Leon Wendt

Dr. Leon Wendt is a Researcher in Differential and Personality Psychology at the University of Kassel, where he completed his doctorate in 2024. His academic career at the University of Kassel spans from doctoral candidate (2018-2024) to current Postdoc position. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Psychological University of Berlin (2017-2018).

Dr. Wendt's research focuses on personality psychology, psychometric assessment, and mentalizing processes. His work bridges clinical applications with methodological innovations, particularly in personality disorder assessment and the validation of psychological measurement tools. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of personality functioning within the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) framework.

His publication record demonstrates expertise in multimethod assessment approaches, with particular attention to the validity of self-report versus task-based measures of mentalizing. Recent work examines clinical utility of assessment tools among mental health professionals and the dimensional perspective on personality functioning within clinical practice.

• Jerry S. Wiggins Student Award for Outstanding Interpersonal Research (Society for Interpersonal Research and Theory)
• Nachwuchsförderpreis Masterprojekt (Förderverein der Psychologischen Hochschule Berlin)

As an active member of professional organizations including the Association for Research in Personality (ARP), Society for Interpersonal Research and Theory (SITAR), and European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP), Dr. Wendt contributes to the field through both research and peer review activities for major journals in clinical and personality psychology.