Louisa Bierbaum

Tel: (+49)-(0)521-106-2703

VHF Bielefeld

since 05.2022: PhD student, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster; CRC TRR 212 (NC³)
10.2018 – 04.2021: Master of Science, Biosciences, University of Münster
10.2015 – 08.2018: Bachelor of Science, Biosciences, University of Münster

since 06.2021: Research Assistant, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
03.2019 – 04.2020: Student Assistant, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
10. – 11.2019: Internship in the group of Prof. Dr. Bugnyar, University of Vienna

Research Articles (Journals)

Siewert, V, Bierbaum, L, Gleske, M, Mundinger, C, Palme, R, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. 2026. “Effects of enrichment removal on cognitive judgement bias of mice: a comparison of two paradigms.” Frontiers in Veterinary Science 13 1813283. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1813283.
Bračić, M, Bierbaum, L, Peng, M, Nimalavachchlan, L, Siewert, V, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. 2025. “The behavioural ecology of optimism: judgement bias and foraging under predation risk in mice.” Animal Behaviour 219 122991. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.10.005.
Bierbaum, L, Mundinger, C, Siewert, S, Kaiser, S, and Richter, SH. 2025. “Forever an optimist? Investigating the temporal consistency of optimism within and across life phases in rats.” Animal Behaviour 229 123334. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123334.
Bohn, L, Bierbaum, L, Kästner, N, von, Kortzfleisch VT, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. 2023. “Structural enrichment for laboratory mice: exploring the effects of novelty and complexity.” Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10 1207332. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1207332.
Feige-Diller, J, Krakenberg, V, Bierbaum, L, Seifert, L, Palme, R, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. 2020. “The effects of different feeding routines on welfare in laboratory mice.” Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6: 479.