Management of the Department
The department is led by the Managing Director and three Deputy Directors, collectively forming the "Executive Management" team. Their term of office lasts for two years.
The Executive Director chairs the Executive Committee, which serves as the central decision-making body of the department. The Executive Committee is responsible for making decisions regarding the budget, departmental structure, committee appointments, and applications to the Faculty Council.
Members of the Executive Committee
- Professors
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Prof. Dr. Mario Gollwitzer (Managing Director)
Prof. Dr. Felix Brodbeck
Prof. Dr. Markus Bühner
Prof. Dr. Sarah Diefenbach (Deputy Director)
Prof. Dr. Christopher Donkin
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ehring
Prof. Dr. Frank Fischer
Prof. Dr. Moritz Heene
Prof. Dr. Frank Niklas
Prof. Dr. Markus Paulus
Prof. Dr. John Rauthmann (Deputy Director)
Prof. Dr. Corinna Reck
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schenk (Deputy Director)
Prof. Dr. Simone Schütz-Bosbach
Prof. Dr. Tobias Staudigl - Representation of Academic Staff
- Dr. Mathias Twardawski
- Women's Representative
- Katharina Bach
Administrative Office of the Department of Psychology
The administrative office is responsible for the management of the department, particularly in overseeing and distributing allocated resources, including positions, funding, and facilities. Additionally, the office provides support in organizing studies and teaching activities.
- Administrative Office
- geschaeftsstelle@psy.lmu.de
Leopoldstraße 13 | Postfach 66
Room 3007/3008
80802 Munich
+49 89 2180-6846
+49 89 2180-63738 (fax)
- Administrative Office Manager
- Dr. Tanja Schulz-Mirbach
- Administrative Office Deputy Manager
- Dr. Barbara Rößer
- Administrative Officer
- Personnel Administration
Daniela Sontag
Financial Administration
Daniela Zaharieva
Student Assistant and Internship Contracts
Heidrun Moll
Educational and Research Units
The Department of Psychology is structured into 13 teaching and research units, with a total of 24 professors. Together, these units represent the full spectrum of psychology – from foundational to applied disciplines.
- Educational and Research Units
- Neuro-Cognitive Psychology (Former: General Psychology I)
General Psychology II
Psychological Methods and Assessment
Social Psychology
Economic and Organisational Psychology
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Neuropsychology and Biological Psychology
Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology
Personality Psychology and Educational Psychology
Empirical Pedagogy and Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence and Counselling Psychology
Psychology in the Learning Sciences
Computational Modeling in Psychology