Prof. Dr. phil. Beate Ditzen

Founder and Head of the Outpatient Clinic and Psychotherapy Research Unit (Integrative Couples Therapy for patients with medical or mental illness), Institute of Medical Psychology

Psychotherapy supervisor (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT)

Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine, Depts. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Leitung: Prof. Dr. C.B. Nemeroff), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Leitung: Prof. Dr. S. Berga) Atlanta, GA USA

Scientific Associate, Institute of Psychology, Department of clinical psychology and psychotherapy, University of Zurich (Chair: Prof. Dr. U. Ehlert)

Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Ph.D.-Program of the Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), Certificate of completion from Prof. Dr. Martin E. Schwab and Dr. Wolfgang Knecht

Ph.D. [Dr. phil.], Doctoral degree: Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Title of Ph.D. thesis: “Effects of Romantic Partner Interaction on Psychological and Endocrine Stress Protection in Women”; Advisors: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ehlert, Prof. Dr. Lutz Jäncke

M.Sc. [Diplom in Psychologie], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Title of master thesis: “Effects of attachment, relationship quality and social support on psychoneuroendocrine stress responses”; Advisors: PD Dr. Bruno Kopp (Berlin), Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ehlert (Zurich), & Dr. Markus Heinrichs (Zurich)

B.A. [Licence de Psychologie], University of Burgundy, Dijon, France

Pre-degree in Psychologie, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

German Psychological Society, Division of Biological Psychology; Betreuerpreis

Studienstiftung d. deutschen Volkes; Trust Lecturer, Vertrauensdozentin

Studienstiftung d. deutschen Volkes; Trust Lecturer Vertrauensdozentin

Associate professorship, University of Fribourg, Switzerland; Second-place ranking

Full professorship (W3), Health Psychology, University of Ulm; Third-place ranking

American Psychosomatic Society (APS), Young Scholars Award

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), Post-Doctoral Fellowship USA

International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM); Treasurer, board member

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Review Board, 110-05 Differential, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methods; elected member

Marsilius-Kolleg Heidelberg University; Fellow

Faculty Board, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University; elected member

Ethics Board, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University; member

Marsilius-Kolleg Heidelberg University; Fellow

German Association of Medical Psychology (DGMP), elected board member

Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN) Heidelberg

Excellence-Database “AcademiaNet”; member

Management board member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation (DGVM)

Neurobiological mechanisms of liaison bounds and health

Psychotherapy for mental and physical diseases, considering especially the partner

Couple interaction, the hormone oxytocin, and psychobiological stress reactivity

Neuroendocrine mechanisms of stress, stress coping and their effects on mental and physical health

Stress and gynecological disorders

Psychosoziale Aspekte der digitalen Medizin

Current projects in the mentioned interests and their facilitation can be found at rubric research

Psychotherapie Psychosomatik medizinische Psychologie - PPmP (Thieme Verlag); Mitglied im Editorial Board

Scientific Reports (Springer Nature); Mitglied im Editorial Board

Since 2014 Psychoneuroendocrinology Editorial Board; member

Scientific Advisory Board Psychotherapeut (Medizin Springer Verlag)