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Mag. Dr. Elisabeth Oberzaucher

 

 

  phone: +43-1-4277-54720

fax: 9547

office hours: Tuesday 5-6 p.m. 

elisabeth.oberzaucher@univie.ac.at


EDUCATION

 

2003

Doctor of Science: Birds of a Feather Flock Together. University of Vienna, Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for Urban Ethology, Supervisor: Prof. Karl Grammer

2000 Master of Science: Phytophilie, die positiven Auswirkungen von Gruenpflanzen auf die kognitive Leistungsfaehigkeit. Master thesis, University of Vienna, Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for Urban Ethology, Supervisor: Prof. Karl Grammer
1998 – 1999 University of Wuerzburg, Germany, Erasmus Student Exchange Program
1997 University of Vienna, Austria. Degree in General Biology
1994 – 1997 University of Vienna, Austria. Basic courses in General Biology
1993 – 1994 Ashtead, England, Cambridge Certificate for Proficiency in English
1993 Matura (A-levels) HBLA for Economic Professions Spittal/Drau, Austria
1974 born in Foerolach

        

 

LIST OF POSITIONS

 

2011 - present FFG project SIMAX (avatar sign language interpreter)
2010 - present FP7 project VANAHEIM (surveillance project)
2006 – 2009 research assistant at the LBI for Urban Ethology
2005 – 2006 interim director of the LBI for Urban Ethology
2003 – 2005 research assistant at the LBI for Urban Ethology
2000 – present lecturer at the University of Vienna
2000 – 2003 PhD-project on friendships at the LBI for Urban Ethology

     

 

RESEARCH

 

2009 - present Human Behavior in Public Space
2006 – present Evolutionary Aesthetics
2005 – present Nonverbal Communication and Emotions
2004 – present   Simulation of Human Behavior
2004 – 2006 The Determinants of Body Odor
2001 – 2007 Women's Friendships
2001 – 2007 Gender Differences in Friendships
1999 – 2000 Phytophilia – The Effect of Green Plants on Cognitive Efficiency
1999 Decision-Making in Ants (Theodor-Boveri-Institute Wuerzburg)
1998 Cultural Differences in Walking Speed

             

GRANTS

2011 SIMAX Avatar sign language interpreter funded by FFG (duration 1 year, volume 114,000 EUR)
2010 - present The evolutionary psychology of crowd behavior funded by yellowfish AG (duration 3 months, volume 5000 EUR)
2009 - present VANAHEIM (EC-grant FP7 large scale integrating No 248907) (duration 3.5 years, volume 3,717,989 EUR)
2007 – 2009 WikiVienna funded by Wiener Wissenschafts- und Technologiefonds (WWTF) No. CI06 025 (duration 2 years, volume 390,000 EUR)
2007 Environmental Aesthetics funded by Starwood Hotels and Resorts Inc. (duration 2 months, volume 20,000EUR)
2005 – 2006 Unique signature detection project (ARO grant DAAD19-03-1-0215) (duration 1 year, 131,189 EUR)
2005 – 2006 Emotionality in car fronts funded by EFS consulting (duration 1 year, volume 33,200 EUR)

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Journal articles

 

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Die Evolution der Liebe. Der Gynäkologe, 3: 8-10.

Oberzaucher, E., Boes, C., Grammer, K. (2011). Sex differences in human ability to discern facial resemblance might be due to female dispersal. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 5(3): 155-162.

Windhager, S.*, Bookstein, F.L., Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E., Said, H., Slice, D.E., Thorstensen, T., Schaefer, K. (in press). Cars have their own faces: cross-cultural ratings of car shapes in biological (stereotypical) terms. Evolution and Human Behavior, 33(2), 109–120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.06.003.

Havlicek, J., Lenochova, P., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Roberts, S. (2011). Does Lenght of Sampling Affect Quality of Body Odor Samples?. Chemosensory Perception, 4: 186-194.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E., Holzleitner, I.J., Haslinger, B. (2011) Sexy Gehirne - Evolution, Hormone und Denken. In: Fink, H. & Rosenzweig, R. (Eds.) Mann, Frau, Gehirn (pp 33-50). Paderborn: Mentis.

Oberzaucher, E., Keber, A.M. (2011). Immer der Nase nach...- Wie Gerueche unser Denken beeinflussen. In: Fink, H. & Rosenzweig, R. (Eds.) Mann, Frau, Gehirn (pp 51-62). Paderborn: Mentis.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2010). Immune reactivity and attractiveness. Gerontology 56: 521-524. (DOI: 10.1159/000265559) ISI Impact: 1.661

Windhager, S.*, Hutzler, F. Carbon C., Oberzaucher, E., Schaefer, K., Thorstensen, T., Leder, H. and Grammer, K. (2010). Laying Eyes on Headlights: Eye Movements Suggest Facial Features In Cars. Collegium Anthropologicum 34:3 .

