Kai Sassenberg

Prof. Kai Sassenberg is Director at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) and former full professor at the University of Tübingen (until 2023). He held a prior position as associate professor at the University of Groningen. His research focuses on social influence mechanisms, bias mitigation, and metascientific issues in psychological research. Sassenberg earned his PhD in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Göttingen in 1999.

Research Interests:

• Psychological mechanisms underlying social influence and persuasion
• Development of bias reduction strategies in decision-making
• Methodological advancements in psychological research transparency
• Applications of metascience to improve research practices

Recent Work Trends: Recent publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to conspiracy theory dynamics, public acceptance of renewable energy technologies, and leadership behavior in organizational contexts. His work consistently bridges theoretical insights with practical interventions.

Labs & Teams: Leads the Science Acceptance Lab, Social Influence Lab, and Metascience Lab at ZPID, fostering collaborative research initiatives in psychological science.