Research Profile Psychology

The research profile at the Faculty of Psychology can be described along four guiding principles:

Research at the Faculty of Psychology reflects the bio-psycho-social nature of humans by

1. embracing and further developing natural and social scientific as well as humanities based approaches,
2. utilizing a pluralistic spectrum of methods,
3. maintaining an interest in relevant developments in adjacent disciplines, and
4. establishing a culture of dialogue across disciplinary and methodological boundaries through collaboration among researchers.

This approach contrasts with the majority of German-speaking universities, which primarily emphasize natural scientific perspectives in psychology.

Databases and related research links:

• SFU Publication Database
• SFU Research Project Database (internal)
• SFU Research Website
• SFU Journals
• SFU Ethics Commission

Contact:

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Nora Ruck
Vice Dean Research
Faculty of Psychology | Sigmund Freud Private University
research.psychology@sfu.ac.at