Prof. Dr. Markus Quirin

Research on personality, motivation, and self-regulation, with a focus on personality dynamics, stress coping, and experimental as well as computational approaches to model psychological processes and behavior.

Leadership & Coordination

• Head of the Personality & Motivation Group at the TUM School of Medicine and Health (since 2022).
• Chair of Personality Psychology and Motivation
• Speaker of the Interdisciplinary Consortium on Personality Dynamics & Growth
• Organizer of international symposia and expert meetings (e.g., Personality Dynamics; invited colloquia).
• Reviewer for major funding bodies (e.g., DFG, DAAD) and international journals.

Selected Third Party Funding (PI / Lead)

• John Templeton Foundation (2022–2025): Immersive Research Program on Personal Growth – EUR 783K
• DAAD (2015–2017): How the Brain Distinguishes Between Own Goals and Social Expectations – EUR 149K
• DFG (2010–2013): Validation of the Implicit Positive And Negative Affect Test – EUR 130K
• Verschiedene Förderungen für Tagungen und Projekte

Research Profile & Output

• Metrics (Google Scholar, 2026): h-index 36; >6,000 citations; i10-index 77
• Core topics: self-regulation; objective and implicit assessment of affect and motivation; stress and cognitive control; personality dynamics
• Publications: 70+ peer-reviewed journal articles; 100+ publications including articles and book chapters
• Approach: experimental and computational research with a focus on dynamical modeling

Links: | Google Scholar | ORCID | Research Gate | LinkedIn

Downloads (PDFs): Curriculum Vitae | Publications | Grants

Kontakt: m.quirin@tum.de