Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Stefanie Höhl
Vice Dean
Head of the Research Unit for Developmental Psychology
T: +43-1-4277-47470
E: stefanie.hoehl@univie.ac.at
Office: 01.15
Office hours: Tuesday, 10.00-11.00, during the semester only. Please arrange an appointment with dorothea.zonka@univie.ac.at
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Liebiggasse 5
1010 Vienna
Research Interests
- Neural and behavioral synchrony in social interactions (EEG/ fNIRS-hyperscanning)
- Functionality of neural rhythms in early development
- Social learning and communication across development
- Development of face, emotion and gaze perception
Professional Experience
| Since 09/2017 | University of Vienna Full Professor of Developmental Psychology |
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| 2016 - 2019 | Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig |
| 04 - 08/2016 | University of Wuppertal Interim Professor for Psychology with a Focus on Neurocognitive Development and Behavioral Regulation |
| 2009 - 2016 | Heidelberg University Researcher and Lecturer, Department for Developmental Psychology and Biological Psychology |
| 2007 - 2008 | Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig PhD Student |
Education
| 12/2013 | Habilitation Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg |
| 12/2008 | Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) Universität Leipzig |
| 4/2007 | Diploma, Psychology Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg |
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Awards and Stipends
| 2014 | Distinguished Early Career Award of the International Society on Infant Studies |
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| 2011 - 2013 | Fast Track Program of the Robert Bosch Stiftung Excellence and Leadership Skills for Outstanding Women in Science |
| 2011 | Klaus-Georg und Sigrid Hengstberger-Prize for Young Scientists at the University of Heidelberg |
| 2009 | Klaus Tschira Award for Achievements in Public Understanding of Science |
| 2007 - 2008 | Doctoral stipend granted by the Max Planck Society |
Publications
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2025
Epstein, S., Arnon, S., Markova, G., Nguyen, T., Hoehl, S., Eitan, L., Bauer-Rusek, S., Yakobson, D., & Gold, C. (2025). Mother-Preterm Infant Contingent Interactions During Supported Infant-Directed Singing in the NICU-A Feasibility Study. Children, 12(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/children12091273
Berg, M., Suchotzki, K., Zimmermann, J., Merz, C. J., Szota, K., Brandt, H., Hartwigsen, G., Lincoln, T. M., Mokros, A., Gade, M., Niessen, C., Rauthmann, J., Hoehl, S., Kubiak, T., Franke, T., Frischlich, L., Degner, J., Matthies, E., Sparfeldt, J. R., ... Haberkamp, A. (2025). A Hitchhiker's Guide to Translation-Ideas for Fostering and Disseminating (Clinical) Translational Psychology. European Psychologist, 30(4), 219-241. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000555
Sivridag, F., Schürholz, J., Hoehl, S., & Mani, N. (2025). Children's cortical speech tracking in face-to-face and online video communication. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 20134. Article 20134. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04778-8
Kostorz, K., Nguyen, T., Pan, Y., Melinscak, F., Steyrl, D., Hu, Y., Sorger, B., Hoehl, S., & Scharnowski, F. (2025). Investigating short windows of interbrain synchrony: A step toward fNIRS-based hyperfeedback. Imaging Neuroscience, 3, Article IMAG.a.43. https://doi.org/10.1162/IMAG.a.43