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Maria Undine Kottwitz
University of Mannheim • Department of Psychology • Work and Organizational Psychology
Schloss EO 248 • 68131 Mannheim, Germany
m.kottwitz@uni-mannheim.de
(August 2018)
EDUCATION
10/2014 Ph.D. (Dr. phil.), University of Bern
07/2010 Diploma in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), University of Leipzig
ACADEMIC CAREER
2018 - present Postdoctoral Researcher, Project: “SmartJob”, Work and Organizational
Psychology Unit, University of Mannheim, Germany
2018 Teaching Assistant (6 months), Work- and Organizational Psychology, Swiss
Distance Learning University, Switzerland
2015 - 2017 Research Assistant, Project: “Demands and resources of self-employment
without personnel and multiple jobbers”, University of Marburg, Germany
2013 - 2016 Research Assistant, Work- and Organizational Psychology, Philipps-University
of Marburg, Germany
2011 - 2013 Research Assistant and Doctoral Student, Work and Organizational Psychology
Unit, University of Bern, Switzerland
2011 Visiting Scholar (3 months), Work and Organizational Psychology Unit,
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2010 Visiting Scholar (3 months), Work and Organizational Psychology Unit,
University of Bern, Switzerland
TRAINING (SELECTION)
04/2009 Instructor in progressive muscle relaxation; MRGV, Halle
11/2008 Instructor in autogenic training; MRGV, Halle
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Occupational health and well-being
• Stress and recovery
• Bio-physiological indicators of the stress reactionStress-as-Offense-to-Self
• Illegitimate tasks and social stressors at work
• Appreciation
Dealing with occupational changes
• Job insecurity
• “atypical” forms of employment: multiple jobbers, solo-selfemployed
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Papers (in reversed chronological order)
Elfering, A., Kottwitz, M. U., Häfliger, E., Celik, Z., & Grebner, S. (in press). Interruptions,
unreasonable tasks, and quality-threatening time pressure in home care: Linked to attention
deficits and slips, trips, and falls? Safety and Health at Work. doi:
10.1016/j.shaw.2018.02.001
Elfering, A., Kottwitz, M. U., Tamcan, Ö., Müller, U., & Mannion, A. F. (in press). Impaired
sleep predicts onset of low back pain and burnout symptoms: evidence from a three-wave
study. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2018.1479038
Garrido, M., Kälin, W., Otto, K., Sadlowski, J., & Kottwitz, M. U. (in press). Do co‐worker
conflicts enhance daily worries about job insecurity: A diary study. Applied Psychology.
doi: 10.1111/apps.12157.
Elfering, A., Grebner, S., Ganster, D., Berset, M., Kottwitz, M. U., & Semmer, N. K. (2018).
Cortisol on sunday as indicator of recovery from work: Prediction by observer ratings of
job demands and control. Work & Stress, 32, 168-188.
doi:10.1080/02678373.2017.1417337
Kottwitz, M. U., Gerhardt, C., Pereira, D., Iseli, L., & Elfering, A. (2018). Teacher's sleep
quality: Linked to social job characteristics? Industrial Health, 56, 53-61.
doi:10.2486/indhealth.2017-0073
Kottwitz, M. U., Schade, V., Burger, C., Radlinger, L., & Elfering, A. (2018). Time pressure,
time autonomy, and sickness absenteeism in hospital employees: A longitudinal study on
organisational absenteeism records. Safety and Health at Work, 9, 109-114.
doi:0.1016/j.shaw.2017.06.013.
Kottwitz, M. U., Hünefeld, L., Frank, B. P., & Otto, K. (2017). The more, the better?! Multiple
vs. single jobholders’ job satisfaction as a matter of lacked information. Frontiers in
Psychology, 8, 1274. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01274
Kottwitz, M. U., Rolli Salathé, C., Buser, C. & Elfering, A. (2017). Emotion work and
musculoskeletal pain in supermarket cashiers: A test of a sleep-mediation model.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2, 1-13.
doi:10.16993/sjwop.25.
