Zum Hauptinhalt springen

Quicklinks

Iris K. Schneider

Porträt von Prof. Dr. Iris Schneider im schwarzen Blazer vor einer Ziegelwand und dem grünen WiSo-Banner der Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences.

Chair of Social and Organisational Psychology, Department of Sociology and Social Psychology

Research focuses

Decision-Making, Trust, Social Cognition, Attitudes, Controversy, Ambivalence, Evaluative Conflict

Contact information

Iris Schneider

Phone: +49 151 23557559
Email: iris.schneider(at)wiso.uni-koeln(dot)de
WWW: www.dss.uni-koeln.de
Personal Website: www.irisschneider.nl

Curriculum vitae

  • Since 2026: Cluster Faculty ECONtribute, University of Cologne
  • Since 2026:Executive Board Member Center for Social and Economic Behavior (C-SEB), University of Cologne
  • Since 2022: Professor of Social Psychology (W2/W3 tenure track), TU Dresden 
  • 2016-2022: Junior Professor of Social and Economic Cognition, University of Cologne
  • Since 2015: Research Fellow, Mind & Society Center, University of Southern California
  • 2012-2016: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, VU University Amsterdam
  • 2014-2015: NWO Rubicon Research Fellow, University of Southern California
  • 2013: PhD, University of Amsterdam
  • 2007: MSc Social Psychology (cum laude), VU University Amsterdam
  • 2005: BSc Psychology (cum laude), VU University Amsterdam

Selected publications

  • Schneider, I. K., & Schwarz, N. (2017). Mixed feelings: the case of ambivalence. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 15, 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.05.012
  • Righetti, F., Đurić, M., & Schneider, I. K. (2024). Beyond good or bad: The four evaluative quadrants of relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/10888683241302247
  • Schneider, I. K., Novin, S., van Harreveld, F., & Genschow, O. (2021). Benefits of being ambivalent: The relationship between trait ambivalence and attribution biases. British Journal of Social Psychology, 60(2), 570-586. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12417
  • Schneider, I. K., Gillebaart, M., & Mattes, A. (2019). Meta-analytic evidence for ambivalence resolution as a key process in effortless self-control. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 85, 103846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103846

Awards and honours

  • Karl-und-Charlotte-Bühler-Preis for Excellent Teaching, TU Dresden (2023)
  • 2018 Elected Fellow, Society of Experimental Social Psychology
  • Editorial Board Member, Current Opinion in Psychology (2024-present)
  • Associate Editor, British Journal of Psychology (2022-2024)
  • DFG Sachbeihilfe grant (2025): The Effect of Expressed Attitudinal Ambivalence on Perceived Trustworthiness and Trust

Selected media publications

  • Interview on the benefits of indecision, SWR Südwestrundfunk (German radio), January 2023
  • "Ambivalence with Iris Schneider," Opinion Science Podcast, April 2021
  • Schneider, I. K. (2021). The fence is uncomfortable, but it affords the best view. Psyche Magazine. Link
  • "New psychology research indicates that ambivalent people make less biased judgments," PsyPost, February 2021
  • "Ambivalente leiders maken minder denkfouten," MT/Sprout, March 2021