Dr. Annika Brandtner, M.Sc.
Scientific employee
Department of General Psychology: Cognition
Department of Human-Centered Computing and Cognitive Science
Faculty for Computer Science
University of Duisburg-Essen
Forsthausweg 2
47057 Duisburg
Germany
Phone: +49 203 379 - 2253
E-Mail: annika.brandtner[at]uni-due.de
annika.brandtner[at]cognition-ude.de
Office hours: by appointment
Room: LE 220
Research focus
Behavioral Addictions
Mental Imagery
Scientific Degrees
| Since 2021 | M. Sc. Health and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Netherlands |
| Since 2020 | PhD student at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, on the topic “Craving and desire thinking in behavioral addictions” |
| 2016-2019 | M. Sc. Applied cognitive and media science at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| 2011-2015 | B. Sc. Psychology at University of Potsdam, Germany |
Professional Career
| Since 2020 | Research fellow at the department of General Psychology: Cognition at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| 2017-2020 | Research assistant at the department of General Psychology: Cognition at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| 2016-2018 | Freelance english and german teacher at the language and tutoring school 'perapera', Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2013-2015 | Student assistant at Charité Berlin, Germany, in the research department of psychiatry and psychotherapy |
Teaching Experience
| Since 2019 | Supervision of Bachelor and Master Theses |
| Summer 2018 und 2019 | Tutor for the English tutorial associated with the computer science lecture on interactive systems at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| Winter 2018/2019 | Tutor for a student psychological research project on problematic videogaming at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| Winter 2019/2020 | Supervisor of a student psychological research project on mental time travel in the context of behavioral addictions at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| Winter 2020/2021 | Betreuerin eines studentischen psychologischen Forschungsprojekts zu Craving im Kontext problematischer sozialer Netzwerke an der Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| Winter 2020/2021 | Supervisor of a student psychological research project on craving in the context of problematic social networks use at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
Reviewer Activities
| Addictive Behaviors, Klinische Psychologie & Psychotherapie, Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
Selected Publications (IF = impact factor 2020, if available)
1. Brandtner, A., Verduyn, P., Behrens, S., Spada, M. M., & Antons, S. (2023). License to look? The role of permissive beliefs, desire thinking, and self-control in predicting the use of social networking sites. Addictive Behaviors, 139, 107573. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107573
2. Brandtner, A., Antons, S., Liebherr, M., & Brand, M. (2022). How different gaming genres can be described by required skills and motives for playing. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25(9), 613-619. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0019
3. Brandtner, A. & Brand, M. (2021). Fleeing through the mind’s eye: Desire thinking as a maladaptive coping mechanism among specific online activities. Addictive Behaviors, 106957. [IF = 3.91]
4. Brandtner, A., Wegmann, E., & Brand, M. (2020). Desire thinking promotes decisions to game: The mediating role between gaming urges and everyday decision-making in recreational gamers. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 12, 100295.
5. Brandtner, A., Pekal, J., & Brand, M. (2020). Investigating properties of imagery-induced flash-forwards and the effect of eye movements on the experience of desire and craving in gamers. Addictive Behaviors, 106347. [IF = 3.91]