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Lara Christoforakos

Lara Christoforakos, Dr.

Postdoc, research and teaching assistant

Contact

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Department of Psychology
Chair of Economic and Organisational Psychology
Leopoldstr. 13
80802 Munich
Germany

Room: 3208
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 5197

Office hours:
on appointment via e-mail

Academic Career 

YearOccupation
2024 

 Interim professorship W2 professor for Economic Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
since 2022 Postdoc, research and teaching assistant at the Chair of Economic and Organisational Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
since 2017  PhD student, research and teaching assistant at the Chair of Economic and Organisational Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
2015-2017  Student research assistant at the Chair of Economic and Organizational Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
2014-2017  Master’s programme in Economic, Organizational and Applied Social Psychology (Wirtschafts-, Organisations- und Sozialpsychologie; Master of Science), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
2010-2014  Bachelor's programme in Psychology (Bachelor of Science), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich 


Research Focus

  • User Experience Evaluation and Design
  • Effects of Technology on Wellbeing and Social Interaction
  • Anthropomorphism in Interactive Technologies 
  • Social Robots
  • Technology Design for Behavior Change and Sustainability 

Teaching

  • Seminar "Spezifische Vertiefung in die Markt- Konsumenten- und Ökonomische Psychologie" (SoSe 2018)
  • Seminar "Markt- und Wirtschaftsdiagnose" (SoSe 2018)
  • Seminar "Markt-, Konsumenten und Ökonomische Psychologie" für Nebenfächler (WiSe 2017/2018; WiSe 2018/2019; WiSe 2019/2020)
  • Lehrforschungsprojekt "Markt-, Konsumenten- und Ökonomische Psychologie" (SoSe 2019; WiSe 2019/2020; SoSe 2020; WiSe 2020/2021, SoSe 2022, SoSe 2024, WiSe 2024/2025)
  • Lehrpraxisprojekt "Markt-, Konsumenten- und Ökonomische Psychologie" (WiSe 2021/2022)
  • Vorlesung Markt- & Konsumentenpsychologie Vertiefung (SoSe 2023, 2024, 2025)

