CURRICULUM VITA
Personal Data:
Name Wolfgang Stroebe
Private Address Maliebaan 90
3581 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
Date of Birth 05.05.1941
Place of Birth Pforzheim, Germany
Marital Status married, one child
Education:
1964 Dipl. Psychology, University of Tübingen
1966 Dr. phil., University of Münster
Dissertation: "Eine experimentelle und theoretische Untersuchung des VolumenGewichtEffektes." (An experimental and theoretical study of the Size-Weight-Effect)
1968 Ph.D., University London (London School of Economics and
Political Science) Dissertation: "An experimental and theoretical
study of social judgement."
Positions held:
1968 1970 Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
1970 1971 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bristol, England.
1971 1972 Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Sussex, England.
1972 1973 Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
1973 1979 Professor, University of Marburg, Germany.
1979 - 1992 Professor, University of Tübingen, Germany.
1980 - 1987 Chairperson, Department of Psychology, University of Tübingen,
Germany.
1987 - 1988 Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, University
of Massachusetts, USA.
1990 1991 Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tübingen, Germany.
1992 2005 Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology,
Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
1992 1998 Chairperson, Department of Social and Organizational Psychology,
Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
1995 2000 Founding scientific director of the Research Institute 'Psychology
& Health', The Netherlands.
2000 - 2005 Chairperson, Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
2006 - 2011 Honorary Professor of Social Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2011 - Professor Emeritus, Utrecht University
Adjunct Professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Memberships in Learned Societies:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (Fachgruppen Sozialpsychologie und Gesundheitspsychologie)
European Association of Experimental Social Psychology
Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (resigned in 2014)
Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology .
Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology
Member of the Associatie van Sociaalpsychologische Onderzoekers (ASPO)
Elected Offices held in Learned Societies:
1978 1981 Secretary of the European Association of Experimental Social
Psychology
1980 1982 Member of the Executive Committee
1981 1983 President of the European Association of Experimental Social
Psychology
1983 1987 Founding chair of the German Social Psychology Section
Editorships:
1982 - 1997 Associate Editor: Lehr und Forschungstexte der Psychologie
1987 - 1988 Associate Editor: Psychologische Rundschau
1988 - 2015 Editor: European Review of Social Psychology
1989 - 1992 Editor: Psychologische Rundschau
1993 - 1997 Editor: Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie
Editorial Board Memberships:
1980 - 1987 Review of Personality and Social Psychology
1981 - 1994 British Journal of Social Psychology
1981 - 1986 Progress in Applied Social Psychology
1984 - 1988 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
1985 - 1988 Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
1986 - 1990 Social Behaviour: An International Journal of Applied Social Psychology
1987 - 1994 Basic and Applied Social Psychology
1988 - 1999 Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
1989 - 1995 British Journal of Psychology
1989 - 1993 Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychology
1990 - 1995 Polish Psychological Bulletin
1990 - 1995 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Other Board Memberships
1988 - 1997 Scientific Board (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat) ZPID (Zentralstelle für psychologische Information und Dokumentation (Trier)
1993 - 1994 Member of the Commisioning Panel oft he Economic & Social Research Council, Swindon (U.K.)
1995 - 1998 Chair of the NWO Committee on AIDS Research in the Netherlands
1996 - 2004 Board member Kurt Lewin Institute (Amsterdam)
1997 - 2000 Scientific advisory board of the Helen Dowling Institute
2001 External advisor to the British Research Assessment Exercise
2006 Chair of the Committee to evaluate AIDS research in the Netherlands
2005 - 2010 Member of the scientific advisory committee of The Dutch AIDSfonds
Awards and Distinctions
1997 Fellow of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. Division 8 APA (USA)
1999 Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (USA)
2002 Research Award of the American Association of Death Counseling and
Education “for outstanding contributions to research concerning death
and loss”
2002 Honorary doctorate, University of Louvain, Belgium
2001 Fellow of the British Psychological Society
2004 - 2006 Fellow of Utrecht University College
2005 Tajfel Lecture Award of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology “for outstanding scientific achievements and contribution to the development of social psychology in Europe in General and to the EASP in particular”
2006 Knight of the Royal Order of the Nederlandsche Lieuw
2007 Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
2007 Honorary membership of the Research Institute Psychology & Health
2007 Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
2008 Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology
2008 Fellow of the Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
2010 Life-time achievement award from the German Psychological Association (DGPs) for “major contributions to the development of social
and health psychology and important influence on the development of theory, research and application in these areas on a national and international level”
2014 Codol Award for contribution to social psychology in Europe of the European Association of Social Psychology.
2014 Member of “Leopoldina: National Academy of Science” Germany
Publications
Books (authored):
Eiser, J.R. & Stroebe, W. (1972). Social Judgment and Categorization. London: Academic Press.
