Academic Education
12/2016 - 05/2020	Ph.D. studies at the Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
10/2013 - 08/2016	Master of Science in Biosciences, University of Münster
10/2010 - 09/2013	Bachelor of Sciene in Biosciences, University of Münster
Work Experience
since 06/2020	Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
12/2016 - 05/2020	PhD student at the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster

The behavioural ecology of optimism: judgement bias and foraging under predation risk in mice Bračić M, Bierbaum L, Peng M, Nimalavachchlan L, Siewert V, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2025) In: Animal Behaviour, 219 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
The power of a touch: Regular touchscreen training but not its termination affects hormones and behavior in mice Quante, SM; Siewert, V; Palme, R; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter SH (2023) In: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Once an Optimist, Always an Optimist? Studying Cognitive Judgment Bias in Mice Bračić M, Bohn L, Siewert V, von Kortzfleisch V, Schielzeth H, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2022) In: Behavioral Ecology, 33 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Always Looking on the Bright Side of Life? Siewert, V; Richter, SH (2022) In: forschung. Das Magazin der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, 3(4) Type of Publication: Non-scientific contribution (journal)
Regular touchscreen training affects faecal corticosterone metabolites and anxiety-like behaviour in mice Krakenberg V, Wewer M, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2021) In: Behavioural Brain Research, 401 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)