ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5315-2847

Research group: Political and Intercultural Psychology

Education:

• 2009-2013 PhD in the department of psychologie at the  University of Konstanz and New York University
• 2004-2009 Diploma (Master equivalent) in psychology at the  University of Konstanz and Tel Aviv University

Academic Posts:

• since 10/2023 Univ. Prof. for Economic Psychology at Private University Schloss Seeburg
• summer semester 2023 Interim Professor Social Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich
• since 2019 Permanent researcher for political and intercultural psychology in the department of psychology at PLUS
• 2018-2019 Post-Doc, Chair for Economic- and Social-Psychology, University of Göttingen (Prof. Stefan Schulz-Hardt)
• 2017-2018 EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship, Chair for Economic- and Social-Psychology, University of Göttingen (Prof. Stefan Schulz-Hardt) and Chair for Organisational Studies, University of Konstanz (Prof. Florian Kunze)
• 2016-2017 EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, USA (Prof. John Levine)
• 2015-2016 Interim Professor, Social Psychology & Motivation at the University of Konstanz
• 2009-2015 Junior scientist at the University of Konstanz

Awards: 

• 2023 FWF START Price 
• 2023 Wiley Top Cited Article European Journal of Social Psychology 
• 2022 Nominee INGRoup Early Career Award 
• 2021 Emerald Literati Award: Best Paper Management Decision 

Research:

How do teams reach their goals in intercultural and political contexts? This question inspires my research, with a current focus on collective planning, reactions to criticism within and between groups, and how groups deal with low performers. I am currently working on integrating these three streams of research into one comprehensive model.

Key Publications:

• Thürmer, J. L., & Mccrea, S. M. (2023). Behavioral consequences of intergroup sensitivity. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(1), Artikel e12716.   https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12716
• Thürmer, J. L., & McCrea, S. M. (2023). What Motivates the Vaccination Rift Effect? Psycho-Linguistic Features of Responses to Calls to Get Vaccinated Differ by Source and Recipient Vaccination Status. Vaccines, 11(3), Artikel 503.   https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11030503
• Thürmer, J. L., & Kunze, F. (2023). Reaction to Poor Performers in Task Groups: A Model of Pro-Group Intent. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 124(1), 123–144.   https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000396
• Thürmer, J. L., & McCrea, S. M. (2021). Disentangling the Intergroup Sensitivity Effect: Defending the ingroup or enforcing general norms? European Journal of Social Psychology (Online-first Article).   https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2748
• Thürmer, J. L., Wieber, F., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2021). How can we master the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic? The role of planning across social levels. European Review of Social Psychology (Online-first Article).   https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2020.1852699
• Thürmer, J. L., Wieber, F., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2020). Management in times of crisis: Can collective plans prepare teams to make and implement good decisions? Management Decision, 58(10), 2155-2176.   https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-08-2020-1088
• Thürmer, J. L., McCrea, S. M., & McIntyre, B. M. (2019). Motivated collective defensiveness: Group members prioritize counterarguing out-group criticism over getting their work done. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(3), 382-392.   https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550618762298

Recent Press and Public Engagement:

• Salzburger Nachrichten (2021).  Warum der Schwarm bei den Maßnahmen nicht mehr mitzieht. (national newspaper article and podcast)
• Süddeutsche Zeitung (2021).  Corona-Müdigkeit: “Es ist enorm, wie gut die Eigenverantwortung bisher geklappt hat”. (leading german-language newspaper, online & print article)
• Focus Online (2021).  Motivations-Forscher: Damit Deutschland Lockdown weiter mitmacht, müssen 3 Dinge gelingen.
• Bayern 2 (2021).  Gegen Corona-Müdigkeit. Motivationsforscher: “Gemeinsame Ziele sind wichtig”. Bayern 2 Radiowelt (public radio. Morning news).
• PLUS Schüler-Uni (2021). Einer für alle – alle für einen: Psychologie des Lockdowns.
  (Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno: The psychology of the lock-down.) Interactive teaching event for high-school students at PLUS SchülerUni.