dr. Alexandra Hering

Bio

My name is Alexandra Hering. I am working as an assistant professor at the department of Developmental Psychology at Tilburg University. Before coming to Tilburg, I worked at the University of Geneva as lecturer and research group leader. I studied Psychology at the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany. Before doing my PhD in Geneva, I spent six months at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, Canada. I am interested in lifespan development, goal-directed behaviour and why I always forgot to feed my fish at home  (aka prospective memory).  

Expertise

My research is driven by the aims to understand (1) how goal-directed behaviour changes from childhood to older age, (2) how these changes are influenced by other cognitive functions like working memory and context factors such as emotions and mood, and (3) how goal-directed behaviour can be promoted by cognitive trainings to counteract age-related challenges across the lifespan. To do so, I combine behavioural and electrophysiological measures (i.e., EEG) to better understand the brain mechanisms underlying our behaviour. 

Courses

• ReMa-IDA: Biolog. Correlates of ind. dif
• Development & Dev. Problems in Childhood
• Master's thesis Clinical Forensic Psych.
• Developmental Disorders

Recent publications

1. Virtual day - A VR game for evaluation of prospective memory in older…

   Alimardani, M., Morera, G., & Hering, A. (2024). Virtual day: A VR game for evaluation of prospective memory in older adults. 963-964. Poster session presented at 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Orlando, Florida, United States.

2. A focus group study for the design of a web-based tool for improving …

   Cipolletta, S., Signorello, D., Zuppiroli, S., Hering, A., Ballhausen, N., Mioni, G., Kliegel, M., Gaspari, M., & Stablum, F. (2024). A focus group study for the design of a web-based tool for improving problem-solving in older adults. European Journal of Ageing, 21(1), Article 19.

3. Assessing time-based prospective memory online - A comparison study b…

   Laera, G., Hering, A., & Kliegel, M. (2024). Assessing time-based prospective memory online: A comparison study between laboratory-based and web-based testing. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. Advance online publication.

4. The cost of monitoring in time-based prospective memory

   Laera, G., Brummer, J., Hering, A., Kliegel, M., & Horn, S. (2024). The cost of monitoring in time-based prospective memory. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 2279.

5. Assessment of goal-directed behavior and prospective memory in adult …

   Jylkka, J., Ritakallio, L., Merzon, L., Kangas, S., Kliegel, M., Zuber, S., Hering, A., Laine, M., & Salmi, J. (2023). Assessment of goal-directed behavior and prospective memory in adult ADHD with an online 3D videogame simulating everyday tasks. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 9299.