Curriculum vitae Monique Pollmann Personalia : Name : Monique Pollmann Date of birth: 10 th of June 1981 Place of birth: Emmerich (Germany) Nationality: Dutch Address : Department of Communication and Information Sciences Tilburg University P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg Phone number: 0031 13 466 3269 E-mail: M.M.H.Pollmann@uvt.nl Education: 2008: EAESP Summer School, Cardiff, Social Cognition group 2004-2008: PhD student at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Title of PhD project: I know how you feel: A two-step process model of predicting others affective reactions 2000-2004: Study Psychology at the RU Nijmegen Title of Master s thesis: Do men prefer women who are hard to get? Supervisor: Prof. Roos Vonk, grade: 9 Finishing degree: Met genoegen (average grade 7.8) Propaedeutics degree: Cum Laude (2001) Positions: 2011- present: Tilburg University, Department of Communication and Information sciences, Assistant professor 2008 2011: Tilburg University, Department of Social Psychology, Post- Doctoral Fellow 2004-2008: VU University Amsterdam, Department of Social Psychology, PhD student Teaching experience: 2013 present Miscommunication and Emotion (Master level, responsible for miscommunication part) 2011 - present Media effects on society (3 rd year bachelor course)
2011- present Research skills: statistics (statistics deficiency course for external master students) 2011 - present Research skills: Analysis of Variance (Master level) 2011 Methodology (1 st year bachelor course) 2010 Research methods for professional psychologists (Master level) 2008 2009 Social Psychological Theories (Master level) 2009 2011 Supervision of 2 nd year student s research projects 2004 present Supervision of bachelor s and master s theses in social psychology and communication science 2006 & 2007 Teaching half of a course on interpersonal processes (the part on intimate relationships) (Bachelor level) 2006 Teaching an introductory social psychology class on helping behavior 2005 & 2006 Teaching an introductory social psychology class on the perception of individuals and groups 2004 Student-assistant for a first year course on social psychology (supervising small groups on conducting a field study and writing a paper) 2002-2004 Student-assistant for research methods and statistics for first and second year students (reviewing and explaining homework assignments and grading parts of exams) Administrative Tasks: 2013 present Member of the study program committee for Communication and Information Sciences 2005 - present Ad-hoc reviewer for: ASPO Jaarboek Basic and Applied Social Psychology Cognition and Emotion Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Journal of Genetic Psychology Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Personal Relationships Psychological Science Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Social Cognition Social Influence Social Psychology 2009 2011 Co-organizer of the colloquia at the Social Psychology department at Tilburg University 2005-2006 Member of the ASPO-dissertation award committee 2004-2007 Representative of the PhD students at the Social Psychology Department of the VU University Amsterdam 2004-2005 Member of the faculty thesis award committee 2002-2003 President and co-founder of the student organization for Social Psychology students (Sodalis) at the Radboud University Nijmegen Community service: 2013 Co-organizer of a 10-day workshop on Social Influence during a German summer-school for talented high-school students (http://jgw-ev.de/schuelerakademie/). 2008 Co-organizer of a 10-day workshop on The science of love during a German summer-school for talented high-school students (http://jgw-ev.de/schuelerakademie/). Professional affiliations: International Association of Relationship Research (IARR) Associatie Sociaal Psychologische Onderzoekers (ASPO) Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Grants & Awards: 2010 Dissertation Award of the International Association for Relationship Research (Bi-annual award for the best dissertation within the field of close relationships) Funding: 2007 Free University PhD Travel Fund ( 4300) 2010 ASPO Fund to organize a symposium on intimate relationships ( 500)
Accepted papers: Pollmann, M.M.H., Potters, J. & Trautman, S.T.(in press). Risk taking by agents: The role of ex-ante and ex-post accountability. Economics Letters. Pollmann, M.M.H. & van Beest, I. (2013). Women are better at selecting gifts than men. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e81643. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081643 Polman, E., Pollmann, M. M. H., & Poehlman, T. A. (2013). The name-letter-effect in groups: Sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e79039. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079039 Finkenauer, C., Pollmann, M.M.H., Begeer, S., & Kerkhof, P. (2012).Examining the link between autistic traits and compulsive internet use in a non-clinical sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42, 2252-2256. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1465-4 Lammers, J., Stoker, J.I., Jordan, J., Pollmann, M.M.H., & Stapel, D. (2011). Power Increases Infidelity among Men and Women. Psychological Science, 22, 1191 1197. DOI: 10.1177/0956797611416252 Pollmann, M.M.H., Finkenauer, C. & Begeer, S. (2010). Mediators of the Link between Autistic Traits and Relationship Satisfaction in a Non-Clinical Sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,40(4), 470-478. Stel, M., van Baaren, R. B., Blascovich, J., van Dijk, E., McCall, C., Pollmann, M. M. H., van Leeuwen, M.L., Mastop, J., & Vonk, R. (2010). Effects of a Priori Liking on the Elicitation of Mimicry. Experimental Psychology (formerly "Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie"), 57(6), 412-418. Pollmann, M.M.H. & Finkenauer, C. (2009). Investigating the Role of Two Types of Understanding in Relationship Well-Being: Understanding is More Important than Knowledge. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35(11), 1512-1527. Pollmann, M.M.H. & Finkenauer, C. (2009). Empathic Forecasting: How do we Predict Other People s Feelings? Cognition and Emotion, 32, 978-1001. Pollmann, M.M.H., Finkenauer, C., & van Dijk, W.W. (2008). The Order Effect in Self-Other Predictions: Considering Target as a Moderator. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 315-332. van Dijk, W.W., Finkenauer, C., & Pollmann, M.M.H. (2008). The Misprediction of Emotions in Track Athletics: Is Experience the Teacher of all Things? Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 30, 369 376. Finkenauer, C., Gallucci, M., van Dijk, W.W., & Pollmann, M.M.H. (2007). Investigating the Role of Time in Affective Forecasting: Temporal Influences on Forecasting Accuracy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1152 1164.
