Waldmann, Michael R.
Curriculum Vitae
| 1988 | Ph.D. at the University of Munich |
| 1995 | Habilitation at the University of Tübingen |
| 1994-98 | Senior research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research (Area: "Behavioral and cognitive development") |
| 1998 | Professor of Psychology (C3) at the University of Göttingen |
| since 2005 | Professor of Psychology (W3) at the University of Göttingen |
| 2002-2010 | Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Göttingen |
Current Research Projects
The focus of our research is on higher-level cognitive processes including learning, reasoning, categorization, judgment and decision making. Currently we study how causal and moral knowledge is acquired, represented, and used. Methodologically we combine computational modeling with behavioral experimentation to gain insights into the cognitive processes underlying these key competencies. I am also interested in the neural basis of causal and moral reasoning, and in cognitive behavioral research comparing humans with other species.
Current research grants
DFG Reinhart Koselleck-Project "Mechanisms, Capacities, and Dependencies: A New Theory of Causal Reasoning" (starting in 2023).
Current Ph.D. students
Current Post Docs
Simon Stephan
Tom Wysocki
Teaching
I currently offer courses about cognitive science, in particular higher-level cognition, in the bachelor and master programs, and statistics in the bachelor program.
Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- Cognitive Science Society
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie
- Deutscher Hochschulverband
- Psychonomic Society
Editorial Boards
- Psychological Review, Associate Editor (since 2021)
- Psychological Review, Editorial Board (2015-2021)
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, Associate Editor (2010-2021)
- Experimental Psychology, Consulting Editor (since 2010)
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, Consulting Editor (2002-2010)
- Memory & Cognition, Consulting Editor (2006-2009)
Professional Services
Scientific Advisory Board and Scientific Panel (selective)
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin (since 2014; Chair of Scientific Advisory Board since 2015)
Member of the European Science Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant Panel SH4 „The human mind and its complexity“, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Member of Evaluation Panels:
Graduate School Munich, 2016
University of Münster, 2011
University of Uppsala, 2007
DFG (Düsseldorf; Tübingen), 2005, 2017
Review of Grant Proposals and Evaluations
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, U.K.
Cognitive Science Conference (Program Committee)
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Economic & Social Research Council
German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research & Development
Israel Science Foundation
McArthur Foundation
James S. McDonnell Foundation
Max Planck Society
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Schweizer Nationalfonds
Universität Bochum
US-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Economic & Social Research Council
German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research & Development
McArthur Foundation
James S. McDonnell Foundation
Max Planck Society
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Schweizer Nationalfonds
Honors and Awards
Charlotte and Karl Bühler Early Career Research Award from the German Society for Psychology, 1996
Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), 2010
Computational Modeling: Higher Level Cognition Award of the Cognitive Science Society (Stephan & Waldmann, 2017)
Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society, 2021