Chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Welcome to the Chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology! We conduct research on social, emotional, and psychological development from early childhood through mid-adulthood. Our work focuses on the social environment—such as parents and peers—as well as on genetic predispositions and how these interact with social influences.
Does the apple fall far from the tree and if it does, is it because of genes or environment?
On February 11th, we welcome you to two talks on applications of polygenic scores in family psychology. Marie Navarro (Uni of Groningen) and Tina Kretschmer will present studies on similarity across generations in mental health and behaviour and ask whether traditional environmental explanations that focus on parenting hold true when genetic confounding and direct genetic transmission are accounted for.
At the start of the winter semester 2025/2026, we are delighted to warmly welcome three new colleagues to our department: Dr. Yentl Koopmans, Annika Klugmann, and Theresa Zickert will be joining the project PAR2: A new science of parenthood (ERC Consolidator Grant) this semester!
On January 27, 2026, Tina Kretschmer will give a lecture as part of the series “The Allure of the Senses” at the Nuremberg Planetarium. Her talk will focus on the interplay between genes and the environment and how this interaction shapes social skills and relationships.
