About

We want to contribute to empirically based knowledge about education-related topics. Therefore, we deal with our research questions within the framework of long-term projects and bring together researchers from different backgrounds with their approaches, study designs and methods of data analysis. We work with state-of-the-art research designs that adequately take into account the complexity of the research subjects. Technical opportunities are used in an innovative way for our research (e.g. virtual reality to simulate different learning environments, eye tracking to capture attention of teachers and learners).

At LEAD, researchers from over ten nations work together. The following long-standing and internationally renowned scientists belong to LEAD as Distinguished International Professors:

• Prof. Clancy Blair, PhD, New York University, USA
• Prof. Dr. Patrick Rebuschat, Lancaster University, UK
• Prof. Dr. Tamara van Gog, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Our guest professors are not only involved in LEAD research projects, but they also work as co-mentors for our doctoral candidates and give seminars and lectures.

• Prof. Dr. Ulrike Cress (Co-Director)
• Prof. Dr. Kou Murayama (Co-Director)
• Prof. Dr. Ulrich Trautwein (Co-Director)
• Dr. Christina Artemenko
• Prof. Dr. Jan-Philipp Burde
• Dr. Thomas Dresler
• Dr. Ann-Christine Ehlis (Gender & Diversity Representative)
• Prof. Dr. Peter Gerjets
• Prof. Dr. Peter Grathwohl (Representative of the President’s Office)
• Prof. Dr. Luise von Keyserlingk
• Prof. Dr. Olaf Kramer
• Prof. Dr. Andreas Lachner
• Prof. Dr. Detmar Meurers
• Prof. Dr. Benjamin Nagengast
• Prof. Dr. Walther Paravicini
• Prof. Dr. Tim Pawlowski
• Prof. Dr. Kathleen Stürmer

• Dr. Simone Oechslen (Managing Director)
• Ina Müller (Scientific Coordination)
• Sophie Freitag (Scientific Coordination)

• Dr. Ann-Christine Ehlis
• Julia Lange

The Gender and Diversity Board ensures a family-friendly and equal opportunity environment within LEAD and addresses the individual needs of our members with mentoring programs, special coaching or dual career opportunities.

• Luisa Wellert
• Ida Malini Syvertsen 
• Marei Beukmann
• Denise Löfflad

The LEADing Research Center (LRC), headed by Prof Ulrich Trautwein, supports all LEAD members to conduct studies at schools (via the cooperation program ‚Schools & Research’) and to disseminate their research findings in practice, politics, administration and the public (via professional scientific communication).