Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 1978 - Abitur (German university entrance qualification)
- 1984 - Diploma in psychology (Dipl.-Psychologe), Freie Universität Berlin
- 1987 - Dr. phil., Freie Universität Berlin
- 1996 - Habilitation (postdoctoral lecturer qualification), Freie Universität Berlin
Scholarship
- 1984-1987 - PhD scholarship, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany
Visiting Positions
- 1993-1995 - Visiting lecturer, Institute for Psychology, University of Potsdam
- 1995 - Visiting scientist, Science Centre North Rhine-Westfalia (Institute for Work and Technology)
Previous Positions
- 1987-1990 - Research associate, research project Psychological Evaluation of Dialogue Structures in Human-Computer Interaction (Siemens AG, Erlangen and Freie Universität Berlin)
- 1990-1994 - Research associate, Institute for Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin (General and Biological Psychology, Prof. Dr. W. Schönpflug)
- 1995-1999 - Assistant professor, Institute for Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology and Methods of Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin (Psychology of Individual Differences, Prof. Dr. H. Westmeyer)
- 1999-2006 - Full professor (psychology), University of Kaiserslautern, Department of Social Sciences
Current Position
- since 2006 - Full professor (psychology of learning and cognition), University of Münster, Institute for Psychology in Education
Academic Services (Selection)
- 2018-2022 - Member of the Teaching Council of the Rectorate of the University of Münster
- 2018-2022 - Member of the Council of the Centre for Teacher-Education of the University of Münster
- 2016-2018 - Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science of the University of Münster
- since 2015 - Member of the DGPs working group “Psychology in Teacher Education“
- 2013-2024 - Chair of the National Awarding Committee for the European Certificate in Psychology, EuroPsy (Federation of German Psychologists’ Associations)
- 2012-2017 - Convenor of the Board of Educational Affairs (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations, EFPA)
- since 2012 - Member of the Board of Educational Affairs (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations, EFPA)
- 2011-2024 - Member of the National Awarding Committee for the European Certificate in Psychology, EuroPsy (Federation of German Psychologists’ Associations)
- 2005-2006 - Head of the Centre for Teacher Education (University of Kaiserslautern)
- 2005-2006 - Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Kaiserslautern)
- 2005-2006 - Senator of the University of Kaiserslautern
- 2005-2006 - Scientific Consultant of the Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (Fraunhofer Gesellschaft)
Membership of Scientific Associations
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
- Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP)
- European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
- European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP)
- Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
- Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI)
Teaching Experience
- General and educational psychology (learning, memory, thinking, instruction, motivation)
- Personality (individual differences, trait theories)
- Developmental psychology (introductions, research methods)
- Work and organizational psychology (introductions)
Research
Research Interests
- Text comprehension
- Working memory
- Physical activity and cognitive functioning
- Human-computer-interaction
- Processing of temporal information
- Teacher education
- Teaching of psychology
Publications
Editorial and Reviewer Activities
Advisory Board
- Book Series „Psychologie in Bildung und Erziehung – vom Wissen zum Handeln“ (Psychology in Education - from Knowledge to Action)
Editorial Board
- Educational Research Review (since 2020)
- Pedagogika (since 2015)
- Psychology Learning & Teaching (since 2013)
- Educational Research Review (2006-2010)
Guest Editor
- Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie
- Psychology Learning and Teaching
Reviews for ...
- Anxiety, Stress and Coping
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Applied Psychology: An International Review
- Arbeit
- Behavior and Information Technology
- Behavior Research Methods
- Cognitive Science Quarterly
- Computers and Education
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
- Diagnostica
- Educational Research Review
- Erlbaum Ass.
- European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
- European Journal of Psychology of Education
- Federal Office for Sports, Switzerland (Bundesamt für Sport, BASPO)
- Interacting with Computers - The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer-Interaction
- International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
- Israel Science Foundation
- Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
- Journal of Research in Reading
- Journal of Sports & Exercise Psychology
- Kognitionswissenschaft
- Learning and Instruction
- Memory and Cognition
- Metacognition and Learning
- Österreichische Nationalbank (Anniversary Fund oft he Austrian National Bank)
- Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Psychological Reports
- Psychologische Rundschau
- Psychology Learning and Teaching Journal
- Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
- Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften
- Scientific Studies of Reading
- Spatial Cognition and Computation
- Unterrichtswissenschaft
- Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
- Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie
- Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie
- Zeitschrift für Psychologie
Other Activities
(Co-)Organization of Conferences
- 14th Conference on Teaching Psychology and Evaluation, 2022 in Münster (14. Fachtagung Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation)
- European Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference, 2017 in Salzburg (with J. Zumbach, C. Neuner, I. Deibl. V. Geiger, Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg; Birgit Spinath, Heidelberg University; J. Taylor, Bournemouth University)
- Conference oft he Special Interest Groups Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology , 2017 in Münster (with R. Bromme, M. Holodynski, R. Jucks, J. Kärtner, E. Souvignier, University of Münster; S Pieschl, University of Newcastle; M. Stadtler, University of Bochum)
- 9th Conference on Teaching Psychology and Evaluation, 2012 in Münster (9. Fachtagung Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation)
- 4th Biennial Meeting of the EARLI Special Interest Group 16, Metacognition, 2010 in Münster (with S. Pieschl, R. Bromme, M. Holodynski, E. Souvignier, University of Münster; J. Wirth, University of Bochum)
- International Conference on Processes of Generative Mental Representation and Psychological Adaptation: The Role of Limited Cognitive Resources, 1997 in Berlin (with U. v. Hecker, University of Cardiff; R. Kliegl, Universi¬ty of Potsdam; G. Sedek, Warsaw School of Advanced Social Psychology; M. L. Hummert, University of Kansas)
- 12th Workshop on Human-Computer-Interaction 1992 in Berlin (12. Arbeitstagung Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation)
Grant Review Committees
- German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
- Israel Science Foundation (ISF)
- German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD)
- German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)
- Federal Office for Sports, Switzerland (Bundesamt für Sport, BASPO)
- Austrian National Bank (Österreichische Nationalbank Jubiläumsfond)
Study Program Accreditation
Reviewer for the German accreditation agency AQAS (Agentur für Qualitätssicherung durch Akkreditierung von Studiengängen)