Prof. Dr. Julia Karbach
Principal Investigator
Education
2008
Ph.D in Psychology, Saarland University
(summa cum laude)
Thesis: Potential and limits of executive control training:
Age differences in the near and far transfer of task-switching training
(Reviewers: Jutta Kray, Roland Brünken, Marcus Hasselhorn) - pdf
2005
Diploma in Psychology, Saarland University
Thesis: Age-related changes in action control during childhood: The influence of verbal processes in task switching
(Advisors: Jutta Kray, Ulman Lindenberger)
Professional Experience
since 04/2017
Professor (W3), Developmental and Educational Psychology
University of Koblenz-Landau
since 01/2015
Member of the IDeA (Individual development and adaptive education) Center, Frankfurt
2014-2017
Professor (W2), Educational Psychology
Goethe-University Frankfurt
2012-2013 (winter term)
Acting Professor (W2), Empirical Primary Education Research
Saarland University
2011-2014
Assistant Professor (W1), Educational Psychology
Saarland University
2009-2011
Research Scientist, Differential Psychology and Psychological
Diagnostics, Saarland University
BMBF-Projekt „Studie zu individuellen und organisationalen
Einflüssen auf den Studienerfolg in der Lehrerbildung“ (SioS-L)
2005-2009
Research Scientist, Developmental Psychology
Saarland University
DFG Priority Program 1107 „Executive Functions“ and
DFG Project „Lifespan Development in Cognitive Flexibility:
Components of Flexibility and their Relations to Working
Memory and Language“
2002-2005
Student Research Assistant, Developmental Psychology
Saarland University
2002
Internship Informations-, Arbeits-, und Organisationssysteme
(IFAO) Consulting AG, Karlsruhe
2001-2002
Research Visit, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Department of Psychology (Diane M. Mackie)
Memberships
German Psychological Society (DGPs) / Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) / European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) / Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS)
Editorial activites
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-Associate Editor, Psychological Research
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-Editorial board member, Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
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-Editorial board member, Journal of Journal of Cognition
Awards
2009
Margret-und-Paul-Baltes award for
outstanding dissertations in
developmental psychology
2009
Award of the ALKK Foundation (with I. Kindermann, D. Fischer, A. Link, & V. Köllner)
Reviewing activities
Acta Psychologica / Advances in Cognitive Psychology / Aging, Neuropsychology, & Cognition / Behavioral Neuroscience / Bilingualism / Child Development / Clinical reseach in Cardiology / Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience / Cortex / Developmental Psychology / Developmental Science/Experimental Psychology / Frontiers in Psychology / Frontiers in Human Neuroscience / Gerontology / International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience / Journal of Alzheimer‘s Research / Journal of Educational Psychology / Journal of Experimental Psychology: General / Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition / Learning and Individual Differences / Learning & Instruction /Psychologica / Psychological Research / Psychology & Aging / Psychonomic Bulletin & Review / Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie / European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) / The Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) / Society for Research in Child Development / U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Dipl.Psych. Sonja Wedegärtner
External PhD Student
Saarland University Hospital
Clinic for Internal Medicine III
Cardiology, Angiology, & Internal Intensive Care Medicine
sonja.wedegaertner(at)uniklinikum-saarland.de
Susanne Röder
Secretary
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H6
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
roeder(at)uni-landau.de
Student Research Assistants
Helene Brack
Adelina Kletke
Corinne Lamadé
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H12
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
Lab Members
Prof. Dr. Tanja Könen
Assistant Professor for Cognitive Development
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H7
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
koenen(at)psych.uni-frankfurt.de
Dr. Verena Johann
Research Scientist
University of Koblenz-Landau / IDeA Center Frankfurt
Campus Landau / Campus Westend
Fortstraße 7 / Rostocker Straße 6
76829 Landau in der Pfalz / 60323 Frankfurt am Main
johann(at)uni-landau.de
Alumni
Dr. Ebru Baykara
Dr. Maxie Bunz
(now at the Department of Environmental Medicine, German Environment Agency, Berlin)
Dr. Frances Buttelmann
(now at the Department of Psychology, University of Jena)
Dipl.-Psych. Beate Biskup-Ackermann
(University Hospital Mainz)
Dipl.-Psych. Vanessa Lang
(now in private practice)
Dr. Barbara Otto
(now at the FH Fresenius Wiesbaden)
Dr. Simone Schäffner
(now at the University of Würzburg)
Dr. Stephanie Reuter
Research Scientist
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H10
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
reuter(at)uni-landau.de
Christoph Specka
Lab Manager
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H11
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
specka(at)uni-landau.de
M.A. Markus Neubeck
Research Scientist
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H4
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
neubeck(at)uni-landau.de
M.A. Nesibe Elibol
PhD Student
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H12
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
elibol(at)uni-landau.de
M.Sc. Maria-Therese Friehs
Research Scientist
University of Koblenz-Landau
Department of Psychology
Fortstr. 7, Building H, Room H4
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
friehsm(at)uni-landau.de
