Anke Heyder

Anke Heyder
Junior Professor, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum

Anke Heyder is a junior professor for educational psychology and development across the life span at Ruhr University Bochum. She holds a PhD in psychology from Freie Universität Berlin. Anke is interested in how students’ and teachers’ beliefs affect student motivation, emotion, and learning and in how to change these beliefs in order to ensure all learners flourish.


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