psychology
• Advanced Criminological Psychology
• Critical Social Psychology

[Supervision] 

Current postgraduate students:

• Changi Song (PhD)
• JuYoung Park (MA student)
• Aida Nayed (MA + PhD)
• Soeun Lee (BA + MA)

Current undergraduate research assistants:

• Yeojin Lim
• Eunbom Lee
• Yongjune Choi
• Inseo Yun
• Yunseo Lee
• Seokjun Lee