Kai J. Jonas is Associate Professor in the Work and Social Psychology Department.

He is currently Editor in Chief of Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, member of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Social Psychology, and also holds an adjunct associate professorship at the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

His research currently centers around self-regulation and affective approaches in area of health and discrimination, as well as risky decisions.

Current projects are:

• HIV prevention after PrEP use", financed by the Dutch AIDS Fonds
• "We are PrEPARED" (consortium project with different GGD and SANL, financed by Dutch AIDS Fonds)
• Transgender and HIV (in collaboration with Dr. Sarah Stutterheim)
• EMIS and LAMIS collaboration and scientific advisory board
• EU Flash PrEP survey (co-financed by the Dutch Aids Fonds, in collaboration with AIDES, Paris)
• PrEP among MSM in the Netherlands: Attitudes, intentions, modes of acquisition and sexual risk taking (PhD student Mart van Dijk, financed by the Dutch Aids Fonds)
• PREPPY PrEP Pilot Study in Manila, Ph (in collaboration with Love Yourself, Manila, financed by AmfAR & Dutch Aids Fonds)
• Test XXX, HIV testing in Southeast Asia (in collaboration with APCOM, Bangkok, financed by the Dutch Aids Fonds)
• ASAP Annual Sex and Pleasure Survey among MSM in Bangkok (in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Guadamuz, Mahidol University Bangkok)
• SECONDARY Linkage of young HIV+ MSM into care (PI Dr. Thomas Guadamuz, Mahidol University Bangkok, financed by NIH)
• PrEP Tourism in Asia (in collaboration with CUHK, AIDS Concern, and Silom Pulse Clinic Bangkok, financed by ATF)
• Asian Masculinities and substance use (in collaboration with Dr. Nelson Cheung, CUHK, financed by CUHK internal funds) and Dr. Karlijn Massar
• LGBT Hate Crime Coping (Dr. Allard Feddes, UvA financed by EU ISF)
• LGBT discrimination coping at the workplace (NN)
• Self-Regulation of Feedback (with Dr. Nils Jostmann, NN, UvA)
• Child sex exploitation - determinants and  interventions (in collaboration with the Dutch National Police)
• #DigitalCourage  - moral courage in the digital realm.
• Heritage & Wills - psychological processes (in collaboration with Hubertus A. Jonas)
• AmsterdamPinkPanel - a national LGBTI research panel in collaboration with COC Amsterdam and UvA (Dr. Allard Feddes, UvA)