Oberzaucher E., Grammer K. (2009). Ageing, Mate Preferences and Sexuality: A mini-Review. Geronontology 55:4,   371-378. (DOI: 10.1159/000203698) ISI Impact: 1.661

Grammer, K. & Oberzaucher E. (2008): Darwins problem: evolutionary aesthetics and the sense of beauty. Bulletin of the Novosibirsk University. Series Psychology 2:2 85-97.

Windhager S.*, Slice D.E., Schaefer K., Oberzaucher E., Thorstensen T., Grammer K. (2008) Face to face: the perception of automotive designs. Human Nature, 19:4 331-346. Impact: 2.571

Allwood, J., Kopp, S., Grammer, K., Ahlsen, E., Oberzaucher, E., Koppensteiner, M., (2008). The analysis of embodied communicative feedback in multimodal corpora - a prerequisite for behavior simulation. Journal of language resources and evaluation, 41: 4-3 255-272. ISI Impact: 0.634

Dixon, S.J.*, Xu, Y., Brereton, R.G., Soini, H.A., Novotny, M.V., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Penn, D.J. (2007). Pattern Recognition of Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry of Human Volatiles in Sweat to Distinguish the Sex of Subjects and Determine Potential Discriminatory Marker Peaks. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 87 161-172. ISI Impact: 2.436

Xu, Y.*, Brereton, R.G., Trebesius, K., Bergmaier, I., Oberzaucher, E., Penn, D.J. (2007). A Fuzzy Distance Metric for measuring the Dissimilarity of Planar Chromatographic Profiles with Application to Denaturing-Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Data from Human Skin Microbes: Demonstration of an Individual and Gender based Fingerprint. The Analyst, 132:7 638-646. ISI Impact: 3.272

Xu, Y.*, Gong, F., Dixon, S.J., Brereton, R.G., Soini, H.A., Novotny, M.V., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Penn, D.J. (2007). Application of dissimilarity indices, principal coordinates analysis, and rank tests to peak tables in metabolomics of the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of human sweat. Analytical Chemistry 79:15 5633-5641. ISI Impact: 5.214

Penn, D.J., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Fischer, G., Soini, H.A., Wiesler, D., Novotny, M.V., Dixon, D.J., Xu, Y., Brereton, R.G. (2007). Individual and gender fingerprints in human body odour. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 4:13 331-340. ISI Impact: 4.241

Xu, Y.*, Gong, F., Dixon, S.J., Brereton. R.G., Soini, H.A., Novotny, M.V., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Penn, D.J. (2007). Comparison of human axillary odour profiles obtained by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and skin microbial profiles obtained by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis using multivariate pattern recognition. Metabolomics, 3:4 427-437. ISI Impact:3.871

Novotny, M.V., Soini, H.A., Kloukova, I., Wiesler, D., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Dixon, S., Gong, F., Brereton, R., Penn, D. (2006). Volatile constitutents of human skin: Genetic factors and biochemical individuality. Chemical Senses, 31:5 A43-A43. ISI Impact: 3.031

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2006). The Reconstruction of Facial Expressions in Embodied Systems: New Approaches to an Old Problem. ZIF Mitteilungen 2/2006 14-31.

Oberzaucher E. (2005). Eine Stadt zum Wohlfuehlen - Was die Evolution uns lehrt. Stiftung Demokratie Saarland. Dialog 13. Rennaissance fuer Stadt und Region. 21-28.

Grammer, K., Fink, B., Oberzaucher, E., Atzmueller, M., Blantar, I., Mitteroecker, P. (2004). The Representation of Self Reported Affect in Body Posture and Body Posture Simulation. Collegium Anthropologicum, 28:S2 159-173.

Oberzaucher E., Grammer K. (2001). Phytophilie, die positiven Auswirkungen von Pflanzen auf kognitive Vorgaenge. Homo – unsere Herkunft und Zukunft, Proceedings 4. Kongress der GfA 171-175.

Oberzaucher E. (2004). Pheromone und Partnerwahl – Implikationen fuer die Reproduktion. Journal fuer Fertilitaet und Reproduktion, 14:4 40-42.

