Petra Buchwald did her undergraduate work at the University of Duesseldorf, Germany. There she received her Ph.D. in 1996 in Educational Science. In the year 2000 she got the Bennigsen-Foerder-Award for outstanding research of the Ministry of Science. Since 2004 she has been working at the University of Wuppertal (Germany), where she serves as Professor for Educational Science in the School of Education at the Faculty of Educational and Social Sciences.
She has authored or edited twentyfive previous books, including ‘Interkulturalität in der Schule’ (2017), ‘Stress and Anxiety – Theory, practice and measurement’ (2020) and ‘Die Theorie der Ressourcenerhaltung: Implikationen für Stress und Kultur’ (2020). Further, she has published over 100 academic articles and book chapters, including ‘Test anxiety and performance in the framework of the conservation of resources theory’ (2010), ‘The Exam-Specific Strategic Approach to Coping Scale and Interpersonal Resources’ (2003) and ‘Social Support and Coping within Facebook? Impact of an Online Social Network on Coping Processes’ (2012). She was Secretary/Treasurer of the “Stress and Anxiety Research Society” (STAR; www.star-society.org) since 2002 and STAR President from 2008 to 2014. |
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Statement of Qualifications and Experience
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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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| 2004 to present |
University of Wuppertal
Arts/ Educational Science
Professor of Education |
| 1994 – 2004 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Arts/Educational Science
Lecturer and Assistant Professor |
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DEGREES
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| 1982 – 1989 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Educational Science M.A 1989 |
| 1990 – 1996 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Educational Science Ph.D. 1996 |
| 1996 – 2002 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Educational Science Postdoc lecture qualification |
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THESIS RESEARCH
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| Master’s Thesis Title: |
Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Emotions in Students. |
| Doctoral Thesis Title: |
Social Support und Kompetenzerwartung im Alter – Eine Kausalanalyse (Social Support and Self-Efficacy in Old Age – A Causal Analysis).
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| Habilitation Thesis Title: |
Dyadisches Coping in mündlichen Prüfungen (Dyadic Coping in Oral Examination)
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MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Stress and Coping |
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The social psychology of intercultural differences |
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Motivation of achievement |
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Burnout |
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Psychological factors and HIV |
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Psychosocial factors and counseling |
| g) |
Aging and its psychological effects |
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Petra Buchwald did her undergraduate work at the University of Duesseldorf, Germany. There she received her Ph.D. in 1996 in Educational Science. In the year 2000 she got the Bennigsen-Foerder-Award for outstanding research of the Ministry of Science. Since 2004 she has been working at the University of Wuppertal (Germany), where she serves as Professor for Educational Science in the School of Education at the Faculty of Educational and Social Sciences.
She has authored or edited twentyfive previous books, including ‘Interkulturalität in der Schule’ (2017), ‘Stress and Anxiety – Theory, practice and measurement’ (2020) and ‘Die Theorie der Ressourcenerhaltung: Implikationen für Stress und Kultur’ (2020). Further, she has published over 100 academic articles and book chapters, including ‘Test anxiety and performance in the framework of the conservation of resources theory’ (2010), ‘The Exam-Specific Strategic Approach to Coping Scale and Interpersonal Resources’ (2003) and ‘Social Support and Coping within Facebook? Impact of an Online Social Network on Coping Processes’ (2012). She was Secretary/Treasurer of the “Stress and Anxiety Research Society” (STAR; www.star-society.org) since 2002 and STAR President from 2008 to 2014. |
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Statement of Qualifications and Experience
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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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| 2004 to present |
University of Wuppertal
Arts/ Educational Science
Professor of Education |
| 1994 – 2004 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Arts/Educational Science
Lecturer and Assistant Professor |
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DEGREES
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| 1982 – 1989 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Educational Science M.A 1989 |
| 1990 – 1996 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Educational Science Ph.D. 1996 |
| 1996 – 2002 |
Heine University Duesseldorf
Educational Science Postdoc lecture qualification |
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THESIS RESEARCH
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| Master’s Thesis Title: |
Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Emotions in Students. |
| Doctoral Thesis Title: |
Social Support und Kompetenzerwartung im Alter – Eine Kausalanalyse (Social Support and Self-Efficacy in Old Age – A Causal Analysis).
<< PDF-File >> |
| Habilitation Thesis Title: |
Dyadisches Coping in mündlichen Prüfungen (Dyadic Coping in Oral Examination)
<< PDF-File >> |
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MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
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| a) |
Stress and Coping |
| b) |
The social psychology of intercultural differences |
| c) |
Motivation of achievement |
| d) |
Burnout |
| e) |
Psychological factors and HIV |
| f) |
Psychosocial factors and counseling |
| g) |
Aging and its psychological effects |
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Honors
2016: STAR Lifetime Career Award
1999-2005: German National Representative of Star (Stress and Anxiety Research)
2002: Nominated for the Early Career Award of the Stress and Aniety Research Society
since 2002: Secretary / Treasure of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society
2000: Bennigsen-Foerder-Awaed for Outstanding Research of Yound Scientists of the Ministry of Northrhine-Westfalia (50.000€) |
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MEMBERSHIPS
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| since 2007 |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGP), Division Health Psychology |
| since 2004 |
American Psychology Association (APA), Division 52 |
| since 2002 |
International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) |
| since 2001 |
American Educational Research Association (AERA) |
| since 1998 |
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) |
| since 1996 |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft (DGfE) |
| since 1996 |
Arbeitsgruppe für Empirische Pädagogische Forschung (AEPF) |
| since 1996 |
Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR) |
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