Meet GORM's New Senior Consultant, Dr. Anca Minescu
We are delighted to introduce you to Dr. Anca Minescu, our resident expert in unifying across differences! Dr. Minescu joins Team GORM as a contractor, serving as our Lead Trainer and Senior Consultant. With her extensive background and expertise, Dr. Anca is set to make a significant impact on our journey to promote unity across differences.
Dr. Anca Minescu is a distinguished Social Psychologist and an Associate Professor at the University of Limerick, bringing over two decades of experience in the fields of cultural diversity, ethnic relations, migration, and social inclusion. Her vast knowledge and expertise particularly focuses on areas such as prejudice, collective action, cultural intelligence, combatting discrimination, and conducting Intercultural Competence Training (aka the ability to unify across differences).
Dr. Anca's academic journey has been nothing short of impressive. She obtained her MSc degree in the Research Master on Migration, Ethnic Relations, and Multiculturalism, followed by her PhD at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her doctoral research took place at the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS) and the European Research Center on Migration and Ethnic Relations.
As an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Limerick, Dr. Anca has initiated and leads the Migration and Diversity Research Lab Group, focusing on topics related to diversity, migration, and inclusion. Her dedication to academic excellence extends to her over 15 years of experience and leadership in internationalisation and now her role as the European Academic Coordinator for Erasmus Mundus Master in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion, and Diversity in Society (Global-MINDS), which our Beatriz Gómez Moreno, GORM’s COO graduated from.
Dr. Anca’s research and on the ground expertise is centred on ethnic relations, examining people's attitudes and interactions with individuals from diverse ethnic and political backgrounds. Her work delves into social and political change, migration, diversity, and inclusion from a social-psychological and cross-cultural perspective. All of this she applies to intercultural competence training and diversity and inclusion consultancy (in both public and private sector), which promotes acceptance of diversity, and reduces prejudice and marginalisation.
Dr. Anca is Romanian, a lover of comedy and a mother of two, who’s expertise and passion for human rights guides GORM’s work and social mission. We are incredibly excited to have Dr. Anca Minescu be our resident expert! Her wealth of knowledge, practical insights and passion for promoting diversity and inclusion align perfectly with our mission, which will allow us to further our impact and our mission to unify across differences!
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