Alina earned her in the lab under supervision of Dr Kristof Dhont and Prof Nadira Faber in 2022. Her PhD focused on the relationship between sexism and meat consumption, as well as the the role of dehumanisation and attitudes towards animals and nature in prejudice against both women and animals. Her broader research interests include political ideology, gender relations, and the psychological factors related to meat consumption and vegetarianism. Alina is currently a researcher at Animal Charity Evaluators.

Selected publications.

• Salmen, A. & Dhont, K. (2023). Animalizing women and feminizing (vegan) men: The psychological intersections of sexism, speciesism, meat, and masculinity. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17, e12717
• Dhont, K., Hodson, G., Leite, A.C., & Salmen, A. (2020). The psychology of speciesism. In K. Dhont & G. Hodson (Eds.) Why we love and exploit animals: Bridging insights from academia and advocacy (pp. 29-49). Routledge.
• Krings, V. C., Dhont, K., & Salmen, A. (2021). The moral divide between high- and low-status animals: The role of human supremacy beliefs. Anthrozoös, 34, 787-802.
• Salmen, A. & Dhont, K. (2021). Hostile and benevolent sexism: The differential roles of human supremacy beliefs, women’s connection to nature, and the dehumanization of women. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 24, 1053-1076. doi:10.1177/1368430220920713
• Salmen, A. and Dhont, K. (2021). On ‘meatheads’ and ‘soy boys’. The Psychologist, 34, 40-43.