Dr. Cristina Greculescu


Untersuchung förderlicher Verhaltensweisen wie schulisches und zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement
Zielgerichtete Entwicklung pädagogischer Maßnahmen, um diese Kompetenzen systematisch zu stärken
Beruflicher Werdegang
seit 09/2025: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (National Data Manager, ICCS 2027), Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Münster
04/2024 – 12/2024: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im DFG-geförderten Graduiertenkolleg (RTG) 2513 Social Dynamics of the Self (SELF), Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), Constructor University (ehem. Jacobs University Bremen)
08/2015 – 08/2025: Undergraduate Education Coordinator (bis 12/2018) / Teaching and Resource Planning Coordinator (bis 08/2025), Constructor University (ehem. Jacobs University Bremen)
Akademischer Werdegang
02/2017 – 12/2024
Promotion zum Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (Bildungspsychologie), Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), Constructor University / Universität Bremen
Thema der Dissertation: “Teaching grit – Examining the effects of a school-based intervention to foster grit”
09/2006 – 12/2008
M.A. International Communication, Jacobs University Bremen
Schwerpunkte: Politische Soziologie, Kommunikationswissenschaft
Greculescu, C., Tiangco, N., Umel, A. (2027) Research ethics committees in the social sciences. In: Sinharay, S. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Measurement in Social Sciences, Second Edition. Vol. 4, pp. 541–554. US: Academic Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-26629-4.00240-9
Tyner, A. H., Abatayo, A. L., Daley, M., Field, S., Fox, N., Haber, N. A., Hahn, K. M., Kline Struhl, M., Mawhinney, B., Miske, O., Silverstein, P., Soderberg, C. K., Stankov, T., …, Greculescu, C., …, Nosek, B. A., & Errington, T. M. (2026). Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioral sciences. Nature, 652, 143–150. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-10078-y
Greculescu, C. & Karakaşoğlu, Y. (2025). Designing for impact: A user-centered approach to developing and testing a web-based grit intervention in schools [Preprint]. SSRN. http://ssrn.com/abstract=5317081
Greculescu, C. (2025). Teaching Grit: Examining the Effects of a School-based Intervention to Foster Grit. Dissertation. Universität Bremen. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/4333
Verweij, M. & Greculescu, C. (2011). Health for very few: The resurgence of malaria. In M. Verweij, Clumsy solutions for a wicked world: How to improve global governance (pp. 70-103). Palgrave Macmillan.
Greculescu, C. (2025, June). Grit: Does it help disadvantaged students improve their academic performance? [Conference presentation]. IAIR / IACCP 2025 Conference: Bridging Intercultural Divides in a Digitally Connected World, Brisbane, Australia.