Ana Figueiredo

Ana Figueiredo (she/her) is a psychologist and holds a PhD in Social Psychology (Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal). She is currently Associate Professor at the Universidad de O'Higgins (Chile) and Principal Investigator (PI) at the Millennium Institute for Authority and Social Regulation (ASOR, Chile; ANID MILENIO-ICS2025_002). In 2025, she was awarded a project to work on police–minority group interactions, focused on the experiences and perceptions of Mapuche and migrant communities, as well as youths from low socioeconomic backgrounds in Chile (2025–2029; ANID Fondecyt Regular Grant Nr. 1251411). Ana is co-Editor-in-Chief at the Journal of Social and Political Psychology (JSPP), a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, and one of the co-founders of the International Journal of Psychology and Public Policy (IJP&PP), where she is also part of the Editorial Council. She is also the Director of the Observatory of Violence and Social Legitimacy (OLES, Chile). In January 2026, she began serving as elected Member-at-Large for the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (Division 48, APA). Previously, she was Associate Researcher at the Center for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES, Chile; ANID/FONDAP/15130009; ANID/FONDAP/1523A0005). In July 2024, she finished a three-year term as an elected member of the Governing Council of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP; 2021–2024).