Alps-Adria-University Klagenfurt — Psychology Institute — Universitaetsstrasse 65-67 — 9020 Klagenfurt/Austria — Phone: +43 (0) 463 2700 0

Applied Psychology and Methods Research

"All good psychology is applicable" (Piaget, 1936). This is the maxim of the Department for Applied Psychology and Methods Research. Other than the basic psychological disciplines, applied psychology wants to tackle practice-relevant problems and tries to develop solutions (Frey et al., 1988). The Department for Applied Psychology thereby fits the profile of the University of Klagenfurt that strongly emphasizes scientifically well-founded applications. Research methods in social science have to be developed further in the context of content questions and the department’s work focus

The Department’s research agenda addresses questions in the follwing fields:

  • Methods Research: Evaluative Science, Qualitative Science/Qualitative Content Analysis, Mixed Methodologies, Psychological Diagnostics
The Department for Applied Psychology and Methods Research offers a special service open particularly to the other departments of the Institute for Psychology. The ZEF (Centre for Evaluation and Evaluation Consulting) and the test library.


Head: Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Rainer Alexandrowicz (i-2.32b/1627)
Research Staff:

Ass.Prof. Dr. Karin Lackner (i.2.49)

Stud. Ass. Lars Reich (V.1.44)

Secretary: Elisabeth Grimschitz (i-2.30/1605)
Retired Faculty: Em. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Philipp Mayring
Wiss.Mit. Dr. Thomas Fenzl
Em.Ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Herbert Janig