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
Tünte, M. R., Hoehl, S., Wunderwald, M., Bullinger, J., Boyadziheva, A., Maister, L., Elsner, B., Tsakiris, M., & Kayhan, E. (2025). Respiratory and cardiac interoceptive sensitivity in the first two years of life. eLife, 12. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91579
Vanoncini, M., Kayhan, E., Elsner, B., Wunderwald, M., Wallot, S., Hoehl, S., & Boll-Avetisyan, N. (2025). Individual Differences in Infants' Speech Segmentation Performance: The Role of Mother-Infant Cardiac Synchrony. Infancy, 30(2), Article e70020. https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.70020
De Felice, S., Chand, T., Croy, I., Engert, V., Goldstein, P., Holroyd, C. B., Kirsch, P., Krach, S., Ma, Y., Scheele, D., Schurz, M., Schweinberger, S. R., Hoehl, S., & Vrticka, P. (2025). Relational neuroscience: Insights from hyperscanning research. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews , 169, Article 105979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105979
Roberti, E., Turati, C., Quadrelli, E., & Hoehl, S. (2025). Hold on Tight! Linking Emotions and Actions in the Infant Brain. Infancy, 30(4), Article e70029. https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.70029
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