Ulf-Dietrich Reips

Ikerbasque Research Professor
(German)

Doctor in Psychology 1997 from the University of Tübingen (Germany), venia legendi in 2004
Numerous awards for his Web services in support of science
More than 14 years of research experience in Universities in Switzerland, Germany, USA, and UK
Research line: Methodology of Internet Science (using the Internet for research in the behavioral and social sciences - a field he has pioneered); Cognition of Causality
Has come from the Psychology Department at the University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Has joined University of Deusto, where he directs the iScience group (http://iscience.deusto.es)
http://iscience.deusto.es

Publications

2011

Funke, F., Reips, U.-D., & Thomas, R. K. (2011)
Sliders for the smart: Type of rating scale on the Web interacts with educational level.
Social Science Computer Review

Reips, U.-D., & Garaizar, P. (2011)
Mining Twitter: Microblogging as a source for psychological wisdom of the crowds
Behavior Research Methods

Reips, U.-D. (2011)
Journal Impact Revisited
International Journal of Internet Science

2010

Stieger, S., & Reips, U.-D. (2010)
What are participants doing while filling in an online questionnaire: A paradata collection tool and a first empirical study
Computers in Human Behavior

Joinson, A., Reips, U.-D., Buchanan, T., & Paine Schofield, C. (2010)
Privacy, trust and self-disclosure online.
Human-Computer Interaction

Dillman, D. A., Reips, U.-D., & Matzat, U. (2010)
Advice in surveying the general public over the Internet
International Journal of Internet Science

2009

Reips, U.-D. & Matzat, U. (2009)
Webometrics for an Open Access start-up journal
International Journal of Internet Science

Books and book chapters

Published

Reips, U.-D., & Birnbaum, M. H. (2011)
Type: chapters
Book: The handbook of human factors in Web design (2nd edition)
Chapter: Behavioral research and data collection via the Internet
Page numbers: 563-585
ISBN: 9781439825945 | Mahwah, New Jersey | Editors: K.-P. L. Vu and R. W. Proctor
Reips, U.-D. (2011)
Type: chapters
Book: Internet in Psychological Research
Chapter: Privacy and the disclosure of information on the Internet: Issues and measurement
Page numbers: 71-104
ISBN: 978-83-7072-653-9 | Warsaw: UKSW Publishing House | Editors: A. Blachnio, A. Przepiórka & T. Rowinski
Reips, U.-D. (2010)
Type: chapters
Book: Advanced Internet Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
Chapter: Design and formatting in Internet-based research
Page numbers: 29-43
ISBN: 978-1-4338-0695-7 | Washington DC | Editors: S. Gosling & J. Johnson
Reips, U.-D. & Krantz, J. (2010)
Type: chapters
Book: Advanced Internet Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
Chapter: Conducting true experiments on the Web
Page numbers: 193-216
ISBN: 978-1-4338-0695-7 | Washington DC | Editors: S. Gosling & J. Johnson
Reips, U.-D. (2009)
Type: chapters
Book: Nicht-reaktive Erhebungsverfahren (Non-reactive data collection).
Chapter: Schöne neue Forschungswelt: Zukunftstrends (Beautiful new world of research: Future trends)
Page numbers: 129-138
ISBN: 3868190066 | Bonn, Germany: GESIS Schriftenreihe, Band 1. | Editors: Christian König, Matthias Stahl, Erich Wiegand

In press

Heilmann, T., & Reips, U.-D. (2012)
Type: chapters
Book: Handbook of Research on Online Instruments, Data Collection and Electronic Measurements: Organizational Advancements
Chapter: E-leadership: When information technology systems influence and are influenced by leadership behaviors, processes, and outcomes
Page numbers: xxx-xxx
ISBN: not yet known | IGI Global | Editors: M. C. Bocarnea, R. A. Reynolds, & J. D. Baker
Reips, U.-D. (2012)
Type: chapters
Book: APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology
Chapter: Using the Internet to collect data
Page numbers: xxx-xxx
ISBN: 978-1-4338-1003-9 | Washington, DC | Editors: H. Cooper, P. Camic, R. Gonzalez, D. Long, & A. Panter
Reips, U.-D. (2012)
Type: chapters
Book: Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine
Chapter: Internet-based studies
Page numbers: xxx-xxx
ISBN: 978-1-4419-1380-7 | Berlin, Springer | Editors: Marc D. Gellman, J. Rick Turner

Doctoral dissertations

The effects of response behaviour in business surveys: An approach using paradata
2009 - 2013
ETH Zurich
Matthias Bannert
Web-based scales (working title)
2012 - 2013
University of Iceland
Vaka Vésteinsdóttir
Testor: Web-based assessment
2012 - 2013
University of Zurich
Thomas Blumer
Flesh on the bones or judgment achievement under the lens: A critical meta-analytic perspective of Tucker’s judgment achievement
2005 - 2010
University of Mannheim
Esther Kaufmann
Internet-based measurement with visual analogue scales: An experimental investigation
2006 - 2010
University of Tübingen
Frederik Funke

