Susanne Bücker

Susanne Bücker is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Witten/Herdecke's Faculty of Health. Her research focuses on lifespan socio-emotional development, particularly loneliness, self-esteem, and emotional stability, examining how social contexts (e.g., relationships, environments) shape individual differences in psychological trajectories. She leads interdisciplinary collaborations with academia, practice, and policy, emphasizing evidence-based interventions for loneliness.

• Academic Leadership: Chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology.
• Research Scope: Studies loneliness across ages, critical life events, and measurement methodologies, utilizing longitudinal studies and multi-method approaches.
• Policy Engagement: Serves as an expert on loneliness for the EU Commission, German Parliament, and state legislatures.

Educational Contributions

She teaches developmental and educational psychology courses and supervises theses aligned with her research, fostering student engagement in empirical studies and academic work.

Public Engagement

Bücker actively communicates her findings through workshops, media interviews (ARD, ZEIT ONLINE, DER SPIEGEL), and public lectures on loneliness's societal and health impacts, including pandemic-related trends.