Martin Schweizer, M.A.

PhD Student

General Psychology II

Office address:

Leopoldstraße 13

Room 3218

80802 Munich

Postal address:

Leopoldstraße 13

80802 Munich

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Research Interests
Teaching
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Publications

Martin Schweizer M.A. is Ph.D. student at the chair of general psychology II (motivation and emotion) worked i.a. as a lecturer and researcher at the chair of personality- and educational psychology from April 2020 to October 2025. His teaching in psychology and school psychology focused on personality development, perception and assessment, counseling and communication psychology, mindfulness/meditation and empirical research methods. In his research, he investigated, among other things, whether and how subjective states influence measurable results – from consciousness research, emotional contagion, expectation and placebo effects, and interactional synchronicity to mind–matter interactions and complementarities between subjective and objective reality (in particular, observer- and context-dependent influences on measurement processes and results). Methodologically, the focus was on replicability and robustness, with particular attention to Bayesian statistics and evidence accumulation. He also has many years of practical experience in organisational and individual consulting, mediation, systemic individual, family and couple therapy, coaching and counseling.

Research Interests

Consciousness Science — mechanisms and measurement of conscious experience
Emotional Contagion — how affect spreads between individuals and groups
Expectancy Effects, Placebo & Self-Fulfilling Prophecies — how beliefs shape perception and behavior (e.g. performance)
Interactional Synchrony — temporal micro-coordination in social interaction
Mind–Matter Interactions — theoretical and empirical psycho-physical investigations
Replicability, Robustness & Nonlinear Effects — reproducibility, Bayesian evidence accumulation and measurement dependencies
Contemplative Science (Spirituality & Meditation) — cognitive and affective effects of self-induced transcendence experiences
Subjective & Objective Reality — when observation alters outcomes; toward paradigms complementing physicalism

Teaching

Business Psychology
Conflict Resolution & Mediation
Consulting & Communication Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Consumer & Advertising Psychology
Educational Psychology
Empirical Research Methods & Scientific Practice
General Psychology (Motivation & Emotion)
Organizational Development & Change Management
Personality Psychology
Rhetoric & Presentation Skills
Social Psychology
Soft Skills & Social Competencies

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience (selection)

since 2024: freelance systemic couple, family and individual therapist
Schweizer-Counseling.de
since 2022: freelance systemic couple, family and individual counselor
Schweizer-Counseling.de
2020-2025: lecturer and research associate at the Chair of Personality and Educational Psychology
LMU München (Prof. J. Rauthmann)
2018-2019: lecturer and research associate at the Chair of Social Psychology
LMU München (Prof. M. Gollwitzer)

since 2018: Ph.D. student at the chair of General-Psychology
LMU München (Prof. M. Maier)
2016-2020: lecturer in business psychology at the ‘Hochschule für Ökonomie und Management’ and ‘eufom Business school’
www.fom.de
www.eufom.de
since 2015: freelance mediator with focus on e.g. conflict resolution work, mediation through understanding, business- and family-mediation
Schweizer-Counseling.de
2013-2019: lecturer in psychology and trainer at ‘Salem Kolleg’
www.salemkolleg.de
since 2010: freelance coach and trainer
Schweizer-Counseling.de
2007-2010: consultant for ‘Breitenstein Consulting’ offering a value-driven holistic Change Management cooperation with the LMU Chair of Social-Psychology (Prof. em. Dieter Frey).
www.breitenstein-consulting.de
2006-2010: trainer, seminar leader, supervisor and coach
LMU München
2004-2007: student assistant of at the chair of business administration - corporate management, logistics and production
TU München (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h. C. mult. Horst Wildemann)

Education & Certifications

2022-2024: training as a certified systemic therapist at ‘Münchner Institut für systemische Weiterbildung (DGSF)
www.misw.eu
2021-2022: training as a certified systemic counselor at ‘Münchner Institut für systemische Weiterbildung (DGSF)
www.misw.eu
2014-2015: training as a certified mediator at ‘Eidos Projekt Mediation’
www.eidos-projekt-mediation.de
2013: training as a certified systemic coach and business coach at ‘Kröber Kommunikation’ and Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin - SHB
www.kroeberkom.de

2009: Magister Artium (1,16) - best alumnus in major subject and under 10% of the best in an overall university ranking
LMU München
2004-2009: studies of Psycholinguistics and Speech-Sciences (major), Philosophy & Psychology (minor)
LMU München

Volunteering & Community Work (selection)

seit 2022: counselor for the psychological service for refugees and foreigners
Caritas München
www.caritas-psychische-gesundheit-fuer-auslaender.de
2016-2019: project coach and supervisor at project together providing assistance for social start-ups
www.projecttogether.org
1995-2012: engagement in the catholic youth
Hl. Familie München

Selected Publications

Marx, A. K., Sachs, D. F., Frenzel, A. C., & Schweizer, M. T. (2025). Emotional contagion in dyadic online video conferences—empirical evidence based on self-report and facial expression data. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1546303. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1546303