Academic background

• 10/2017-07/2023
  Research Associate, professorship for social and organizational psychology
• June 2022
  Doctoral Dissertation: Change processes at universities through third mission and transfer. An organizational psychological analysis of the attitudes of university members, Degree: Dr. phil., Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• 2015-2018
  Study M. Sc. Psychology Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
  Topic of the master's thesis: Perceived opportunities and barriers to mediation in companies depending on the conflict culture
• 08/2016-01/2017
  Study abroad at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• 2012-2015
  Study B.Sc. Psychology Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
  Topic of the bachelor's thesis: Subjective assessment of synthetic acoustic feedback from controls in the vehicle interior

Research interests

• Organizational development at universities
• Evaluation research
• Business mediation

Publications

Prantl, J., Freund, S., Pollack, L. Samiee Zafarghandi, Z., & Kals, E. (2023). Inwieweit erfüllen Hochschulen ihre „Third Mission“? Sichtweisen der regionalen Bevölkerung auf Hochschulen und ihrer Angebote. [To what extent do universities fulfill their “Third Mission”? Perspectives of the regional population on universities and their offerings.] Zeitschrift Hochschule und Weiterbildung, (1), 30-38.

Pollack, L., Schütt, S. C., & Prantl, J. (2022). Die Eisberg-Methode in der Konfliktbearbeitung: Stärkung von Empathie und Perspektivenübernahme durch die Tiefenstrukturanalyse. [The iceberg method in conflict management: Strengthening empathy and perspective taking through deep structure analysis.] Konfliktdynamik, 11(3), 208–211.

Thiel, K., Freund, S., Schütt, S. C., Prantl, J., & Kals, E. (2022). Präventives Konfliktmanagement in Non-Profit-Organisationen durch kommunikative Kompetenz und Konfliktberaterinnen und -berater. [Preventive conflict management in non-profit organizations through communicative skills and conflict consultants.] Konfliktdynamik, 11(3), 180–188

Prantl, J., Freund, S., & Kals, E. (2021). Strengthening social innovation in higher education institutes - an organizational change process involving staff and students. [Strengthening social innovation in higher education institutes - an organizational change process involving staff and students.] Social Enterprise Journal. DOI: 10.1108/SEJ-10-2020-0094 to

Prantl, J., Freund, S., & Kals, E. (2020). Veränderungsprozesse an Hochschulen. Erwartungen und Einstellungen des wissenschaftlichen Personals. [Change processes at universities. Expectations and attitudes of academic staff.] Konfliktdynamik, 9(1), 20-30.

Prantl, J., & Kals, E. (2019). Mediationsbereitschaft in Unternehmen: Eine psychologische Untersuchung der Chancen und Barrieren. [Willingness to mediate in companies: A psychological study of opportunities and barriers.] Spektrum der Mediation, 79, 13-16.

Lectures and posters

Pollack, L., & Prantl, J. (09/2022). Workshops to strengthen voluntary engagement – Service Learning with students of the business and psychology programme. Poster auf der Konferenz Transformation CAMPus, Eichstätt.

Prantl, J., Grunenberg, M., Heidt, K., Schütt, S. C., & Kals, E. (09/2022). Konfliktprävention in der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Hochschulen und Organisationen – die Rolle von Vertrauen, Gerechtigkeit und Affekten. [Conflict prevention in collaboration between universities and organizations – the role of trust, justice and affect.] Vortrag auf dem “52. DGPs-Kongress”, 10.-15.9.22 in Hildesheim.

Schütt, S.C., Prantl, J., Zieris, P., & Kals, E. (07/2021). Intergenerational Volunteering: Intergenerational Learning and its Effects on Elderly Volunteers. Vortrag auf dem 32nd International Congress of Psychology (ICP) in Prag (virtuell).

Prantl, J., Freund, S., Pollack, L., & Kals, E. (07/2021). Organizational change in higher education institutes - change readiness of students and staff. Vortrag auf dem International Congress of Psychology.

Sporer, T., Kohn, T., Pollack, L., & Prantl, J. (07/2020). On the way to be(come) an Engaged University: A Case Study from Third Mission Strategy to implementation with formative evaluation. Workshop auf der Third European Conference on Service-learning in Higher Education.

Prantl, J., Freund, S., & Kals, E. (09/2019). Organisationale Veränderungsprozesse an Hochschulen – Erklärung der Veränderungsbereitschaft von Hochschulmitgliedern. [Organizational change processes at universities – explanation of the willingness of university members to change.] Vortrag auf der 11. Tagung der Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Braunschweig, 25.09.-27.09.2019.

Prantl, J., Freund, S., & Kals, E. (09/2019). Willingness of researchers and students to engage in knowledge transfer, social innovation, and economic innovation. Vortrag auf der 11th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC), Glasgow.

Freund, S., Prantl, J., Zacher, D., Pollack, L., & Kals, E. (09/2019): Measuring the impact of universities: An expanded psychological perspective. Vortrag auf der 11th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC), Glasgow.

Prantl, J., Freund, S., Ittner, H., & Kals, E. (09/2018). Potentiale der Mediation als Verfahren der Konflikt­lösung in unterschiedlichen Kontexten. [Potentials of mediation as a conflict resolution process in different contexts.] Vortrag am 18.9.18 auf dem „51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)“ in Frankfurt.

Prantl, J., Freund, S., Ittner, H., & Kals, E. (05/2018). Evaluation eines Veränderungsprozesses der Transferstrukturen an Hochschulen. [Evaluation of a change process in transfer structures at universities.] Vortrag am 15.5.18 auf dem "Forschungs- und Praxiskolloquium des DeGeval-Nachwuchsnetzwerks" an der FOM Hochschule in Essen.

Freund, S., Ittner, H., Prantl, J., & Kals, E. (03/2018): Evaluation der Wirkung von Transfer und Service Learning im Rahmen des Projekts MenschINbewegung. [Evaluation of the effect of transfer and service learning as part of the MenschIN Movement project.] Workshop V: Service Learning und Forschendes Lernen. Evaluation von Service Learning? Herausforderungen und Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 16.-17.03.2018.

Teaching Topics

• Coaching, mediation, and dealing with diversity
• Social Psychology Deepening: Conflicts and Mediation
• Social psychology basics
• Intercultural communication
• Organizational Psychology II
• Psychology of social and economic processes: conflicts and economic mediation
• Psychology of communication
• Current research questions: social and organizational psychology
• Personnel development in voluntary and paid work

Professional background

• 1977 bis 1984 studied at the University of Würzburg
• 1985 bis 1987 teaching at high schools in Munich
• 1987 bis 2022 Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• Research stays at the universities of Florence and Cagliari

Teaching Topics

• Work and organizational psychology
• Leadership psychology
• Team psychology
• Intercultural psychology

Research interests

• Leadership
• Professional identity

Publications

Publications, conference contribution

Projects

• Cultural Identities in Italy (with Massimo Martini, Cagliari)
• Awareness of national belonging
• Psychosocial situation of youth in Sardinia (with Massimo Martini, Cagliari)
• Intercultural training

Main areas of work and research

• Psychological conflict management, especially mediation
• Evaluation
• Environmental psychology
• Therapeutic body work and meditation: Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Osteothai