Kottwitz, M. U., Schnyder, R., Berset, M., & Elfering, A. (2017). Thirst at work implies more
than just inadequate facilities for breaks. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 42,
223-234. doi:10.1007/s10484-017-9369-xFaupel, S., Otto, K., Krug, H., & Kottwitz, M. U. (2016). Stress at school? A qualitative study on
illegitimate tasks during teacher training. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1410.
doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01410
Otto, K., Mohr, G., Kottwitz, M. U., & Korek, S. (2016). The joint impact of microeconomic
parameters and job insecurity perceptions on commitment towards one’s job, occupation
and career: A multilevel approach. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 37, 43-71.
doi:10.1177/0143831X14535822
*Kottwitz, M. U., Grebner, S., Semmer, N. K., Tschan, F., & Elfering, A. (2014). Social stress at
work and change in women’s body weight. Industrial Health, 52, 163-171.
doi:10.2486/indhealth.2013-0155
Kottwitz, M. U., Lachapelle, M., & Elfering, A. (2014). Time pressure, social work stressors and
blood pressure in a team of seven IT-workers during one week of intense work.
International Journal of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach, 14, 51-70.
doi:10.7220/2345-024X.14.3
*Kottwitz, M. U., Meier, L. L., Jacobshagen, N., Kälin, W., Elfering, A., Hennig, J., & Semmer,
N. K. (2013). Illegitimate tasks associated with higher cortisol levels among male
employees when subjective health is relatively low: An intra-individual analysis.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 39, 310-318.
doi:10.5271/sjweh.3334
*Wirtz, P. H., Ehlert, U., Kottwitz, M. U., LaMarca, R., & Semmer, N. K. (2013). Occupational
role stress is associated with higher cortisol reactivity to stress. Journal of Occupational
Health Psychology, 18, 121-131. doi:10.1037/a0031802
* part of the disseration
International Chapters and Publications without Peer Review
Pereira, D., Gerhardt, C., Kottwitz, M. U., & Elfering, A. (2016). Occupational sleep medicine:
Role of social stressors. In S. R. Pandi-Perumal, M. Narasimhan, & M. Kramer (Eds.),
Sleep and psychosomatic medicine (2nd ed., pp. 57-84). Boca Raton, FL: CRC.
doi:10.1201/b20221-6
Semmer, N. K., & Kottwitz, M. U. (2011, August). Auswirkungen von Freizeit auf Gesundheit
und Produktivität. Gutachten zuhanden des Bundesamts für Justiz, CH.
CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
Organized Conference Symposia
Kottwitz, M. U., & Otto, K. (2014, September). Work stressors in the 24/7-society: Their impact
on occupational health. Symposium presented at the 49th Kongress der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Bochum, Germany.Conference Presentations and Posters (in reversed chronological order)
Garrido Vásquez, M. E., Kottwitz, M. U., Weiß, K., & Otto, K. (2017, May). Qualitative job
insecurity and their consequences: The moderated role of appreciation. In H. de Witte
(Chair), Symposium 912 - Symposium on job insecurity part 1 - Job insecurity:
Measurement issues and moderating effects. Symposium conducted at the 18th congress of
the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Dublin, Ireland.
Kottwitz, M. U., Frank, B. P., Hünefeld, L., & Otto, K. (2017, September). Einfach mehrfach
beschäftigt?! Eine Typologie der Arbeitssituation von Mehrfachbeschäftigten in
Deutschland. Posterpräsentation auf der 10. Tagung der Fachgruppe Arbeits-,
Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie, Dresden, Deutschland.
Kottwitz, M. U., Hünefeld, L., Frank, B. P., & Otto, K. (2017, May). Two in one?! Job
satisfaction of multiple jobbers as a matter of information access. Poster presented at the
18th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Dublin,
Ireland.
Schummer S. E., Otto, K., Hünefeld, L., & Kottwitz, M. U. (2017, May). The role of solo self-
employed vs. employer entrepreneurs’ job characteristics on commitment towards their
own businesses. Poster presented at the 18th congress of the European Association of Work
and Organizational Psychology, Dublin, Ireland.
Garrido Vasquez, M. E., Kottwitz, M. U., Braun, S., & Otto, K. (2016, April). “That's all part of
the job!": Qualitative job insecurity as mediating link between illegitimate tasks at the
workplace and pain experiences. In H. de Witte (Chair), Antecedents and consequences of
job insecurity. Symposium conducted at the 12th Conference of the European Academy of
Occupational Health Psychology, Athens, Greece.
Holzer, E., Tschan, F., Kottwitz, M. U., Beldi, G., Businger, A., & Semmer, N. K. (2016,
November). What do hospital surgeons do all day, what do they like best, what makes them
satisfied? Poster presented at the 10th Anniversary of the International Meeting for
Behavioural Sciences Applied to Surgery and Acute Care; 11th-12th November 2016.
Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen. (Best Poster award)
Kottwitz, M. U., Schnyder, R., & Elfering, A. (2016, September). Ertrinken in Arbeit:
Flüssigkeitsaufnahme als Mechanismus zwischen täglichen Arbeitsstressoren und
Wohlbefinden. Poster presented at the 50th congress of the German Society for Psychology,
Leipzig, Germany.
Otto, K., Frank, B. P., Hünefeld, L., & Kottwitz, M. U. (2016, October). Two souls alas are
dwelling in my breast: How social identity threat differently affects health and satisfaction
of single vs. multiple jobbers. Paper presented at the Small Group Meeting on “How work
shapes identity”, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Garrido Vásquez, M. E., Sadlowski, J., Otto, K., & Kottwitz, M. U. (2015, May). Social
stressors predict job insecurity at daily level: A multilevel approach. In T. van der Elst & A.
Richter (Chair), Dynamics of the job insecurity experience: Investigating stability,
antecedents and consequences. Symposium conducted at the 17th congress of the European
Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway.Gerhardt, C., & Kottwitz, M. U. (2015, May). Out from the frying pan into the fire - the
mediating role of after work rumination on stressor-strain relationships in temporary
workers. In N. Jacobshagen (Chair), Stress at work: New constructs. Symposium conducted
at the 17th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology,
Oslo, Norway.
Keil, J. S., Kottwitz, M. U., & Otto, K. (2015, September). Leadership styles and unexpected
creativity. Vortrag auf der 9. Tagung der Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- und
Wirtschaftspsychologie, Mainz, Germany.
Kottwitz, M. U., Schnyder, R., & Elfering, A. (2015, May). Thirst at work: More than just
inadequate facilities for breaks? In N. Jacobshagen (Chair), Stress at work: New constructs.
Symposium conducted at the 17th congress of the European Association of Work and
Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
Kottwitz, M. U., & Otto, K. (2014, September). Work stressors in the 24/7-society: Their impact
on occupational health. Symposium auf dem 49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für
Psychologie, Bochum, Deutschland.
Krings, R., Kottwitz, M. U., Holzer, E., Tschan, F., & Semmer, N. K. (2014, April). Illegitimate
tasks and recovery: The mediating role of emotions. Paper presented at the 11th Conference
of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, London, UK.
Kottwitz, M. U., Lachapelle, M., & Elfering, A. (2013, June). Make-or-break: Time pressure,
social work stressors and blood pressure in a team of seven IT-workers during one week of
intense work. Poster presented at the 3rd Conference of the Society of Ambulatory
Assessment, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Semmer, N. K., Jacobshagen, N., Kottwitz, M. U., Mühlethaler, C., Kälin, W., Elfering, A.,
Meier, L. L., & Beehr, T. A. (2013, May). Illegitimate tasks: Accumulating evidence for a
new stressor concept. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Occupational
Stress, Los Angeles, USA.
Bobst, C., Kottwitz, M. U., Jacobshagen, N., Kälin, W., Meier, L. L., & Semmer, N. K. (2012,
April). Impaired recovery as a mediator between time pressure and reduced performance:
A three-wave longitudinal study. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on
Occupational Stress and Health, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kottwitz, M. U., Bobst, C., Jacobshagen, N., Kälin, W., Meier, L. L., & Semmer, N. K. (2012,
April). Do illegitimate tasks impair detachment from work? A multilevel analysis. Paper
presented at the 10th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Zurich,
Switzerland.
Kottwitz, M. U., Jacobshagen, N., Kälin, W., Meier, L. L., & Semmer, N. K. (2012, February).
Illegitimate tasks are associated with higher cortisol levels for men with poor subjective
health: An intra-individual analysis. Poster presented at the Annual Research Forum in
Affective Sciences, Geneva.
Semmer, N. K., Jacobshagen, N., Kottwitz, M. U., Mühlethaler, C., Kälin, W., & Elfering, A.
(2012, September). Zielerreichung und Commitment: Die mediierende Rolle derWertschätzung. Vortrag auf dem 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie,
Bielefeld, Deutschland.
Wirtz, P. H., Kottwitz, M. U., Grebner, S., & Semmer, N. K. (2012, September). Work
uncertainty is independently associated with higher cortisol reactivity to acute psychosocial
stress. Paper presented at the 48th Congress of the German Psychological Society,
Bielefeld, Germany.
