
| seit 11.2010 | Habilitandin am Department für Psychologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 01.2008-07.2009 | Adjunct Professor am Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology der University of Rochester, Rochester, USA |
| 01.-07.2009 | Adjunct Professor am Nazarath College, Rochester, USA |
| seit 12.2008 | Assoziiertes Mitglied des Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology der University of Rochester, Rochester, USA |
| 10.2005-12-2008 | Postdoktorale Wissenschaftlerin in der Approach-Avoidance Motivation Research Group (Leitung: Prof. Andrew Elliot) am Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology der University of Rochester, Rochester, USA |
| 04.2004-10.2005 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Projekt "Interkulturelle Gültigkeit der Reaktanztheorie" (Leitung: Prof. Dr. Eva Jonas) an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 10.2002-07.2005 | Promotionsstudium Psychologie an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Doktorarbeit mit magna cum laude) |
| 12.2001-10.2002 | Visiting Scholarship (Prof. Bernhard Weiner) an der University of California Los Angeles, USA (unterstützt vom Deutsch-Akademischen Austauschdienst) |
| 1999 | Magister in Political Science (M.A.), Nebenfächer in Sozialpsychologie and Soziologie |
| 10.1995-10.1999 | Studium der Politik, Psychologie und Soziologie |
Jonas, E., & Niesta, D. (2004). Zur Bedeutung der Terror Management Theorie im philanthropischen Sektor [On the meaning of terror management theory in the philanthropic sector]. Fachzeitschrift für Nonprofit Management, 2, 14-27.
Frey, D., Greitemeyer, T., Fischer, P., & Niesta, D. (2005). Psychologische Theorien Hilfreichen Verhaltens. (Psychologocial Theories of Helpful Behavior). In: K. J. Hopt, T. V. Hippel, & W. Rainer Walz (Eds). Nonprofit Organisationen in Wirtschaft, Recht und Gesellschaft (Nonprofit Organisations in Their Aspects on Economy, Law, and Society). (pp. 177-196). Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck.
Niesta, D. (2005). Prosocial motivation and help giving behavior. Experimental studies on help-giving behavior toward individuals and organizations. München, Deutschland: Herbert Utz Verlag.
Frey, D., Kaminski, S., Streicher, B., & Niesta, D. (2007). Nachhaltige Leistungsförderung. In: H. Schuler und K. Sonntag (Eds.), Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Handbuch der Psychologie [Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Handbook of Psychology] (pp. 633-640). Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe.
Elliot, A. J., & Niesta, D. (2008). The effect of red on men’s attraction to women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1150-1164.
Jonas, E., Martens, A., Niesta Kayser, D., Fritsche, I., & Greenberg, J. (2008). Focus theory of normative conduct and terror management theory: The interactive impact of mortality salience on social judgment and behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1239-1251.
Niesta, D., Fritsche I., & Jonas, E. (2008). Mortality salience and its effects on peace processes: A review. Social Psychology, 39, 48-58.
Niesta Kayser, D., Farwell, L., & Greitemeyer, T. (2008). A comparison of help giving to individuals versus humanitarian organizations. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38, 2990-3008.
Elliot, A. J., & Niesta, D. (2009). Goals in the context of their underlying sources. In: G. Moskowitz and H. Grant (Eds.), Goals. (pp. 56-76). NY: Guilford Press. Book chapter in press.
Friedman, R., Moller, A. C., Fryer, J. W., Zahn, I., Law, W., Acuff, R. D., Niesta, D., Murayama, K., Meier, A. M., Jelstad, B., & Elliot, A. J. (2009). Achievement goals in the context of the hierarchical model of approach-avoidance achievement motivation. To appear in S. Karabenick & A. Kaplan (Eds.), Culture, self, and motivation: Essays in honor of Martin L. Maehr. (pp. 111 – 134). NY: Information Age Publishers.
Koranyi, N., Fritsche, I., Jonas, E. & Niesta Kayser, D. (2009). Existentielle Bedrohung und umweltfreundliches Verhalten: Die moderierende Rolle der Normsalienz. [Existential threats and pro-environmental behavior: The moderating role of norm salience]. Informationen zur Umweltpsychologie, 15, 1, 8-9.
Jonas, E., Graupmann, V., Niesta Kayser, D., Zanna, M., Traut-Mattausch, E., & Frey, D. (2009). Self-Construal and the emergence of reactance: Is there a “universal“ freedom? Experimental Journal of Social Psychology, 45, 1068-1080
Niesta Kayser, D., Elliot, A.J., & Feltman, R. (2010). Red and romantic behavior in men viewing women. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 901-908.
Niesta Kayser, D., Greitemeyer, T., Fischer, P., & Frey, D. (2010). Why mood affects help giving but not moral courage: Two types of prosocial behaviours. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, xxx.
Elliot, A. J., Niesta Kayser, D., Greitemeyer, T., Gramzow, R. H., Maier, M. A., Lichtenfeld, S., & Liu, H. (2010). Red, rank and romance in women viewing men. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 3, 399-417.
Fritsche I., Jonas, E., Niesta Kayser, D., & Koranyi, N. (2010). Existential threat and compliance with pro-environmental norms. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30, 67-79.
WS 2002: Theorien der Sozialpsychologie (Lehrstuhl fuer Sozialpsychologie)
WS 2003/04: Social Justice and Fairness (Excellence Masters Program LMU)
WS 2003: Forschungsmethoden der Sozialpsychologie(Lehrstuhl fuer Sozialpsychologie)
SS 2003 Konfliktmanagement und Mediation: Gemeinsam Lösungen finden (‘Apprendi’ Weiterbildungsseminare der LMU)
WS 2003/2004 Konfliktmanagement und Mediation: Gemeinsam Lösungen finden (‘Apprendi’ Weiterbildungsseminare der LMU)
SS 2004: Career Development in the Corporate World and the Higher Education (Excellence Masters Program LMU)
WS 2004/05: Conflict Resolution (Excellence Masters Program LMU)
SS 2005: Experimentalpraktikum, Psychologie der Geschlechterdifferenzen (Lehrstuhl fuer Sozialpsychologie)
Fall 2006: Moral Development (Teaching Assistent, University of Rochester)
Spring 2007: Introduction to Statistics in Psychology (Instructor, University of Rochester)
Fall 2008: Introduction to Statistics in Psychology (Instructor, University of Rochester)
Spring 2009: Introduction to Statistics in Psychology (Instructor, University of Rochester)
Spring 2009: Human Motivation (Instructor, Nazareth College)