Prof. Dr. phil. Matthias Kliegel
Full Professor (Professeur ordinaire)
Contact information
Université de Genève
Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation
Boulevard du Pont d'Arve 40
1211 Genève 4
Phone: +41 22 379 9176
E-Mail:
Scientific Education
| 2005 | Habilitation: Psychologie, University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Mike Martin) |
| 2002 | Promotion: Psychologie, University of Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. Andreas Kruse) |
| 1999 | Diplom-Psychologie, University of Mainz (Prof. Dr. Otto Ewert) |
| 1997 | Diplom-Theologie, University of Mainz (Prof. Dr. Johannes Reiter) |
| 1991-1999 | Psychologie, Philosophie, Theologie (Universities of Vienna, Mainz, New Mexico, USA) |
Professional Experience
| 09/11-today | Full Professur (Professeur ordinaire) and Chair of Cognitive Aging (Psychologie du vieillissement cognitif), Department of Psychology, University of Geneva (Switzerland) |
| 12/07-08/11 | Director of the Institute of Educational and Developmental Psychology, TU Dresden |
| 10/07-08/11 | Full Professor (W3) and Chair of Developmental Psychology, TU Dresden |
| 03/05-09/07 | Associate Professor (Privatdozent), Department of Psychology, University of Zurich |
| 10/02-02/05 | Assistant Professor (Oberassistent), Department of Psychology, University of Zurich |
| 10/99-09/02 | Researcher and Group Leader (Cognitive Ageing Research Lab), Department of Adult Development, German Centre for Research on Ageing (DZFA), Heidelberg |
Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards
| 2010 | Distinguished Visiting Research Fellowship, School of Psychology, ACU, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2009-today | Review committee for PhD scholarships in Psychology (Cusanuswerk) |
| 2007-2011 | Expert panel for healthy aging in Saxony, Ministry of Social Affairs (Co-Chair) |
| 2007 | Guest Editor: International Journal of Psychophysiology |
| 2004 | Honorary Guest Lectureship Award, University of the Third Age, Frankfurt |
| 2003 | Vontobel Award for Research on Aging (10.000 CHF), Zurich |
Selected Publications
Wang, L., Altgassen, M., Liu, W., Xiong, W., Akgün, C., & Kliegel, M. (2011). Prospective memory across adolescence: The effects of age and cue focality. Developmental Psychology, 47, 226-232.
Bisiacchi, P., Schiff, S., Ciccola, A., & Kliegel, M. (2009). The role of dual task and task switch in prospective memory: behavioral and neural correlates. Neuropsychologia, 47, 1362-1373.
Scholz, U., LaMarca, R., Nater, U.M., Aberle, I., Ehlert, U., Hornung, R., Martin, M., & Kliegel, M. (2009). Go no-go performance under psychosocial stress: Beneficial effects of implementation intentions. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 91, 89-92.
Kliegel, M., Jäger, T. & Phillips, L. (2008). Adult age differences in event-based prospective memory: A metaanalysis on the role of focal versus nonfocal cues. Psychology and Aging, 23, 203-208.
Kliegel, M., Mackinlay, R. & Jäger, T. (2008). Complex prospective memory: Development across the lifespan and the role of task interruption. Developmental Psychology, 44, 612-617.