Jovana Balanovic

Qualifications

• BA Psychology, Anthropology and Religious studies (2011)
• Hons Psychology (2014)
• MSc Cross-cultural psychology (2015) (Supervisors: Colleen Ward, Jaimee Stuart)

Contact

Category: Alumni

Email: jovanabalanovic@gmail.com

Areas of interest

My current area of interest is the ‘nature of identity’ and how it that people create a sense of self throughout their lives. At the moment, I am looking at how culture shapes who we are (and our identities) and whether people can be consciously aware of this process. My main objective as a researcher is to explore whether self-awareness can be used as a tool to empower people to create their own identities.

Publications

Balanovic, J., Ward, C., & Stuart, J (2014, October). The development and validation of an Enculturation Awareness Measure: a process-orientated approach to examining cultural influences on the self. Paper presented at the New Zealand Applied Psychology Conference, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Thesis

You can access Jovana's thesis here