Patrick Mussel

Patrick Mussel serves as Professor for Psychological Diagnostics and Differential Psychology at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Berlin, maintaining an active office presence at Am Köllnischen Park 2 with Thursday office hours by appointment. His research spans personality structure, psychological testing development, neural correlates of personality, and AI applications in personality psychology.

His work focuses on core psychological constructs including greed, intellect, and belief systems, with emphasis on how these traits develop and manifest neurologically. Mussel's research integrates cognitive neuroscience with traditional psychological assessment, particularly examining epistemic motivation and theta oscillations as neural markers of individual differences. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent trajectory toward understanding the biological underpinnings of personality through advanced computational methods.

Mussel's publication history reveals evolving interdisciplinary connections between personality psychology and neuroscience, with increasing integration of artificial intelligence methodologies since 2016. His work bridges theoretical frameworks in differential psychology with empirical neural investigations, showing particular interest in how core beliefs shape trait development across the lifespan. The 2025 publication on self-related core beliefs represents the cutting edge of this research trajectory.

He actively mentors graduate students through thesis supervision, with current offerings including investigations into the impostor phenomenon and belief systems. His academic contributions support both the B.Sc. Psychology and M.Sc. Psychology: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy programs at the institution, though specific grant funding details remain unmentioned in available materials.