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      Prof. Dr. Katrin Fischer

      Katrin Fischer

      Activities at FHNW

      Job title
      Professor at the FHNW School of Applied Psychology

      Areas of expertise

      • human behavior und human reliability in complex socio-technical systems
      • risk perception, risk attitudes, risk taking behaviour
      • judgement and decision making
      • cognitive psychology

      Lecturing and Research

      Lecturing

      Lecturing in Degree Courses:

      • Lecture Introduction to Psychology
      • Lecture General Psychology II
      • Lecture Man-Machine-Interaction: usability
      • Supervision of student projects, BSc, MSc and PhD theses

      Lecturing in Continuing Education:

      • Lecture General Psychology, CAS Basic Knowledge in Psychology 
      • Lecture General and Cognitive Psychology, CAS Human Factors
      • Lecture Decision Research, DAS Corporate Development
      Applied research and development
      • Human behaviour in complex systems
      • Safety management in organizations
      • Judgement and decision making

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      Profile

      Short bio

      since 2005
      Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Department of Applied Psychology

      2003–2005
      Research Assistant in the DFG research group "Conflicting Rules" at Potsdam University, Department of Psychology

      1997–2003
      Assistant Professor at the Technical University Berlin, Department of Psychology

      1991–1997
      Research Assistant at the Technical University Berlin

      1991–1996
      Dissertation Dr. phil. (PhD equivalent) at Technical University Berlin (1996)

      1991
      Diploma in psychology (M.A. equivalent) at Humboldt University Berlin

      1986–1991
      Study at Humboldt University Berlin (Psychology)

       Memberships
      • since 1992 member of the European Association of Decision Making EADM (http://eadm.eu/)
      • since 2011 member of Advisory Committee for Risk Perception and Risk Communication; German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (http://www.bfr.bund.de/)
      • since 2012 member of Advisory Committee for Education and Training; Swiss Nuclear Forum (http://www.nuklearforum.ch/117360353861-de-index.html)
      • since 2014 network partner of the Institut für Arbeitsforschung und Organisationsberatung iafob Switzerland (http://www.iafob.ch)
      • since 2014 attending network partner  of the Evidence-based Insurance Medicine, EbIM, Clinical Research Unit, Basel University Hospital (https://www.unispital-basel.ch/das-universitaetsspital/leitung/direktion/klinische-forschung/organisation/ebim/team/)

      • since 2014 member of the Society of Ergonomics GfA

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      Prof. Dr. Katrin Fischer

      Prof. Dr. Katrin Fischer

      Telephone

      41 62 957 22 33

      E-mail

      katrin.fischer@fhnw.ch

      Address

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

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      FHNW School of Applied Psychology

      FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
      School of Applied Psychology

      Riggenbachstrasse 16

      CH - 4600 Olten

      Phone+41 62 957 22 33

      E-Mailinfo.aps@fhnw.ch

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