1994
Habilitation, University of Münster.

1989
PhD at the University of Münster.

1986
Diploma in Psychology, University of Münster.

Since 1998
Full Professor of Social Psychology and Evaluation Research.

1992–1995
Assistant at the Department of Psychology, University of Münster, Germany.

1991–1992
Visiting scholar at the Department of Psychology, University of Santa Barbara, California.

1991
Courtesy Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.

1990–1992
Two-year postdoctoral grant from the German Research Council.

in press
Stürmer, S., Simon, B.: Pathways to collective protest: Calculation, identification, or emotion? A critical analysis of the role of group-based anger in social movement participation. Journal of Social Issues.

2010
Simon, B., Grabow, O.: The politicization of migrants: Further evidence that politicized collective identity is a dual identity. Political Psychology: 31.

2010
Simon, B.: Respekt und Zumutung bei der Begegnung von Schwulen/Lesben und Muslimen (Respect and demands in encounters between gays/lesbians and Muslims). Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 15-16: 27-32.

2008
Simon, B.: Einstellungen zur Homosexualität: Ausprägungen und psycho¬logische Korrelate bei Jugendlichen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund (ehemalige UdSSR und Türkei) (Attitudes towards homosexuality: Levels and psychological correlates among adolescents with and without migration background (former USSR and Turkey)). Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie 40: 87-99.

2008
Simon, B., Ruhs, D.: Identity and politicization among Turkish migrants in Germany: The role of dual identification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 95: 1354-1366.

2008
Simon, B., Trötschel, R., Dähne, D.: Identity affirmation and social movement support. European Journal of Social Psychology 38: 935-946.

2008
Stürmer, S., Simon, B., Loewy, M. I.: Intraorganizational respect and organizational participation: The mediating role of collective identity. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 11: 5-20.

2007
Simon, B.: Respect, equality, and power: A social psychological perspective. Gruppendynamik und Organisationsberatung. Zeitschrift für angewandte Sozial¬psycho¬logie / Journal of Applied Social Psychology 38: 309-326.

Current supervision of four doctoral students:
Daniela Renger: Respect and intragroup cooperation. Olga Grabow: Identity, politicization and integration: The case of Russian migrants in Germany. Frank Reichert: The role of political knowledge in the politicization of students with a Turkish migration background in Germany.

2008
Peter Schmalz: Attitudes towards homosexuality among migrants from Eastern Europe.

2008
Daniela Ruhs: Politicized collective identity among Turkish immigrants in Germany.

2007
Dorit Dähne: Identity affirmation and socio-political participation.

2003
Klein, L.: Right-wing extremism and collective identity. A social psychological study of ‘Republicans’ and editors of ‘Junge Freiheit’. Magna cum laude.

2002
Lücken, M.: The cognitive-affective crossfire in minority-majority contexts. Magna cum laude.