 

Book chapters

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Our preferences: Why we like, what we like. In: Frey, U.J., Stoermer, C., Willfuehr, K.P.(Eds.) Essential building blocks of human nature (pp 95-108). Heidelberg: Springer.

grammer K., Oberzaucher E. (2011). Why we like what we like: Evolutionary Aesthetics and the Human Form. In: Frey, U., Stoermer, C., Willfuehr, K. (Ed.) Essential Building Blocks of Human Nature. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. 95-108

grammer K., Oberzaucher E., Holzleitner I.j., Atmaca S. (2011). Dance: The Human Body as a Dynamic Motion System. In: Tschacher, W. & Bergomi, C. (Ed.) The Implications of Embodiment: Cognition and Communication. Imprint Academic, Exeter, UK. 173-192.

Oberzaucher E., grammer K.,  Schmehl S. (2011). Embodiment and expressive communication on the internet. In: Kappas, A. & Kraemer, N. (Eds.) Face to face communication over the Internet. Oxford University Press. 237-279.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E., Holzleitner, I.J. (2011). Die Evolution des maennlichen Verhaltens. In: Franz, M & Karger, A (Eds.) Neue Maenner - muss das sein?: Risiken und Perspektiven der heutigen Maennerrolle (pp 229-244). Goettingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., (2008). Everything is movement: on the nature of embodied communication. In: Wachsmuth, I. & Knoblich, G. (Eds.) Embodied communication. Oxford. Oxford University Press. 151-177.

Grammer, K., Kopp, S., Allwood, J., Stockmeyer, T., Ahlsen, E., Oberzaucher, E. (2007). Human Machine Interfaces and Embodied Communication. In: Kempter, G. & Dontschewa, M. (Eds.) uDayV Informieren mit Computeranimation. Pabst Science Publishers. 24-37.

Oberzaucher E. (2005). Die Evolution des Gedankenlesens. In: Geissler P. (Hg.) Nonverbale Interaktion in der Psychotherapie - Forschung und Relevanz im therapeutischen Prozess. Psychosozial-Verlag, Giessen. 143-153.

Oberzaucher E., Ackerl K. (2004). Methods in pheromone research. In: Butovskaya M. (Ed.) Human ethology: modern methods and perspectives. Moscow. 309-323

Oberzaucher E., Tessarek A. (2004). Facial expression research – history and prospects. In: Butovskaya M. (Ed.) Human ethology: modern methods and perspectives. Moscow. 297-308

 

 

Oral presentations

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2011). Embodiment: Understanding by Doing. Talk presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Reindl, P.*,  Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Simulating Appraisal Processes of Emotional Events? Talk presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Masuch, K.*, Schatz, R., Egger, S., Holzleitner, I., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2011). The Duration Effect in Rating Studies - Quantity instead of Quality? Talk presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Embodiment: New Approaches from an Ethological Point of View. Talk presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Cognition and Hormones in Females: Associative Networks and Knowledge Organization. Talk presented at the 2011 Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Montpellier, France.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2011). The Case of Mulay Ismael the Bloodthirsty: Fact or Fancy? Talk presented at the 2011 Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Montpellier, France.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2011). The Case of Mulay Ismael the Bloodthirsty: Fact or Fancy? Talk presented at the 2011 Conference of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Binghamton, NY.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2011). Fast and Frugal Algorithms: Error Management in Games. Talk presented at the 2011 Conference of the European Human Behavior and Evolution Association, Giessen.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Stockinger, E., Filiadis, C. (2010). Fast and Frugal Algorithms: Sex Differences in Error Management Persist Beyond Mating Games. Talk presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Oberzaucher, E. (2010). Multi-Modal Analysis of Behavior. Talk presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Holzleitner, I.J.*,  Pflueger, L.S., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2010). Matching Pairs. Perceived and Anthropometric Facial (Dis-)Similarity in a Rural Sample of Long-Term Mates. Talk presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Pflueger, L.S.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2010). Are Attractive Women More Fertile? Evidence from a Rural Sample. Talk presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Oberzaucher, E., Stockinger, E., Filiadis, C., Grammer, K. (2010). Are Gender differences in Error Management Limited to the Reproductive Context? Talk presented at the 2010 Conference of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society at New Paltz, New York.

Oberzaucher, E., Katina, S., Schmehl, S., Holzleitner, I.J., Mehu-Blantar, I. Grammer, K. (2009). Are attractive signals more pronounced in ovulation - or are they attractive because they signal ovulation? Talk presented at the 2009 Conference of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society at Oswego, New York.

Schmehl, S.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2009). Sex differences in humor appreciation: An observational approach. Talk presented at the 2009 Conference of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society at Oswego, New York.

Grammer, K., Fieder, M., Oberzaucher, E. (2009). Sequences in human mate selection and decision making. Talk presented at the 2009 Conference of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society at Oswego, New York.

