CONTACT

 

University of Basel

Department of Psychology
 

Missionsstrasse 62a
4055 Basel
Switzerland  

Mail: jutta.mata[at]unibas.ch
 

 

EDUCATION

Currently

Research Scientist

Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

2008 - 2010

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

2008

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department of Exercise and Health, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University Lisbon, Portugal

2008

Dr. rer. nat. (equiv. to a PhD)

Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

2004 - 2007

PhD Fellow

International Max Planck Research School LIFE, working at the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, and Department of Health Psychology at the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany

01/2007-03/2007

Visiting PhD fellow

Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

10/2006-12/2006

Visiting PhD fellow

Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

2004

Diplom in Psychology
(Master's equivalent)

Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

2001 - 2004 

Studies in Psychology

Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

2000 - 2001

University courses in  Psychology, Portuguese, English

Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

1998 - 2000

Undergraduate Studies in Psychology

Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany

1998

“Abitur”

(University-entrance diploma)

Edith-Stein-Schule, Darmstadt, Germany

1995 – 1996

High School Exchange

Bryan City High School, Bryan, Ohio, USA

 

AWARDS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2012-2015

Research Project Health behaviors, affect, and academic performance: A longitudinal study across times of high stress, Swiss National Science Foundation, SNF (PI: Jutta Mata)

2011-2014

Research Project Open-Access Repository of Self-Regulation Measures for Exercise, Eating, and Weight Control, Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology, FCT (Co-PI: Jutta Mata)

2010-2013

Research Project Physical Activity and the Self-Regulation of Eating Behavior and Body Weight, Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology, FCT (Co-PI: Jutta Mata)

2009-2010

Post-doctoral stipend from the German Science Foundation

2008-2009

Post-doctoral stipend from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology

2004-2007

PhD Scholarship International Max Planck Research School LIFE

2004

Springer Award for the best Diploma Thesis 2004 (equiv. to a Master’s Thesis);
Institute of Psychology, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

2002-2010

Travel grants for conference participation by the German Science Foundation; German Academic Exchange Service, British Feeding and Drinking Society; Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University Berlin

2000-2001

Erasmus Scholarship to study at the Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal



PUBLICATIONS

Mata, J., Thompson, R. J., Jaeggi, S., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (in press). Walk on the bright side: Physical activity and affect in Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. (pdf)

Thompson, R., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (in press). The everyday emotional experience of adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Examining emotional instability, inertia, and reactivity. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. (pdf)

Demiralp, E., Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S., Buschkuehl, M., Feldman Barrett, L., Ellsworth, P. C., Demiralp, M., Hernandez-Garcia, L., Gotlib, I. H., & Jonides, J. (in press). Feeling blue or turquoise? Emotional differentiation in Major Depressive Disorder. Psychological Science.

Mata, J., Gigerenzer, G, & Frank, R. (in press). Public knowledge about heart attack and stroke symptoms: A representative survey of nine European countries. Health Expectations. (pdf)

Vieira, P. N., Palmeira, A. L., Mata, J., Kolotkin, R. L., Silva, M. N., Sardinha, L. B., & Teixeira, P. J. (in press). Usefulness of standard BMI cut-offs for quality of life and psychological well- being in women. Obesity Facts.

Teixeira, P. J., Silva, M. N., Mata, J., Palmeira, A. L., & Markland, D. (2012). Motivation, self-determination, and long-term weight control. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 22. (pdf)

Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (2011). Concurrent and prospective relations between attention to emotion and affect intensity: An experience sampling study. Emotion, 11, 1489-1494. (pdf)

Vieira, P. N., Mata, J., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S. R., Santos, T. F., Minderico, C. S., Sardinha, L., & Teixeira, P. J. (2011). Predictors of psychological well-being during behavioral obesity treatment in women. Journal of Obesity, doi:10.1155/2011/936153. (pdf)

Mata, J. & Gotlib, I. H. (2011). 5-HTTLPR moderates the relation between changes in depressive and bulimic symptoms in adolescent girls: A longitudinal study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44, 383-388. (pdf)

