Prof. Dr. Christian Kandler
Christian Kandler received his diploma in psychology in 2007 at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. After his graduation, he conducted research and taught as a research assistant (2007-2012), assistant professor (2012-2016) and interim professor (2016-2017) at the Bielefeld University. There, he completed his doctorate thesis in 2010, entitled “The Nature of Personality: Validity, Continuity and Interaction of the Genetic Make-up and Environment”, and received the venia legendi in psychology in 2017; his habilitation thesis was entitled “Genotype-Environment Interplay of Personality Development”. He was a professor at the MSB Medical School Berlin (2017-2018) and is now professor of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment at the University of Bremen.
From October 2015 to December 2023, he has been supervising the SPeADy research project. His research on the patterns and sources of personality differences and development has been honored multiple times. Most recently, he won the EAPP early achievement award in 2018.
Jana Instinske, M. Sc.
Jana Instinske completed her Master of Science in 2022 at the University of Bremen. In her master thesis, she was working on the sources and common structure of self-esteem, self-efficacy, internal control beliefs, and emotional stability. In 2023, she won the award for the best master thesis from the German research society of differential psychology, personality psychology and psychological assessment.
Since March 2022, Jana Instinske has been working as a research assistant in the work group on Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment at the University of Bremen. Currently, she is working on her doctoral thesis based on scientific papers using the SPeADy data.
Former Team Members
Dr. Alexandra Zapko-Willmes (Universität Siegen)
Annika Overlander (Universität Konstanz)
Fynn Plugge (Universität Bremen)
Jantje Bollmann (Universität Bremen)
Sophie Walter (Universität Bremen)
Corinna Eickes (Universität Bremen)
Jana Willemsen (Universität Bremen)
Elif Yalcin (Universität Bremen)
Julia Richter (Universität Bielefeld)
Angelika Penner (Universität Bielefeld)
Hannah Sarnizei (Universität Bielefeld)
Paula Wundersee (MSB Medical School Berlin)
Rebecca Gruzman (MSB Medical School Berlin)
Felix Butt (MSB Medical School Berlin)
Pauline Hirche (Universität Bielefeld)
Julia Schneider (Universität Bielefeld)
Michael Papendick (Universität Bielefeld)
Kai Tippelt (Universität Bielefeld)