Dr. Helene Kreysa
PostDoc from the Department of General Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Helene Kreysa, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Researcher and Assistant of Prof. Schweinberger General Psychology I
Office hours:
Mo-Do 9-12 and by arrangement
Mo-Do 9-12 and by arrangement
Research Interests
- Sharing of Information and Misinformation
- Multimodal person perception
- Neuropsychological disorders
- Eyetracking and visual perception
- Autism and other forms of neurodiversity
- Language, communication and social interaction
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 1998-2004: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster: Dipl.-Psychologie
- 1996-2005: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster: Magister artium (Allg. Sprachwissenschaft, Soziologie & Psychologie)
- 2005-2009: University of Edinburgh: PhD Coordinating speech-related eye movements between comprehension and production (Supervisor Prof. Dr. M. J. Pickering)
Positions
- Since 09/ 2021: Teamassistenz, Allgemeine Psychologie, FSU Jena
- 10/2012-08/2021: PostDoc, Allgemeine Psychologie, FSU Jena
- 05/ 2009 – 10/ 2012: PostDoc, Language & Cognition group, CITEC, Bielefeld University
Awards and Scholarships
- 2024: Liberty-Connect-Fund Award with Julian Kauk: Dynamics of online climate (mis)information: Risks and potentials for climate change mitigation (€ 11.100 / 12 Monate)
- 2005-2008: PhD studentship from the School of Psychology, Philosophy & Language Sciences, Edinburgh University
Professional Societies and Activities
DGPs, BDP
Reviews for Scientific Journals
Applied Cognitive Psychology, Big Data and Society, Brain & Cognition, Cognition, Cognitive Processing, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Dialogue & Discourse, Frontiers in Communication, Frontiers in Psychology, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, JMIR Medical Education, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Journal of Interactive Advertising, Journal of Memory and Language, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Language and Cognition, New Media and Society, PeerJ, Perception, PlosOne, Psychological Research, Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Second Language Research
Reviewing for Research Councils
- Czech Science Foundation
Teaching
- WiSe 2025/26: MSc seminar “Neuropsychological Assessment” (with PD Dr. Peter Bublak)
- 2022-2025: Mitarbeit im Auswahlkommittee für CPCN und KliPPT Masterstudiengänge
- 4-6 betreute Abschlussarbeiten in Psychologie und anderen Fächern pro Jahr
Other Activities
- since 2018: Organisation des regelmäßigen Journal Clubs Current Topics in Autism Research sowie von regelmäßigen Netzwerktreffen mit an Autismus interessierten Personen und Institutionen im Jenaer Raum (mit Dr. D. Schneider und A. Kowallik)
- 12/2024: Symposium zum 10-jährigen Bestehen der Forschungsgruppe “Social Potentials in Autism”; FSU Jena: https://www.fsv.uni-jena.de/50864/10-jahre-social-potentials-in-autism de
- 09/2024: Interdisciplinary Symposium “Liberty and Ownership of Social Data” (funded by Liberty Connect Fund), FSU Jena: https://www.fsv.uni-jena.de/43549/liberty-and-ownership-of-social-data
