Dott.ssa mag. Kimia Rounama
Dott.ssa mag. Kimia Rounama
PhD Candidate/University assistant (PraeDoc)
T: +43-1-4277-47441
Room: O3.57
Office hours: by appointment
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Liebiggasse 5
1010 Wien
Research interests
- Factors contributing to healthy aging
- Impact of nature exposure on aging
- The connection between nature and death anxiety
- Effects of nature exposure on the experience of menopause
Academic career
| 03/2026 – Present | University assistant (PraeDoc), Institute for Developmental Psychology and Education, Psychology of Aging, University of Vienna |
| 05/2025 – Present | Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) Editor and People & Culture Coordinator, European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations (EFPSA) |
| 09/2025 – 02/2026 | Erasmus+ Research Assistant, Neuropsychological Therapy Centre, Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 10/2024 – 05/2025 | Research Intern/Assistant, University of Padua |
| 05/2024 – 05/2025 | Research Responsible, European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations' (EFPSA) Research Programme |
Education
| 2025 | M.Sc. in Clinical, Social and Intercultural Psychology, University of Padua (Italy) |
| 2025 | Erasmus+ Exchange Student, Linköping University (Sweden) |
| 2022 | B.A. in Psychology, University of Mazandaran (Iran) |
Relevant publications by Kimia Rounama
Rounama, K. (2025). Structural Bases of Cognitive Compensation in Healthy Brain Aging: Frontal and Occipital Gray Matter Correlates of Cognitive Functioning [Master's thesis, University of Padua].