Prof. Dr. Samuel Essler
Professor
Acting Professor of Educational Psychology
Office address:
Leopoldstraße 13
Room 1102
80802 Munich
Office hours:
By appointment
Postal address:
Leopoldstraße 13
80802 Munich
Research Interests
- Significance of moral personality traits and the perception of (everyday) socioeconomic inequalities for school development
- Explanation of interindividual differences in school-relevant performance characteristics (cognitive abilities and need for cognition)
- Development of children’s prosocial and aggressive behavior in the context of moral personality traits and reaction tendencies of caregivers
- Interindividual differences in intraindividual changes in school and family well-being during social disruptions and individual stressors
Education
- 2022
- Dr. phil. Psychology, LMU Munich
- 2019
- M.Sc. Psychology, LMU Munich
- 2017
- B.Sc. Psychology, Private University of Göttingen
- 2017
- B.A. Education in Childhood and Youth, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences
Academic Positions
- Since 2025
- Acting Professorship (W2) for Educational Psychology, LMU Munich
- 2024–2025
- Acting Professorship (W3) for Developmental and Educational Psychology, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
- 2022–2024
- Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology (Prof. Dr. Markus Paulus), LMU Munich
- 2023–2024
- Professor of Business Psychology, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen
- 2022–2023
- Junior Professor of Business Psychology, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen
- 2019–2022
- Pre-doctoral Research Associate at the Chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology (Prof. Dr. Markus Paulus), LMU Munich