Best PhD Thesis Award

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Dear Colleagues,

As Section Editor-in-Chief of Psych, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Psych 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD awardee who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:
“Psychological Underpinnings of Communication Channel Choice in Socio-Emotional Contexts”, by Dr. Stefan Tretter, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.

The winner will receive CHF 600, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Psych in 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate Dr. Tretter on his accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Otmar Bock
Section Editor-in-Chief, Psych