Teaching

Supervision

  • Post-doc M. Sumatic (Students’ Experiences in the Classroom: Student–teacher relationships, instructional quality, and dynamic processes)

  • PhD candidate R. Toebosch (Im-personal informatics: Uncovering design choices that help users redefine relationships with and through self-trackers)

  • PhD candidate G. Christofoletti (Social isolation, language and cognitive decline and ageing migrants)

  • PhD candidate K. Krüger (Cognitive Activation. What it is, what it relates to and how it affects students in everyday life)

  • EMPRA supervisor (recurring) - a research focused-practical at the University of Luxembourg whereby a group of Ba-level students conducts their own projects mentored by a supervisor

  • Bachelor and Master theses on various topics

R

  1. Introduction to automatization and online application development using R
  • Bio: You might know R from data analysis. But, R can do much more than that for you!
  • Education level: PhD
  • Type: Series of workshops for doctoral students
  • Period: SoSe 2024 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  1. Introducing machine learning to social scientists
  • Bio: An introductory seminar covering data-related, ethical, ontological as well as the hands-on study of varying methods of machine learning applications in the social sciences.
  • Education level: PhD
  • Type: Series of workshops for doctoral students
  • Period: SoSe 2026 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  1. Introduction to R for quantitative social sciences
  • Bio: Coverse the basics needed to start using R for quantitative research
  • Type: Online-workshop part of the GESIS training program
  • Period: 02.02.2022 - 04.02.2022
  • Institution: GESIS Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, Germany

Ageing

  1. Kommunikation und Gesprächsführung [Communication and conversation skills]
  • Bio: A critical perspective on communication with and for older people
  • Education level: Master
  • Type: Seminar in the Master of Gerontology
  • Period: WiSe 2026-27 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  1. Vielfalt der Altersbildern und deren Auswirkung [Diversity of old age images and outcomes]
  • Bio: A brief intro into psychological theories of old age images as well as cross-cultural themes
  • Type: Online-course; Guest-contribution in eGeneral Studies: Diversity-Kompetenzen
  • Period: WiSe 2020/21
  • Institution: University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
  1. Heterogenität des Alterns aus psychologischer Perspektive [Heterogeneity of ageing from a psychological perspective]
  • Bio: A discussion on the diversity dimensions of ageing (eg, due to sexual orientation, gender, cultural background) Addresses central theories in developmental, social and cross-cultural psychology
  • Type: Seminar
  • Period: SoSe 2019; WiSe 2018/19
  • Institution: University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany
  • Syllabus: here.
  1. Psychologische Forschung zu Altersbildern-Entstehung und Folgen [Psychological research to old age images: Causes and outcomes]
  • Bio: Discusses social, developmental, and cultural factors that contribute to the emergence of old age stereotype Addresses the impact on well-being, health, and functionality
  • Type: Seminar
  • Period: WiSe 2019/20; 2018/19
  • Institution: University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany
  • Syllabus: here.

Methods

  1. Deskriptive und inferenzielle Statistik [Descriptive and inferential statistics]
  • Bio: Provides the basics in statistical lingua
  • Education level: Master
  • Type: Seminar in the Master of Gerontology
  • Period: WiSe 2024-25 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  1. Advanced research methods
  • Bio: Covers advanced methods of research
  • Education level: Master
  • Type: Seminar in the Master of Psychological Intervention
  • Period: WiSe 2026-27 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  1. Psychological network systems
  • Bio: Introduces psychological network analysis and trains the required programming in R
  • Type: Seminar in Master of Psychological Assessment.
  • Period: WiSe 2024-25 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Fundamentals

  1. Grundlagen wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens [Fundamentals of scientific work]
  • Bio: Provides the basics in scientific work
  • Education level: Master
  • Type: Seminar in the Master of Gerontology
  • Period: WiSe 2025-26 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  1. Literaturrecherche und wissenschaftliches Schreiben [Literature reviews and scientific writing]
  • Bio: Introduces the basics in scientific writing connecting it with literature research basics
  • Education level: Master
  • Type: Seminar in the Master of Gerontology
  • Period: WiSe 2025-26 +
  • Institution: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  1. Introduction to reading and understanding research articles in Psychology (and Social Sciences)
  • Bio: Provides an overview of the scientific jargon and tips on efficiently extracting the relevant content
  • Type: Seminar.
  • Period: WiSe 2019/20; SoSe 2018;2019.
  • Institution: University of Vechta, Vechta, DE.
  • Syllabus: here.

General topics

  1. Current debates in group processes and intergroup relations
  • Bio: Discusses key theories in social psychology and gives an introduction to appraoches to solving conflicts
  • Type: Course; Co-taught with Prof. Christopher J. Cohrs & Dr. Regina Arant (ne Kühl)
  • Period: WiSe 2017/18
  • Institution: Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany

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