Education
- Summa cum laude PhD in Psychology, University of Munich (1998). Research area: Cognitive psychology
- Master in Psychology, University of Groningen (1993)
Employment
Currently- Professor of Psychology, University of Essex
- In Germany: Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research
- In US: Washington University Medical School in St. Louis ("WashU")
- In UK: University of Glasgow, University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University, University of West of England
Research Interests
My research covers a wide range of topics. I am particularly well known for my work on sex differences in educational outcomes and social attitudes. I am also well known for my research in regard to survey and cognitive experiment design and data collection. My research fits in the areas of cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, animal psychology, differential psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, and social psychology.
Teaching Interests
- Teaching should bring psychology to life, for example using good online demonstrations
- Development of the widely used online PsyToolkit platform for learning about psychology [1]
- Support for students with chronic disease [2]
Publications
- I am listed in Elsevier's list of the 2% world-wide most cited researchers.
- Link to my Google Scholar profile with all publications