CURRICULUM VITAE - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Updated October 1, 2012
CURRICULUM VITAE
Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock
Born March 13, 1982 in Kiel (Germany)
Address: VU Amsterdam
Department of Social and Organizational Psychology
Van der Boechorststraat 1, room 1B-88
1081 BT Amsterdam
Phone: +31 20 59 83275
Email: n.lehmann-willenbrock@vu.nl
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 08/2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam
07/2010 Visiting scholar at the Graduate School of Education, SUNY Buffalo, USA
(collaboration with Prof. Ming Ming Chiu, PhD)
07-08/2009 Visiting scholar at the Department of Communication, University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee, USA (collaboration with Prof. Renee A. Meyers, PhD)
10/2007-08/2012 Research Associate (Faculty) at the Department of Industrial/Organizational and
Social Psychology, TU Braunschweig (Prof. Dr. Simone Kauffeld)
07-10/2007 Research Associate, University of Kassel
10/2006-06/2007 Internship at Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, Regensburg (Department of Human
Resource Management)
10/2005-03/2006 Research assistant, Georg-Elias-Müller-Institut für Psychologie, Göttingen
09-12/2005 Research internship, Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft, University of Kassel
02-04/2005 Internship at Gerling Zentrale Verwaltungs-GmbH, Cologne (Department of
Human Resource Development)
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
03/2012 PhD, TU Braunschweig (summa cum laude): “Why Trust Matters: Longitudinal
Effects of Multifoci Trust in Organizations”
10/2006 M.Sc. (Diplom, German GPA: 1.2). Title of diploma thesis: “Effects of
Interpersonal Justice - Does Interpersonal Justice Foster Innovative Behavior?”
09/2003-06/2004 University of California, Irvine: Psychology and Social Behavior (full scholarship)
10/2001-10/2006 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany: Psychology

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Multifoci trust in organizations
Communication and interaction processes
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Emotional contagion and the emergence of group mood
Methodological advances in interaction analysis
Informal leaders and social influence processes
Intercultural differences in team interaction
HONORS AND AWARDS
07/2012 Funding by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for presenting
several papers at the 7 th Annual INGRoup Conference 2012 in Chicago, USA (€
1241)
07/2011 Funding for congress participation abroad by Braunschweigischer Hochschulbund
for presenting PhD research at the 6 th Annual INGRoup Conference 2011 in
Minneapolis, USA (Fö.Nr. 2011-34, € 500)
07/2010 Funding for congress participation abroad by Braunschweigischer Hochschulbund
for presenting PhD research at the 5 th Annual INGRoup Conference 2010 in
Washington DC, USA (Fö.Nr. 2010-30, € 500)
07/2009 Funding for congress participation abroad by Braunschweigischer Hochschulbund
2009 for presenting PhD research at the 4 th Annual INGRoup Conference 2009 in
Colorado Springs, USA (€ 500)
08/2003-06/2004 Full tuition scholarship at the University of California, Irvine ($ 29,382: equivalent
to €22430)
ATTRACTED ORGANIZATIONAL FUNDING
2012 Team diagnosis and development for Kasseler Werkstätten (€ 2200)
2010-2011 Field research project for Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig. Employee survey,
managerial interviews, team development workshops for nursing teams, and
follow-up measures for nursing teams and management (Principal investigator; €
21500)
2008-2011 Human resource development for IAP GmbH, Braunschweig. Trainings in
Conflict Management and Negotiation, Communication, and Personal
Development (€ 2400)
2010 Assessment centers for “Top Agents” at several locations in Germany for
Deutsche Telekom GmbH (€ 3600)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology (EAWOP)
Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup)
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

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Applied Psychology: An International Review
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
Communication Studies (Editorial Board member)
European Journal of Industrial Training
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
International Journal of Conflict Management
Small Group Research
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate seminars taught at Technische Universität Braunschweig (2007-2012) and Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam (since 2012):
� Social Processes in Organizations
� Team Diagnosis and Team Development
� Leadership
� Conflict Management
� Intercultural Training
� Marketing and Consumer Psychology
Undergraduate seminars taught at the TU Braunschweig (2007-2012):
� Human Resource Development
� Teams and Intra-group Processes
� Training and Evaluation
� Designing and Evaluating Assessment Centers (Project Seminar)
� Introduction to Organizational and Business Consulting (Project Seminar)
� Marketing and Consumer Psychology (Lecture)
Tutorials and workshops:
� Master’s Exam Preparation in I/O Psychology (2008)
� Team Interaction Analysis: Methods and Applications (2010)
� Scientific Writing Workshop (2012)
UNIVERSITY SELF-ADMINISTRATION
2007-2009 Web design and content management for the Department of
Industrial/Organizational and Social Psychology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig
2008-2010 Equal opportunity commissioner at the Institute of Psychology, Technische
Universität Braunschweig
DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS
Interaction analysis. sequential analysis, and pattern analysis with INTERACT software
Structural equation modeling using Mplus #
Standard analytical procedures in SPSS (e.g., multiple regression analysis, factor analysis, cluster
analysis)

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PUBLICATIONS
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Grohmann, A., & Kauffeld, S. (in press). Promoting multifoci
citizenship behavior: Time-lagged effects of procedural justice, trust, and commitment. Applied
Psychology.
