Academic Education
2021	Habilitation, Venia Legendi for "Empirical Research on Religion" and "Interreligious Studies", University of Bern (Switzerland)
2012 - 2014	European Diploma of Advanced Study in Psychology of Religion, University of Vienna, Austria
2011 - 2014	PhD studies in Psychology at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg with the thesis: „Religiosity and Rituals: Empirical Studies among East-German Adolescents"
2005 - 2011	Studies in Psychology (with Theology as minor subject), Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Functions and Memberships
since 01/2023	Associate Editor of Royal Society Open Science, Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Royal Society
since 2022	Advisory Board Member for the Psychology of Religion at Journal of Islamic Research (Ankara University, Theological Faculty)
since 2021	General secretary and treasurer of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR)
since 2021	International Society of Empirical Research in Theology (ISERT)
since 2020	Journal of Empirical Theology - Associate Editor
since 2020	cultura & psyché: Journal of Cultural Psychology - Associate Editor
since 2018	Sektion Religionssoziologie in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie
since 2018	German Sociological Association
since 2017	Association for Cultural Psychology
since 2013	International Association for the Psycholgy of Religion (IAPR)
since 2012	Work group of quantitative research on religion

An International Review of Empirical Research on the Psychology of Fundamentalism Williamson, W. Paul; Demmrich, Sarah (2024) Leiden: Brill. Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
Love Thy Neighbor: Exploring Religious and Social Openness among Prospective Theologians in Germany and Turkey Demmrich, Sarah; Aglikaya-Sahin, Zuhal; Senel, Abdulkerim (2024) In: Religions, 15(260) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Prospective Islamic Theologians and Islamic religious teachers in Germany: between fundamentalism and reform orientation Şenel, Abdulkerim; Demmrich, Sarah (2024) In: British Journal of Religious Education, 46 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Prospective Islamic Theologians and Islamic religious teachers in Germany: between fundamentalism and reform orientation Senel, Abdulkerim; Demmrich, Sarah (2024) In: British Journal of Religious Education, Latest Articles(-) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Erzieherinnen qualifizieren: Evaluation eines religionspädagogischen Angebotes in kommunalen und evangelischen Kindertagesstätten Demmrich, Sarah; Blaszcyk, Sabine (2024) In: Domsgen, Michael; Höhn-Norden, Katharina (eds.), Pespektivverschiebungen im religiösen Feld: Lernprozesse angesichts zunehmender Konfessionslosigkeit . Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)

Politischer Islam und autoritärer Nationalismus, 29.-30. November 2023, Münster Duration: 15/08/2023 - 31/12/2023 Funded by: Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community Type of project: Scientific Event
Religiosität, Werte und die Wahrnehmung antimuslimischer Diskriminierung unter Studierenden der Islamischen Theologie und - Religionslehre (IRU-IT-2022) Duration: since 01/04/2022 Type of project: Own resources project
Resentment as the affective foundations of radicalization Duration: 01/11/2020 - 31/05/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Main BMBF-joint project
Religiosity in East and West, 25.-27.06.2019 in Münster Duration: 25/06/2019 - 27/06/2019 Funded by: Participation / conference fees Type of project: Scientific Event
EXC 2060 B3-12 - Religious Fundamentalism Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster

The Phenomenon of Possession in an Interreligious Context: The Study by Traugott K. Oesterreich (1921) and its Contemporary Relevance Demmrich, Sarah (29/09/2021) Ancient and Modern Ideas of Possession, University of Innsbruck, Austria Type of talk: scientific talk
The role of religiosity and fundamentalism in acceptance of religious violence: A study among Muslims of Turkish origin in Germany Demmrich, S., Pollack, D., & Müller, O. (01/09/2021) Conference of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe), University of Münster, Germany Type of talk: scientific talk
The phenomenon of possession in an interreligious context: The study by Traugott K. Oesterreich (1921) and its contemporary relevance Demmrich, Sarah (14/07/2021) Hans Kilian Vorlesung, Universität Bochum Type of talk: scientific talk
Emotional Forecasting: Emotional Implications of Eschatological Expectations among Jehovah´s Witnesses Ringnes, Hege K., & Demmrich, Sarah (30/06/2021) Conference on Apocalypticism and Millenarianism (CenSAMM): Critical and Interdisciplinary Approaches , Online Type of talk: scientific talk
Religious Fundamentalism: The case of Muslims of Turkish origin in Germany Pollack, Detlef, Demmrich, Sarah, & Müller, Olaf (12/03/2021) “Religious Fundamentalism: New Challenges in Theory and Empirics across Cultures and Religions", University of Münster Type of talk: scientific talk

Ernst E. Boesch Award for Cultural Psychology 2017 Awarded by: Society of Cultural Psychology Award given to: Demmrich, Sarah Announced at: 01/01/2017 \| Date of awarding: 01/01/2017 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
PhD scholarship Awarded by: Protestant Church of Central Germany Award given to: Demmrich, Sarah Announced at: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Scholarship
PhD scholarship Awarded by: FAZIT foundation Award given to: Demmrich, Sarah Announced at: 01/01/2013 Type of distinction: Scholarship
Research fellowship Awarded by: Swiss National Fund (SNF) Award given to: Demmrich, Sarah Announced at: 01/01/2019 Type of distinction: Scholarship