Vanessa Loock

Vanessa Loock is a Research Associate at the Chair of Teaching and Learning Research and the Research Group on Learning and Instruction at Ruhr University Bochum, under Prof. Dr. Joachim Wirth. She holds an M.Sc. in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (2018) and a B.Sc. in Psychology (2015), both from Ruhr University Bochum. Her professional background includes roles as a freelance psychologist and evaluator in aptitude testing, vocational training, and quality management since 2018. She has been a Research Scientist at her current institution since 2021.

Her research focuses on predicting learning success and satisfaction, motivational diagnostics, and learning in professional development contexts. Her work emphasizes adult learners and e-learning readiness in vocational education. She contributes to the interdisciplinary team at the Chair, collaborating on projects like the 2022 Frontiers in Psychology publication analyzing e-learning dimensions for adult learners.

Her advisory and grant activities are not detailed in the text, but her involvement in process evaluations and quality management suggests contributions to institutional research infrastructure. She is part of the team led by Prof. Wirth, which includes colleagues like Dr. Jens Fleischer and Lisa Dautz.