Anne-Kathrin Meyer

Dr. Anne-Kathrin Meyer is a Lecturer and researcher at the Department of Social Psychology, FernUniversität in Hagen. She holds a PhD in Psychology (2021) and has been affiliated with the university since 2012, progressing from B.Sc. to M.Sc. degrees and serving as a research assistant before her current role. Her work focuses on child custody decision-making, gender stereotypes in legal contexts, and attachment theory applications in forensic settings. She is a court-appointed expert for child custody cases in NRW, certified in attachment assessment methodologies.

Her academic career includes supervising bachelor’s and master’s theses, teaching courses like Introduction to Social Psychology, and presenting at international conferences such as the European Association of Social Psychology meetings (2017). Key research contributions address biases in custody evaluations and methodological improvements in expert reports. She specializes in validated attachment measures for children aged 12–20 months and 5–8 years, trained under leading experts like Prof. van IJzendoorn (University of Cambridge).