Where the story begins – and continues
Born in the beautiful German city Freiburg, close to the mountains of the Black Forest. There is a little girl with a great fascination for observing and studying people. I am delighted to be able to pursue this fascination in my profession.
I am grateful to be able to work with a wonderful team, including Tita Gonzalez Avilés, Louisa Scheling, and Chiara Förster. Beyond research, I am the mother of a lovely little boy and of two adorable cats.
Current Employment
Head of Emmy Noether-Research Group
Since 2024 | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Assistant Professor for Personality Psychology
Since 2022 | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Education
Ph.D. in Psychology | 2016 – 2019 | University of Basel (summa cum laude)
M.Sc. in Psychology | 2012 – 2014 | University of Bern
B.Sc. in Psychology | 2008 – 2011 | University of Fribourg
Employment History
Postdoctoral Researcher | 2021 – 2021 | University of Bern
SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow | 2020 – 2021 | University of Heidelberg
Postdoctoral Researcher | 2019 – 2020 | University of Bern
Doctoral Researcher | 2016 – 2019 | University of Basel
Research Stay | 2019 | University of Heidelberg (Cornelia Wrzus)
Research Stay | 2017 | Northwestern University (Dan McAdams)
Research Stay | 2016 | University of California, Riverside (David Funder)
Predoctoral Researcher | 2014 – 2016 | University of Basel
Project Grants
DFG Emmy Noether Research Group. Emmy Noether Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG): «A longitudinal experience sampling study on personality-relationship transactions among couples in young, middle, and late adulthood: A detailed examination and analysis of the underlying dynamics» | 2024 – 2025 | $1,702,006.00
Research Funding. Research project funded by the University of Mainz: «Relationship satisfaction: Conception and development of a comprehensive diagnostic procedure» | 2020 – 2021 | $16’570.00
SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): «A closer look at situations, experiences, and outcomes in romantic relationships: How do personality and age matter?» | 2020 – 2021 | $75,038.00
SNSF Doc.CH Grant. Dissertation project funded by the SNSF: «How we become who we are within romantic relationships. Disentangling the complex interplay between personality and romantic relationships from three perspectives.» | 2016 – 2019 | $178,266.00
Awards and Fellowships
Emilie Louise Frey-Prize for best dissertation | 2020 | $1,932.00
antelope@university | 2018 – 2019 | Euro 2,830
Swiss Study Foundation for doctoral candidates | 2016 – 2018
Swiss Study Foundation for students | 2008 – 2015
Travel Grants
SNSF | University of Heidelberg | 2019 | $9,585.00
SNSF | Northwestern University | 2017 | $13,387.00
Swiss Study Foundation University of California | 2016 | $4,820.00
Further Eduction
Couple Therapy | 2014 – 2016 | University of Zurich.
Performing Speech | 2014 | Zurich University of the Arts
Journalism | 2011 – 2014 | Distance School of Journalism Berlin