Matthias Gondan

Matthias Gondan is an Associate Professor for Quantitative and Experimental Methods at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, a position he has held since 2013. With a background spanning psychology and medical biostatistics, his academic journey includes positions at the University of Heidelberg and University of Regensburg. His institutional affiliations demonstrate a strong commitment to both psychological research and medical applications.

• Higher Doctorate (Habilitation), Experimental Psychology and Psychological Methods, University of Regensburg, Germany (2012)
• PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany (2005)
• Major (Diplom) in Psychology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany (1998)

Professor Gondan's research primarily focuses on response time models in psychological experiments, addressing the critical issue of how to properly measure response times when incorrect responses occur. His work bridges cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and medical psychology, with particular emphasis on the theoretical implications of data cleaning procedures in reaction time studies. His research has significant implications for Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, Medical Psychology and Attention Diagnostics.

His publication record shows consistent contributions to mathematical psychology, with recent work exploring speeded response tasks, diffusion models, and statistical methods for clinical applications. His research demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between psychology, mathematics, and healthcare applications.

• QHelp - Higher Education Learning Platform for Quantitative Thinking (2019)
• Carlsberg CF 15-0444: The 2016 meeting of the European Mathematical Psychology Group (2016)
• Foundations of response time measurement (2018)

Professor Gondan actively contributes to academic service through teaching and administrative roles, including membership on Institutional Review Boards at both the University of Copenhagen and University of Heidelberg. His teaching portfolio includes courses on cognitive psychology, interventional studies, and quantitative methods at BA, MA, and PhD levels. His secondary employment as a programmer for PSYTEST and in Psychiatry Stolpegaard demonstrates practical application of his research expertise.