Research interests
- adaptive behavior under risk vs. uncertainty
- ecological rationality, rational task analysis
- risk perception, communication and management
- interactive problem solving, embodied and embedded cognition
Professional experience
| 2014–present | Research scientist in Social Psychology and Decision Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany |
| 2013–2014 | Acting chair of General Psychology: Cognition, Emotion, Communication (previously Prof. Hans Spada), Department of Psychology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 2011–2013 | Researcher, Cognitive and Decision Sciences (Prof. Michael R. Waldmann), Georg-Elias-Müller Institute for Psychology, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany |
| 2008–present | Researcher, Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC, Prof. Gerd Gigerenzer), Max Planck Institute for Human Development (MPIB), Berlin, Germany |
| 2007–2008 | Research assistant professor, Cognitive Science Department (Prof. Wayne D. Gray), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY, USA |
| 2003–2007 | Post-doctoral researcher, Cognitive Science Department (Prof. Wayne D. Gray), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY, USA |
Education
| 2000–2003 | Ph.D. in Psychology (Prof. Stephen J. Payne), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| 1998–1999 | Graduate student research collaborator (Prof. Phil N. Johnson-Laird), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA |
| 1998 | Diplom (M.Sc. equiv.) in Psychology (Prof. Hans Spada), Department of Psychology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 1992–1998 | Studies in Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany |