Academic background

• Since Oktober 2023 
  Research Associate, professorship for social and organizational psychology 

• 2021 - 2023 
  Master’s programme, M.Sc. in Business and Psychology, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt 

• August - September 2023 
  Research Assistant, professorship for social and organizational psychology 

• 2017 - 2021 
  Bachlor’s programme, B.Sc. in European Business and Psychology, eufom business school 

Research Interests

• Justice perception/fairness, trust, acceptance, and adoption of AI decisions ...  

  • in the context of sustainable development   

  • in the context of university topic distribution 

Projects

• Small municipalities, big impact

Teaching Topics

• Work areas and techniques in social psychology 

• Research Seminar: social and organizational psychology 

Publications

Scientific publications:

• Grunenberg, M., Esch, C., Toussaint, L. L., Maes, J., & Kals, E. (2025). Sincerity of apologies: Do it right or don’t do it at all. International Journal of Conflict Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-03-2025-0078

Other publications:

• Esch, C., Fares, F. (2023). KI-unterstützte Lehre?! [AI-assisted teaching?!] In K. Meier (Ed.), Lernen & Lehren (Vol. 4, pp. 2-3). Newsletter des Vizepräsidenten für Studium und Lehre. 

Lectures and Posters

• Esch, C., Fares, F., Kals, E. & Pfeuffer, C. U. (2024). Perceived Justice, Trust, and Emotional Responses do not Differ between Human- and AI-based Topic Allocation Modes in University Courses. Vortrag am 18.9.24 auf der “53. DGPs-Tagung” in Wien (16.-19.9.24).
• Esch, C., Kals, E. & Pfeuffer, C. U. (2024). How do Distributive Biases affect Trust, Fairness Perception, Acceptance, and Adoption in Human versus AI-based Decision-Making? Pre-data Poster at the Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP) 17.-20.3.2024 in Regensburg.
• Esch, C., Fares, F., Kals, E., Pfeuffer, C. U. (2023). Algorithmic vs. Human Decision-Making: How does the method of decision-making and the level of communicated fairness influence justice perception? Poster Presentation at the Fachkonferenz Doktorandenworkshop der Allgemeinen Psychologie (ADok) 22.-24.6.2023 in Greifswald.