Schmehl, S.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2009). Sex differences in humor appreciation: An observational approach. Talk presented at the II. Summer Institute of the International Society of Human Ethology 2009 at Orono, Maine.

Holzleitner, I.J.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2009). Eternal beauty. Introducing the 4th dimension to the research on facial attractiveness. Talk presented at the II. Summer Institute of the International Society of Human Ethology 2009 at Orono, Maine.

Grammer, K., Fieder, M., Oberzaucher, E. (2009). Mate selection and outcomes in a real world sample: evolutionary perspectives. Talk presented at the Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association at St. Andrews, Scotland.

Lenochova, P.*, Havlicek, J., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2008). Do perfumes mask or interact with body odor? Talk presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E., Fieder, M. (2008). Mate selection and outcomes in a real world sample. Talk presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy.

Windhager, S.*, Slice, D.E., Schaefer, K., Oberzaucher, E., Thorstensen, T., Grammer, K. (2008). Car fronts as (human) faces: Overperception errors as evolutionary stable strategy? Talk presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy.

Oberzaucher, E., Blantar, I., Schmehl, S., Holzleitner, I., Katina, S., Grammer, K. (2008). The myth of hidden ovulation: How the face changes during the menstrual cycle. Talk presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy.

Oberzaucher, E., Bernhard, M. (2008). Die Filmaufnahmen Rudolf Poechs aus humanethologischer Sicht. Talk presented at the workshop "Rudolf Poech: a Pioneer in Physical and Cultural Anthropology and in Media-Oriented Scientific Practice" at the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria.

Abend, P.*, Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2008). The sexy voice: Fluctuating asymmetry and voice quality. Talk presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Hozleitner, I. (2008). Dance as a dynamic motion system. Talk presented at the ZiF workshop „The enculturated Body“ at the ZiF (Center for Interdisciplinary Research), Bielefeld, Germany.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Zimmer, K., Fischer, G., Soini, H.A., Novotny, M.V., Dixon S.J., Xu, Y., Zomer, S., Brereton, R.G., Penn, D.J. (2007). The identification of compounds in human sweat - signals of individuality, gender and genes. Talk presented at the Association of Chemoreception Sciences annual meeting 2007 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2006). Embodied Communication, An Eco-Ethological View. Talk presented at Embodied Communication II: An Integrated Perspective at the ZiF (Center for Interdisciplinary Research), Bielefeld, Germany.

Mayr, M.*, Mosler, H., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2006). Emotions in Facial Expressions and Body Postures: A Novel Methodological Approach. Talk presented at the XVIII. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Detroit, USA.

Mosler, H.*, Mayr, M., Renninger, L.A., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2006). Show me who you are – motions as cues to personality assessment. Talk presented at the XVIII. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Detroit, USA.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Blantar, I., Zimmer, K., Fischer, G., Soini, H.A., Novotny, M.V., Dixon S.J., Xu, Y., Brereton, R.G., PEnn, D.J. (2006). The Chemistry of Body Odor, A Signal of Individuality, Gender and Genetics. Talk presented at the XVIII. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Detroit, USA.

Blantar, I.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2006). Visible and Olfactory Cues of Ovulation in Women. Talk presented at the XVIII. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Detroit, USA.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2004). The role of similarity at different stages of friendships. Talk at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society conference in Berlin, Germany.

Bernhard, M., Oberzaucher, E. (2004). The Impact of Patrilocality on Human Social Behavior. Talk at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society conference in Berlin, Germany.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2004). The choice of friends: movement quality as a decision criterion. Talk at the XVII.  Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, Ghent, Belgium.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. & Salter, F. (2002). The role of similarity in choosing friends. Talk at the XVI. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, Montreal, Canada.

 

 

Invited Talks

Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Evolutionaere Betrachtungen zu menschlichen Vorlieben.Talk presented at the Department for Marketing, University of Graz. (24.11.2011)

Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Understanding Human Behavior. A Multilevel Approach.Talk presented at the INTERHUB workshop at the Joint International Conference on Ambient Intelligence. (16.11.2011)

Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Was macht uns sexuell attraktiv? Geschlechts- und Altersunterschiede bei der Partnerwahl in der 2. Lebenshaelfte.Talk presented at the Jahrestagung Deutsche Menopause Gesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany. (18.11.2011)

Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Was hat der Mann vom weiblichen Orgasmus? Talk presented at the pre-conference Symposium on Orgasm. Men’s Health Congress, Vienna, Austria. (2.10.2011)

Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Die Evolution der Liebe. Festvortrag. oesterreichische aerztetage, Grado, Italien. (29.05.2011)

Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Invisible Attraction: Human Pheromones (Dominican College, New York, 28.3.2011)

Oberzaucher, E. (2010). Immer Der Nase Nach - Die Bedeutung des Geruchssinnes fuer das menschliche Verhalten  (Symposium Turm der Sinne, Nuernberg, 2010)

Oberzaucher, E. (2010). The Effect of Urban Surroundings on Human Behavior (Workshop by yellowfish GmbH, Eindhoven, 2010)

Oberzaucher, E. (2009). Is Attractiveness a Mere Signal of Ovulation (Darwin Symposium, Grafenwoerth, 2009)

Oberzaucher, E. (2009). Sehen Sie genug Gruen - Zur Auswirkung von Umweltgestaltung auf das menschliche Verhalten (HEUER Dialog, Stuttgart, 2009)

Oberzaucher, E. (2009). Lachen und Humor aus evolutionsbiologischer Sicht (FAM, Wien, 2009)

Oberzaucher, E. (2008). Die Rolle der Geruchlichen Kommunikation bei der Partnerwahl (Gesundheit fuer Sie, St. Poelten, 2008)

Oberzaucher, E. (2008). Peromone und Parnterwahl (GYNOVA Akademie, Berlin, 2008)

Oberzaucher, E. (2008). Die Rolle des Koerpergeruchs fuer die Reproduktion (GYNOVA Akademie, Koeln, 2008)

Oberzaucher, E. (2008). Partnerwahl aus evolutionsbiologischer Sicht (Endokrinologicum, Hamburg, 2008)

Oberzaucher, E. (2007). Das Geheimnis der Anziehung - die Biologie der PArtnerwahl (2. DVR-Kongress, Bonn, 2007)

Oberzaucher, E. (2007). Evolutionsbiologische ansaetze zur Attraktivitaet (Prima, Wien, 2007)

Oberzaucher, E. (2007). Pheromone (UKT Tuebingen, 2007)

Oberzaucher, E. (2007). Duftindizien (Beiersdorf, Hamburg 2007)

Oberzaucher, E. (2006). Was der Koerpergeruch ueber uns verraet (Greifenburg, 2006)

Oberzaucher, E. (2006). Wie du dich bewegst sagt mir wer du bist (Felix-Ruckert Special, Muenchen, 2006)

Oberzaucher, E. (2005). Reproduktionsmaschine Mensch (Tagung der CJD im Schloss Oppurg, 2005)

Oberzaucher, E. (2005). Die Natur und das Verhalten der Geschlechter (Rollen Folgen, Bad Saarow, 2005)

Oberzaucher, E. (2005). Pheromone, Hormone und Kommunikation (Fortbildung Wagner-Stibbe-Sander, Hamburg, 2005)

Oberzaucher, E. (2005). Pheromone - Kommunikation beim Menschen (PPP Symposium Essen, 2005)

Oberzaucher, E. (2005). Die Evolution des Gedankenlesens (Festvortrag auf dem 4. Symposium “Psychoanalyse und Koerper”, Wien, 2005)

Oberzaucher, E. (2004). Die Rolle von aehnlichkeit bei der Wahl von Freunden (Hospitalhof Stuttgart, 2004)

Oberzaucher, E. (2004). Pheromone und Partnerwahl - Implikationen fuer die Reproduktion (Festvortrag auf der Jahrestagung 2004 der oesterreichischen IVF-Gesellschaft, Poertschach, 2004)

Oberzaucher, E. (2004). Eine Stadt zum Wohlfuehlen - Was die Evolution uns Lehrt (Vortragsreihe "Stadtmitte am Fluss", Saarbruecken, 2004)

 

Posters presented

Stepanek, U.*,  Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E.(2011). Social Cues as Triggers for Visual Attention. Poster presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Holzleitner, I.J.*.,  Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K.(2011). Across Cultures and Times: A New Approach to the Research on Facial Attractiveness. Poster presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Smole, K.*,  Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E.(2011). Eye Gaze Behavior as a Measure for Social Attention. Poster presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Muehlhauser, A.*.,   Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E.(2011). Basic Emotions and Their Dynamics. Poster presented at the 2011 Summer Institute of the International Society for Human Ethology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Stephan, P.*.,  Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K.(2011). Sex Differences in Urban Home Ranges and the Accuracy of Cognitive Maps. Poster presented at the 2011 Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Montpellier, France.

Reindl, P.*.,  Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2011). Simulating Appraisal Processes of Emotional Events. Poster presented at the 2011 Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Montpellier, France.

Holzleitner, I.J.*.,  Oberzaucher, E., Pflueger, L.S., Grammer, K.(2011). Matching Pairs, Perceived and Anthropometric Similarity in a Rural Sample of Long-Term Mates. Poster presented at the 2011 Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Montpellier, France.

