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Abteilung Psychologie

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Dr. Denny Kerkhoff

denny.kerkhoff@uni-bielefeld.de

Telephone: +49 521 106-4520
Telephone secretary: +49 521 106-4508
Room: H-Gebäude H0-29

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Curriculum Vitae

Denny Kerkhoff studied organizational psychology at Ruhr-Uni-Bochum and statistical sciences at Bielefeld University, obtaining a master’s degree in 2016. As a doctoral student at Konstanz University, they conducted research on the estimation quality in three-level random effects models and obtained a Ph.D. in 2023 (supervisors: Prof. Fridtjof W. Nussbeck and Prof. Axel Mayer). Currently, D. Kerkhoff is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Bielefeld University.

Current Research Topics

Parameter and standard error estimation quality
Multilevel and growth curve modeling
(Dynamic) Structural Equation Modeling
Attitudes towards People with Epilepsy

Publications (28)

Hachenberger J, Mayer A, Kerkhoff D, et al. Within-subject reliability, occasion specificity, and validity of fluctuations of the Stroop and go/no-go tasks in ecological momentary assessment. Behavior Research Methods. 2025;57(1): 29. (2025)
El-Awad U, Nilles H, Braig J, et al. Longitudinal relationships between coping strategies, cultural orientations, and mental health among young refugees from the Middle East in Germany. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 2025;105: 102126. (2025)
Kuramochi I, Kerkhoff D, Nakashima T, et al. A comparative study of social distance toward epilepsy and mental health conditions in Japan. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports. 2025;4(2). (2025)
Kuramochi I, Iwayama T, Shiganami T, et al. Validation of the Japanese version of the scales of the attitudes toward people with epilepsy (SAPE-J). Epilepsia open. 2024. (2024)
Schenkel K, Nussbeck FW, Kerkhoff D, Scholz U, Keller J, Radtke T. Digital generation: the association between daily smartphone app use and well-being. Behaviour &amp; Information Technology. 2024:1-18. (2024)
Lohaus A, Rüth J-E, El-Awad U, et al. Associations of stressful life events with stress symptoms and well-being of adolescent refugees: mediation by post-migration stressors and protective resources? Psychology &amp; Health. 2024:1-20. (2024)
Rueth J-E, Kerkhoff D, Lohaus A. Latent growth curve analyses of emotional awareness and emotion regulation in early and middle adolescence. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 2023;47(4). (2023)
Kerkhoff D, Nussbeck FW. Estimation Quality and Required Sample Sizes in Three-Level Contextual Analysis Models. Methodology : European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences . 2023;19(2):133-151. (2023)
Braig J, Schmees P, Kilinc Y, et al. Health-related quality of life of young refugees in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic: comparisons to non-refugees and pre-pandemic times. Current Psychology. 2023. (2023)
Nilles H, El-Awad U, Kerkhoff D, et al. Gender role attitudes and well-being of German and refugee adolescents—same or different? BMC Psychiatry. 2023;23(1): 663. (2023)