Working papers: Pollmann, M.M.H. & Scheibehenne, B.. I Know What You Like: An information theory account of preference prediction accuracy. Revision submitted. Van der Aa, C.P., Pollmann, M.M.H., Plaat, A., van der Gaag, R.J. Computermediated communication in adults with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Conditions. Paper in preparation. Pollmann, M.M.H. Li, J., & Janssen, L. Persuasion or Accommodation? The Role of Self-Control in Joint Decision Making with Close or Non-Close Others. Paper in preparation. Pollmann, M.M.H. & Krahmer, E.K.. Do friends communicate better than strangers? Effectiveness and efficiency investigated. Paper in preparation. van de Ven, N., Pollmann, M.M.H., Nelissen, R. & Sayenko, N. Are males in a relationship flirted with more? Paper in preparation. Pollmann, M.M.H. & Krahmer, E.K.. The benefits of knowing each other. Paper in preparation. Pollmann, M.M.H., Nelissen, R.M.A. & Straeter, L. Money can buy appreciation: The influence of gift price on appreciation in communal and exchange relationships. Paper in preparation Pollmann, M.M.H. & Karremans, J. C.. A prototype analysis of understanding and knowing one s partner. Paper in preparation. Conference presentations and invited talks: Pollmann, M.M.H. & Krahmer, E.K.. (2014, February) Do friends communicate better than strangers? Effectiveness and efficiency investigated. Paper presented at the Etmaal, Wageningen, Netherlands Pollmann, M.M.H. & Scheibehenne, B. (2011, September). I Know What You Like: An information theory account of preference prediction accuracy. Invited talk at the Cologne workshop on Expectations and Forecasting in Consumer Behavior. Pollmann, M.M.H. (2011, February). Just do it! The role of regulatory focus in selfother decision making. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, USA. Pollmann, M.M.H. & Heiming, I. (2010, December). Wie Geeft het Beste Cadeau? Het Effect van Eigenschappen van de Gever en de Ontvanger op de Kwaliteit van Cadeauselectie. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ASPO, Enschede, Netherlands.
Pollmann, M.M.H., Mead, N. L. (2010, July). Why money and love don t go together. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Herzliya, Israel. Pollmann, M.M.H. & Finkenauer, C. (2010, January). Investigating the Role of Two Types of Understanding in Relationship Well-Being: Understanding is More Important than Knowledge. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, USA. Pollmann, M.M.H. (2010, December) Ik weet wat je eet: Mensen weten beter waar iemand van houdt dan waar iemand niet van houdt. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ASPO, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Pollmann, M.M.H. (2009, March). Knowing me, knowing you: The benefits of partner knowledge. Colloquium at Tilburg University. Pollmann, M.M.H., Finkenauer, C. (2008, July). Understanding and Couple Well- Being: Is it Knowledge or Responsiveness that Matters? Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Pollmann, M.M.H., Finkenauer, C. (2006, July). Empathic forecasting. Predicting the feelings of friends and peers. Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. Pollmann, M.M.H., Finkenauer, C. & van Dijk, W.W. (2004, July). Do you feel like I feel and do I feel like you feel? Feature matching effects within social predictions. Paper presented at the 14th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, Würzburg, Germany. Contributions to books: Pollmann, M.M.H. Li, J., & Janssen, L. (2012). Zelfcontrole in gezamenlijke beslissingen: Je zin krijgen of toegeven? In N. Van de Ven, Matthijs Baas, Lotte van Dillen, Daniël Lakens, Anne Marike Lokhorst, Madelijn Strick (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie, deel 11. Groningen: Aspo Pers. Pollmann, M.M.H. & Heiming, I. (2011). Wie Geeft het Beste Cadeau? Het Effect van Eigenschappen van de Gever en de Ontvanger op de Kwaliteit van Cadeauselectie. In B. Derks, R. Renes, K. Ruys, N. van de Ven en M. Vliek (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie, deel 10. Groningen: Aspo Pers. Pollmann, M.M.H. (2010). Ik weet wat je eet: Mensen weten beter waar iemand van houdt dan waar iemand niet van houdt. [I know what you eat: People know better wat other s like than what other s dislike]. In J.W. van Prooien, R.
Renes, M. Stel, B. Derks, & M. Vliek (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie, deel 9. Groningen: Aspo Pers. Pollmann, M.M.H, Finkenauer, C., & Aker I. (2005). Projectie en Gelijkenis: de sleutel tot Accuraatheid in Sociale Voorspellingen. [Projection and Similarity: the Key to Accuracy in Social Predictions.] In R. Holland, J. Ouwekerk, R. Ruiter, C. van Laar, & J. Ham (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie, deel 4. Groningen: Aspo Pers. Van Dijk, W.W., Finkenauer, C., & Pollmann, M.M.H. (2005). Wat gaat er door je heen? Het Voorspellen van Emoties door Nederlandse Atleten. [What do you feel? The Prediction of Emotions by Dutch Athletes.] In R. Holland, J. Ouwekerk, R. Ruiter, C. van Laar, & J. Ham (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie, deel 4. Groningen: Aspo Pers. Stel, M.A., Van Baaren, R.B., Van Leeuwen, T., Blascovich, J., McCall, C., & Pollmann, M.M.H. (2005). Imitatie en liking: Is het werkelijk zo simpel? [Imitation and liking: is it really that simple?] In R. Holland, J. Ouwekerk, R. Ruiter, C. van Laar, & J. Ham (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie, deel 4. Groningen: Aspo Pers.