Masuch, K.*, Schatz, R., Egger, S., Holzleitner, I., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2011). The Duration Effect in Rating Studies - Quantity instead of Quality? Poster presented at the 2011 Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Montpellier, France.

Holzleitner, I.J.*,  Oberzaucher, E., Pflueger, L.S., Grammer, K. (2011). Matching Pairs. Perceived and Anthropometric (Dis-)Similarity in a Rural Sample of Long-Term Mates. Poster presented at the 2011 Conference of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Binghamton, NY.

Pflueger, L.S.*, Oberzaucher, E., Katina, S., Holzleitner I.J., Grammer, K. (2011). Are Attractive Women More Fertile? Evidence from a Rural Sample. Poster presented at the 2011 Conference of the European Human Behavior and Evolution Association, Giessen.

Holzleitner, I.J.*,  Oberzaucher, E., Pflueger, L.S., Grammer, K. (2011). Matching Pairs. Perceived and Anthropometric (Dis-)Similarity in a Rural Sample of Long-Term Mates. Poster presented at the 2011 Conference of the European Human Behavior and Evolution Association, Giessen.

Masuch K.*, Baldauf, M., Froehlich, P., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2010). Sex Differences in Orientation by Using Mobile Urban Exploration Tools. Poster presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Keber A.M.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2010). The Three LEvels of Communication in Potential Courtship Situations. Poster presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2010). The Case of Mulay Ismael the Bloodthirsty: Fact or Fancy? Poster presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Czokor, L.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2010). Feedback Use in Mixed-Sex Conversation Settings. Poster presented at the 2010 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology at Madison, Wisconsin.

Holzleitner, I.J.*, Oberzaucher, E., Pflueger, L.S., Grammer, K. (2010). Matching Pairs. Perceived Facial Similarity in a Rural Sample of Long-Term Mates. Poster presented at the 2010 Conference of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society at New Paltz, New York. Awarded with the “best poster prize”.

Keber A.M.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2009). Sex differences in risk taking behavior.  Poster presented at the II. Summer Institute of the International Society of Human Ethology 2009 at Orono, Maine.

Keber A.M.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2009). Sex differences in risk taking behavior.  Poster presented at the 2009 Conference of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society at Oswego, New York.

Oberzaucher, E., Katina, S., Schmehl, S., Holzleitner, I., Mehu-Blantar, I., Grammer, K. (2009). The female face signals ovulation through subtle shape and texture change. Poster presented at the Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association at St. Andrews, Scotland.

Lenochova, P., Havlicek, J., Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E., Roberts, C. (2009). Do perfumes mask or interact with body odor? Poster presented at the Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association at St. Andrews, Scotland.

Holzleitner, I.*, Schmehl, S., Stahl, S.F., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2009). The dynamics of smiles and brow movements. Poster presented at the Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association at St. Andrews, Scotland.

Schmehl, S.*, Holzleitner, I., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Alscher, W., Pflueger, L., Steinkopf, L., Alteheld, L. (2009). The signal quality of head movements. Poster presented at the Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association at St. Andrews, Scotland.

Grober, O.*, Atzmueller, M., Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2008). Body movement and human recognition of sensation seeking. Poster presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy.

Mann, M.*, Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2008). Phytophilia: Effects of plants on human cognition and room perception. Poster presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy.

Holzleitner, I.*, Schmehl, S., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., (2008). The dynamics of smiles and brow movements. Poster presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy and at the IK (Interdisziplinaeres Kolleg) 2008 Kooperation at Guenne, Germany.

Schmehl, S.*, Holzleitner, I., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Alscher, W., Pflueger, L., Steinkopf, L., Alteheld, L. (2008). The signal quality of head movements. Poster presented at the XIX. Conference of the International Society of Human Ethology 2008 at Bologna, Italy and at the IK (Interdisziplinaeres Kolleg) 2008 Kooperation at Guenne, Germany.

Szugfil, L.*, Arendt, F., Fenk, L., Filiadis, C., Fuchsbauer, A., Keber, A.M., Koessner, I., Mayer, C., Reisinger, M., Richl, E., Schuetze, H.C., Speiser, N., Stockinger, E., Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E., Schmehl, S., Holzleitner, I. (2008). Gender Differences in Hand Gestures. Poster presented at the  2nd MEi:CogSci Student Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Konicar, G.*, Grammer, K., Holzleitner, I., Schmehl, S., Matt, E., Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2008). Patterns of Attraction. What Motion tells us about Sexual Interest. Poster presented at the 2nd MEi:CogSci Student Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Grknic, B.*, Koessner, I., Mayer, C., Wortner, C., Steindl, H., Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2008). A study of verbal mating strategies. Poster presented at the 2nd MEi:CogSci Student Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Soini, H.A., Novotny, M.V., Wiesler, D., Kloukova, I., Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K., Dixon, S.J., Gong. F., Xu, Y., Brereton. R.G., Penn, D.J. (2006). Genetic factors and biochemical individuality of human skin volatiles studied through GC-MS and chemometric methodologies. Poster presented at 29th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography, Riva del Garda, Italy.

