Dr. Lucas Köhler
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- Name
- Dr. Lucas Köhler
- Status
- Research Assistant
- lucas.koehler (at) hu-berlin.de
- Institution
- Humboldt-Universität → Präsidium → Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät → Institut für Psychologie → Persönlichkeitspsychologie
- Visiting address
- Rudower Chaussee 18 , Room 4'108
- Phone number
- 030 2093-98913
- Mailing address
- Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
Research Interests
- Psychology of morality and justice
- Political attitudes and political behavior
- Affective polarization
- Empathy
Academic Education
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2019 – 2024 |
Ph.D. in Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
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2016 – 2018 |
M.Sc. in Psychology with a focus on social psychology, University of Groningen (NL) |
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2016 – 2018 |
M.A. in International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen (NL) |
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2013 – 2016 |
B.Sc. in Psychology with a focus on social psychology and business and organizational psychology, University of Groningen (NL) |
Academic Positions
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Since 2024 |
Post-Doc (Political Psychology) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Einstein Research Unit: “Coping with Affective Polarization”) |
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2019 – 2024 |
Research Associate (Social Psychology) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
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2019 – 2024 |
Scientific Coordinator for the cooperation project “change management“ between the Chair of Social Psychology and Breitenstein Consulting GmbH & Co. KG |
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2015-2016 |
Student Assistant at the Chair of Social Psychology, University of Groningen |
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2014-2015 |
Lecturer for the module “Academic Skills“ at the Department of Psychology, University of Groningen |
Scholarships and Awards
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2021 |
Leibniz Institut für Psychologie (ZPID): Research funding |
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2018 |
RUG Thesis Award: Award for the best master's thesis (Social Psychology) |
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2018 |
Marco Polo Grant: Travel funding (data collection in Sri Lanka) |
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2018 |
RUG University Fund: Research and travel funding (data collection in Sri Lanka) |
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2017 |
Harvard World Model United Nations: Diplomacy award – Best delegate |
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2017 |
London International Model United Nations: Diplomacy award – Best delegate |
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2016 |
German Academic Scholarship Foundation: Full study scholarship |
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2015 |
ERASMUS Program: Travel funding for semesters abroad (Université Paul-Valéry III Montpellier, France) |
Publications
Voit, M., Köhler, L. J. E., Matern, S., Fischer, K., & Gollwitzer, M. (2025). Victimhood claims in German political manifestos. Political Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.70088
Köhler, L. J. E., Steinberg, U., Egorov, M., Peus, C., & Gollwitzer, M. (2025). Combining moral foundations and justice sensitivity perspectives to understand political orientation. Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000579
Köhler, L. J. E., Strieder, K. L., Altenmüller, M. S., & Gollwitzer, M. (2024). Why should I? How victim sensitivity affects pro-environmental engagement. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102276
Köhler, L. J. E., & Gollwitzer, M. (2024). How victim sensitivity affects our attitudes and behaviour towards immigrants. British Journal of Psychology, 00, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12695
Gollwitzer, M., Voit, M., & Köhler, L. J. E. (2024). Ungerechtigkeitssensibilität. [EN: Justice Sensitivity]. In E. Walther & T. Rothmund (Hrsg.), Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung. Kohlhammer.
Public Outreach
Köhler, L.J.E. (2025, 09. September). When Morality and Politics Intersect - Why Our Perspective Matters too. Hogrefe - Spotlight. https://www.hogrefe.com/eu/article/when-morality-and-politics-intersect
Köhler, L.J.E. (2025, 12. Februar). Rechtsextremismus zuvorkommen: Demokratie fängt mit Zuhören und Mitmachen an. [EN: Countering right-wing extremism: Democracy starts with listening and active participation]. Tagesspiegel. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/rechtsextremismus-zuvorkommen-demokratie-fangt-mit-zuhoren-und-mitmachen-an-13165114.html
Brotzeller, F., Gollwitzer, M., & Köhler, L.J.E. (2022, 31. Mai). Fluch der Sensibilität. [EN: The Curse of Sensitivity]. Spektrum der Wissenschaft. https://www.spektrum.de/magazin/was-wir-als-ungerecht-empfinden/2015662
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