Annegret Wolf

Dr. Annegret Wolf is a faculty member in the Department of Psychological Diagnostics and Differential Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy I, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. She holds a doctoral degree and serves as both lecturer and researcher with additional responsibilities as coordinator of the part-time program 'Psychology at High School' and Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer of the Faculty since 2014.

Her primary research focuses on personality and information processing, particularly attention to affective information, with additional expertise in aggressiveness, deception detection, and fear of crime. She has developed specialized knowledge in analyzing verbal and non-verbal cues for truth and deception, examining how personality influences deception abilities, and implementing reaction time-based methods for lie detection. Her work on playfulness in adulthood has produced significant contributions to understanding relationship dynamics, and she has pioneered research on predicting personality through social networks and big data analysis.

Wolf's scholarly output demonstrates consistent research activity from 2015-2020, with publications spanning personality psychology, social psychology, and criminology. Her work shows a clear trajectory from foundational research on personality assessment toward applied studies examining how personality traits influence real-world phenomena like relationship satisfaction and fear of crime. The majority of her publications involve collaborative work with researchers like René Proyer and Kay Brauer, indicating strong research partnerships in the field of personality psychology.

As an educator, she teaches courses including Introduction to Empirical-Scientific Work, Test Theory & Construction, Diagnostic Procedures, Differential Psychology, Interview & Observation techniques, and Forensic Psychology. Her teaching extends to specialized programs for high school psychology teachers through the part-time 'Psychology at High School' program which she coordinates.

Professionally, Dr. Wolf serves as an expert for print media, radio, and television, with numerous appearances since 2015 discussing topics ranging from memory, stress management, and personality analysis to contemporary issues like #metoo and cyberstalking. She has also organized advanced training courses for psychology teachers and delivered lectures at the Children's University Halle.