Oberzaucher, E., Atzmueller, M., Blantar, I., Mitteroecker, P., Grammer, K., Fink, B. (2005). The representation of self reported affect in body posture and body posture simulation. Poster presented at the International Society for Research on Emotions General Meeting in Bari, Italy.

Blantar, I.*, Grammer, K., Oberzaucher, E. (2004). The effect of facial surgery on interpersonal perception. Poster at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference in Berlin, Germany.

Oberzaucher, E., Bernhard, M. (2004). What makes our true friends what they are? Poster at the XVII. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, Ghent, Belgium.

Oberzaucher, E., Bernhard, M., Schaefer, K. (2002). Gender Differences in Friendships. Poster, presented at the XVI. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, Montreal, Canada.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K. (2001). Phytophilia, the positive effects of plants on cognitive efficiency. Poster presented at the XV. Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, Salamanca, Spain.

Oberzaucher, E., Grammer, K.(2001). Phytophilie, die positiven Auswirkungen von Pflanzen auf kognitive Vorgaenge. Poster presented at the 4th Congress of the GfA German Society for Anthropology.

 

TEACHING

at the University of Vienna

since 2010 Lecture: Introduction to Behavior Research
since 2010 Seminar for advanced students in human ethology
since 2009 Seminar: Evolution of the sexes
since 2008 Practical Course: The behavior of animals
since 2007 Lecture: Interdisciplinary lecture cognitive science
since 2005 Practical Course: Behavior analysis II
since 2005 Seminar:Human Ethological Seminar
2005 Lecture: Introduction to Human Ethology
since 2005 Practical Course: Human Ethology
since 2005 Project Practical Course: Human Ethology
since 2004 Seminar: Gender Studies
since 2004 Lecture: Gender Studies
since 2003 Lecture: Urban Ethology
2003 - 2010 Seminar: Presentation Techniques
2001 – 2003 Teaching Assistant

 

other

2010 SweCog Summer School at Mullsjoe, Sweden (Gender differences in behavior, Olfactory communication, Biophilia)
2010 IK 2010  Guenne, Lake Moehne, Germany: Creating believable game characters
2009 Summer School of the International Society for Human Ethology in Maine: Observational Methods in Research on Emotional Expressions
2008 Neurobiology Summer School at the Faculty of Life Sciences in Vienna, Workshop: Motions and Emotions
2008 Visiontrain Thematic school on Computational and Neuro-physiological Models for Visual Perception (Les Houches). Video Observation and Analysis Tools: The Do's and the Dont's
2008 Summer school of GK Emotions of the University of Wuerzburg in Plankstetten: Biopsychology of Emotions. Pheromones and odors and emotions
2008 Die Evolution der Kommunikation. Interne Fortbildung von PPC Training
2004 - 2010 Basic course in ethology, W@lz, Wiener Lernzentrum
2005 Interdisziplinaeres Kolleg (Guenne), Real, Mental and Virtual Space. Urban Ethology
2003 Summer academy for highly talented pupils, Dept. of Anthropology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna

 

 

SUPERVISION OF BACHELOR THESES

Andrea Moser (2011). Sex differences in error management.

Theresa Boehm (2011). Error management, body height and 2D:4D.

Brian Matuschek (2010). Behavior settings in underground stations.

Marlene Chladek (2010). Sex differences in behavior in public space.

Katharina Miedzinska (2009). Sex differences in risk seeking behavior.

 

Co-Supervision of Master Theses

Pia Reindl, P. (2011). Simulating Appraisal Processes of Emotional Events. Master Thesis at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria.

Stephan, P. (2011). Geschlechtsunterschiede in urbanen Home Ranges und deren mentaler Repraesentation. Master Thesis
at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria.

Polzer, U. (2011). Nonverbal Beahvior in Public Space as a Function of Density and Group Size. Master Thesis at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria.

