About us

Christina Bauer

I work as a post-doc researcher at the Department of Occupational, Economic and Social Psychology. I investigate how identity-based processes put stigmatized individuals at a disadvantage and how psychologically wise interventions can help those individuals succeed.

Joined in: 2021

Responsible for: speaker, communication with the deanery of the Faculty.

Moana Drüe

I am a PhD student in the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Unit. My research focuses on climate change, aiming to understand why people find it challenging to adopt eco-friendly behaviours despite the urgent need for it.

Joined in: 2024

Anna Fekete

I am a postdoctoral research in the Stress Lab, Music & Health Lab. My research focuses on how the arts can be used to enhance people's health and well-being, as well as exploring the mechanisms behind these benefits. Recently, I have been particularly interested in music-related interventions in everyday life.

Joined in: 2025

Daniel Suchy

I am a PhD candidate at the Cognitive Psychology Lab, a part of the Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology. In my project, I research how emotions, especially fear, interact with visual attention.

Joined in: 2025

Lucia Volpi

I am currently working as a PhD student in the Health Psychology research group. My research focuses on the role of the menstrual cycle in influencing health behaviour such as physical activity engagement and diet.

Joined in: 2025

Luise Graichen

I am a PhD student, part of the Wagner Lab and affiliated with the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Unit. My research focuses on memory and navigation. How do we remember the past, how do we navigate the future? To investigate both concepts, I am using a set of different methods such as eye tracking and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Joined in: 2023

Achilleas Tsarpalis-Fragkoulidis

I am postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, working for the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology unit. My work is focused on fears of social evaluation, emotion dysregulation and social anxiety in adolescence.

Joined in: 2023

Anne Eich

I am a PhD student. In my research, I investigate cooperation and conflict within and between groups. I am particularly interested in group-level social preferences, such as parochial altruism, and how they shape intergroup dynamics.

Joined in: 2025

Jan Mikuni

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Empirical Visual Aesthetic Lab. My research focuses on aesthetic experiences in everyday life — how they emerge, the psychological processes they involve, and how they influence individuals and society.

Joined in: 2025

Julia Reiter

I am working as a post-doc researcher. I investigate political developmental processes during adolescence and emerging adulthood, including collective action, activism, and radicalization, as well as intergroup conflicts and societal conflicts in a broader sense.

Joined in: 2023

Hannah Tschenett

I am a PhD student. My research focuses on the mechanisms of psychobiological stress and the investigation of stress management strategies for daily life.

Joined in: 2024

Alexandra Alvarez

I am a PhD student working in the Empirical Visual Aesthetics Lab and the ARTIS Lab. My research focuses on the art experience across different modalities as well as emotion sharing. I am a researcher with the FWF-funded ORDIV project in collaboration with the University of Continuing Education in Krems and the Belvedere Museum.

Joined in: 2024

Sophie Melzer

I am a PhD student in Work and Organisational Psychology investigating the impact of work flexibility ('weak situations') on employed and self-employed workers. I am particularly interested in its effects on wellbeing and innovation.

Joined in: 2025

Alina Schneider

I am a PhD student at the Social and Economic Psychology Group investigating cognitive and behavioral aspects of antimicrobial resistance.

Joined in: 2025

Leonardo Bergmann

I am a PhD student. In my research, I aim to investigate how large language models can assist researchers in study planning and identifying appropriate statistical methods. 

Joined in: 2023

Claus Lamm