Medical/Professional background
- since January 2015
Postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Medical Psychology
- September 2020 – December 2020
Guest scientist at the Department of Behavioural Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
- 2012 – 2014
Research assistant at the Division of Medical Psychology, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn
Scientific background
- 2012 – 2015
Ph.D. [Dr. phil.], Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Title of thesis: "Oxytocinergic Modulation of Stress and Fear", Advisors: U. Ettinger Ph.D. & R. Hurlemann Ph.D.
- 2008 – 2012
M.Sc. [Diploma in Psychology], Eberhardt-Karls-University Tübingen
Professional memberships
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie e.V., DGPs – FG Biologisch Psychologie und Neuropsychologie
Current research focus
Experimental modulation of stress and fear processing following intranasal oxytocin application
Social interaction and learning in dyads
Emotional processing and emotional reactions, assessment using fMRI, neuroendocrinology and psychophysiology