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About Birgit Koopmann-Holm

The goal of my research is to advance our understanding of the ways in which culture shapes how we think, feel, and behave. Specifically, I examine how cultural factors (e.g., values, religious beliefs, and engagement in cultural practices like meditation) shape people’s emotional lives. I am particularly interested in cultural differences in people’s views of negative emotions and crying and the implications these differences have for how people respond to suffering (e.g., compassion) as well as for health and well-being.

Positions

2016 - Present Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University Department of Psychology
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2015 - 2016 Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University Department of Psychology
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2014 - 2015 Quarterly Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University Department of Psychology
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Curriculum Vitae


Disciplines


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Courses

  • PSYC 1: General Psychology 1
  • PSYCH 141: Advanced Topics in Culture and Emotion
  • PSYCH 160: Personality
  • PSYC 43: Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSYC 117: Health Psychology
  • PSYC 166: Human Neuropsychology

Education

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2013 Ph.D. in Psychology, Stanford University
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2009 M.A. in Psychology, Stanford University
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2006 Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Contact Information

1-408-551-3199
Psychology Department, Alumni Science Hall

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