Ulrike Stühler

Dr. Ulrike Stühler is a Research Associate at Philipps University of Marburg in the Department of Personality and Diagnostics, working within the Psychological Assessment with Focus on Legal Psychology group (AG Suchotzki). She holds an M.Sc. in Legal Psychology from Psychologische Hochschule Berlin and a Ph.D. in General Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.

• 2024–present: Postdoctoral Researcher at Philipps University of Marburg
• 2020–2024: Doctoral Researcher at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
• 2016–2019: M.Sc. Psychology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
• 2012–2015: B.Sc. Psychology at Technische Universität Braunschweig

Her research focuses on legal psychology, particularly eyewitness testimony and statement analysis, with innovative work on body-worn cameras and virtual reality (VR) applications in eyewitness research. She developed the Jena Eyewitness Research Stimuli (JERS) database featuring mock theft scenarios in multiple formats.

Recent publications analyze extralegal influences on legal judgments, de-escalation effects of police body cameras, and multimedia lineup identification methods. These works span forensic psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and criminal justice technology.

Scientific Awards:

• Landesgraduiertenstipendium der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2020–2024, ca. 67.000€)