Mata, J., Lippke, S., Dieckmann, A., & Todd, P. M. (2011). Meat label information: Effects of separate versus conjoint presentation on product evaluation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 1947-1957. (pdf)

Mata, J. & Munsch, S. (2011). Adipositas von Kindern und Jugendlichen: Risiken, Ursachen und Therapie aus psychologischer Sicht. [Obesity in children and adolescents: Risks, causes, and therapy from a psychological perspective] Bundesgesundheitsblatt, 54, 548-554. (pdf)

Teixeira, P. J., Patrick, H., & Mata, J. (2011). Why we eat what we eat: The role of autonomous motivation in eating behaviour regulation Nutrition Bulletin, 36, 102-107. (pdf)

Scheibehenne, B., Mata, J., & Todd, P. M. (2011). Older but not wiser – Predicting a partner’s preferences gets worse with age. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 21, 184-191. (pdf)

Andrade, A. M., Coutinho, S. R., Silva, M. N., Carraça, E. V., Mata, J., Vieira, P. N., Melanson, K. J., Baptista, F., Sardinha, L. B., Teixeira, P. J. (2010). The effect of lifestyle physical activity on weight loss is mediated by eating self-regulation. Patient Education and Counseling, 79, 320-326.(pdf)

Teixeira, P. J., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S. R., Palmeira, A. L., Mata, J., Vieira, P. N., Carraça, E. V., Santos, T. C., Sardinha, L. B. (2010). Mediators of weight loss and weight loss maintenance in middle-aged women. Obesity, 18, 725-735. (pdf)

Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (2010). Maladaptive Coping, Adaptive Coping, and Depressive Symptoms: Variations across Age and Depressive State. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 459-466.(pdf)

Mata, J., Thompson, R. J., & Gotlib, I. H. (2010). BDNF moderates the relation between physical activity and depressive symptoms. Health Psychology, 29, 130-133.  (pdf)

Mata, J. (2010).  „Zwei auf einen Streich“: Gesteigerte Motivation körperlich aktiv zu sein führt auch zu verbesserter Essensregulation bei Übergewicht [Two birds with one stone: Increased motivation to be physically active also leads to improved eating regulation in obesity]. Adipositas, 1/2010, 43-48.

Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2010). When weight management lasts: Lower perceived rule complexity increases adherence. Appetite, 54,. 37-43. (pdf)

Gaschler, R., Mata, J., Störmer, V., Kühnel, A., & Bilalic, M. (2010). Change detection for new food labels. Food Quality and Preference, 21, 140–147. (pdf)

Gigerenzer, G., Mata, J., & Frank, R. (2010). Response to Brenner et al. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 102, 1-2. (pdf)

Mata, J., Silva, M. N., Vieira, P. N., Coutinho, S. C., Andrade, A. M., & Teixeira, PJ. (2009). Motivational “spill-over” during weight control: Increased self-determination and exercise intrinsic motivation predict eating self-regulation. Health Psychology, 28, 709-716. (pdf)

Gigerenzer, G., Mata, J., & Frank, R. (2009). Public knowledge of benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening in Europe. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101, 1216-1220.  (pdf)

Gigerenzer, G., Mata, J., Frank, R., & Feufel, M. (2009). Wie informiert ist die Bevölkerung über den Nutzen der Krebsfrüherkennung? Europaweite Studie erfasst Kenntnisstand. [How well informed is the population about the benefits of early detection of cancer? European study assesses state of knowledge.] Onkologie heute, 05/2009.  (pdf)

Gummerum, M., Takezawa, M., Keller, M., & Mata, J. (2008). To give or not to give: Children’s and adolescents’ sharing and moral negotiations in economic decision situations Child Development, 79, 561-576. (pdf)

Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M. (2008). Predicting children’s meal preferences: How much do parents know? Appetite, 50, 367-375. (pdf)

Mata, J., Dieckmann, A., & Gigerenzer, G. (2005). Verständliche Risikokommunikation leicht gemacht – Oder: Wie man verwirrende Wahrscheinlichkeitsangaben vermeidet. [Risk communication made easy – or: how to avoid confusing probability statements] Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin, 81(12), 537-43. (pdf)

 

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVISION/ UNDER REVIEW

Mata, J., Lowdermilk, C., Joormann, J., Waugh, C. E. & Gotlib, I. H. (under review). Acute exercise attenuates negative affect following repeated sad mood inductions in persons who have recovered from depression.

