Joachim Hüffmeier

Joachim Hüffmeier is Professor of Social, Work, and Organizational Psychology at the Institute of Psychology within the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Educational Research at Technical University of Dortmund, a position he has held since March 2015. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the University of Agder (2024) and University of Amsterdam Business School (2018-2019). His research spans negotiation processes, team dynamics, Open Science practices, and environmental sustainability in organizational contexts.

Education:

• Diplom in Psychology (specializing in Work, Organizational, and Social Psychology), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (2004)
• Promotion zum Dr. rer. nat. in Social Psychology, Universität Trier (2008)
• Habilitation in Psychology (specializing in Organizational and Business Psychology), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (2013)

Hüffmeier's research program centers on negotiation science, with groundbreaking meta-analyses on gender differences in negotiation outcomes. His work challenges traditional assumptions about social loafing by demonstrating frequent effort gains in team settings. He has become a leading voice in Open Science, advocating for methodological transparency and replicability in psychological research. More recently, he has expanded his research to environmental psychology, examining climate change anxiety and sustainable workplace behavior. His interdisciplinary approach integrates insights from social, organizational, and cognitive psychology with economics and sports science.

Hüffmeier's recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a strategic evolution in his research program. While maintaining his strong foundation in negotiation science, he has increasingly incorporated meta-analytic approaches and registered replication reports to address the replicability crisis in psychology. His work now spans multiple disciplines, with significant contributions to environmental psychology and behavioral economics. The collaborative nature of his research is evident in the diverse authorship of his papers, reflecting partnerships across Europe and North America.

Awards and Recognition:

• Best Paper Award of the 21st Congress of EAWOP (2023)
• Nomination for Best Paper Award of the 21st Congress of EAWOP (2023)
• Nomination for Best Article Award of Academy of Management Review (2021)
• Schöller Fellowship (2019)
• Best Student Paper Award of IACM (2017)
• Innovationspreis of the Working Group for Work, Organizational and Business Psychology (2015)

Hüffmeier has secured substantial third-party funding, primarily from the German Research Foundation (DFG), with projects totaling over €700,000 in recent years. His editorial leadership includes serving as Associate Editor for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (since 2024) and membership on editorial boards for Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, Social Psychology, and Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. His mentorship is evident in the student contributions marked with asterisks in his publications.