Andrea Frick, PD Dr.

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Senior Researcher
• Co-PI: Risk Perception in School Children (GEBS)

Focus

• Developmental Psychology / Cognitive Development
• Spatial Cognition & Mathematical Thinking
• Embodied Cognition
• Multitasking
• Road Safety
• Digitalization & e-Assessment

Teaching

• AS2-1 Aktive Lebensgestaltung im Alter
• EF13-1 Prävention und Förderung
• For previous teaching experience, please refer to: Teaching Portfolio

Experience

• Scientific Collaborator
  University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), School of Applied Psychology
  12 / 2022 - 12 / 2024
• Project Leader
  Touring Club Switzerland, Road Safety
  05 / 2021 - 06 / 2022
• SNSF Professor
  University of Fribourg
  08 / 2014 - 06 / 2021
• Interim Professor
  University of Konstanz
  10 / 2017 - 09 / 2018
• SNSF Ambizione Fellowship
  University of Bern
  03 / 2011 - 02 / 2014
• Postdoctoral Felllow
  Temple University, USA
  07 / 2008 - 12 / 2010
• Postdoctoral Felllow
  University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
  01 / 2007 - 05 / 2008
• Postdoctoral Felllow
  University of Zürich
  02 / 2006 - 12 / 2006
• PhD Student
  University of Zurich
  01 / 2002 - 02 / 2006
• Research Assistant
  University of Zürich
  06 / 1997 - 12 / 2001

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Habilitation (Venia Docendi) / Psychologie
  University of Bern, Faculty of Human Sciences
  04 / 2013 - 04 / 2013
• Dr. Phil. / Psychologie
  University of Zürich
  01 / 2001 - 02 / 2006
• Lic. Phil. / Psychologie, Psychopathologie, Filmwissenschaft
  University of Zürich
  1994 - 12 / 2001

Continuing Education

For diverse courses in didactics, see Teaching Portfolio:
portfolio.switch.ch/view/view.php
12 / 2025

Network

Membership of networks

• CYPHER (Child and Youth Public Health Research)
• AGe+ (Angewandte Gerontologie)
• DSN-ZH (Developmental Science Network Zurich)
• Verein für agile Bildung
• DGPs
• Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow
• WORLD.MINDS

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6190-0895

Projects

Risk Perception in Schoolchildren / Project leader / ongoing

Publications

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Frick, A. and Çöltekin, A. (2026) 'Driver training in immersive virtual reality (VR) and transfer to the real world : a feasibility study on learning how to drive a truck in VR', in Li, S. et al. (eds) The international archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences/International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, Commission IV. Copernicus Publications, pp. 281–288. doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlix-b4-2026-281-2026.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Full List of Publications

Other publications

• Arn, C., Frick, A. (2025). Ein entwicklungsorientierter Studiengang als Blaupause für zukunftsfähige Bildung. Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung, 20(3), 329-345.
• Arn, C., Frick, A., & Stalder, Ch. (in press). Entwicklungsorientierte Bildung als Katalysator für Persönlichkeitsentwicklung – und umgekehrt. Application-oriented Higher Education Research.

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