Caan Hollenbach, M.Sc. Psychologie

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E-Mail: caan.hollenbach

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Selected Experience and Education

Caan Hollenbach is currently a doctoral candidate and has been part of the Chair of Community Psychology as a research and teaching assistant since 2019.

  • 2024: M.Sc. Psychology (incl. research internship), FernUniversität in Hagen - Recipient of the Equal Opportunity Award for Master’s thesis on the impact of gender-inclusive language on job applications (Link)
  • 2021-2022: Project Manager, Doing Gender – Gender Guidelines for the Psychiatric and Addiction Services in Bremen, Initiative zur sozialen Rehabilitation e.V., Bremen
  • 2016-2018: Social Worker, Youth and Family Support Services, Kriz e.V., KJHV, Bremen
  • 2014: B.Sc. Psychology (incl. School Psychology internship), FernUniversität in Hagen
  • 2011-2014: Student Research Assistant, Longitudinal Study on Supporting Disadvantaged Youth in Vocational Education and Training, Sociological Research Institute Göttingen
  • 2008: B.Sc. International Management and B.A. International Business Administration and Modern Languages, University Flensburg/University of Southern Denmark/Krakow University of Economics

Areas of Interest

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  • Social identity & identity safety
  • LGBTQIA+ communities
  • Minority stress & coping strategies
  • Gender-inclusive language
  • Relationships: (chosen) family, friendship, relationship anarchy, consensual non-monogamy
  • Participatory and community-based research methods
  • Applied interventions & teaching

Publications

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Peters, K., Jeftić, A., Ballard, T., Zhou, S., Steffens, N. K., Inceoglu, I., Ryan, M. K., Bongiorno, R., Eagly, A., Arriaga, P., Espinosa, A., et al. (inkl. Caan Hollenbach) (2026). Think political leader — think he or she? A multi-country test of a gender-fair language intervention to reduce gendered leadership stereotypes. Leadership Quarterly, 37(6), 101991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2026.101991

Hollenbach, C., & Rohmann, A. (2026). Can gender-inclusive language function as an identity safety cue? The impact of gendered language forms on job application decisions among gender/sex minorities and majorities. Journal of Social Issues, 82(2), e70065. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.70065

Barbett, L., Rohmann, A., Hollenbach, C., & Landmann, H. (2025). Can feedback on CO2 emissions motivate pro-environmental behavior? An online intervention. Society & Natural Resources, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2025.2484811

Community Psychology | 22.10.2026