Schulte, E.-M., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. & Kauffeld, S. (in press). Multilevel effects of age on
team meeting behavior. Journal of Managerial Psychology.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Lei, Z., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). Appreciating age diversity and German
nurse wellbeing and commitment: Coworker trust as the mediator. Nursing & Health Sciences,
14, 213-220.
Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2012). Meetings matter: Effects of team meeting
communication on team and organizational success. Small Group Research, 43, 128-156.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Meyers, R. A., Kauffeld, S., Neininger, A., & Henschel, A. (2011).
Verbal interaction sequences and group mood: Exploring the role of planning communication.
Small Group Research, 42, 639-668.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Grohmann, A., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Task and relationship conflict at
work: Development and construct validation of a German version of Jehn’s intragroup conflict
scale. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 27, 171–178.
Neininger, A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Kauffeld, S., & Henschel, A. (2010). Effects of
organizational and team commitment - a longitudinal study. Journal of Vocational Behavior,
76, 576-579.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2010). Development and construct validation of the
German Workplace Trust Survey (G-WTS). European Journal of Psychological Assessment,
26, 3-10.
Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2010). Sales training: Effects of spaced practice on
training transfer. Journal of European Industrial Training, 34, 23-37.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld,S. (2008). Entwicklung und Validierung des German
Workplace Trust Survey (G-WTS) [Developing and validating the G-WTS].
Wirtschaftspsychologie, 1, 57-63.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Kauffeld, S., Wesemann, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2011). Organisation. In S. Kauffeld,
Arbeits-, Organisations- und Personalpsychologie (S. 29-50). Heidelberg: Springer.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2010). The downside of communication: Complaining
cycles in group discussions. In S. Schuman (Ed.), The handbook for working with difficult
groups: How they are difficult, why they are difficult, what you can do (pp. 33-54). San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.
Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2010). GLTSI. German Learning Transfer System
Inventory - Das deutsche Lerntransfer-System-Inventar. In W. Sarges, H. Wottawa & C. Roos
(Eds.), Handbuch wirtschaftspsychologischer Testverfahren, Band II:
Organisationspsychologische Instrumente (pp. 113-118). Lengerich: Pabst.

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Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2010). G-WTS. German Workplace Trust Survey. In W.
Sarges, H. Wottawa & C. Roos (Eds.), Handbuch wirtschaftspsychologischer Testverfahren,
Band II: Organisationspsychologische Instrumente (pp. 129-134). Lengerich: Pabst.
Söderberg, L., Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2009). Meetingkultur unter der
Prozesslupe: Besprechungsoptimierung in der IT [Process-analyzing meeting culture:
optimizing IT meetings]. In S. Kauffeld, S. Grote & E. Frieling (Hrsg.), Handbuch
Kompetenzentwicklung (pp. 216-232). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Kauffeld, S., Lorenzo, G., Montasem, K., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2009). Die nächste
Generation der Teamentwicklung: Neue Wege mit act4teams® [The next generation of team
development: new paths with act4teams®]. In S. Kauffeld, S. Grote & E. Frieling (Eds.),
Handbuch Kompetenzentwicklung (pp. 191-215). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
Kauffeld, S., Grote, S, & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2009). Traum oder Albtraum: Zusammenarbeit
in Projektteams [Dream or nightmare: cooperation in project teams]. In M. Wastian, I.
