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CVAcademic Educationsince 05.2022PhD student, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster; CRC TRR 212 (NC³)10.2018 – 04.2021Master of Science, Biosciences, University of Münster10.2015 – 08.2018Bachelor of Science, Biosciences, University of MünsterPositionssince 06.2021Research Assistant, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster03.2019 – 04.2020Student Assistant, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster10. – 11.2019Internship in the group of Prof. Dr. Bugnyar, University of ViennaResearch Articles (Journals) 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.