Christa Neuper (born February 12, 1958 in

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) is a

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who graduated from the

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. Christa Neuper was the first woman in the 426 years of history of the University of Graz to be its

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(2011–2019). After her doctorate in 1984, Neuper worked on the research and teaching at the Institute of Psychology, from the University of Graz and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, from the

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. In 2002 Christa Neuper completed her free docency at the University of Graz, where in 2005 she was named professor of applied psychology and human-machine interfaces. Neuper was named in various management positions at both universities, assuming the presidency of the

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at the Graz

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, and the direction of the Institute of Psychology of the University of Graz. Christa Neuper is married and mother of two adult children.

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