Courses given

2012
Online Experiments. Pre-conference workshop at the 14th General Online Research conference, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Mannheim, Germany, 2012.
2011
Virtual Laboratories in Psychology. Master class at Universidad de Deusto. Spring 2011.
2011
Online Experiments, Pre-Conference Workshop, General Online Research Conference, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2011.
2011
Using the Internet in research. Invited preconference workshop to Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference. San Antonio (USA).
2011
Advanced Training Institute (ATI) in the field of Web-based studies of Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences, invited and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. California State University at Fullerton, USA, January 2011.
2010
Virtual Laboratories in Psychology. Master class at Universidad de Deusto. Spring 2010.
2010
Doctoral programme, University of Zurich: Internet-based research methods, 2 ECTS. Evaluated as excellent (with a rating of 5.9 out of 6).

Managerial activities

International Advisory and Review Board of 14th General Online Research, March 2012, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Mannheim
Elected member of Steering committee, Society for Computers in Psychology (SCiP), 2011-2014
Advisory Board, SAVELEC (SAfe control of non cooperative Vehicles through ELECtromagnetic means) Project, European Union FP7 Security Programme, 2011-2015
Program committee, Society for Judgment and Decision Making (JDM), 2008-2012
Ethics board, German Society for Psychology (DGPs), 2007-2011
Associate, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2007-
Consulting Editor, Behavior Research Methods, 2004-
Associate Editor, SAGE Open, 2011-
Editorial board, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics, 2007-
Editorial Board, The Open Ergonomics Journal, 2007-
Affiliate of the Center for Human Development, Learning, and Technology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A., 2007-
Editor of the International Journal of Internet Science, 2006-
Chair of Working Group II “Innovation in Web-based data collection”, European Science Foundation COST Action WEBDATANET, 2011-2014.
International Advisory and Review Board of 13th General Online Research, March 2011, Universität Düsseldorf.
Founding and management of the iScience group at University of Deusto: http://iscience.deusto.es

Prizes and Honours

FIRST Award by University of Colorado, Boulder (2011)

Congresses, Proceedings & Scientific meetings

Using the Internet in research. Invited preconference workshop to Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference.. Ulf-Dietrich Reips
Using the Internet in research. Invited preconference workshop to Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference. San Antonio (USA). (2011) Congress
ociety for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference.San Antonio (USA). (Invited talk)
Internet-based assessment: Challenges and solutions. Ulf-Dietrich Reips
11th European Conference on Psychological Assessment (ECPA 2011) (2011) Congress
Riga, Latvia (Invited talk)
Research from the iScience group. Ulf-Dietrich Reips
2nd WEBDATANET Meeting: "Identifying interactions and collaborations", November 30 - December 2, (2011) Congress
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Talk)
Dropout in Web-based studies: Methodology. Ulf-Dietrich Reips
Fourth Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA), 18th - 22nd of July, 2011 (2011) Congress
Lausanne, Switzerland (Talk)
Slider scales cause problems with less educated respondents. Funke, Frederik, Reips, Ulf-Dietrich, & Thomas, Randall K.
13th annual General Online Research (GOR) conference (2011) Congress
University of Düsseldorf, Germany (Talk)
How Internet-mediated research changes science. Ulf-Dietrich Reips
Migration and ICTs IMISCOE conference, November 10-12 (2010) Congress
Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain (Invited talk)

Other merits and matters

REVIEWER FOR Behavior Research Methods Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers Behaviour & Information Technology British Journal of Educational Technology Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking Experimental Psychology Interacting with Computers International Journal of Behavioral Development International Journal of Human-Computer Studies International Journal of Internet Research Ethics Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Journal of Official Statistics Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Methodology Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie Psychological Science Psychonomic Bulletin & Review Social Psychology (form. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie) Social Science Computer Review Social Science Research Swiss Journal of Psychology The Information Society The Open Psychology Journal Wirtschaftspsychologie Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie German Society for Online Research (DGOF) Society for Computers in Psychology (SCiP) Society for Judgment and Decision Making (JDM) European Commission (EU Marie Curie Fellowship) European Science Foundation National Science Foundation (SNF), Switzerland National Science Foundation (NSF), USA Academy of Finland (Suomen Akatemia) Bundesamt für Gesundheit (National Institute of Health), Switzerland Federation of Swiss Psychologists (FSP) Fonds der Österreichischen Nationalbank, Austria Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour (BMWA), Austria Manitoba Medical Service Foundation, Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (2011)
Class in the Doctoral Programme of the University of Zurich evaluated as excellent (with a rating of 5.9 out of 6). Title: Internet-based research methods. Format: combined presence and e-learning, 2 ECTS. (2010)

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