10/2023	Junior professor at the University of Mainz
10/2020	Postdoctoral researcher in the department Human Factors at Ulm University Head of subject area Human-Robot-Interaction
08/2020	PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at Ulm University with the thesis „Psychological Processes in the Formation and Calibration of Trust in Automation“
Since 03/2014	Research assistant at the Department of Human Factors of Ulm University
2013 - 2014	Employee at the Spiegel Institut Mannheim with focus on usability and user experience in the car
2010 - 2013	M.Sc. Psychology at University of Mannheim
2007 - 2010	B.Sc. Psychology at University of Mannheim

Principal Investigator of the Competence Center for the Investigation and Evaluation oft he Human-Robot Interaction in Public Spaces (ZEN-MRI, www.zen-mri.de)

• Trust in Intelligent Systems/AI:
  • Dynamic trust processes in human-machine interaction
  • Psychological variables influencing perception, evaluation and interaction with technical systems, e.g. state anxiety, technology-related attitudes
  • Emphasis on the role of user personality
  • Measurement of trust variables
  • Role of perceived fairness, security and privacy of intelligent systems
  • The role of errors, transparency, explainability on trust in intelligent systems
  • User adaptive design of trust repair strategies
• Human-Robot Interaction:
  • Person- and system-related influences on the interaction with (service) robots
  • Human-centered design processes in human-robot interaction
  • Trustworthy and acceptable human-robot interaction
  • Behavioural Modeling
  • Inclusive design to enhance accessibility
• Driver-Vehicle Interaction:
  • User Personality and role of user states
  • Trust processes
  • Psychological investigation of user perception and decision making
  • Human-centered design of highly automated vehicles
• Anthropomorphism:
  • Design and consequences of human-like design of automated systems
  • Measurement of the Tendency to Anthropomorphize
  • Psychological Basis of the Uncanny Valley
• Technology Acceptance
  • Role of beliefs
  • Role of user preferences