I am a  Ph.D. student at the the Social Cognitive Lab and the PICR Lab, Department of Psychology. My research focuses on the emotional experiences of disadvantaged group members in environments dominated by advantaged groups. I explore various aspects, including the interplay between language and emotion, intragroup empathy, intergenerational trauma, and resilience.

 

Publications:

To feel and talk in a language of conflict: Distinct emotional experience and expression of bilinguals among disadvantaged minority members. 

Kassem, N., Rum, Y., & Perry, A. (2024). To feel and talk in a language of conflict: Distinct emotional experience and expression of bilinguals among disadvantaged minority members. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 45(8), 2992-3009.‏https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2081697

Bonding versus fragmentation: What shapes disadvantaged intragroup empathy in advantaged contexts?

Kassem, N., Cohen-Eick, N., Halperin, E., & Perry, A. (2025). Bonding versus fragmentation: What shapes disadvantaged intragroup empathy in advantaged contexts?. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 28(1), 97-114.‏https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241262253

Intergroup Emotions in Intergroup Conflicts: Power Disparities Perspective.

Kassem, N., Nir, N., Perry, A., & Halperin, E. (2025). Intergroup Emotions in Intergroup Conflicts: Power Disparities Perspective. The Handbook of Social and Political Conflict, 31.