Publications 

  • Christoforakos, L., Kolb, A., & Diefenbach, S. (2024, October). I did it once, but can I do it again? The role of responsibility attribution and self-efficacy in technology for sustainable behavior change. In Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 1-15).
  • Jürgens, T. M., Hassenzahl, M., Christoforakos, L., & Laschke, M. (2024, May). Giggling in the Shower: Humor Increases the Acceptance of Technology-mediated Behavioral Interventions. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-7).
  • Kneile, M., Jürgens, T. M., Christoforakos, L., & Laschke, M. (2023). The thing that made me think: Navigating challenges and embracing opportunities of (pro-) active technology for behavior change in the context of sustainability. i-com, (0).
  • Grönewald, L., Weiblen, J., Laschke, M., Christoforakos, L., & Hassenzahl, M. (2023, April). Sustainability by Design. How to Encourage Users to Choose Energy-Saving Programs and Settings when Washing Laundry. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-14).
  • Christoforakos, L., & Diefenbach, S. (2023). Fulfilling social needs through anthropomorphic technology? A reflection on existing research and empirical insights of an interview study. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 77(1), 78-91.
  • Christoforakos, L., & Diefenbach, S. (2022). Technology as a Social Companion? An Exploration of Individual and Product-Related Factors of Anthropomorphism. Social Science Computer Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393211065867
  • Christoforakos L, Feicht N, Hinkofer S, Löscher A, Schlegl SF and Diefenbach S (2021) Connect With Me. Exploring Influencing Factors in a Human-Technology Relationship Based on Regular Chatbot Use. Front. Digit. Health 3:689999. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.689999
  • Christoforakos L, Gallucci A, Surmava-Große T, Ullrich D and Diefenbach S (2021) Can Robots Earn Our Trust the Same Way Humans Do? A Systematic Exploration of Competence, Warmth, and Anthropomorphism as Determinants of Trust Development in HRI. Front. Robot. AI 8:640444. doi: 10.3389/frobt.2021.640444
  • Christoforakos, L., Borodkow, E. & Diefenbach, S. (2020). Who gets the fame, who is to blame? Empirical exploration of responsibility attribution in HCI. In T. Köhler, E. Schoop & N. Kahnwald (Eds.) Communities in New Media. From hybrid realities to hybrid communities. Proceedings of 23rd Conference GeNeMe. Dresden: TUDpress.
  • Ullrich, D., Diefenbach, S. & Christoforakos, L. (2020). Das Robot Impression Inventory – Ein modulares Instrument zur Erfassung des subjektiven Eindrucks von Robotern. In T. Köhler, E. Schoop & N. Kahnwald (Eds.) Communities in New Media. From hybrid realities to hybrid communities. Proceedings of 23rd Conference GeNeMe. Dresden: TUDpress.
  • Ullrich, D., Diefenbach, S., Christoforakos, L., Surmava, T., & Quintes, C. (2019). Robotervertrauen: Eine Exploration vertrauensförderlicher Attribute der Robotergestaltung mittels Clusteranalyse. Mensch und Computer 2019-Workshopband, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Christoforakos, L., Diefenbach, S., Ullrich, D., & Herzog, M. (2019). Die Roboterpersönlichkeit-Konzeption, Gestaltung und Evaluation der Persönlichkeit von sozialen Technologien. Mensch und Computer 2019-Usability Professionals, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Diefenbach, S., Christoforakos, L, Maisch, B., & Kohler, K. (2019). The state of prototyping practice in the industrial setting: Potential, challenges and implications. In Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design, Delft, Netherlands.
  • Christoforakos, L., Tretter, S., Diefenbach, S., Bibi, S. A., Fröhner, M., Kohler, K., ... & Valkanova, N. (2019). Potential and Challenges of Prototyping in Product Development and Innovation-Insights from an Expert Discussion Among Researchers and Practitioners. i-com: Vol. 18, No. 2.
  • Diefenbach, S., & Christoforakos, L. (2018).Gründe für das Selfie-Paradox – Attributionsfehler bei der Charakterbeurteilung im Kontext von Selfies. 51st Conference of the DGPS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Christoforakos, L. & Diefenbach S. (2018). Herausforderungen bei der validen Interpretation von Produktevaluationen - Idealisierungstendenzen bei Prototypen geringer Reichhaltigkeit. 51st Conference of the DGPS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Borrmann, K., Christoforakos, L. & Diefenbach S. (2018).Smart Coping? Smartphonenutzung zur Bewältigung negativer Emotionen in Momenten des Alleinseins und der Zusammenhang mit selbstre exiven Fähigkeiten. 51st Conference of the DGPS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Christoforakos, L., Diefenbach S., Kohler, K., & Tretter, S. (2018). Effektives Prototyping: Eine Stakeholder-orientierte Perspektive. In: Hess, S. & Fischer, H. (Eds.), Mensch und Computer 2018 - Usability Professionals 2018 (pp. 103-113). Dresden: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.
  • Christoforakos, L., & Diefenbach, S. (2018). Idealization Effects in UX Evaluation at Early Concept Stages: Challenges of Low-Fidelity Prototyping. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 3-14). Springer, Cham.
  • Christoforakos, L., Diefenbach, S. (2017). Erfolgreiches Prototyping im Ideenstadium der Produktentwicklung. In: Hess, S. & Fischer, H. (Eds.), Mensch und Computer 2017 - Usability Professionals 2017 (pp. 329-335). Regensburg: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. doi=10.18420/muc2017-up-0193.
  • Christoforakos, L. (2017). Wie sich Motivationsverluste im Team erfolgreich überwinden lassen. In F. C. Brodbeck (Hrsg.), Evidenzbasierte Wirtschaftspsychologie, (21). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. http://www.evidenzbasiertesmanagement.de.
  • Christoforakos, L. (2017). Jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied. In Psychologie der Sprichwörter (pp. 133-140). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
  • Diefenbach, S., & Christoforakos, L. (2017). The Selfie Paradox: Nobody Seems to Like Them Yet Everyone Has Reasons to Take Them. An Exploration of Psychological Functions of Selfies in Self-Presentation. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00007.
  • Christoforakos, L., & Diefenbach, S. (2016). “Das Selfie-Paradoxon – Kaum einer mag sie, alle tun es,” 50th Congress of the DGPS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Leipzig, Germany.