Alumni and alumnae
The ultimate goal of the RTG SMiP is the success of the doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The immediate success criteria for the RTG include publications in leading peer-reviewed journals, contributions to relevant national and international conferences, and excellent quality of SMiP dissertation projects that are ideally completed within a period of 3 years. Additional long-term success criteria are attractive placements of SMiP alumni and alumnae, significant contributions of SMiP graduates to research and academic teaching on statistical modeling in psychology as well as to society and industry outside academia, fostering international collaboration of structured doctoral programs, and new research perspectives emanating from the SMiP program.
The SMiP postdoc as well as former doctoral researchers with positions or independent projects at one of the SMiP centers can select two SMiP PIs as academic and personal mentors. The mentors hold regular meetings with the early-stage researchers, in which they discuss the scientific progress and the next steps of academic development. The mentors also inform the mentees about funding opportunities and relevant job openings, and they offer coaching and feedback on the young researchers’ projects, manuscripts, grant proposals, presentations and teaching experiences.
Former doctoral researchers:
Cohort 2017
Dr. Franziska Bott joined the SMiP group in October 2017, graduated in September 2020. She now holds a position as Senior Statistician at a pharmaceutical company.
Dr. Raphael Hartmann joined the SMiP group in October 2017, graduated in January 2021, and now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Freiburg.
Dr. Martin Schnuerch joined the SMiP group in October 2017, graduated in February 2020, and now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the RTG SMiP, University of Mannheim.
Dr. Michael von Krause joined the SMiP group in October 2017, graduated in April 2021, and now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg.
Dr. Anne Voormann joined the SMiP group in October 2017, graduated in January 2021, and now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Freiburg.
Cohort 2018
Dr. Susanne Frick joined the SMiP group in October 2018, graduated in December 2021, and now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the TU Dortmund.
Dr. Gloria Grommisch joined the SMiP group in October 2018, graduated in January 2022, and works now at the University of Rostock.
Dr. David Izydorczyk joined the SMiP group in October 2018 and graduated in December 2022. He now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim.
Dr. Stefan Radev joined the SMiP group in October 2018, graduated in May 2021, and now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg.
Dr. Fabiola Reiber joined the SMiP group in October 2018, graduated in November 2021, and now holds a position as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim.
Dr. Nikoletta Symeonidou submitted her thesis in May 2022, graduated in August 2022, and currently works as reasearcher at the University of Mannheim.
Cohort 2019
Dr. Maren Mayer joined the SMiP group in October 2019 and graduated in September 2022. She now holds a position at the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM), located in Tübingen.
Dr. Marie Hunsmann joined the SMiP group in October 2019 and graduated in December 2022. She is currently on maternity leave.
Dr. Constantin Meyer-Grant handed in his thesis in November 2022, graduated in February 2023 and now works as researcher at the University of Freiburg.
Dr. Marcel Schreiner handed in his dissertation in December 2022 and successfully defended it on 30 January 2023. In April 2023, Marcel Schreiner will take on a new postdoc position in the group “Cognition and Behavior” at the University of Wuerzburg.
Former postdoctoral researcher:
Prof. Dr. Daniel Heck joined the SMiP group in October 2017 as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim. Since October 2019 he is Professor of Psychological Methods at the Philipps-Universität Marburg.