dr. Alexandra Hering

Bio

My name is Alexandra Hering. I am working as an assistant professor at the department of Developmental Psychology at Tilburg University. Before coming to Tilburg, I worked at the University of Geneva as lecturer and research group leader. I studied Psychology at the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany. Before doing my PhD in Geneva, I spent six months at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, Canada. I am interested in lifespan development, goal-directed behaviour and why I always forgot to feed my fish at home  (aka prospective memory).  

Expertise

My research is driven by the aims to understand (1) how goal-directed behaviour changes from childhood to older age, (2) how these changes are influenced by other cognitive functions like working memory and context factors such as emotions and mood, and (3) how goal-directed behaviour can be promoted by cognitive trainings to counteract age-related challenges across the lifespan. To do so, I combine behavioural and electrophysiological measures (i.e., EEG) to better understand the brain mechanisms underlying our behaviour. 

Courses

• ReMa-IDA: Biolog. Correlates of ind. dif
• Development & Dev. Problems in Childhood
• Master's thesis Clinical Forensic Psych.
• Developmental Disorders

Recent publications

1. Assessment of goal-directed behavior and prospective memory in adult …

   Jylkka, J., Ritakallio, L., Merzon, L., Kangas, S., Kliegel, M., Zuber, S., Hering, A., Laine, M., & Salmi, J. (2023). Assessment of goal-directed behavior and prospective memory in adult ADHD with an online 3D videogame simulating everyday tasks. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 9299.

2. Assessment of goal-directed behavior with the 3D videogame EPELI - Ps…

   Jylkka, J., Ritakallio, L., Merzon, L., Kangas, S., Kliegel, M., Zuber, S., Hering, A., Salmi, J., & Laine, M. (2023). Assessment of goal-directed behavior with the 3D videogame EPELI: Psychometric features in a web-based adult sample. PLOS ONE, 18(3), Article e0280717.

3. Aging and time-based prospective memory in the laboratory - A meta-an…

   Laera, G., Borghese, F., Hering, A., Kliegel, M., & Mioni, G. (2023). Aging and time-based prospective memory in the laboratory: A meta-analysis on age-related differences and possible explanatory factors. Memory, 31(5), 747-766.

4. Do executive functions explain older adults’ health-related quality o…

   Laera, G., Joly-Burra, E., Zuber, S., Ballhausen, N., Künzi, M., Ihle, A., Da Silva Coelho, C., Haas, M., Mikneviciute, G., Tinello, D., Kliegel, M., & Hering, A. (2023). Do executive functions explain older adults’ health-related quality of life beyond event-based prospective memory? Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 30(2), 135-149.

5. Spontaneous memory strategies in a videogame simulating everyday memo…

   Laine, M., Jylkka, J., Ritakallio, L., Eraste, T., Kangas, S., Hering, A., Zuber, S., Kliegel, M., Fellman, D., & Salmi, J. (2023). Spontaneous memory strategies in a videogame simulating everyday memory tasks. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. Advance online publication.