Dr. Silke M. Müller, 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: silke.m.mueller[at]uni-due.de
silke.m.mueller[at]cognition-ude.de
Office hours: by appointment
Room: LE 220
Research focus
Decision Making
Risky Internet Use
Executive Functions
Scientific Degrees
| 2018 |
Dr. rer. nat., University Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| 2014 | M.Sc. Applied Cognitive and Media Science (Major in Psychology), University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany |
| 2011 | B.Sc. in Applied Cognitive and Media Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
Professional Career
| Since 2021 | Research assistant (PostDoc) in the DFG-funded research group "Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet-use disorders" (FOR2974), Department of "General Psychology: Cognition" (Prof. Matthias Brand), University of Duisburg-Essen |
| Since 2020 | Research assistant (PostDoc) at the Department of "General Psychology: Cognition" (Prof. Matthias Brand), University of Duisburg-Essen |
| 2017 - 2020 | Research assistant on grants from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany. Project: “EIDI” (Effective Information after Digital Identity theft), Department of "General Psychology: Cognition" (Prof. Matthias Brand), University of Duisburg-Essen |
| 2015 - 2017 | Research assistant on grants from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany. Project: “ITS.APT” (IT-Security Awareness Penetration Testing), Department of "General Psychology: Cognition" (Prof. Matthias Brand), University of Duisburg-Essen |
| 2013 - 2014 | Research assistant on grants from the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs in Germany. Project “Designstudio NRW” (Design and test of new and multimodal mobility concepts), Department of "General Psychology: Cognition" (Prof. Matthias Brand), University of Duisburg-Essen |
Selected awards/ editorial boards/ scientific functions
| 2019 | Travel grant from the German Academic Exchange Service to attend the 6th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) in Yokohama, Japan. |
| 2017 | Travel grant from the German Academic Exchange Service to attend the 26th Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making Conference (SPUDM) in Haifa, Israel. |
| 2014 - 2015 | Doctoral scholarship from the University of Duisburg-Essen. |
| 2012 - 2013 | Scholarship “NRW- und Deutschlandstipendien-Programm” awarded from the University of Duisburg-Essen, monthly grant (for 12 months) from private sponsors (50%) and the Federal Government (50%). |
| 2011 - 2012 | Scholarship “NRW- und Deutschlandstipendien-Programm” awarded from the University of Duisburg-Essen, monthly grant (for 12 months) from private sponsors (50%) and the Federal Government (50%). |
Selected Teaching Experience
| Since 2020 | Supervision of "Research Projects in Cognitive Psychology" in the Master's program "Applied Cognitive and Media Science", University of Duisburg-Essen |
| Since 2015 | Operational supervision of theses in the Bachelor's and Master's degree program "Applied Cognitive and Media Science", University of Duisburg-Essen |
Reviewer Activities
| Since 2018 | Addictive Behaviors, BMC Psychiatry, Frontiers in Psychology, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Social Science Computer Review |
Selected Publications
1. Antons, S., Müller, S. M., Neumann, P., Müller, A., & Steins-Loeber, S. (2023). Stimuli-Specific Inhibitory Control in Disorders Due to Addictive Behaviours: a Review of Current Evidence and Discussion of Methodological Challenges. Current Addiction Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-023-00517-z
2. Reyna, V. F., Müller, S. M. & Edelson, S. M. (2023). Critical tests of fuzzy trace theory in brain and behavior: uncertainty across time, probability, and development. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-022-01058-0
3. Müller, S. M., Wegmann, E., Oelker, A., Stark, R., Müller, A., Montag C., Wölfling, K., Rumpf, H.-J., & Brand, M. (2022). Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11): Introduction of a new screening instrument capturing ICD-11 criteria for gaming disorder and other potential Internet-use disorders. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(2), 427-450. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00013
4. Müller, S. M., Liebherr, M., Wegmann, E., & Brand, M. (2021). Decision Making – a Neuropsychological Perspective. In S. Della Sala (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, 2nd edition (pp. 396-403). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00132-8
