Batja Mesquita

Batja Mesquita is a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology at KU Leuven, a position held since 2007. Mesquita completed undergraduate degrees in psychology and philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, followed by a master's degree and a PhD in psychology from the same institution in 1993. Before joining KU Leuven, Mesquita held a postdoctoral position at the Research Center of Group Dynamics at the University of Michigan and subsequently served as associate professor of psychology at Wake Forest University from 2002 to 2007. Research has focused on how culture shapes emotional experience, expression, and regulation, with particular attention to cross-cultural comparisons involving anger, shame, and social context, as well as emotional acculturation among immigrant minorities in school and adjustment settings.