ABOUT ME
I'm originally from Germany and came to the UK many, many years ago to study for my first degree in psychology at the City University, London. I moved from the bright lights of London to the University of Nottingham to read for a PhD in Psychology and Philosophy. The topic was children's perspective-taking in narrative and spatial scenes. I am still interested in perspective-taking, but now mainly in relation to decision-making.
Away from the university, I am a keen runner (especially with my hounds), cyclist and swimmer, love music. books, art. travelling and, of course, beer.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Decision-making
Impulsivity, risk-taking and biases in choices
2000 - 2003
University of Nottingham, UK
PhD in Psychology and Philosophy
Surrogate decisions
how do we make decisions for others, how does it go right and how can it go wrong
Perspective-taking
social cognition, theory of mind, empathy
people
as a psychologist I am broadly speaking interested in what makes people tick and toc
1996 - 1999
City University, London
BSc (hons) Psychology
1993
Hans-Geiger-Gymnasium, Kiel, Germany
Abitur (Allgemeine Hochschulreife)