Laurenz Czokor (2010). The use of verbal feedback in mixed-sex conversation dyads. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Iris Holzleitner (2010). Do birds of a feather flock together? Facial (dis)similarity in long term mates. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Anna Keber (2010). Pheromones in Automobiles. Physiologcal and behavioral effects. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Marlene Mann (2010). Phytophilie und kognitive Leistungsfaehigkeit – Mechanismen und Effekte. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Otmar Grober (2010). Signals of sensation seeking. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Lena Pflueger (2010). Are attractiveness and symmetry indeed fitness signals? Master thesis at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.

Christine Buchegger (2010). How personality affects humor. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Susanne Schmehl (2009). Gender differences in humor. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Filadis Chrissula (2009). Error management theory – gender differences in the assessment of unfamiliar situations. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Emanuela Stockinger (2009). Error management theory – the affect of age on the assessment of unfamiliar situations. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Andrea Hofstaetter (2008). Implementierung des Facial Action Coding Systems in einem Avatar. Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Katharina Zimmer (2007). Does facial attractiveness convey an individual’s immunological constitution? Master thesis at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences.

Ines Blantar (2004). Die Auswirkungen von kieferchirurgischen Eingriffen auf die Persoenlichkeitswahrnehmung. Diplomarbeit an der Universitaet Wien, Fakultaet f. Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik.

Anna Frohnwieser (in progress). The effect of plants on behavior.

Michaela Reisinger (in progress). Archaeo-ethology - how our ancestors behaved.

Andrea Kramlowski (in progress). The color red - affective and cognitive effects.

Evelyn Pitzer (in progress). The embodied dancer - how body build affects motion quality.

Katrin Masuch (in progress). Sex differences in spatial orientation.

Urska Stepanek (in progress). Social Cues for Visual Attention.

Kaja Smole (in progress). Eye gaze behavior and Social Attention.

Martin Gschwandtner (in progress). Men in Groups.

Gernot Sklenovsky (in progress). Emotional Breathing.

Alexandra Muehlhauser (in progress). Facial Expressions and Their Dynamics.

Anton Fuchsbauer (in progress). The Effect of Pheromones on Courtship Behavior.

Xenia Steinbach (in progress). The Effect of Pheromones on Coooperation.

 

CO-SUPERVISION OF PHD- THESES

Markus Koppensteiner (2009). Personality and movement quality in politicians.

Peter Abend (in progress). The sexy voice: Correlates of voice quality.

Lena Pflueger (in progress). Humans interacting with animals.

Iris Holzleitner (in progress). Across Cultures and Time - A 4-Dimensional Approach to Human Aesthetics.

 

Students' Awards

2010 Iris Holzleitner. Best poster award. NEEPS conference in New Paltz, NY.
2010 Lena Pflueger. Linda Mealey award. ISHE conference in Madison, WI.
2004 Ines Blantar. Linda Mealey award. ISHE conference in Ghent, Netherlands.

 

 

MembershipS

International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE) www.ishe.org

European Human Behavior and Evolution Association (EHBEA) www.ehbea.com

Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) www.hbes.com

European Network for the Advancement of Artificial Cognitive Systems, Interaction and Robotics (EUCogII) www.eucognition.org

 

Reviewer

Frontiers in Personality Science and Individual Differences

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships

Biological Psychiatry

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

The Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

European Commission

Research Council of Canada

European Journal of Personality

Personality and Individual Differences

 

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Outreach Officer of the European Human Behavior and Evolution Association (EHBEA)

Trustee of the International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE)

Associate Editor of the Human Ethology Bulletin (currently converting into a peer-reviewed online journal)

Host for the 2012 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Vienna, Austria

Organization of the Symposium "Ein Fest fuer die Humanethologie" in honor of Karl Grammer's 60th birthday

Member of the communications Committee for the Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Madison (2010)

Organization of the Symposium "Homo oeconomicus" at the University of Vienna (2009)

Member of the Program Committee for the Summer School of the International Society for Human Ethology in Maine (2009)

Organization of the Symposium in honor of Prof. Irenaeus Eibl-Eibesfeldt's 80th birthday, in collaboration with John Dittami, Karl Grammer, Astrid Juette, Bernd Loetsch and Christian Ehalt (2008)

Summer School in Human Behavior Research 2008 "Behavior Simulation", in collaboration with Karl Grammer (2008)

 

Organization of the Neurobiology Summer School "Sensory Systems: From Receptor Cells to Cognition", in collaboration with Axel Schmidt (2008)

Organization of the lecture series "The Evolution of Social Cognition" at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, in collaboration with Ludwig Huber & Karl Grammer (2007)

Summer School in Human Behavior Research 2007 "Nonverbal Communication", in collaboration with Karl Grammer (2007)

Annual presentations at the Brainweek organized by the University of Vienna, communicating recent findings to pupils (since 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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