Team

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Prof. Dr. Tania Singer

Scientific Head
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Dr. Asifa Akhtar

Executive Manager
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Dr. Juliane Domke

Labmanager
Ph.D. in General Linguistics, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
Juliane coordinates all administrative and organizational tasks in the Social Neuroscience Lab.
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Dr. Philipp Beuchel

PostDoc (Edu:Social)
Ph.D. in Education, Tuebingen University, Germany
Philipp’s research scope includes the professional development of educators, resilience and mental health in educational contexts, and the classroom and socio-emotional effects of mindfulness training. In particular, he is interested in behavioural and psycho-physiological measures to capture constructs such as stress, prosociality, or teaching quality.
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Dr. Ananda Zeas-Sigüenza

Researcher (Edu:Social)
Ph.D. in Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, Spain
Ananda’s research focuses on understanding loneliness and its impact on mental health, well-being, and social functioning. She is particularly committed to developing evidence-based toolkits that support individuals and communities in addressing loneliness and mental health, fostering greater connection in both personal and professional contexts. Building on her previous work with fMRI and behavioural methods, her research explores how insights from social neuroscience and intervention research can be translated into practical strategies to enhance resilience, well-being, and connectedness in educational and organisational settings.
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Dr. Yael Malin

Associated Researcher (Edu:Social)
PhD in Education, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Yael's research is centered on investigating well-being and prosociality within the school environment. She has a specific interest in exploring the connection between students' wellness and their engagement in prosocial behaviors, which are evaluated through behavioral tasks. Furthermore, Yael aims to understand the impact of teacher wellness on their teaching and interactions with students. Finally, her focus extends to examining the unique relationship between teachers and students, both within the pedagogical process and in contexts beyond it.
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Nine Kompier

Project Coordinator (Edu:Social)
PhD in Cellular Neuroscience, Max-Delbrueck-Center, Berlin
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Henrik Schmidt, M.Sc.

Project Coordinator (Edu:Social)
MSc Psychology, Potsdam University
Henrik’s academic background is primarily in the fields of clinical psychology, health psychology and public health. In his previous scientific work, he was interested in the link between mindfulness and addiction, acute stress and social behaviour, as well as psychosocial impacts of telemedical services. His role at Edu:Social School includes coordinating and organizing the the project.
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Dr. Janine Sigulla

Project Coordination (Edu:Social)
Dissertation in Molecular Biology, MPI for Infection Biology, Berlin
Janine's expertise combines foundational biological research (PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology) with clinical psychology (Master of Arts in Psychology at the International Psychoanalytical University).
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Evelyn Garnreiter, B.Sc.

Intern
MSc Student, Psychology, Free University Berlin
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Hannah Matthaeus, M.Sc

associated PhD Candidate (CovSocial)
MSc Clinical Psychology, Technical University Dresden, Germany
In the context of her PhD, Hannah is researching the impact of psychological interventions on stress and loneliness using behavioral and biopsychosocial methods. Additionally, she is interested in how these effects can be predicted by stressor-related changes in vulnerability, resilience and social cohesion.
Edu:Social Team
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CovSocial Team
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