Stroebe, W. (1980). Grundlagen der Sozialpsychologie: Individuelle Prozesse. Stuttgart: Klett.
Stapf, K.H., Stroebe, W. & Jonas, K. (1986). Amerikaner über Deutschland und die Deutschen: Urteile und Vorurteile. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag.
Stroebe, W. & Stroebe, M. (1987). Bereavement and Health. The Psychological and Physical Consequences of Partner Loss. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Stroebe, W. & Stroebe, M.S. (1995). Social Psychology and Health. Buckingham: Open University Press; (American Edition) Brooks/Cole (USA).
Italian Edition 1997: Psicologia Sociale e Salute. Milano: McGraw Hill.
German Edition 1998: Lehrbuch der Gesundheitspsychologie: Ein sozialpsychologischer Ansatz. Eschborn: Klotz Verlag.
Portugese Edition (1999): Psicologia Social e Salude. Lisboa: Instituto Piaget.
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Stroebe, W. (2000). Social Psychology and Health (2nd ed.). Buckingham: Open University Press.
Stroebe, W. (2008). Dieting, overweight and obesity: Self-regulation in a food-rich environment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
Stroebe, W. (2011). Social Psychology and Health (2nd ed.). Buckingham: Open University Press.
Fennis, B.M. & Stroebe, W. (2010). The psychology of advertising. Hove: Psychology Press
Fennis, B.M. & Stroebe, W. (2015). Psicologia de la publicidad. Mexico: Tillas
Fennis, B.M. & Stroebe, W. (in press). The psychology of advertising (2nd ed.). Hove: Psychology Press
Books (edited):
Mikula, G. & Stroebe, W. (1977). Sympathie, Freundschaft und Ehe: Psychologische Grundlagen zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen. Bern: Huber.
Stroebe, W. (1978). Sozialpsychologie I: Interpersonale Wahrnehmung und soziale Einstellungen. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.
Stroebe, W. (1981). Sozialpsychologie II: Gruppenprozesse. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.
Stroebe, W. & Meyer, W. (1982). Social Psychology and Economics. Special Issue of the British Journal of Social Psychology. Edinburgh: The British Psychological Society.
Stroebe, W. & Kruglanski, A., BarTal, D. & Hewstone, M. (1988). The Social Psychology of Intergroup Conflict: Theory, Research and Applications. New York: Springer.
Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W., Codol, J.P. & Stephenson, G.M. (1988). Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Oxford: Blackwells.
German edition: Stroebe, W., Hewstone, M., Codol, J.P. & Stephenson, G.M. (1990; 1995). Sozialpsychologie: Eine Einführung. Heidelberg: SpringerVerlag.
Spanish edition: Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W., Codol, J.P. & Stephenson, G.M. (1990). Introduccion a la psicologia social: Una perspectiva europea. Barcelona: Ariel Psicologia.
Italian edition: Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W., Codol, J.P. & Stephenson, G.M. (1989). Introduzione alla psicologia sociale. Bologna, Italia: Il Mulino.
Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W. & Stephenson, G.M. (1996). Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective, 2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell.
German edition:Stroebe, W., Hewstone, M., Stephenson, G.M. (1996). Einführung in die Sozialpsychologie. Berlin: Springer.
Italian Edition 1998: Introduzione alla psicologia sociale. Bologna: Il Mulino
Japanese edition: (1994).
Hungarian edition: (1995). Szociál-pszicólogia. Budapest: Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiado.
Hewstone, M., & Stroebe, W. (2001). Introduction to social psychology (3rd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell.
Italian Edition: Hewstone, M., & Stroebe, W. (Eds.) (2002). Introduzione alla Psicologia Sociale. Bollogna: Il Mulino
German Edition. Stroebe, W., Jonas, K., & Hewstone, M. (Eds.) (2002). Sozialpsychologie: Eine Einführung. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag (3 ed.).
Croat edition. Hewstone, M., & Stroebe, W. (Urednici) (2003). Socijalna Psihologija: Europekse Perspektive. Zagreb: Naklada Slap. (2004)
Czech edition. Socialni psychologie. Praha (2004)
Hungarian edition: (2006). Szociál-pszicólogia. Budapest: Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiado.
