Ulrike Fasbender

Prof. Ulrike Fasbender is a Full Professor and Chair of Business and Organizational Psychology at the University of Hohenheim's Institute for Education, Work and Society. She holds a Visiting Research Fellowship at Birkbeck College, University of London. Her academic journey includes roles as Assistant Professor at Justus Liebig University (2017–2021), Senior Lecturer and Co-Director at Oxford Brookes University (2016–2017), and a PhD from Leuphana University (2014).

• Education:
  • B.Sc. Business Psychology, Leuphana University (2010)
  • M.Sc. Psychology, University of Mannheim (2012)
  • PhD in Psychology, Leuphana University (2014)

Her research focuses on Work and Aging, Sustainable Career Development, Intergenerational Relations, and Knowledge Transfer. She explores societal challenges of aging populations, workplace diversity, and technology's role in organizational change. Key projects include EU-funded studies on multi-age workforces and grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Volkswagen Foundation.

Prof. Fasbender’s work appears in top journals like Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. She received the 2021 Dr. Herbert Stolzenberg Award for her contributions to aging research. She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology and editorial board member for Personnel Psychology and others.

Her career spans academic leadership, editorial contributions, and international collaborations (e.g., visiting fellowships at MIT, University of Florida, and Perth’s Transformative Work Design Center). She advises on HR practices to foster age-inclusive workplaces and promotes diversity through research and policy engagement.