Braumandl & L. von Rosenstiel (Eds.), Angewandte Psychologie für das Projektmanagement
(pp. 167-185). Berlin: Springer.
Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2008). Teamdiagnose und Teamentwicklung [Team
diagnosis and team development]. In I. Jöns (Ed.), Erfolgreiche Gruppenarbeit (pp. 29-41).
Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2008). Altersheterogene Arbeitsgruppen –
Auswirkungen des demographischen Wandels auf die Gruppenarbeit [Age diversity in work
groups - effects of the demographic shift on team work]. In I. Jöns (Ed.), Erfolgreiche
Gruppenarbeit (pp. 141-148). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
Meinecke, A. L., Smith, K., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2012). Developing students as global
learners: “Groups in Our World” blog. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Allen, J. A., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). Team members facilitating team
meetings: A sequential analysis of procedural communication in organizational meetings.
Manuscript submitted for publication.
Allen, J. A., Landowski, N., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2012). Pre-meeting talk: The impact of
pre-meeting communication on meeting effectiveness. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Allen, J. A., & Meinecke, A. (2012). Observing culture: Differences in
U.S.-American and German team meeting behaviors. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Chiu, M. M., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2012). Reconciling measurement discrepancies in
surveys vs. behavior recordings. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Chiu, M. M., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2012). Beyond content analysis: Designing studies to
model interaction sequences with Statistical Discourse Analysis. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Lehmann, M., Meyers, R. A., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Employing
reflexivity training to reduce counterproductive team meeting behavior. Manuscript submitted
for publication.

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Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Do team meetings benefit from trust in coworkers?
A longitudinal study. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Grohmann, A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Short version of the German
Workplace Trust Survey: Development and Correlates. Manuscript resubmitted for publication.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Chiu, M. M., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Taking action: Examining proactive
team meeting behavior via statistical discourse analysis. Manuscript submitted for publication.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Chiu, M. M. (2012). Interaktionsprozesse mehrebenenanalytisch:
Neue Wege mit Statistical Discourse Analysis. Paper presented at 48. Kongress der DGPs,
September 23-27, Bielefeld.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). Wie fühlt Ihr Euch? Sozioemotionale Interaktion
in Team-Meetings. Paper presented at 48. Kongress der DGPs, September 23-27, Bielefeld.
Lüdke, G., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). Patternanalyse und Gruppenphasen
in Team-Meetings. Paper presented at 48. Kongress der DGPs, September 23-27, Bielefeld.
Meinecke, A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Meyers, R. A. (2012). Kulturelle Einflüsse auf das
Verhalten in Besprechungen in deutschen und amerikanischen Teams. Paper presented at 48.
Kongress der DGPs, September 23-27, Bielefeld.
Schulte, E.-M., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). Treat me fairly and I won’t
complain: Multilevel-Effekte von prozeduraler Gerechtigkeit auf das Jammern in
Teammeetings. Paper presented at 48. Kongress der DGPs, September 23-27, Bielefeld.
Gormanous, G., Webb, C., Holmén, A., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2012). Provoking
participative provocateurs: Shades of gray in ethical landmines. Panel at the 30 th International
Congress of Psychology, July 22-27, Cape Town.
Chiu, M. M., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2012). Beyond content analysis: Modeling interaction
sequences with Statistical Discourse Analysis. Paper presented at the 7th Annual INGRoup
Conference, July 12-14, Chicago.
Lei, Z., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). Affective ingenuity: Linking emotional
contagion and team creativity. Paper presented at the 7th Annual INGRoup Conference, July
12-14, Chicago.
