K. (Kai) Epstude, Dr

Degrees

• 2001 Dipl.-Psych. (undergraduate degree), University of Jena, Germany
• 2005 Dr. phil., University of Würzburg, Germany (advisors: Thomas Mussweiler/Fritz Strack)

 Employment

• 2005-2006 Research scientist, University of Cologne, Germany
• 2006-2008 Postdoc, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (advisor: Neal J. Roese)
• 2008-2014 Assistant professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
• fall 2011    Visiting scholar, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA
• fall 2014    Visiting scientist, Knowledge Media Research Center (KMRC), Tübingen, Germany
• 2015-        Associate professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands 

 Additional activities

• Associate Editor European Journal Social Psychology (currently)
• Associate Editor Social Psychology (2020-2021)
• Editor-in-chief Social Psychology (2016-2020, in addition to teaching and research duties at the University of Groningen)
• Associate Editor Experimental Psychology (2012-2016)
• Guest Editor European Journal of Social Psychology Special Issue on "Mental time travel" (together with Johanna Peetz, Carleton University, Canada), 2012

Current and past PhD students

• Ashay Deshpande (in progress, University of Groningen)
• Valentin Mang (in progress, University of Groningen)
• Felix Grundmann (in progress, University of Groningen)
• Jannis Kreienkamp (in progress, University of Groningen)
• Martijn Blikmans (PhD in 2022, University of Groningen)
• Wim Meerholz (PhD in 2018, University of Groningen)
• Johannes Seehusen (PhD in 2017, University of Groningen)
• Maja Kutlaca (Phd in 2016, University of Groningen)
• Ayca Berfu Ünal (PhD in 2013, University of Groningen)