Member of the 'Human, Climate, Sustainability' interest group of the German Psychological Society; member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW); member of the Supervisory Board of the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences GESIS; Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
Research Experience
Serves as a Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Mannheim and is an associated researcher at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research. Additionally, she is an associated researcher in the Department of Adaptive Rationality at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin.
Background
Professor of Health Psychology, with research interests focusing on the role of nutrition and physical activity in individuals, partnerships, families, and other groups. Utilizes research methods from psychology and computational social sciences to better understand health behaviors.
Miscellany
Since 2024, she has been the Vice President for Research and Academic Career Paths at the University of Mannheim.