Research interests

  • Relevance of sociocultural context for development and personality
  • Life span perspective on personal development
  • Interplay of personality and social relationships
  • Longitudinal research methods

Academic background

02/2019 - 10/2023 PhD in Psychology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. Dissertation topic: „The dynamics of romantic relationship (in)experiences in adolescence and emerging adulthood“

02/2017 - 01/2019 Master of Science in Psychology at University Basel

09/2013 - 07/2016 Bachelor of Science in Psychology at University Basel

Occupational positions

since 10/2025 Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Developmental Psychology, Education, and Learning, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg

01/2024 - 07/2025 Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Department of Personality Psychology and Diagnostics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

08/2023 - 12/2023 Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Humboldt University of Berlin

02/2019 - 07/2023 Predoctoral researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Department of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena 

Scientific contributions