Assistant Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., The New School for Social Research, United States
M.A., University of Bergamo, Italy
Office: Villa, North Campus, Loft
Email: mongis@fus.edu
Martino Ongis joined Franklin University Switzerland in August 2023 as an Assistant Professor of Psychology. He earned his Laurea Magistrale cum laude from the University of Bergamo and completed his doctoral degree at the New School for Social Research in the United States. Prior to his appointment at Franklin University Switzerland, he served as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University's Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, where he continues to contribute actively as a Design Studio Associate. At Franklin, he teaches courses such as Social Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, and the Psychology of Judgment & Decision-Making. His research centers on the psychological foundations of polarization, institutional moral orientations, and the alignment between individuals' and organizations' values. In addition to his teaching and research, Martino is actively involved in the development of innovative assessment tools for measuring instructional objectives and student learning outcomes.
Publications:
Ongis, M., Kidd, D., & Miner, J. (In Press). Ethics incognito: Detecting ethically relevant courses across curricula in higher education. Journal of Academic Ethics.
Ongis, M., & Davidai, S. (2022). Personal relative deprivation and the belief that economic success is zero-sum. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 151(7), 1666–1680.
Negri, A., & Ongis, M. (2021). Stimulus features of the object relations technique affecting the linguistic qualities of individuals’ narratives. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 50, 65-83.
Miozzo, M., Navarrete, E., Ongis, M., Mello, E., Girotto, V., & Peressotti, F. (2020). Foreign language effect in decision-making: How foreign is it? Cognition, 199.
Davidai, S., & Ongis, M. (2019). The politics of zero-sum thinking: The relationship between political ideology and the belief that life is a zero-sum game. Science Advances, 5(12).
Kidd, D., Ongis, M., & Castano, E. (2016). On literary fiction and its effects on theory of mind. Scientific Study of Literature, 6(1), 42-58.