Griek edition. (2007) Papzisi Publishers, Athens
Hansson, R., Stroebe, M. & Stroebe, W. (1988). Bereavement and Widowhood. Journal of Social Issues. (whole)
BarTal, D., Graumann, C.F., Kruglanski, A.W. & Stroebe, W. (1989). Stereotypes and Prejudice: Changing conceptions. New York: Springer.
Rijsman, J.B. & Stroebe, W. (1989). Controversies in Social Psychology. Special Issue of the European Journal of Social Psychology. Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, M., Stroebe, W. & Hansson, R. (1993). Handbook of bereavement. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Hewstone, M., Manstead, A.S.R. & Stroebe, W. (1997). The Blackwell Reader in Social Psychology. Oxford: Blackwell.
Stroebe, M., Hansson, R., Stroebe, W., & Schut, H. (2001). Handbook of bereavement research and intervention. Washington. APA
Jonas, K., Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M. (Hrsg.) (2007). Einführung in die Sozialpsychologie (5th ed.). Springer: Heidelberg.
Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W., & Jonas, K. (Eds.). (2008) Introduction to social psychology: A European Perspective (4th ed.), BPS textbooks in psychology. Oxford: Blackwell
Stroebe, M.S., Hansson, R.O., Schut, H. & Stroebe, W. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of bereavement research and practice: 21st Century perspectives. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1990). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 1). Chichester: Wiley.
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Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1991). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 2). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1992). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 3). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1993). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 4). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1994). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 5). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1995). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 6). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1996). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 7). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1998). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 8). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1998). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 9). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (1999). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 10). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (2000). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 11). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (2002). European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 12). Chichester: Wiley.
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M. (2003). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 13). Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2004). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 14).
Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2005). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 15).
Hove:, Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2005). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 16).
Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2006). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 17).
Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2007). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 18).
Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2008). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 19).
Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2009). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 20).
Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2010). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 21).
Hove: Psychology Press.
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2011). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 22).
Hove: Psychology Press.
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M (2012). European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 23).
Hove: Psychology Press.
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M. (2013) European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 24)
Hove: Psychology Press
Stroebe, W., & Hewstone, M. (2014) European Review of Social Psychology, (Vol. 25)
Hove: Psychology Press
Kruglanski, A. & Stroebe, W. (Eds). (2012). Handbook of the history of social psychology. New York: Psychology Press
Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W., & Jonas, K. (Eds.) (2012). Introduction to social psychology (5th ed.). Oxford: Wiley/Blackwell.
Jonas, K., Stroebe, W. & Hewstone, M. (Eds.) (2014). Sozialpsychologie. Heidelberg: Springer
Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W., & Jonas, K. (Eds.) (2015). Introduction to social psychology (6th ed.). Oxford: Wiley/Blackwell.
Peer-reviewed articles
Stroebe, W., Thompson, V.D., Insko, C.A. & Reisman, S.R. (1970). Balance and differentiation in the evaluation of linked attitude objects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 16, 3847.
Stroebe, W., Insko, C.A., Thompson, V.D. & Layton, B.D. (1971). Effects of physical attractiveness, attitude similarity, and sex on various aspects of interpersonal attraction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 18, 7991. (Reprinted in S. Duck, (Ed.), Theory and Practice in Interpersonal Attraction. London: Academic Press, 1977).
Thompson, V.D., Stroebe, W. & Schopler, J. (1971). Some situational determinants of the motives attributed to the person who performs a helping act. Journal of Personality, 39, 460472.
Stroebe, W. (1971). The effects of judges' attitudes on ratings of attitude statements: A theoretical analysis. European Journal of Social Psychology, 1, 419434.
Stroebe, W. & Fraser, C. (1971). The relationship between riskness and confidence in choice dilemma decisions. European Journal of Social Psychology, 4, 519526.
Insko, C.A., Thompson, V.D., Stroebe, W., Shaud, K., Pinner, B. & Layton, B.D. (1973). Impliedevaluation and the similarity attraction effect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 25, 297308.
Stroebe, W. (1976). Is social psychology really that complicated? A review of Irle's "Lehrbuch der Sozialpsychologie". European Journal of Social Psychology, 6, 509511.
Stroebe, W., Eagly, A. & Stroebe, M. (1977). Friendly or just polite? The effect of selfesteem on attribution. European Journal of Social Psychology, 7, 110.
Stroebe, W. (1978). Fortschritte auf dem Wege zu einer allgmeinen Theorie zwischenmenschlicher Interaktion? Rezension: L. Berkowitz & E. Walster (Eds.), Equity Theory: Towards a general theory of social interaction. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Band 9, 1976. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 9, 9599.