Daria Mousavi

Daria Mousavi is a researcher and doctoral trainee at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (AG Rief) at Philipps University of Marburg. She holds a Deutschlandstipendium scholarship and is pursuing her Dr.rer.nat in Psychology.

• Education
  • B.Sc. Psychology, University of Cologne (2017-2021)
  • M.Sc. Psychology, University of Hamburg (2021-2023)

Research Focus: Improving psychotherapy effectiveness through understanding expectation effects, placebo mechanisms, and side effects in clinical settings. Her work extends to gender dynamics in leadership, evidenced by her 2022 replication study on media narratives about female leadership superiority.

Scientific Contributions:

• Replicated and extended Lammers & Gast (2017) findings using German media stimuli
• Published in Social Psychology (2022) on how exaggerated claims about female leadership reduce support for affirmative action

Awards:

• Deutschlandstipendium scholarship (2022-2023)
• Doctoral scholarship at Philipps University of Marburg (since 2023)