Meinecke, A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). "Help them stop complaining":
Effects of transformational leadership on dysfunctional communication in team meetings. Paper
presented at the 7th Annual INGRoup Conference, July 12-14, Chicago.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2012). How to shape your group's mood: Effects of
socioemotional communication in team meetings. Paper presented at the SIOP 47th Annual
Conference, April 26-28, San Diego.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Hoppe, D., Kauffeld, S. & Horst-Schaper, G. (2011). Fit für den
demographischen Wandel? Ressourcenorientierte Teamentwicklung im Gesundheitswesen [Fit
for the demographic shift? Resource-oriented team development in the health sector]. Paper
presented at 10. Kongress für Gesundheitspsychologie, August 31 –September 2, Berlin.

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Chiu, M. M., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Social influence on action-oriented
communication: A statistical discourse analysis of work group meetings. Paper presented at the
Fifth Annual INGRoup Conference, July 21-23, Minneapolis.
Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2011). Meetings matter: Effects of team meetings on
team and organizational outcomes. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual INGRoup Conference,
July 21-23, Minneapolis.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Effects of humor and criticism in team meetings.
Paper presented at the Fifth Annual INGRoup Conference, July 21-23, Minneapolis.
Meinecke, A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Meyers, R. A., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). An examination of
group problem-solving practices in German and U.S. student discussions. Paper presented at
the Fifth Annual INGRoup Conference, July 21-23, Minneapolis.
Meyers, R. A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). The impact of procedural
communication. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual INGRoup Conference, July 21-23,
Minneapolis.
Schulte, E.-M., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Treat me fairly and I won't
complain. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual INGRoup Conference, July 21-23, Minneapolis.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Chiu, M. M., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Examining action-oriented team
meeting behavior using statistical discourse analysis. Paper presented at the EAWOP 2011
Conference, May 25-28, Maastricht.
Grohmann, A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Promoting OCB: Longitudinal
effects of procedural justice, trust, and commitment. Paper presented at the EAWOP 2011
Conference, May 25-28, Maastricht.
Margenfeld, J., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Do you run your teammates down
or do you make them laugh? A longitudinal study of socio-emotional interaction in
organizational team meetings. Paper presented at the VIII International Workshop on Human
Resource Management, May 12-13, Seville.
Horst-Schaper, G., Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2011). Altersheterogene Teams in
der Pflege: Anforderungen und Kompetenzen Älterer und Jüngerer [Age-diverse nursing teams:
Challenges and skills] . E-Poster at the 51. Wissenschaftlichen Jahrestagung der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmedizin und Umweltmedizin, March 9-12, Heidelberg.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2011). Do we complain less when we trust each other?
Longitudinal effects of co-worker trust on team meeting communication. Paper presented at the
EAWOP Small Group Meeting "Time and Change in Teams", February 24-26, Chemnitz.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Meyers, R. A., & Kauffeld, S. (2010). Examining procedural interaction
as shared leadership in organizational teams. Paper presented at the NCA 96th Annual
Convention, November 14-17, San Francisco.
McNallie, J., Rankin, E., Hong, H., Meyers, R. A., Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N.
(2010). Examining positive and negative communication in organizational decision-making
groups. Paper presented at the NCA 96th Annual Convention, November 14-17, San Francisco.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Brüheim, L. & Kauffeld, S. (2010). Primus inter pares - Wie prägen
Gruppensprecher die Diskussion? [Primus inter pares – How do meeting leaders shape the

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group discussion?] Paper presented at 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für
Psychologie, September 26-30, Bremen.
Margenfeld, J., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. & Kauffeld, S. (2010). Sozioemotionale Zirkel in der
Gruppeninteraktion [Socio-emotional cycles in the group interaction process]. Paper presented
at 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, September 26-30, Bremen.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2010). Analyzing interaction data: methods and applications. Paper
presented at the Fifth Annual INGRoup Conference, July 22-24, Washington DC.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2010). Vertrauen in Organisationen [Trust in organizations]. Paper
presented at 7. Nachwuchsworkshop der Fachgruppe A&O-Psychologie der DGPs, March 10-
12, Münster.
Hebl, M. J., Pederson, J. R., Hill, R., Meyers, R. A., Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N.
