Hi there, I'm glad you found your way here!

    I'm a postdoc in social psychology at Stanford University, working with Prof. Greg Walton. 

    My research explores how people navigate everyday social interactions and how we can make these experiences more positive and meaningful. One focus of my research is how people experience one of the most painful social situations: being ostracized, that is, feeling excluded or ignored. I also study the impact of digital technology on social connections. For example, I examine phubbing: Feeling ignored when someone uses their phone during face-to-face conversations.

    Thanks for visiting! If you're curious about my research, don't hesitate to reach out, I'd love to hear from you!

Academic Positions

Stanford University, since 06.2025 

   Postdoc, Lab of Prof. Greg Walton

   funded by a Postdoc.Mobility grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation  


University of Basel, Switzerland, 10.2024 – 03.2025

   Postdoc, Lab of Prof. Rainer Greifeneder


Maastricht University, the Netherlands, 11.2024

   Visiting researcher, Lab of Prof. Dongning Ren

   funded by the University of Basel's antelope program


Purdue University, 01.2023 – 06.2023

   Visiting researcher, Lab of Prof. Kip Williams

   funded by a Mobility grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation


University of Basel, Switzerland, 09.2020 - 08.2024

   Doctoral researcher, Lab of Prof. Rainer Greifeneder

   funded by a DocCH grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation 


University of Landau, Germany, 01.2020 – 02.2020 

   Research intern, Lab of Prof. Selma Rudert


University of Basel, Switzerland, 09.2017 – 07.2020 

   Student research assistant, Lab of Prof. Rainer Greifeneder   

Educational Background

University of Basel, Switzerland, 09.2020 - 08.2024

   PhD in Social Psychology, supervised by Prof. Rainer Greifeneder & Prof. Selma Rudert

   thesis: "Ostracism in Everyday Life: Unprecedented Insights Through Experience Sampling"

   summa cum laude (6.0/6.0)


University of Basel, Switzerland, 09.2018 - 08.2020 

   MSc in Social, Economic and Decision Psychology


University of Basel, Switzerland, 09.2015 - 08.2018

   BSc in Psychology

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