JCLL Faculty

The Jacobs Center employs a number of faculty from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. Students benefit from a diversity of perspectives and a close community of scholars during their PhD studies.

	Dr. Ben Godde, Professor of Neuroscience and Human Performance Dr. Godde is interested in brain plasticity related to sensorimotor and cognitive functions over the lifespan and the role of physical activity and fitness in the psychological and neurobiological functioning of older adults.
	Dr. Max Kaase, Professor of Political Science Dr. Kaase is Wisdom Professor at the JCLL. As a political scientist, he is particularly interested in the analysis of demographic change on welfare state regulations and on the future of the democratic welfare state in general. He also looks at the impact of demographic change on the political behavior of senior citizens.
	Dr. Sonia Lippke, Professor of Health Psychology Dr. Lippke is an expert in psychology, health promotion and public health with special passion for theories and models of health behavior change. In several studies, she tested different social-cognitive theories and theory-based interventions.
	Dr. Christian Stamov-Roßnagel, Professor of Organizational Behavior Dr. Stamov-Roßnagel's research deals with a lifespan theory of successful workplace learning and modeling age-related changes of individual learning learning competency.
	Dr. Klaus Schömann, Professor of Sociology Dr. Schömann’s expertise ranges from life-course research, social stratification, the sociology of education, employment and labor market policy to evaluation research.
	Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger, Professor of Psychology Dr. Staudinger’s expertise ranges from lifespan theory (plasticity of human development) and the regulation of subjective well-being, to adult personality development and the study of wisdom and a positive life.
	Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Professor of Human Performance Dr. Voelcker-Rehage’s expertise includes motor learning, motor development and motor control throughout the lifespan, particularly the interactions between motor and cognitive functions.