Currently:
Rebecca is a lecturer at the University of Hull, UK. Her current research is concerned with two main goals: (a) to gain a better understanding of the processes through which false information can influence existing knowledge; and (b) based on this understanding, to find ways to reduce the influence of false information.
Previous degrees:
PhD candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Trier, Germany.
M.A. in Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
B.A. in Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Research with Dr. Mayo:
Rebecca spent her time as a postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Martin Buber Society of Fellows. During her time at the Hebrew University she worked closely with Dr. Ruth Mayo and Prof. Yaacov Schul. They developed a theoretical framework that enables the investigation of the mental representations of false and corresponding true information and to predict under which conditions people are influenced by falsehood (Weil, Schul, & Mayo, 2020).