Honors & Awards

  • Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Science and Engineering, Stanford University (09/2019 - present)
  • Student Fellowship, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (01/2014 - 06/2019)

Professional Affiliations and Activities

  • Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) (2019 - Present)

Contact

  • Academic
    rappel@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Communication Position: Graduate

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2050

Links

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Appel is interested in the intersection of Behavioral Science and Computer Science, with the aim of leveraging psychological targeting ethically and for the common good. She is particularly passionate about encouraging prosocial behavior and political participation and promoting wellbeing and mental health.

Lab Affiliations

Work Experience

  • User Experience Research Intern, Google LLC (6/2020 - 9/2020)

    Location

    San Francisco, CA

  • Associate in Research in the Health Division, Duke University, Center for Advanced Hindsight (2/2019 - 6/2019)

    Location

    Durham, NC, USA

  • Intern in the Fifth Committee Section, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations (9/2016 - 12/2016)

    Location

    New York, NY, USA

  • Intern in the Strategy Department, Telekom Deutschland GmbH (4/2017 - 6/2017)

    Location

    Bonn, Germany

All Publications

  • Privacy in the age of psychological targeting Current Opinion in Psychology Matz, S. C., Appel, R. E., Kosinski, M. 2020; 31: 116–121

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.08.010