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Researchers

Dr. David Goretzko



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Assistant Professor of Methodology and Statistics at Utrecht University

Short CV:

  • Since 2022: Assistant Professor “Methodology and Statistics” (Utrecht University)
  • 2022: Habilitation (LMU Munich)
  • 2022: Interim Professor “Psychological Methods” (Leipzig University)
  • 2021 - 2022: Interim Professor “Computational Modeling in Psychology” (LMU Munich)
  • Since 2021: PI in Project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG GO 3499/1-1)
  • 2020: Ph.D. Psychological Methods (LMU Munich)
  • 2018: M.Sc. Statistics (LMU Munich)
  • 2016: M.Sc. Psychology (LMU Munich)
  • 2015: B.Sc. Physics (LMU Munich)
  • 2014: B.Sc. Psychology (LMU Munich)


Dr. Melanie Viola Partsch



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PostDoc in Methodology and Statistics at Utrecht University

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  • Since 08/2023: Postdoctoral Researcher in DFG Project “Detection and Classification of Misspecifications in Structural Equation Modeling using Machine Learning” (DFG GO 3499/1-1, Utrecht University)
  • 2023: PhD in Psychology (GESIS & RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau)
  • 03/2022-09/2022: Research Associate (University of Education Weingarten)
  • 03/2017-12/2022: Research Associate (GESIS—Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)
  • 2016: M.Sc. Psychology (University of Mannheim)
  • 2013: B.Sc. Psychology (University of Ulm)


Dr. Philipp Sterner



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PostDoc and Statistician at the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG, Ruhr University Bochum)

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  • 2025 PhD in Psychological Methods (LMU Munich)
  • Since 2024: (Postdoctoral) Researcher and Statistician at the DZPG
  • Since 2022: Master Student “Statistics & Data Science” (LMU Munich)
  • 2021 - 2024 Research Associate and Statistical Consultant for Graduate School POKAL (LMU Munich)
  • 2021: M.Sc. Psychology (LMU Munich)
  • 2017: B.Sc. Psychology (LMU Munich)

Interns & Student Assistants

Caterina Luz Sanchez Steinhagen



Master Thesis Student and Research Intern at the Measurement and Machine Learning Lab

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  • 2025: M.Sc. Psychology: Learning Sciences and Human Development (LMU Munich)
  • 2023: State Examination (M.Sc. equivalent) School Psychology (LMU Munich)


Tizian Schuhbeck, M.Sc.



Research Intern at the Measurement and Machine Learning Lab and the Chair for Psychological Methods and Assessment at LMU Munich

Short CV:

  • 2025: M.Sc. Mathematics (LMU Munich, Thesis: “A Generalized Framework for Pattern Message Passing”)
  • 2022: B.Sc. Mathematics (LMU Munich, Thesis: Mathematical Aspects of Pairing Mechanisms in BCS Theory”)