Tanja Burgard

Dr. Tanja Burgard is a Senior Researcher in Psychological Metascience at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID). She has been at ZPID since 2017 and served as acting head of the Research Synthesis department from 2021 to 2024. Burgard holds a PhD in Empirical Social Research (Dr. rer. pol.) from Trier University (2021). Her work focuses on meta-analytic methods, research synthesis, and open science practices, particularly through platforms like PsychOpen CAMA. She has contributed to developing guidelines for accessible meta-analysis summaries and tools to streamline systematic reviews using machine learning.

• Education: PhD in Empirical Social Research (Dr. rer. pol.), Trier University (2021)
• Key Roles: Senior Researcher in Psychological Metascience, Acting Head of Research Synthesis Department (2021–2024)

Research Interests: Her research emphasizes improving the rigor, transparency, and accessibility of psychological research through meta-analyses, community-augmented methods, and open science initiatives. She explores topics like response rates in surveys, panel conditioning effects, and cumulative evidence synthesis.

Publications: Burgard has authored/co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles on meta-analytic methods, open science infrastructure, and psychological methodology. Her work bridges theoretical advancements with practical tools for researchers.

• Labs/Teams: Member of the Psychological Metascience Lab and ForSynData project, advancing FAIR data standards for research synthesis.