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Prof. Dr. Michaela Knecht,

Job title/activity of the person
Co-Lead Institute for Mental and Organisational Health

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Contact

Phone
+41 62 957 21 64
E-Mail
michaela.knecht@fhnw.ch

Address

FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
School of Applied Psychology
Riggenbachstrasse 16
4600 Olten

Activities at FHNW

  • Co-Lead Institute for Mental and Organisational Health
  • Lecturer for work and organisational psychology at the FHNW School of Applied Psychology

Lecturing and Research

Lecturing

Teaching

Teaching relating to training

  • Supervision of students' project work, BSc and MSc final assignments
  • Supervision module "Werkstattarbeiten"

Teaching relating to continuing education

  • Lecturer
Applied research and development
  • Work and health
  • Life Domain Balance
  • Multiple Goals
  • Exhaustion and Recovery
  • Indirect Control

Profile

Education

Career to date

2008–2011
PhD in Psychology, ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. T. Wehner

1996–2004
Studies in Psychology, University of Zurich

Professional experience

Since 2022
Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology,
School of Applied Psychology (FHNW),
Institute for Humans in Complex Systems

2016–2022
Research Associate,
School of Applied Psychology (FHNW),
Institute for Humans in Complex Systems

2011–2016
Postdoctoral Researcher,
University of Zurich, Department of Psychology,
Developmental Psychology: Adulthood, Prof. Dr. A. M. Freund

2006–2011
Research Associate,
University of Zurich, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine,
Division of Health Research and Workplace Health Management

2005–2006
Management Support Associate, Credit Suisse

2003–2005
Project Associate, Management Consulting, Prof. Dr. H. A. Mieg

2000–2005
Human Resources Associate, Credit Suisse

1996–1998
Teleoperator, Swisscom

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Institute for Mental and Organisational Health

Digitalisation, social upheavals and new forms of work open doors to the world of work, but also pose challenges for mental and organisational health.

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