Bern Data Science Day Poster Prize
PhD student Carole Rüttimann won the scientific poster prize at this year's Bern Data Science Day for her poster on ‘Predicting slips in eating behaviour and their risk factors using digital technologies’.
New Doctor
Our team member Valérie Désirée Bösch successfully defended her dissertation at the end of February on the topic "Understanding Physical Activity in Older Adults: The Role of Psychological and Situational Determinants." Congratulations!
Podcast Healthy Aging
In the latest episode of the podcast by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Bern, Dr. des. Valérie Bösch and Prof. Dr. Jennifer Inauen discuss the psychology of healthy aging and present current research findings.
Are you interested in habit research? 🧠
Become part of our international team and support us in an exciting systematic review with meta-analysis - a flexible and instructive opportunity as part of an internship and/or a Master's thesis.
Research opportunity for psychology students
We are looking for students for a project to research stress and health behaviour in everyday life. Applications for an internship or a Master's thesis are now open. Further information can be found on the Master's thesis platform.
Welcome Lidija Zbinden!
Lidija Zbinden is the new head of the secretariat of the GPV department as of 1 May. We look forward to working with her and extend a warm welcome!
GROW: Sustainability via app
Our new study "GROW" has started! As part of the faculty's thematic focus on "People in digital transformation", we are investigating the extent to which a smartphone app can help to promote ecological and healthy eating and transport behaviour.
Outstanding Teaching
Corina Berli, lecturer at the Department of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, received an outstanding evaluation result for her seminar on 'mHealth in the context of chronic diseases.' The entire team warmly congratulates her on this success.
EHPS Poster Award Winner
Doctoral student Valérie Bösch won a poster award at the annual conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS)with their poster on: 'How does an adaptable goal-setting intervention change older adults’ self-determination and physical activity? A mixed-methods study'
Collegium Generale
What is health? You will find answers to this question this fall semester in the interdisciplinary lecture series of the Collegium at the University of Bern. The free event is open to the public and can be credited to the Master's program in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. Click here for the program: https://www.unibe.ch/universitaet/universitaet_fuer_alle/collegium_generale/ringvorlesung/index_ger.html
Master Thesis
Please note that recruitment is open for two masters thesis positions in our department. To find out more please visit the Ilias page Masterarbeit Psychologie: https://ilias.unibe.ch/goto_ilias3_unibe_fold_2692758.html
Successful doctorate
Congratulations to our team member Vica Tomberge on the successful defence of her dissertation entitled ‘Women's health behaviour in unequal gender power relations - The example of carrying heavy loads in Nepal’. We congratulate her on her summa cum laude and wish her all the best for the future!
New Doctor
Michèle Borgmann defended her dissertation on ‘Sexual Pleasure Matters: Defining, Operationalising and Promoting Sexual Pleasure’ on 26.04.23 with flying colours. The entire team would like to congratulate her on this success and on completing her doctorate!
Initiator Grant for Dario Baretta
Dr Dario Baretta has been awarded the Initiator Grant from the University of Bern for the preparation of a SNSF starting grant proposal in 2024. The team congratulates Dario to this success!
During the Initiator Grant, Dr Baretta will carry out an intensive data analysis plan to extend the existing knowledge on the association between critical transitions and early warning signals in the context of physical activity.
Online Info Evening CAS Sexual Health on September 12, 2022.
The next info night for CAS Sexual Health will be held online via Zoom on Monday, September 12, 2022, 6:00 pm. Duration approx. 1 hour.
The background, form and structure of the CAS will be presented by the study director, followed by a Q&A session.
SNF Grant: Melanie Bamert receives Doc.CH Grant.
Melanie Bamert, PhD candidate at the GPV department, has been awarded a Doc.CH Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation for her dissertation project "Predicting health behavior by measuring stress in daily life". We warmly congratulate her on this success!
Excellent Teaching
Michèle Borgmann, PhD student at the Department of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, received an excellent evaluation result for her proseminar on sexual health. She is one of the few lecturers who achieved a rating of ≥ 5.7. The whole team congratulates her on this success.
Congratulations Dr. phil. Benjamin Ambühl!
Benjamin Ambühl successfully completed his dissertation on "The Role of Psychological Ownership in Community-based Piped Water Supply Infrastructure in Nepal and India" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jennifer Inauen and Prof. Dr. et dipl. zool. Hans-Joachim Mosler. On October 7, he received his doctoral degree in a ceremony at the Faculty of Humanities.
Open positions for students within the project HABITWALK - Understanding habit formation in physical activity behavior
For the HABITWALK project, we are looking for students to support the team on the following positions (start October/November 2022):
a) Student Research Assistant position (20%) for six months;
b) Internship (300 hours);
c) Master thesis with project hours (240 hours);
d) Internship + Master thesis with project hours (540 hours).
New habit study
The SNSF-funded HABIRUPT project has launched its first study!
The study is looking at how to break habits related to four different behaviors: Sitting behavior, unhealthy snacking behavior, alcohol consumption, and smoking.