(2009, November 12-15). Exploring the sequential nature of humor in task groups. Paper
presented at the NCA 95th Annual Conference, November 12-15, Chicago.
Lehmann, M., Meyers, R. A., Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2009). Transforming
negative communication in German decision-making teams: An examination of reflexivity
training. Paper presented at the NCA 95th Annual Conference, November 12-15, Chicago.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Henschel, A., Neininger, A., & Kauffeld, S. (2009). Older and wiser?
Effects of age on job satisfaction and team competence. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual
INGRoup Conference, July 16-18, Colorado Springs.
Hebl, M., Pederson, J., Meyers, R. A., Kauffeld, S., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2009). Humor
and complaints: Contrasts in decision-making interaction. Paper presented at the Fourth
Annual INGRoup Conference, July 16-18, Colorado Springs.
Kauffeld, S., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Henschel, A., & Neininger, A. (2009). Empirical
discussion types: The good, the bad, and the indifferent. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual
INGRoup Conference, July 16-18, Colorado Springs.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Kauffeld, S., & Henschel, A. (2009). Trust at work: effects of
organisational trust climate strength on team interaction. Paper presented at the 11th European
Congress of Psychology, July 7-10, Oslo.
Gormanous, G., Cooper, S., Hillesland, M., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Rodolfa, E. (2009).
Trans-national judgments of ethical scenarios. Symposium at the 11th European Congress of
Psychology, July 7-10, Oslo.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2009). Nörgler und Lösungsorientierte: Diskussionstypen in
Besprechungen [Complainers and Solution Seekers: Discussion types in meetings]. Paper
presented at the 4th Science Slam, Haus der Wissenschaft, Braunschweig, June 26, 2009.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2008). The influence of facilitator communication on the
group discussion process. Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology,
July 20-25, Berlin.
Kauffeld, S., Henschel, A., Neininger, A., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2008). Complaining and
solution circles in group discussions. Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of
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Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2008). Organisationales Vertrauen: Instrumententwicklung und Effekte
von Vertrauen in industriellen Gruppen [Organizational trust: questionnaire development and
effects of trust in industrial groups]. Presentation at the PhD workshop for Work,
Organizational, and Social Psychology, Braunschweig, May 14-15, 2008.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Kauffeld, S. (2008). Entwicklung und Validierung des German
Workplace Trust Survey (G-WTS) [Development and validation of the German Workplace
Trust Survey]. Paper presented at the 14. Fachtagung der GWPs, Olten (CH), February 1-2,
2008.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Kauffeld, S., Hilpert, A., & Henschel, A. (2007). Homogen oder
heterogen? Alterseffekte in gewerblichen Arbeitsgruppen [Homogeneous or heterogeneous?
Age effects in industrial teams]. Paper presented at the 5th conference of the Fachgruppe
Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Trier, September 19-21,2007.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Kauffeld, S., & Denison, K. (2007). Discussion types in problem solving
groups. Paper presented at the 13 th European Congress of Work and Organizational
Psychology, May 9-13, Stockholm.
Kauffeld, S., Hilpert, A., Henschel, A., & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (presenting author, 2007).
Moaning in optimization discussions. Paper presented at the 13th European Congress of Work
and Organizational Psychology, May 9-13, Stockholm.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2010). Was macht Besprechungen erfolgreich? Prozessanalytische
Forschung mit act4teams® [What makes meetings successful? Process analytical research with
act4teams]. Invited lecture at the scientific colloquium of Psychology, Universität Salzburg,
November 24, 2010.
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2010). Fit für den demographischen Wandel? Altersheterogene Teams
im Gesundheitswesen [Ready for the demographic shift? Age diversity in health care teams].
Invited presentation at the 7. Fernausbildungskongress der Bundeswehr, September 7-9, 2010,
Hamburg.
IN THE MEDIA
June 2012 “How to run effective, successful meetings” on Management INK, the Sage
Management Blog
May 2012 “The payoffs and penalties of holding meetings” on Strategy + Business
April 2011 Newspaper interview on age diversity in teams in the Braunschweiger Zeitung
March 2011 Interview on group interaction sequences and group mood on Management INK,
the Sage Management Blog
March 2011 Interview on the demographic shift and nursing teams in the hospital journal
Klinikum Aktuell

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2012
SUPERVISED BACHELOR AND MASTER THESES
Lisa Thiele, M.Sc. (TU Braunschweig, 2012): „Modeling change: An application of growth curve
modeling using random coefficient models to examine the cross-domain relationship of two dynamic
variables at multiple levels”.
