Melanie Sauerland
Melanie Sauerland
Melanie Sauerland is an assistant professor at the section of forensic psychology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Her research deals with factors that have an impact on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony and the reliability of alibis.
Eva Crone
Eva Crone
German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Psychology, Department of Performance Psychology, Germany
Robin Vallacher
Robin Vallacher
Robin Vallacher is Professor of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, and Research Affiliate at the Center for Complex Systems, Warsaw University. In recent years, Dr. Vallacher has adapted concepts and methods from dynamical systems theory and complexity science to identify the dynamic properties common to such seemingly disparate topics as social conflict, close relations, social judgment, self-concept, and the emergence of personality from social interaction.
Daniel Erlacher
Daniel Erlacher
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daniel Erlacher is a lecturer in training science and sports biology at the Institute of Sport Science at the University of Bern. His research interests include motor learning in lucid dreams, sleep in elite sports, and sleep-related regeneration processes.
Robert Cialdini
Robert Cialdini
Dr. Cialdini is one of the most cited names in Social Psychology. He received his Ph .D. from the University of North Carolina and his post doctoral training from Columbia University. He is currently employed at Arizona State University. Dr. Cialdini is an expert in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation. His scientific work is also covered widely in the media, including appearances on Dateline NBC, CNN, ABC, etc. His website can be consulted at Influence at Work.
Sarah Spies
Sarah Spies
Sarah Spies completed her bachelor's degree in psychology at Saarland University and is now continuing her studies in the master's program, focusing on industrial and organizational psychology, social psychology and clinical psychology. She also works as an assistant researcher at the Institute for Social Research and Social Economy in Saarbrücken.
Terri O'Sullivan
Terri O'Sullivan
Terri O’Sullivan holds a bachelor’s degree in social psychology from the University of Kent, UK where she conducted research into the effects of ostracism from a religious group. She went on to continue this line of research while studying for a master’s degree at Tilburg University, NL under the supervision of Professor Ilja van Beest. She is currently investigating how ostracism affects one’s religious identity as well as studying the vicarious effects of ostracism. Terri coordinates the Big Questions Project. If you have or can answer a Big Question, get in touch! E-mail: t.osullivan@in-mind.org
Lukas Repnik
Lukas Repnik
Lukas Repnik is Editor for Developmental Psychology (Childhood & Adolescence) at the English version of In-Mind magazine. He completed his psychology studies in Vienna and is currently pursuing his PhD at the Medical University of Graz. Working at the intersection of developmental psychology and neuroscience, his research focuses on neural mechanisms underlying psychological resilience. He also conducted research at the SCAN-Unit (University of Vienna), the University of Zurich, and the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (Radboud University, The Netherlands). Besides his PhD, he is currently completing his training as a systemic family therapist.
lukas.repnik@medunigraz.at
Sascha Topolinski
Sascha Topolinski
Sascha Topolinski is an Associate Professor at the University of Cologne leading his own research unit on Social and Economic Cognition. He has received his PhD from the University of Würzburg under the excellent supervision of Fritz Strack. He is interested in intuition and bodily influences on our mind, but also on creativity, affect, and humor.
Jannis Niedick
Jannis Niedick
Jannis Niedick studied History for his BA Degree and Education with a focus on Migration Education, Civic and International Education for his MA Degree at Bielefeld University. In his MA thesis, he examined the speech of the AfD members of parliament about antisemitism, Judaism and Israel on Twitter on the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day 2020. During his studies, he worked for several years as an education officer for a youth association in extracurricular education work. Since September 2021, he has been working as a research assistant in the RESPOND! project at the University of Potsdam.