Participants will be guided on how to break a bad habit of their choice, and their progress will be monitored for 3 months.
Interested?
Click here for more information.
New Lecturer Health Psychology
Dr. phil. Corina Berli is a new lecturer at the department since August 15, 2022.
Welcome to the team!
Habit promotion for physical activity
Dario Baretta, Early Postdoc at the Department of GPV has received CHF 39'250 from the Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for the research project "Understanding habit formation in physical activity behavior: An idiographic approach". Congratulations on this success!
On the trail of sexual pleasure
Sexuality can be learned and changed, says Dr Stefanie Gonin-Spahni from the Institute of Psychology in the article ‘Tracking down sexual pleasure’ in the current issue of UniPress. She also emphasises the relevance and potential of sexual research for society and reports on current research findings on genital self-image.
New doctors
Noemi Brog and Julia Hegy successfully defended their dissertations in March.
We congratulate them warmly!
SRF News Plus vom 15.02.2022 - Interview with Prof. Dr. Jennifer Inauen
After the pandemic
‘Certain habits will endure’
SRF News Plus from 15.02.2022
Most of the measures to contain the coronavirus could be lifted on Wednesday. These include, for example, the wearing of masks on public transport. Health psychologist Jennifer Inauen explains how quickly we can change our habits.
Become a participant in the app-based study ‘soapp - correct hand hygiene in everyday life’
Do you want to understand how to discipline yourself and create new positive habits?
Are you interested in helping us develop cutting-edge digital technologies to combat the spread of viruses?
If your answer to these questions is YES, then click on the following link and become a participant in the app-based study ‘soapp - correct hand hygiene in everyday life’!
https://bit.ly/soapp-plus
AIM OF THE STUDY
The aim of the study ‘Soapp+ - Correct hand hygiene in everyday life’ is to support the Swiss population in the long-term implementation of correct hand hygiene at key times.
CONTACT
Prof Dr Jennifer Inauen
Dr Dario Baretta
Institute of Psychology
Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern
soapp.psy@unibe.ch
Senior Citizens' University Prize for Ageing Research
At this year's Dies Academicus, Rahel Schärli was honoured with the Senior Citizens' University Prize for Ageing Research for her Master's thesis entitled “Increasing physical activity in older people by means of implementation intentions and motivational interventions”, which she wrote at our department. Congratulations!
Psychology for a sustainable future
How can psychology contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? Find out more at our interactive project stand at the Sustainability Day of the Bern universities on 5 November.
30.9. Online info evening CAS Sexual Health
Registration and further information can be found on the linked page.
MAS in Health Psychology UZH Unibe
In cooperation with the Chair of Applied Social and Health Psychology at the University of Zurich, we have succeeded in creating a long-planned but urgently needed continuing education programme in German-speaking Switzerland, which, once accredited, will provide access to the federal specialist title in health psychology.
Two poster prizes for the GPV
Valérie Bösch and Melanie Bamert each received one of three poster prizes for their poster presentations at this year's Society for Ambulatory Assessment conference. Congratulations from the team! You can find the contributions here.
Promoting safe carrying behaviour through self-efficacy and social support for women in Nepal
Vica Tomberge, PhD student at the GPV department, has received CHF 50,000 from the Suzanne and Hans Biäsch Foundation for the research project ‘Promoting safe carrying behaviour through self-efficacy and social support for women in Nepal’. Congratulations on this success!
Neue Podcastepisode mit Jennifer Inauen
Hören Sie rein in die neue Episode des Podcasts Forschung mit, an und für Menschen der Phil.-hum. Fakultät der Universität Bern.
Ein spannendes Gespräch mit Assistenzprofessorin Jennifer Inauen vom Institut für Psychologie über den Einfluss der Pandemie auf unsere Gesundheit, interindividuelle Unterschiede sowie Tipps und Tricks, wie wir die Schutzmassnahmen zu unseren Gewohnheiten machen können.
New podcast episode with Julia Hegy and Noemi Brog
Listen to the new episode of the podcast Forschung mit, an und für Menschen der Phil.-hum. Faculty of the University of Bern.
Julia Hegy and Noemi Brog from the Institute of Psychology talk about the online self-help programme ROCO, which they helped to develop - a programme for people who feel psychologically stressed due to the situation surrounding Covid-19.
BECCCS: Behavior change in context to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2
Prof. Dr Jennifer Inauen has received research funding from the Ursula Wirz Foundation to conduct the research project BECCCS: Behaviour change in context to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The project aims to develop a theory- and evidence-based app to promote prevention behaviour in the population in the context of Covid-19.
Vica Tomberge receives Gert Sommer Prize for Peace Psychology
Vica Tomberge, PhD student at the Department of Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, has been named the winner of the 2020 Gert Sommer Prize for Peace Psychology with her Master's thesis The role of psychological ownership and gender in community-led total sanitation (CLTS): Evidence from a cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Ghana. The work was supervised by Prof Dr Jennifer Inauen. The whole team congratulates on this success!
