| Prof. Dr. Matthias Jerusalem |
| Lehrstuhl für Pädagogische Psychologie und Gesundheitspsychologie |
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Born: May 25, 1952, Aachen, Germany
Citizenship: German
Address: Humboldt-University Berlin
Philosophical Faculty IV
Educational and Health Psychology
Unter den Linden 6 (Sitz: Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 7)
D-10099 Berlin
Germany
Education:
1973 to 1978 University of Aachen, Germany, Student of Psychology
May, 1978 University of Aachen, Germany, Diplom-Psychologe
(corresponds to a Master's Degree in Psychology)
June, 1983 Free University of Berlin, Germany,
Ph.D. Psychology, Doctoral Supervisor: Ralf Schwarzer.
May, 1989 Free University of Berlin, Germany, Habilitation Psychology
„Personal resources, vulnerability, and stress"
Positions Held:
1978-1982 Lecturer (Equivalent, Assistant Professor, U.S.),
Department of Education and Department of Psychology,
University of Aachen, Germany.
1982-1983 Lecturer (Equivalent, Assistant Professor, U.S.),
Department of Psychology,
Free University of Berlin, Germany.
1983-1989 Senior Lecturer (Equivalent, Associate Professor, U.S.),
Department of Psychology,
Free University of Berlin, Germany.
1989-1992 Professor Fellow (Equivalent, Entry-Level Full Professor, U.S.),
Department of Psychology,
Free University of Berlin, Germany.
1989-1990 Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of Frankfurt, Germany.
1991-1992 Visiting Professor, Department of Education,
University of Kiel, Germany.
1995 Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
1992 to Present Professor of Psychology and Director,
Department of Educational Psychology,
Humboldt-University of Berlin, Gemany.
Professional Activities:
Invited Participant, International Congress of the European Association of Personality Psychology. Bielefeld, Germany, 1984.
Associate Editor. Advances in Test Anxiety Research, Vol. 4. Lisse, The Netherlands, 1985.
Invited Participant, International Congress of Applied Psychology. Jerusalem, Israel, 1986.
Invited Symposium, European Congress of Psychology. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1989.
Invited Speaker, Health Psychology Conference. Bochum, Germany, 1990.
Invited Speaker, School Psychology Conference. Munich, Germany, 1990.
Invited Speaker, Conference on Medico-Psychology. Ulm, Germany, 1990.
Chair, Local Organizing Committee, Society for Test Anxiety Research Meeting. Berlin, Germany, 1990.
Invited Symposium, European Conference on Developmental Psychology. Stirling, Scottland, 1990.
Consultant Editor. Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie [German Journal of Health Psychology]. 1995-1997.
Consultant Editor. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal. 1990-1994.
Associate Editor. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal. 1994-Present.
Invited Speaker, European Congress of Psychology. Budapest, Hungary, 1991.
Invited Symposium, Society for Test Anxiety Research Meeting. Budapest, Hungary, 1991.
Invited Speaker, International Congress of Psychology. Brussels, Belgium, 1993.
Invited Speaker, International Conference of the European Association of Behavior Therapy. Coimbra, Portugal, 1992.
President-Elect of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), 1990-1992.
President of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), 1992-1994.
Past-President of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), 1994-1996.
President of the German Health Psychology Division, 1995-Present.
Invited Speaker, Stress and Anxiety Research Society Meeting. Cairo, Egypt, 1993.
Invited Speaker, Jacobs Foundation’s Conference on „Self-efficacy in Adaptation of Youth to Changing Societies". Marbach, Switzerland, 1993.
Invited Colloquium, University of Münster, „Psychological Problems of Migrants and Refugees". Günzburg, Germany, 1993.
Chair, Local Organizing Committee, Health Psychology Conference. Berlin, Germany, 1993.
Invited Speaker and Chair of a Working Group on „Individual versus Community Theory", NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Stress and Communities. Bonas, France, 1994.
Invited Speaker, Stress and Anxiety Research Society Meeting. Madrid, Spain, 1994.
Invited Speaker, Center of Justice Research, University of Potsdam, Germany, 1995.
Invited Keynote Speaker, Stress and Anxiety Research Society Meeting. Prague, Czech Republic, 1995.
Invited Keynote Speaker, European Congress of Psychology. Athens, Greece, 1995.
Invited Keynote Speaker, European Health Psychology Society Conference, Bordeaux, France, 1997.
Editor, Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie (German Journal of Health Psychology). 1998 to Present.
Consultant Editor, Ansiedad y Estrés (Anxiety and Stress). 2000 to Present.
Areas of Research interest:
Stress and anxiety research (in a variety of settings), especially: Personal resources and environmental circumstances as predictors of stress, coping, well-being, and health.
Health Psychology: Health promotion and health education, relapse revention, health behavior models, evaluation of health-focused intervention, stress and health.
Educational Psychology: Motivation, cognition and emotion in achievement contexts, further education, social learning, performance and self-concept of school children, students and apprentices.
Developmental Psychology: Personality development, socialisation processes, adaptational processes during critical life transitions.
Psychometrics: Program evaluation, personality measurement, assessment of stress and coping processes, application of structural equation models, longitudinal data analysis.
Social Psychology: Attribution, reference groups, social comparison, migration,
cross-cultural psychology, self-awareness.
Teaching Experience:
Educational Psychology, Statistics and Methodology, Social Psychology, Counselling, Personality Psychology. Department of Psychology, University of Aachen, Germany.
Educational Psychology, Health Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychology of Stress. Department of Psychology, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
Educational Psychology, Health Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Counselling, Psychology of Stress. Department of Psychology, University of Frankfurt, Germany.
Educational Psychology, Health Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology. Department of Education, University of Kiel, Germany.
General Psychology, Educational Psychology, Health Psychology, Developmental
Psychology, Personality Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychology of Stress.
Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany.
References:
Prof. Jeri Benson
University of Georgia
Department of Educational Psychology
Athens, GA 20602
USA
Prof. Charles S. Carver
University of Miami
Department of Psychology
P.O. Box 248185
Coral Gables, FL 33124
USA
Prof. Henry C. Ellis
Department of Psychology
The University of New Mexico
Logan Hall
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1161
USA
Prof. Stevan E. Hobfoll
Kent State University
Applied Psychology Center
P.O. Box 5190, Kent
Ohio 44242-0001
USA
Prof. Irwin G. Sarason
University of Washington
Department of Psychology NI-25
Seattle, WA 98195
USA
Prof. Charles D. Spielberger
University of South Florida
Center for Research in Behavioral
Medicine and Health Psychology
Tampa, FL 33620 R
USA