Roland Neumann

Roland Neumann is Professor of General Psychology (Cognition, Emotion, Action Regulation) at the University of Trier, where he also heads the Department of General Psychology. He previously served as Professor of Social Psychology at TU Dortmund University (2004–2009) and held research assistant positions at the University of Trier (1992–1997) and the University of Würzburg (1997–2004).

His research focuses on the interplay between emotion, cognition, and behavior. Key areas include emotional contagion, approach-avoidance behavior, facial feedback, stereotype threat, and dual-process models of affective processing. He has led multiple DFG-funded projects exploring the bidirectional relationship between affect and behavior, emotion regulation, and reflective-impulsive processes.

Analysis of his recent publications (2011–2017) reveals a strong emphasis on the cognitive and motor mechanisms underlying emotional expression and regulation. His work integrates experimental psychology, neuroscience, and social cognition, often using paradigms such as priming, compatibility tasks, and virtual environments. Themes include facial mimicry, test anxiety modulation, and the distinction between manual and facial action control.

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He supervises academic activities such as Bachelor's and Master's colloquia, indicating an advisory role, though no named students are listed. He has secured multiple DFG grants, including projects on motor influences on evaluation (1998–2000), bidirectional affect-behavior links (2001–2005), and subprojects within the DFG research group 'Emotion and Behavior: Reflective and Impulsive Processes' (2006–2012).

He leads the research team on General Psychology: Cognition, Emotion, Action Regulation at the University of Trier, which appears to focus on experimental and cognitive-affective neuroscience approaches. The team investigates both automatic and controlled processes in emotion and behavior.