Lea Sperlich
Dr. Lea Sperlich earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Psychology (B.A.) from the Rheinische Fachhochschule in 2013, followed by a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Cologne. In 2018, she began her doctoral studies at the University of Cologne's Department of General Psychology II, completing her PhD in 2024.
Her research focuses primarily on evaluative learning, specifically exploring the underlying cognitive processes involved and the impact of our information ecology on these processes. Additionally, she investigates individual differences in person perception, examining whether some individuals are more prone to categorical thinking than others. She is a co-editor at In-Mind and a member of the magazine's blog team.