Dandan Pang is a Professor at the Business School of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Her research is dedicated to measuring, characterizing, and improving the well-being of leaders and employees in the workplace, utilizing methods such as psychometric scales, computational linguistic analysis, and facial action coding systems (FACS).

Dandan loves tea, calligraphy, reading, travelling, and exploring different cultures.

Prof. Dr. Dandan Pang

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Work Experience

2025-today, Professor, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

2022-2025, Assistant Professor, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

2019-2022, Senior Teaching and Research Associate, University of Bern, Switzerland

2014-2019, Teaching and Research Associate, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Various Research Stays, Stanford, Erasmus Rotterdam, UPenn

Education

Ph.D. in Psychology – University of Zurich, Switzerland

Master in Psychology – University of Zurich, Switzerland

Bachelor in Psychology – Sun Yat-sen University, China

Awards

Teaching Grant for New Interdisciplinary Courses

Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, CSC

Best Dissertation Award, SWIPPA

Doc.CH Fellowship, SNSF

University Scholarship for Premium Students, SYSU

Membership in Scientific Societies

Swiss Positive Psychology Association (SWIPPA)

European Network for Positive Psychology (ECPP)

International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)

Academy of Management – OB and Career Division (AOM)