Our research is situated in the domains of work- and organizational as well as social psychology. Our projects cover a wide range from appraisal and emotion recognition to conversation analysis and social interactions at work, leadership research and group dynamics. We continuously collaborate with companies, hospitals, other universities or research institutions.

Adrian Bangerter, PO:

• Social interaction and practices in selection and appraisal interviews
• Coordination in collaborative work
• Group processes and teamwork
• Discourse and conversation analysis of task-related communication
• Interplay of language and non-verbal communication (gesture)
• Social representations, Diffusion of ideas and social construction of knowledge
• Life course research

Marianne Schimd Mast, PO:

• Compétence et pouvoir
• Sensibilité interpersonnelle en lien avec pouvoir et cognition 
• Pouvoir, emotions et genre 
• Communication entre médecin et patient 
• Capter et analyser le comportement nonverbal au travail   

Franziska Tschan, PO:

• Group processes and group productivity
• Medical Emergency Driven Teams
• Social relationships, social interactions at work
• Aspects of emotions in organizations (NCCR Affective Sciences) 
• Time in social and organizational Psychology