Dr Peter Malinowski
Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience
I work as Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University. In addition to my day-to-day teaching and research responsibilities, I co-lead our exciting postgraduate programme MSc Positive Psychology and Wellbeing.
In my research, I investigate meditation and its effect on psychological functions from various directions, including neuroscience, cognitive psychology, psychophysiology, etc. My teaching strongly focuses on Positive Psychology and how insights originating from it can be used to promote and preserve wellbeing. Particularly exciting for me are mindfulness and character strengths and their combination through mindfulness-based strengths practice (MBSP).
Present Posts
| since 01/2018 | Co-Lead: MSc Positive Psychology and Wellbeing (LJMU) |
| since 10/2025 | Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience, Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour, School of Psychology (LJMU) |
Academic Qualifications
| 2005 | PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, LJMU |
| 2001 | PhD in Psychology (Dr. rer. soc.) University of Konstanz, Germany |
| 1996 | Diplompsychologe (integrated MSc in Psychology), Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany |
Previous Academic Employments and Roles
| 2019 – 2025 | Co-Lead Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour, LJMU, School of Psychology |
| 2016 – 2025 | Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience, LJMU, School of Psychology |
| 2003 – 2016 | Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, LJMU, School of Natural Sciences and Psychology |
| 2001 – 2002 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow; University of Konstanz (Germany) and Associate Fellow at the University of Liverpool, Department of Psychology |
| 1998 – 2000 | Research Fellow and PhD student; University of Konstanz (Germany), Department of Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology |
| 1997 – 1998 | Research Fellow; Braunschweig University of Technology (Germany), Institute of Psychology |
| 1996 – 1997 | Lecturer; Braunschweig University of Technology, Institute of Psychology |
