Keynotes

Diversity enriches psychological research (Friday 11 am)

Prof. Dr. Andrea Kiesel

Diversity in research can address different facets. In psychological research, we are aware of the necessity to investigate diverse participants samples to check whether our theories generalize to different cultural groups, to different populations (e.g. patient groups) and to different age groups. Yet, diversity in research also refers to diverse work groups (international and interdisciplinary) and to diverse methods. A diverse work group is enriching and helpful to come up with different research questions. In addition to internationality also interdisciplinary work groups enable to identify and address novel research questions. I will shortly explain two research lines in my lab (referring to posture control and human machine symbiosis) that evolved in interdisciplinary research teams. Finally, also diversity in research methods is enriching and enables to address novel research question. To predict acceptance for not yet existing technologies, we currently develop Cognitive Affective Maps (CAMs) as a novel research tool enabling quantitative as well as qualitative data analyses.

Ways of Science (Saturday 11 am)

Dr. Lena Steindorf

Dr. Ivan Marevic

Dr. Sarah Schäfer

A successful PhD not only qualifies graduates academically, but also gives them a variety of transferable skills that prepare them for different career paths. In this keynote, we will hear three inspiring stories of people who have successfully completed their PhD and subsequently pursued different career paths. Dr. Lena Steindorf completed her doctoral studies at Heidelberg University on the nature and measurement of mind wandering. After a 3-year postdoctoral phase, she is now doing sports-psychology research at TSG ResearchLab, a research facility of the Bundesliga football club TSG Hoffenheim, and is concurrently undergoing training to qualify as a sports psychologist. Dr. Ivan Marevic completed also his doctoral studies in Heidelberg on modeling forgetting processes with multinomial modeling approaches. After a 5 years of working as a data scientist and data engineer, first in a variety of projects for a consulting company, and later for an online retailer, he now works as an algorithm developer for micro-electro-mechanical sensors for Bosch GmbH in Reutlingen. Dr. Sarah Schäfer completed her doctoral studies in Trier on the influence of self-relevant stimuli on various cognitive processes. After a 4-year postdoctoral phase as part of a self-acquired, third-party funded postdoctoral position, she devoted herself full-time to working as a psychological expert for courts. Finally, a panel discussion will provide space for questions and comments from the audience to encourage an interactive exchange.