Education and Academic Positions

Since 09/2022
W1-Professor for Educational Psychology and Lifespan Development (TT W2)
Ruhr University Bochum

2018
Visiting scholar New York University
Department of Psychology

2017
Visiting scholar Social Science Center Berlin (WZB)

2016 – 2022
Postdoctoral researcher TU Dortmund
Department of Psychology, Educational Psychology

2015 –2016
Postdoctoral researcher FU Berlin
Department of Education and Psychology, Evaluation and Quality Management in the Educational Sector

2015
Dr. phil. in Psychology, FU Berlin
Dissertation title: „Mehr als Erwartungen und Werte: Zur Rolle von Stereotypen für den differenziellen Schulerfolg von Mädchen und Jungen“ [Beyond expectancies and values: On the role of stereotypes for the differential academic success of girls and boys]

2010 – 2015
Research associate
University of Heidelberg, Cologne and FU Berlin

2010
Diplom Psychology, Heidelberg University

06/2020
Certificate “Professional Teaching Competence for the University”

11/2019
NEPS Publication Award 2019

11/2016
Marie-Schlei-Award of the Department of Education and Psychology, FU Berlin

04/2016 – 03/2019
Fellowship of the interdisciplinary Postdoc network “College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research” (CIDER)

09/2015
Dissertation Award of the Educational Psychology section of the German Psychological Association (DGPs)

Selected Publications

• Heyder, A., & Pegels, H. (2025). Detrimental effects of instructors' fixed mindsets on students' anticipated motivation and emotions in secondary and higher education. Social Psychology of Education, 28, 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-024-10001-9
• Heyder, A., & Kortzak, O. (2024). Backlash against women and support for men? On the perception of men and women researchers in gender stereotype-inconsistent domains. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 48(3), 411-429. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843241236397
• Heyder, A., Steinmayr, R., & Cimpian, A. (2023). Reflecting on their mission increases preservice teachers' growth mindsets. Learning and Instruction, 86, 101770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2023.101770
• Heyder, A., van Hek, M., & Van Houtte, M. (2021). When gender stereotypes get male adolescents into trouble: A longitudinal study on gender conformity pressure as a predictor of school misconduct. Sex Roles, 85, 61-75. doi:10.1007/s11199-020-01147-9 
• Heyder, A., Weidinger, A. F., & Steinmayr, R. (2021). Only a burden for females in math? Gender and domain differences in the relation between adolescents’ fixed mindsets and motivation. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50, 177–188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01345-4
• Heyder, A., Südkamp, A., & Steinmayr, R. (2020). How are teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion related to the social-emotional school experiences of students with and without special educational needs? Learning and Individual Differences, 77, 101776.doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2019.101776
• Heyder, A., Weidinger, A. F., Cimpian, A., & Steinmayr, R. (2020). Teachers’ belief that math requires innate ability predicts lower intrinsic motivation among low-achieving students. Learning and Instruction, 65, 101220. doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2019.101220 
• Heyder, A. (2019). Teachers’ beliefs about the determinants of student achievement predict job satisfaction and stress. Teaching and Teacher Education, 86, 102926. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2019.102926
• Heyder, A. & Kessels, U. (2017). Boys don’t work? On the psychological benefits of showing low effort in high school. Sex Roles, 77, 72–85. doi:10.1007/s11199-016-0683-1.
• Heyder, A., Kessels, U. & Steinmayr, R. (2017). Explaining academic-track boys’ underachievement in language grades: Not a lack of aptitude but students’ motivational beliefs and parents’ perceptions? British Journal of Educational Psychology, 87, 205-223. doi:10.1111/bjep.12145

A list of further publications can be found here: https://www.paeps.rub.de/pae/publikationen.html.en

Since 2024: Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Since 2023: Member of the Editorial Board of Learning and Instruction

Since 2022: Member of the Editorial Board of Social Psychology of Education

2019 Topic Issue: Heyder, A., Kessels, U., & Retelsdorf, J. (2019). Gender stereotypes in schools. Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology, 51(2).