Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology

Team Prof. Dr. Sabine Sczesny (Extraordinaria)

Dr. Christa Nater

Phone
+41 31 684 57 82
E-Mail
christa.nater@unibe.ch
Office
A 342
Postal Address
University of Bern
Department of Psychology
Division of Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern / Switzerland
Consultation Hour
by appointment

Research Interests

Christa Nater’s research focuses on understanding mechanisms that perpetuate social inequalities and biases, as well as transforming these insights into actions that address pressing societal and organizational issues. In exploring these issues, her research takes and interdisciplinary approach drawing from social psychological, organizational, and sociological perspectives.

Academic Career

 

Education and Degrees
2019
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
2019

CAS in Higher Education (15 ECTS), University of Bern, Switzerland
2015
M Sc Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
2012
B Sc Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
 

Academic Positions
2023 - present

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Bern, Department of Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology (with Prof. Sabine Sczesny), Switzerland
2021-2023

Postdoctoral researcher, University of British Columbia, Department of Psychology (with Prof. Toni Schmader), Canada
2020 - 2021
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Bern, Department of Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology (with Prof. Sabine Sczesny), Switzerland
2015-2019

Ph.D. student, University of Bern, Department of Social Psychology and Social Neuroscience (with Prof. Sabine Sczesny), Switzerland
2017-2018

Visiting Ph.D. student, New York University, Department of Psychology (with Prof. Madeline E. Heilman), USA
2012-2015

Research assistant, University of Bern, Department of Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics (with Prof. Carolyn C. Morf), Switzerland
2014-2014

Research assistant, University of North Carolina, Department of Social Psychology (with Prof. Ethan Zell), Greensboro, USA
2010-2011

Research assistant, University Hospital Bern, Department of Clinical Research (with Prof. Ernst B. Hunziker), Switzerland

Publications