Annika Meinecke, M.Sc. (TU Braunschweig, 2012): "Help them stop complaining: Effects of
transformational leadership on dysfunctional communication in team meetings".
Paper presented by Annika Meinecke at the INGRoup Conference 2012 in Chicago.
Nina Zimmermann, M.Sc. (TU Braunschweig, 2012): "Effects of positive and negative
communication on patterns of interaction in decision making groups".
2011
Nadine Haufschild (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2011): "Konzeption, Durchführung und Evaluation
eines Interkulturellen Sensibilisierungstrainings" [Design, implementation, and evaluation of an
intercultural awareness training].
Gesine Lüdke (B.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2011): "Interaction patterns in team meetings: Development
within a two-phase model"
Paper presented by Gesine Lüdke at the DGPs Conference 2012 in Bielefeld.
2010
Jil Margenfeld (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2010):"Sozio-emotionale Zirkel in der Gruppeninteraktion"
[Socio-emotional cycles in group interaction].
Paper presented by Jil Margenfeld at the DGPs Conference 2011 in Bremen.
Annika Meinecke (B.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2010): "Group problem-solving interaction: Do Germans
and Americans Differ? - A process-analytical approach for decision-making groups"
Paper presented by Annika Meinecke at the INGRoup Conference 2011 in Minneapolis.
Lisa Thiele (B.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2010): "Evaluation des digitalen Lernspiels Rainbow – Age of
Knowledge" [Evaluating the digital learining game Rainbow].
Marie Lehmann (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2010): "Transforming negative communication in
German decision-making teams: An examination of reflexivity training".
Paper presented by Marie Lehmann at the NCA Conference 2010 in San Francisco
Winner of the NCA Group Communication Division's Laura Crowell Outstanding Thesis/ Dissertation
Award for 2010
Sigrid Czajka (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2010): "Kompetenzanalytische Typisierung von
Arbeitsgruppen - Gibt es jammernde Nörgelgruppen?" [Interaction analysis and typology of work
groups – are there complaining groups?].
2009
Nina Zimmermann (B.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2009): "Der Einfluss organisationalen Vertrauens auf
team- und unternehmensbezogene Ergebnisse" [Effects of organizational trust on team- an
organizational outcomes].

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Daniela Wachsmuth (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2009): "Does executive training pay off? The impact
of supervisors’ qualification on their teams’ task-related and affective outcomes".
Mirja Huhn (B.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2009): "Der Einfluss von Mitarbeiter- und
Unternehmensvariablen auf die Entwicklung der Sebstkompetenz" [Effects of employee and
organizational variables on self-competency development].
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Nanda Farina Dukat (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2009): "Soziale und aufgabenbezogene Konflikte in
industriellen Gruppen" [Social and task conflict in industrial teams].
Linda Brüheim (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2009): "Primus inter pares – Zur Bedeutung des
Gruppensprechers im arbeitsorganisatorischen Konzept der Gruppenarbeit" [Primus inter pares – the
impact of group speakers in industrial team work].
2008
Ina Popp (M.Sc., TU Braunschweig, 2008): "Diskussionstypen in Arbeitsgruppen" [Discussion types
in work groups].
Barbara Schmidt (M.Sc., University of Regensburg, 2008): "Diskussionstypen in teilautonomen
Arbeitsgruppen - eine empirische Untersuchung in der Produktion zweier Industrieunternehmen"
[Discussion types in work groups – an empirical study in two industrial organizations].
Monika Bierschneider (M.Sc., University of Regensburg, 2008): "Einflüsse von Altersindikatoren auf
den Erfolg teilautonomer Arbeitsgruppen – eine empirische Analyse in der Produktion zweier
Industrieunternehmen" [How age influences team performance – an empirical study in two industrial
organizations].