Kottwitz, M. U., Semmer, N. K., Berset, M., Kälin, W., & Jacobshagen, N. (2011, September).
Erhöhter Cortisolspiegel bei höherer Ausprägung von Arbeitsstressoren und relativ
schlechtem Gesundheitszustand: Eine Analyse intra-individueller Effekte. Vortrag auf der
7. Tagung der Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie der DGPs
in Rostock, Deutschland.
Otto, K., & Kottwitz, M. U. (2011, May). Consequences of qualitative job insecurity for
different levels of uncertainty: A multi-group comparison. Paper presented at the 15th
European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Knowledge Transfer
Kottwitz, M. U. (2015). Psychische Erkrankungen im Beruf – erkennen, vermeiden …. University
of Marburg, 30 October 2015.
Kottwitz, M. U. (2013). Psychophysiological measurements – salivary cortisol. University of
Bern, 09-10 September 2013.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie der DGPs
National Centre of Competence in Research, Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, CISA,
Geneva, Switzerland
GRANTS
2017 Adolf-Häuser-Stiftung
Grant for promising young scientists
2015 - 2017 German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, BAuA)
„Demands and resources of self-employment without personnel and multiple
jobbers” (PI, together with Kathleen Otto)
2015 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Travel grant to visit the 17th congress of the European Association of Work and
Organizational Psychology, May 2015, Oslo (Norway)2012 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Travel grant to visit the Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
and Collection, July/August 2012, Colchester (UK)
2011 Report on behalf of the Federal Office of Justice, Switzerland (FOJ)
„Effects of leisure time on health and productivity”
(Semmer, N. K, & Kottwitz, M. U.)
AWARDS
2016 Best Poster award, Holzer et al. (2016) What do hospital surgeons do all day,
what do they like best, what makes them satisfied?. Poster presented at the 10th
Anniversary of the International Meeting for Behavioural Sciences Applied to
Surgery and Acute Care, November 2016, Aberdeen (UK).
2014 Dissertation award of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the University of Bern;
PhD thesis entitled „The social context of work-related stress and markers of the
bio-physiological stress reaction“, October 2014, University of Bern
(Switzerland)
SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS
Mr. Garrido Vásquez, Mauricio E. (together with Prof. Dr. Kathleen Otto, Philipps-University of
Marburg). The role of work-related social factors in perceived job insecurity. Philipps-
University of Marburg; expected dissertation defense: September 2018
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Swiss Distance Learning University
02/2018 - 07/2018 Assistance in an online seminar: Introduction in Work and Organizational
Psychology
Philipps-University of Marburg
04/2013 - 12/2017 Taking charge of lectures (Introduction to Work- and Organizational
Psychology) on a regular basis:
• Introduction
• Stress at work
• Work analysis
10/2015 - 03/2016 Exercise on occupational health management: stress and recovery at work
(4 SWS; Bachelor)
04/2015 - 09/2015 Seminar: Human resources development and intervention
(4 SWS; Bachelor)
10/2014 - 03/2015 Exercise on occupational health management: stress and recovery at work
(4 SWS; Bachelor)04/2014 - 09/2014 Seminar: work time and work design (2 SWS, Diplom)
10/2013 - 03/2014 Seminar: work and recovery (2 SWS, Diplom)
04/2013 - 09/2013 Seminar: work and personality (2 SWS, Diplom)
Seminar: research methods in Work and Organizational Psychology - A
(2 SWS, Diplom)
Seminar: research methods in Work and Organizational Psychology - B
(2 SWS, Diplom)
University of Bern
02/2012 - 07/2012 Exercise: training of interpersonal skills - A (2 SWS, Bachelor)
Exercise: training of interpersonal skills - B (2 SWS, Bachelor)
08/2012 - 01/2012 Seminar: work and personality (2 SWS, Bachelor)
02/2011 - 07/2011 Exercise: training of interpersonal skills (2 SWS, Bachelor)
08/2011 - 01/2011 Seminar: integrative work group in Work- and Organizational Psychology
(4 SWS, Master)
08/2010 - 01/2010 Seminar: training and development (2 SWS, Master)
Other Educational Contributions
• Supervision of empirical Bachelor’s theses
• Supervision of empirical Master’s theses
• Supervision of research interns and student assistants
• Reviewing Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, and doctoral dissertationsYou can also read
