She is an accomplished scholar with a diverse academic background and extensive experience in the field of psychology. In 2008, she received her Habilitation at the Universität Bremen, earning the Venia Legendi for Psychology. Her title, “Objects, places and space systems in development and learning,” reflects her expertise in this area. She has held various prestigious positions throughout her career, including being appointed as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in York, England, in 2016. Currently, she serves as the Project Lead for ‘INSIDE’ at the Leibniz-Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg, Germany, since 2023. Additionally, she has been associated with the University of Bremen as a Privatdozentin (Associated Faculty) in the Department of Psychology since 2008. Her contributions to the field of psychology have been significant, and her work continues to impact research and education in developmental psychology and learning.

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Education:

She is a distinguished academic with a wealth of achievements in the field of psychology and higher education. Her academic journey began with a Bachelor/Master’s degree in Psychology from the Technical University Berlin in 1986, where she excelled with an Upper Second-Class mark. She continued her academic pursuits, earning her Doctorate in Philosophy, “Magna Cum Laude,” from the Free University of Berlin/Max Planck Institute of Human Development and Education in 1993. Her dissertation, “The development of graphic competence in the child,” was published in 1994 and remains influential in the field. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a commitment to teaching and learning, obtaining an Advanced Diploma in Professional Development from the University of North London in 2000. Her research interests extend to developmental psychology, reflected in her title “Objects, places, and space systems in development and learning.” She has received recognition for her contributions, including becoming a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2016 and being chartered as a psychologist by the British Psychological Society in 1997. Her dedication to advancing knowledge and education in psychology is evident in her extensive academic and professional accomplishments.

Experience:

She boasts an illustrious career spanning across prestigious academic institutions and research projects, demonstrating her expertise and dedication to the field of psychology. With her extensive background, she has made significant contributions to developmental psychology and education. From 2023, she has been serving as the Project Lead for ‘INSIDE’ at the Leibniz-Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg, Germany. Her academic journey includes positions such as Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus (Honorary Professor) in 2014, and a Fixed-term W3-Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Greifswald, Germany, from 2021 to 2022. She has also held roles as a Fixed-term W2-Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Konstanz, Germany, from 2009 to 2011. Previously, she served as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at London Metropolitan University in the UK from 1999 to 2020 and as a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, from 1994 to 1999. Earlier in her career, she was involved in various teaching and research roles, including a Lehrbeauftragte position in Experimental Psychology at the Free University Berlin and a Research Project at the Cognitive Science Lab, supervised by Prof. Friederici at the Free University of Berlin. Her wealth of experience and expertise continue to shape the landscape of psychology and academia.

Publications:

1. The emergence of visually realistic contour in the drawing of the human figure Cited By : 70, Published By ; 2002
2. Pressure, velocity, and time in speeded drawing of basic graphic patterns by young children Cited By : 67, Published By ; 1898
3. Habitual size and projective size: The logic of spatial systems in children’s drawings. Cited By : 60, Published By ; 2009
4. Development of size modification of human figure drawings in spatial axes systems of varying complexity Cited By : 60, Published By ; 1997
5. The transformation of figurative thought: Implications of Piaget and Inhelder’s developmental theory for children’s drawings. Cited By : 56, Published By ; 1995
6. Girls in detail, boys in shape: Gender differences when drawing cubes in depth Cited By : 54, Published By ; 2013
7. More evidence on size modification in spatial axes systems of varying complexity Cited By : 46, Published By ; 2004
8. Drawing and looking: Theoretical approaches to pictorial representation in children. Cited By : 46, Published By ; 1995
9. The role of object violation in the development of visual analysis Cited By : 40, Published By ; 2000
10. Sex differences in visual realism in drawings of animate and inanimate objects Cited By : 39, Published By ; 2011