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News from the Chair of Psychological Diagnostics and Differential Psychology
2023
December
Anabel Büchner becomes doctoral student representative of the ARP
Together with Kendall Mather from the University of Oregon, Anabel Büchner will be the doctoral student representative of the Association of Research in Personality (ARP) for the next two years. The ARP is one of the world's largest scientific organizations in the field of personality psychology. As doctoral student representative, Anabel will act as an interface between the doctoral students and the ARP board. We congratulate Anabel and wish her every success in this new role!
Further information about the Association for Research in Personality
November
New article in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Anabel Büchner has co-authored an article entitled "Extraverts Reap Greater Social Rewards From Passion Because They Express Passion More Frequently and More Diversely" in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Anabel worked on the study together with Kai Krautter and Prof. Jon Jachimowciz during her time as a research associate at Harvard Business School. A popular science version of the article was published in the Harvard Business Review. Congratulations!
Click here for the article in the journal and here for the popular science article
Tina Thurm is accepted into the Studienstiftung
Our student assistant Tina Thurm has been accepted into the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. The Studienstiftung is the largest and oldest organization for the promotion of gifted students in Germany. In addition to financial support, Tina also benefits from an extensive program of non-material support. We congratulate Tina on her success!
Studienstiftung - Information for students and applicants
October
Lecture on the topic of "AI in education" on 17.10.2023
On 17.10.2023 Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart will give a lecture
on the topic "AI in education: developments, perspectives, challenges & limits".
Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart is Scientific Director of the Educational Technology research department at DFKI Berlin and Professor of "Didactics of Computer Science/Computer Science and Society" at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He is currently also Vice President for Teaching and Studies there. Prof. Dr. Pinkwart has led a large number of research projects in the field of educational technologies in the course of his work to date and is scientifically renowned for his numerous publications in the field.
All members of the University of Siegen are invited to attend, and we are particularly pleased to welcome students!
- Date: Tuesday, 17.10.2023
- Time: 10:15-11:45
- Room: US-C 115
- Prior registration is not necessary!
New addition to the team: Dr. Alexandra Zapko-Willmes
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Alexandra Zapko-Willmes as an Academic Councilor in our working group from October 1, 2023! She previously worked as a research assistant (postdoc) at the University of Bremen.
In her research, she is particularly interested in the explanation of personality differences through individual environmental influences as well as interactions between disposition and environment. In addition to the conceptualization of personality and personality development, sociopolitical orientations are among the other focal points of her previous work.
Welcome, Alexandra!
Further information and contact
September
The prizewinners Isabel Thielmann (2nd from right; William Stern Prize) and Kai Horstmann (2nd from left; Anne Anastasi Prize)
© Manuela Seethaler
Kai Horstmann receives Anne Anastasi Prize for Psychological Diagnostics
Junior Professor Dr. Kai Horstmann has been awarded the Anne Anastasi Prize, which recognizes outstanding young researchers for significant contributions to the field of psychological diagnostics. The prize was awarded by the Division of Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics (DPPD) of the German Psychological Society (DGPs). The award ceremony took place at the 17th conference of the specialist group in Salzburg.
Further information on the Anne Anastasi Prize
17th DPPD specialist group conference in Salzburg
In September, Kai Horstmann, Karla Fliedner and Lilly Buck represented our working group at the 17th conference of the DGPs Division of Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics (DPPD). They presented research findings on (1) the information content of global self-reports, (2) the relationship between self-perception and external perception of life events and relationship satisfaction in romantic couples, and (3) situation assessment in clinical psychology.
We had a wonderful time with valuable suggestions and lively exchanges. Our heartfelt thanks go to the organizing team of the Paris Lodron University Salzburg!
To the website of the DPPD conference
August
Semester abroad in Iceland
Our student assistant Emma Kiesel has started her semester abroad in Iceland. She will live in Reykjavik and study psychology at Reykjavik University (RU) from August to December. As the University of Siegen does not have an Erasmus contract with RU, she has applied as a freemover (self-organized student). As a freemover, students can apply to any university worldwide that accepts them, but often have to pay tuition fees and are not funded by the Erasmus program.
Research stay in Vancouver
In August, Anabel Büchner begins a one-year research stay at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. There she will be part of the Personality and Geographical Ambiance (PANGEA) Lab under the direction of Fritz Götz. Together with Fritz Götz, an expert in person-environment transactions, she will be working on projects as part of her doctorate. Even though we will miss Anabel Büchner here, we wish her an enriching time in Vancouver!
Link to the Personality and Geographic Environment Laboratory (PANGEA)
Doctoral funding from the German National Academic Foundation
From August, Anabel Büchner's doctorate will be supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. The Studienstiftung is the largest and oldest organization for the promotion of gifted students in Germany. In addition to financial support, she also benefits from an extensive program of non-material support. We congratulate Anabel Büchner on this success!
Find out more about the Studienstiftung's doctoral funding program here
SPSS2R - Teaching materials in R
In the course of the planned gradual conversion from SPSS to R in the Department of Psychology, existing teaching materials will be adapted, exemplary R scripts will be created and short explanatory videos will be produced. In addition, workshops are planned that will be offered to both lecturers and students to ensure a smooth and successful transition.
Further information can be found here
July
Retreat at the University of Siegen
In July, the Siegen working group of the Chair of Psychological Diagnostics and Differential Psychology met with the doctoral students from Berlin in Siegen for a retreat lasting several days - including a hike and scientific exchange with Prof. Hennecke's working group. The team of Prof. Kai Horstmann is looking forward to a continuation next year!
Click here for the working group of Prof. Hennecke
Poster presentation at the ARP Conference in Evanston, Illinois
Anabel Büchner took part in the meeting of the Association for Research in Personality (ARP) in Evanston. At ARP, she presented one of her dissertation studies entitled "Modeling Personality Traits in a Dynamic Systems Framework: Pitfalls and Ways to Overcome Them" as a poster.
The 8th Biennial Meeting of the Association for Research in Personality will be held in Evanston, Illinois in July 2023. ... read more
June
Mark Schutera gives lecture on ChatGPT
On June 21, 2023, Mark Schutera visited the University of Siegen with his lecture on "Placing GPT - Effective intuitions through a technical perspective". Team Lead Mark Schutera works at ZF Group as AI Product Owner for Autonomous Driving. In his presentation, he explained the technical functionality of ChatGPT step by step and explained how ChatGPT could be further improved in the near future. We thank Mark for his exciting presentation!
Lecture series "AI at the university"
SIPS in Padova
In June, Anabel Büchner took part in the congress of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) in Padova. At SIPS, she presented the idea of one of her dissertation studies in the form of a pre-study poster entitled "Can Dynamic Conceptualizations of Personality Traits be Measured in Cross-Sectional Assessments?".
SIPS 2023 - June 22-24, Padova, Italy
May
Lilly Buck takes part in the DPK in Berlin
In May, Lilly Buck took part in the German Psychotherapy Congress (DPK) in Berlin. As part of the symposium "Experience Sampling in Clinical Psychology: From Basic Research to Implications for Practice", she gave a presentation on "Recording Situations in Clinical ESM Studies".
German Psychotherapy Congress (DPK)
April
Anabel Büchner begins her doctorate with the Elsa Neumann Scholarship
Since April 2023, Anabel Büchner has been supported by the Elsa Neumann Scholarship of the State of Berlin. She is using this funding to begin her doctorate at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Kai Horstmann is supervising her doctorate. We would like to congratulate her and wish her a good start to her doctorate!