In my research, I am engaged in exploring how people assess the personality traits of their fellow human beings and how this impacts social dynamics. I investigate both methodological questions related to psychological assessment – such as how to measure whether people tend to see the good or the bad in others – and substantive questions related to social and personality psychology – such as the individual antecedents and social consequences of a good interpersonal intuition.
In our current most comprehensive research project, my team and I have developed a free quiz app for assessing one’s own interpersonal intuition. For more information, please visit the Who Knows project.
I am dedicated to the Open Science movement, regularly sharing research data, materials, and analysis scripts for my studies, which I also preregister whenever possible.
See my CV for details.
PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Psychology, 2019
University of Münster
M.Sc. in Psychology, 2016
University of Leipzig
B.Sc. in Psychology, 2012
University of Freiburg
Here’s a selection of my media appearances:
See my CV for a publication list including working papers, talks, etc.
Once I began my Ph.D., I regularly conducted seminars and workshops on implementing statistical procedures using SPSS and R at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Furthermore, I held lectures on Psychological Diagnostics at the Master’s level and led seminars on targeted diagnostic interviewing, personality and performance measurement, and personality and interpersonal perception at zero-acquaintance at the University of Münster. At HMU, my teaching focus also lies in the field of Psychological Diagnostics.
In the winter term (WS 2025) I teach the following courses:
See my CV for a detailed overview of courses I have taught.