Mata, J., Santos, T., Vieira, P. N., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S. R., & Teixeira, P. J. (under review). The daily ups and downs: Using ecological momentary assessment to understand how within-person variability in psychosocial factors affects weight control.

Lowdermilk, C. D., Catalino, L., Mata, J., & Fredrickson, B. L. (under review). Beyond emotional benefits: Physical activity and sedentary behavior affect psychosocial resources through changes in experienced emotions.

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2011

Guest Editor Special Issue "Self-Regulation, Motivation, and Psychosocial Factors in Weight Management", Journal of Obesity

January 2010

Discussant of the PhD committee of Rui Carvalho, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

February 2008

Invited expert for „Fachgespräch Nährwertkennzeichnung“ [Expert talk on nutrition labeling]. Presentation to the committee on nutrition, agriculture and consumer protection of the social democratic party of the German Bundestag (German Parliament).

December 2007

Invited expert of the „Bundesverband Verbraucherzentrale“ [Federation of German Consumer Organisations] press conference panel on nutrition labeling.


 

AD-HOC REVIEWER

Appetite
British Journal of Health Psychology
British Journal of Nutrition
British Journal of Social Psychology
Health Psychology
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Journal of Health Communications
Journal of Health Psychology
Obesity Facts
Psychology & Marketing
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Public Health Nutrition
Zeitschrift fuer Gesundheitspsychologie
2008, 2010 Conference Abstracts International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

 


PRESENTATIONS

Mata, J. (2011, September). Take a walk on the bright side: The association between everyday physical activity and affect in depression. 12th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Mata, J. (2011, September). The serotonin transporter gene 5-HTTLPR moderates the relation between changes in depressive and bulimic symptoms in adolescent girls: A longitudinal study. 12th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Mata, J. (2010, February). Leading a happier, healthier life: The role of health behavior and genetics in depression. El Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente, Mexico City, Mexico.

Mata, J. (2010, January). Lose the blues: How genetics and exercise influence depression. Faculdade de Psicologica e Ciências de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

Mata, J. (2009, November). How can we lead healthier, happier lives? – Decision Making and Other Determinants of Health Behavior Change. Workshop on Ecological Decision Making, Clarkson University, Potsdam, USA.

Mata, J., Thompson, R. J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (September, 2009). Does physical activity help lose the blues? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Minneapolis, USA.

Mata, J. (June, 2009). Multiple behavior change: cross talk between physical activity and eating behavior. Organized symposium at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Lisbon, Portugal.

Mata, J., King, A. C., Castro, C. M., Pruitt, L. A., Ahn, D., Prosak, C. Buman, M., & Hekler, E. (June, 2009). Are two better than one? Comparing sequential and simultaneous interventions in diet and exercise – results from the CALM trial. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Lisbon, Portugal.

Mata, J., Thompson, R. J., & Gotlib, I. H. (May, 2009). Exercise and depression: BDNF-genotype moderates the relation between physical activity and depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the conference of the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, USA.

Mata, J. (2009, May). Lose the blues: How exercise and genes can protect from depression. Institute of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland.

Mata J., Silva M. N., Vieira P. N., Coutinho S. C., Andrade A. M., & Teixeira P. J. (2009, May). Healthy spill-over: Increased exercise motivation improves eating self-regulation during behavioral obesity treatment in women. Conference of the European Association for the Study of Obesity, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Mata, J., Gigerenzer, G., & Frank, R. (2008, July). Health Literacy: A representative study comparing nine European countries. Paper presented at the International Conference of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.

Mata, J., Santos, T., Vieira, P. N., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S., & Teixeira, P. J. (2008, May). Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to understand the role of psychosocial and environment factors in weight control. Paper presented at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Banff, Canada.

Mata, J. & Pereira. M. (2008, May). It’s about time: Modeling real-time assessment data on physical activity and nutrition. Organized symposium at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Banff, Canada.

