Prof. Dr. Birgit Elsner - Biography
Curriculum vitae
since 2008 | Full Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Potsdam, Germany. |
2007-2008 | Interim Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Potsdam, Germany. |
2002-2007 | Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental Psychology and Biopsychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany. |
2000-2002 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychological Research, Unit: Infant Cognition and Action, Munich, Germany |
1996-2000 | Ph.D. Student, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychological Research, Unit: Cognition and Action, Munich, Germany. |
1990-1996 | Student of Psychology, University of Göttingen, Germany. |
Born and raised near Hameln, Germany. | |
Academic Degrees
- 2007 Habilitation in Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
- 2000 Dr. phil. in Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
- 1996 Diploma in Psychology, University of Göttingen, Germany
Administrative Positions
| since 10/2020 | Spokesperson of the Research Focus Cognitive Sciences at the University of Potsdam |
since 04/2017 | Member of the Potsdam Research Institute for Early Learning and Educational Action (PINA) |
2017-2022 | Member of the Committee for Study and Teaching of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs) |
2016-2022 | Member of the Senate of the University of Potsdam |
since 2015 | Deputy Spokesperson of the DFG Research Unit FOR 2253 Funding Member of PINA (Potsdam Research Institute for Early Learning & Educational Action) |
since 2014 | Member of the Executive Committee of the Research Focus Cognitive Sciences of the University of Potsdam |
2011-2016 | Spokesperson of the DFG Research Training Group GRK1668 and the PIER study |
since 2011 | Chairperson of the Study Commission and deputy chairperson of the Examining Board for ‘Educational Sciences for Teaching Degree Programs’, University of Potsdam |
since 2008 | Head of the BabyLAB of the University of Potsdam (together with Prof. Dr. Barbara Höhle) |
2010-2016 | Member of the Faculty Council of Humanities Sciences, University of Potsdam |
2012-2013 | Head of the Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam |
2010-2012 | Spokesperson of the Research Cluster ‘Action and Behavior’ and member of the Executive Committee of the ‘Area of Excellence: Cognitive Sciences’, Faculty of Humanities Sciences, University of Potsdam |