
Profiles
Dr Sonja Heintz
Lecturer in Psychology
School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
- Psychology
- Mental health
- Positive psychology
- Correlation study
- Cross-sectional studies
- Meta-analysis
- Online research methods
- Psychometrics
- Quantitative research
- Surveys
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Biography
Biography
Lecturer in Psychology
Qualifications
- Lecturer in Psychology, University of Plymouth, UK, 2020–
- Senior teaching and research assistant, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2018–2020
- Postdoctoral researcher, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2017–2019
- Teaching assistant, Swiss Distance Learning University, Switzerland, 2016–2019
- Research and teaching assistant, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2012–2017
- PhD in Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2018
- Dipl.-Psych. (equivalent to MSc) in Psychology, Saarland University, Germany, 2012
Professional membership
- International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS)
- European Association of Psychological Assessment (EAPA)
- Swiss Positive Psychology Association (SWIPPA) (founding member)
- Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)
- International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID)
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)
- Chartered membership (CPsychol) of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Key publications
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
I teach on personality, social psychology, psychometrics, positive psychology, and humour.
Undergraduate
- PSYC414 Relationships
- PSYC514 Individual Differences, Social and Developmental Psychology
- PSYC601 Current Topics in Psychology 1
- PSYC605 Research Project
- Supervision of final year projects on personality, humour, and positive psychology
- PSYC704 Individual Differences, Social and Developmental Psychology
- Supervision of dissertation projects on positive psychology
Research
Research
Research interests
My research interests are individual differences and psychometrics with a focus on humour and positive psychology. Specific topics include humour/comic styles, humour behaviours (e.g., humour comprehension, appreciation and production), creativity, positive personality traits, character strengths, positive emotions, and wellbeing.
Grants & contracts
- S Heintz (2019): Travel grant for a research stay with A/Prof Luke Smillie (University of Melbourne, Australia), awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland (SFR 7,100)
- S Heintz (2018): Travel grant for a research stay with Prof William Revelle (Northwestern University, USA), awarded by the Graduate Campus, University of Zurich, Switzerland (SFR 2,500)
- S Heintz (2016): Laughing at oneself—Does it make us happy or ill? Awarded by the “Stiftung Humor und Gesundheit” [Foundation for humour and health], Basel, Switzerland (SFR 500)
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsPersonal
Personal
Conferences organised
Treasurer and member of the organising team of the 13th European Conference on Psychological Assessment (ECPA13) in Zurich, Switzerland
Links
Google Scholar profile (publications): https://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=6eKfURgAAAAJ
Scopus profile (publications): www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56419783700
Publons profile (reviews): https://publons.com/a/1587695/