Jerry Prosper Medernach
Jerry Prosper Medernach
Born in 1985 in Luxembourg, Dr. Jerry Medernach began his sports studies in 2006 at the German Sport University Cologne. He graduated (Ph.D.) in 2015 and has over two decades of experience as a climbing coach, more than 10 years as a sports scientist, and eight years as a physical education teacher. In his primary profession, he currently works as an expert in cognition and sports psychology at the National Institute of Physical Activity and Sports in Luxembourg, where he educates coaches, athletes, and teachers. In his second life, he works as a post-doc researcher at the Institute of Exercise Training and Sports Informatics of the German Sports University. Given that climbing has always been a pivotal component of his life, he is currently investigating perceptual and cognitive skills of climbers. He started climbing in 2002, became a member of the German National Climbing Team NRW, and has climbed routes up to 8b+.
Janina Marguc
Janina Marguc
Janina Marguc originally comes from Slovenia. She received her undergraduate degree at International University of Bremen. After completing her Master’s thesis at Columbia University, Ms. Marguc received her Master of Science in Social Psychology at the Free University, Amsterdam. Her research interests focus on creativity, cooperation, automaticity, emotions, self-regulation, and social cognition. She is now working on a Ph. D. studentship with Dr. Jens Förster on motivational processes at the University of Amsterdam.
Martin Schwichow
Martin Schwichow
Dr. Martin Schwichow is Professor of Physics and its Didactics at the Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg - University of Education. He studied physics and geography at the Philipps University of Marburg and holds a doctorate in physics didactics. In his research, he focuses on the role of language in learning physics, the promotion of experimental skills and climate education in physics lessons. He is particularly interested in the extent to which an understanding of scientific ways of thinking and working facilitates a willingness to act in the context of climate change.
Robert Thomson
Robert Thomson
After completing an MA in media and communications, Robert Thomson is now a PhD student at the Department of Behavioral Science at Hokkaido University, in northern Japan. His research interests lie at the intersection of cross-cultural psychology and cyber-behavior. Specifically, he conducts multi-country studies exploring predictors of self-expression on social network sites. His aim is to uncover culture-specific challenges and opportunities relating to social capital and online connectivity between people. Connect with Robert at www.robthomo.com.
Aileen Oeberst
Aileen Oeberst
Prof. Dr. Aileen Oeberst studied psychology at the University of Leipzig and the Università degli Studi di Cagliari (Italy) and received her doctorate from the University of Osnabrück (Germany). After academic positions at the Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Media in Tübingen (Germany), the University Mainz (Germany) and the University of Hagen (Germany), she now holds a chair for social psychology at the University of Potsdam (Germany). Her research focuses on biases in information processing and false memories.
Justin J. Lehmiller
Justin J. Lehmiller
Justin J. Lehmiller (Ph.D., Purdue University) is a sex educator and researcher in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He has published over 30 scholarly publications in the areas of relationships and sexuality. He also runs a popular blog, The Psychology of Human Sexuality (www.lehmiller.com), dedicated to presenting responsible information about sex in a way that is both educational and entertaining.
Katharina Demke
Katharina Demke
Katharina Demke completed her training as a health and nursing professional at Charité in Berlin and has gained several years of experience in psychiatric facilities. Currently, she is working on her empirical master's thesis on the topic of imagery rescripting and is studying for a Master’s degree in clinical psychology and psychotherapy at the Technical University of Chemnitz.
Chien-Han Kao
Chien-Han Kao
Chien-Han Kao obtained her Master’s degree in Social and Personality Psychology from National Taiwan University. Her primary research interests in graduate school focused on interpersonal motivation and emotional regulation. Chien-Han is currently working as a market researcher in Taiwan, conducting studies related to customer and employee satisfaction.
Emelie Ernberg
Emelie Ernberg
Emelie Ernberg is a Ph.D. student at the University of Gothenburg. Her research focuses on evaluations of children’s testimonies in the legal system and on prosecution of sexual abuse cases involving preschool-aged victims.
Stephen Reicher
Stephen Reicher
Stephen Reicher is Wardlaw Professor of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews. His research is on social identity and group processes. Stephen is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2001 he, along with Alex Haslam, revisited the issues of the Stanford Prison Experiment through their own BBC Prison Experiment (see www.bbcprisonstudy.org)