Mata, J. (2008, May). It’s about time: From daily fluctuations to long-term health behavior change in exercise and nutrition. Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.

Mata, J. (2008, February). Fachgespräch Nährwertkennzeichnung [Expert talk on nutrition labeling]. Presentation to the committee on nutrition, agriculture and consumer protection of the social democratic party of the German Bundestag.

Mata, J. (2008, February). Healthy food choice: How cognition and environment determine what we eat.  Carstensen Life-span Development Laboratory, Stanford University, USA.

Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, November). How complex decision rules can impede behavior adherence. 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Long Beach, USA.

Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, November). When weight-loss programs last: Lower perceived cognitive complexity of eating rules increases diet adherence. Paper presented at the 11th Congresso Português de Obesidade, Cascais, Portugal.

Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, August). Deciding weight loss: How complex eating rules prevent diet success. Paper presented at the 21st meeting of the Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making conference, Warsaw, Poland.

Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M: (2007, June). Predicting other’s meal preferences. How well do parents know their children? Paper presented at the 6th Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Oslo, Norway.

Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, June). Complex diet rules can impede weight loss diet adherence. Poster presented at the 6th Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Oslo, Norway.

Mata, J., Todd, P.M., Lippke, S. (2007, May). Food for Thought: How Complex Eating Rules Can Impede Weight Loss Diet Adherence. International Nestlé Research Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Mata, J., Todd, P.M., Lippke, S. (2007, May). Food for Thought: How Complex Eating Rules Can Impede Weight Loss Diet Adherence. Institute of Psychology, Universitaet Basel, Switzerland.

Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, April). Keep it on: How complex diet rules prevent weight loss. . Paper presented at the Meeting of the British Feeding and Drinking Group,  Newcastle, UK.

Mata, J., Todd, P.M., Lippke, S. (2007, March). The Role of Cognition in Food Choice:
How Complex Eating Rules Can Prevent Weight Loss Diet Success. Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Mata, J., Todd, P. M., Lippke, S. (2006, Dec). Food for Thought: Adding Cognition to the Puzzle of Eating and Overweight. Paper presented at the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M. (2006, Dec). School food choice in parents‘ hands: how to be good.d. Paper presented at the Cornell Foods and Brands Lab, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Mata, J. & Todd, P. M. (2006, Dec). Can Cognitive Complexity Determine Compliance? Paper presented at the Cornell Foods and Brands Lab, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M: (2006, November). Predicting others' preferences: How accurate are parents and what strategies do they use to predict their children's preferences? Poster presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Houston, Texas, USA.

Mata, J. & Lippke, S. (2006, Sep). Was ist der Nutzen von zusätzlichen Informationen auf Nahrungsmitteletiketten? [Whahat is the use of additional information on food labels?]. Paper presented at the 45. Kongress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Psychologie, Nuernberg, Germany.

Mata, J. & Lippke, S. (2006, Aug/Sep). Food-Label Design: Effects on Stage Movement. Poster presented at the 20th European Health Psychology Conference, Warsaw, Poland.

Mata, J. & Lippke, S. (2006, July). The Design of Food Labels: The Effect on Stage Movement and Risk Perception. Poster presented at the Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Boston, USA.

Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M. (2006, June). Parents’ advice giving on children’s lunch choices: How successful can they be? Poster presented at the Conference on Advice and Trust in Decision Making, London, UK.

Mata, J. (2006, May). . Influence of Information Structure on Food Choice. Poster presented at the Spring LIFE Academy, Max Planck Institute of Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M. (2006, April). Healthiness as a cue in school lunch choice? A study with children and their parents. . Paper presented at the 30th British Feeding and Drinking Group Meeting and the International Conference on Food Choice, Birmingham, UK.

Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P.M. (2006, Feb). Predicting the Choices of Others: Children‘s school lunches. Paper pesented at the II. Meeting on Food Choice and Heuristics, Center for Cognitive and Decision Science, University of Basel and Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development.

Mata, J. (2005, Okt). The Role of Information for Nutrition Behavior. Presentation at the LIFE Fall Academy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.