J. Prof. Merle Fairhurst
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Juniorprofessorin Dr. Merle Fairhurst
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Track Record
I am a multilingual researcher with vast international experience. I have published over 30peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, with over 2000 citations, in high impact journals including Journal of Neuroscience, Psychological Science, Cerebral Cortex, Scientific Reports and Neuroimage. My work can be summarised as the application of psychophysical, physiological and neuroimaging techniques combined with novel computational modelling approaches to investigate socially rich, dynamically evolving multisensory events. Through strong interdisciplinary ties, my research pushes technological, computational and theoretical boundaries, working with computerscientists, engineers, mathematicians and philosophers.
Curriculum vitae
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2022 – heute | J. Professor Social Affective Touch Center for the tactile internet with human in the loop (CeTI), TU Dresden, Germany |
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2019 - 2022 | Professor for Biological Psychology (Vertretung/Temporary) Institute für Psychologie, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany |
2017 - 2022 | Assistant Professor Philosophy of Mind and Munich Center for Neurosciences, LMU Munich, German |
2014 - 2017 | Post-doctoral researcher Centre for the Study of the Senses, Institute of Philosophy, University of London, UK |
2012 - 2014 | Post-doctoral researcher Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany Early Social Development Research Group |
2009 - 2012 | Post-doctoral researcher Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany Music Cognition & Action Research Group |
2008 | Postgraduate (D.Phil) FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford, UK Supervisor: Prof. Irene Tracey |
2004 |
Undergraduate (A(Hons)/MA Physiological Sciences) |
2000 | Diploma The Juilliard School of Music, USA |
Reviewing Activities
2023 – present Guest Editor Computers in Human Behaviour
2023 – present Guest Editor Frontiers Psychology special issue
2022 - present Review Editor, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Interacting Minds and Brain
2021 – present Action Editor, Psychological Research
2020 – 2021 Guest Editor SCAN special issue
2020 – 2021 Guest Editor Frontiers Psychology special issue
2007 – present Ad hoc Reviewer for Cerebral Cortex, Plos One, Journal of Neurophysiology,
Consciousness & Cognition, Journal of Psychology, Neuroimage, Psychology &
Neuroscience, Somatosensory & Motor Research, Behavioural Sciences, e-life,
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, International Journal of
Psychophysiology, Cognition, Frontiers in Psychology, Nature Translational
Psychiatry, Nature Scientific Reports
Membership of Scientific Societies
2009 – present Society for Neuroscience
Fellowships and Awards
- Warr-Goodman Graduate Scholarship LMH, University of Oxford 2004-2005
- Henrietta Jex Blake LMH, University of Oxford 2005-2006
- Cyclosporin Academic Award LMH, University of Oxford 2007
- Young Researcher, honourable mention ICMPC 2010
- Best paper, honourable mention CHI 2015 2015
- LMU Excellence Seed Funding LMU, Munich 2018
Publikationen
2023
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You, me, and us: Maintaining self-other distinction enhances coordination, agency, and affect , 15 Dez. 2023, in: iScience. 26, 12, 15 S., 108253Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift > Forschungsartikel
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Social touch to build trust: A systematic review of technology-mediated and unmediated interactions , Dez. 2023, in: Computers in human behavior. 153, 108121Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift > Übersichtsartikel (Review)
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Topography and relationship-specific social touching in individuals displaying body image disturbances , 14 Aug. 2023, in: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 13198Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift > Forschungsartikel
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A functional framework for multisensory and interactive mediated social touch experiences , 12 Juni 2023, IMXw '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences Workshops. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, S. 46-51, 6 S.Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Buch/Konferenzbericht/Sammelband/Gutachten > Beitrag in Konferenzband
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Collaborative Creativity: Information-Driven Coordination Dynamics and Prediction in Movement and Musical Improvisation , 1 Jan. 2023, The Routledge International Handbook of Creative Cognition. Taylor and Francis Inc., S. 624-645, 22 S.Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Buch/Konferenzbericht/Sammelband/Gutachten > Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband/Gutachten
2022
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Sensing the body through sound , 30 Nov. 2022, The Routledge Handbook of Bodily Awareness. Taylor and Francis Inc., S. 230-246, 17 S.Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Buch/Konferenzbericht/Sammelband/Gutachten > Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband/Gutachten
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Editorial: Interpersonal synchrony and network dynamics in social interaction , 29 Nov. 2022, in: Frontiers in human neuroscience. 16, 1095735Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift > Leitartikel (Editorial)
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Affective touch: a communication channel for social exchange , Feb. 2022, in: Current opinion in behavioral sciences. 43, S. 54-61, 8 S.Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift > Übersichtsartikel (Review)
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The role of C-tactile nerve fibers in human social development , Feb. 2022, in: Current opinion in behavioral sciences. 43, S. 20-26, 7 S.Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift > Übersichtsartikel (Review)
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The Virtual Touch Toolkit: An Interactive Media Mobile Application for Promoting Well-Being through Affective and Social Touch , 2022, 2022 International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies, IMET 2022 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., S. 1-4Elektronische (Volltext-)VersionPublikation: Beitrag in Buch/Konferenzbericht/Sammelband/Gutachten > Beitrag in Konferenzband