5. Müller, S. M., Schiebener, J., Brand, M., & Liebherr, M. (2021). Decision making, cognitive functions, impulsivity, and media multitasking expectancies in high versus low media multitaskers. Cognitive Processing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-021-01029-2
6. Müller, S. M., Stolze, D., & Brand, M. (2021). Predictors of social-zapping behavior: Dark Triad, impulsivity, and procrastination facets contribute to the tendency toward last-minute cancellations. Personality and Individual Differences, 168, Article 110334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110334
7. Müller, S. M., Wegmann, E., García Arias, M., Bernabéu Brotóns, E., Marchena Giráldez, C., & Brand, M. (2021). Deficits in executive functions but not in decision making under risk in individuals with problematic social-network use. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 106, Article 152228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152228
8. Antons, S., Müller, S. M., Liebherr, M., & Brand, M. (2020). Gaming disorder: How to translate behavioral neuroscience into public health advances. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 7, 267–277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-020-00216-3
9. Lescher, M., Wegmann, E., Müller, S. M., Laskowski, N. M., Wunder, R., Jiménez-Murcia, S., Szycik, G. R., de Zwaan, M., & Müller, A. (2020). A randomized study of food pictures-influenced decision-making under ambiguity in individuals with morbid obesity. Frontiers in Psychiatry: Psychosomatic Medicine, 11, Article 822. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00822
10. Müller, S. M., Wegmann, E., Stolze, D., & Brand, M. (2020). Maximizing social outcomes? Social zapping and fear of missing out mediate the effects of maximization and procrastination on problematic social networks use. Computers in Human Behavior, 107, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106296
11. Schäfer, L., Schmidt, R., Müller, S. M., Dietrich, A., & Hilbert, A. (2020). The Cards and Lottery Task: Validation of a new paradigm assessing decision making under risk in individuals with severe obesity. Frontiers in Psychiatry: Psychosomatic Medicine, 11:690, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00690
12. Singh, V., Schiebener, J., Müller, S. M., Liebherr, M., Brand, M., & Buelow, M. (2020). Country and sex differences in decision making under uncertainty and risk. Frontiers in Psychology: Decision Neuroscience, 11, Article 486. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00486
13. Wegmann, E., Müller, S. M., Turel, O., & Brand, M. (2020). Interactions of impulsivity, general executive functions, and specific inhibitory control explain symptoms of social-networks-use disorder: An experimental study. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 3866. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60819-4
14. Antons, S., Mueller, S. M., Wegmann, E., Trotzke, P., Schulte, M. M., & Brand, M. (2019). Facets of impulsivity and related aspects differentiate among recreational and unregulated use of Internet-pornography. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(2), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.22
15. Mueller, S. M., García Arias, M., Mejuto Vázquez, G., Schiebener, J., Brand, M., & Wegmann, E. (2019). Decision support in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 41(5), 484-496. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2019.1585517
16. Wegmann, E., Müller, S. M., Ostendorf, S., & Brand, M. (2018). Highlighting Internet-communication disorder as further Internet-use disorder when considering neuroimaging studies. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 5(4), 295-301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-018-0164-7
17. Mueller, S. M. & Brand, M. (2018). Approximate number processing skills contribute to decision making under objective risk: Interactions with executive functions and objective numeracy. Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition, 9(1202), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01202
18. Mueller, S. M., Schiebener, J., Delazer, M., & Brand, M. (2018). Risk approximation in decision making: Approximative numeric abilities predict advantageous decisions under objective risk. Cognitive Processing. 19(3), 297-315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-018-0854-9
19. Mueller, S. M., Schiebener, J., Stöckigt, G., & Brand, M. (2017). Short- and long-term consequences in decision-making under risk: immediate feedback about long-term prospects benefits people tending to impulsive processing. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 29(2), 217-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2016.1245660