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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

Projects

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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

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

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