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)
