Main research interests
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Comparative thinking (e.g., social comparisons, counterfactual comparisons) and psychopathology
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Social comparison as an intervention
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Etiology and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Epidemiology of PTSD and depression in survivors of war
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Curriculum Vitae
since 10/2022
Coordinator of the trauma ambulance of the University of Münster
Specialized ambulance for trauma-related mental disorders
University of Münster, Münster, Germanysince 08/2020
Postdoctoral researcher
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Münster
since 03/2024 Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Health Psychology, University of Münstersince 08/2020
Local coordinator of the IREM-freq study (multi-center-RCT, PI: Prof. A. Arntz)2018 - 2023
Clinical training to become a CBT therapist, IPP Münster08/2017 - 06/2020
PhD (summa cum laude)
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Münster2016 - 2017
Master of Science, Clinical Psychology (cum laude)
Leiden University, the Netherlands2015 - 2016
Master of Science, Affective Disorders (distinction)
King's College London, UK2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Science, Psychology (cum laude)
University of Groningen, the NetherlandsPublications
- ‘The efficacy of psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder following exposure to single versus multiple traumatic events: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.’ The Lancet Psychiatry 11, No. 2: 112–122. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00373-5. .
- ‘Evaluation of the Scales for Social Comparison of Appearance and Social Comparison of Well-being.’ Journal of Personality Assessment xxx. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2023.2298887. .
- ‘Associations among posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, life-satisfaction, and well-being comparisons: A longitudinal investigation.’ Journal of Traumatic Stress xx. doi: 10.1002/jts.23018. .
- . . ‘Meta-analysis of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder.’ Psychological Medicine 53: 2176–2176–2178. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001690.
- ‘Psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder are effective irrespective of concurrent psychotropic medication intake: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.’ Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 92: 27–37. doi: 10.1159/000527850. .
- ‘Counterfactual comparisons and affective styles in the aftermath of traumatic events.’ Current Psychology 42: 32147–32156. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-04193-6. .
- ‘The efficacy of psychological interventions for PTSD in children and adolescents exposed to single vs. multiple traumas. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.’ The British Journal of Psychiatry 222: 196–203. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.24. .
- ‘The efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for adult PTSD: A network and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.’ Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 91: 445–461. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000809. .
- ‘Are psychological interventions for adult PTSD more efficacious and acceptable when treatment is delivered in higher frequency? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.’ Journal of Anxiety Disorders 95: 102684. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102684. .
- . . ‘Anxiety disorders and age-related changes in physiology.’ The British Journal of Psychiatry 221, No. 3: 528–537. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.189.
- . . ‘Associations between therapist factors and treatment efficacy in randomized controlled trials of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.’ Journal of Traumatic Stress 35, No. 5: 1405–1419. doi: 10.1002/jts.22840.
- . . ‘Safety of psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder: meta-analysis on the incidence and relative risk of deterioration, adverse events and serious adverse events.’ The British Journal of Psychiatry 221, No. 5: 658–667. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.111.
- ‘A brief measure of guilt and shame: Validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire (GSQ-8).’ European Journal of Psychotraumatology 13, No. 2. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2022.2146720. .
- . . ‘Global Burden of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Countries Affected by War Between 1989 and 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.’ BMJ Global Health 6, No. 7: e006303. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006303.
- . . ‘Study quality and efficacy of psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.’ Psychological Medicine 51, No. 8: 1260–1270. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001641.
- . . ‘I’d do much better, if only … Counterfactual comparisons related to traumatic life events.’ Cognition and Emotion 35, No. 2: 409–416. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2020.1832967.
- . . ‘A potential impact of physical distancing on physical and mental health. A rapid narrative umbrella review of meta-analyses on the link between social connection and health.’ BMJ Open 11:e042335. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042335.
- . . ‘Efficacy of positive psychotherapy in reducing negative and enhancing positive psychological outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.’ BMJ Open 11, No. 9: e046017. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046017.
- . . ‘Is high-quality of trials associated with lower treatment efficacy? A meta-analysis on the association between study quality and effect sizes of psychological interventions for pediatric PTSD. .’ Clinical Psychology Review 78, No. 101855. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101855.
- . . ‘Out of sight, out of mind: Refugees are just the tip of the iceberg. An illustration using the cases of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder.’ Frontiers in Psychiatry 11:179. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00179.
- . . ‘If only… A systematic review and meta-analysis of social, temporal and counterfactual comparative thinking in PTSD.’ European Journal of Psychotraumatology 11: 1737453. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1737453.
- . . „Psychotherapie: Praxis, Empirie und Theorie.“ In Praxis und Wissenschaft. Fünf Disziplinen – eine Familie?, herausgegeben von , 61–87. Brill. doi: 10.30965/9783957437556_004.
- . . ‘The prevalence of PTSD and major depression in the global population of adult war survivors: A meta-analytically informed estimate in absolute numbers.’ European Journal of Psychotraumatology 10, No. 1: 1578637. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1578637.
- . . ‘Childhood adversity as a transdiagnostic risk factor for affective disorders in adulthood: A systematic review focusing on biopsychosocial moderating and mediating variables.’ Clinical Psychology Review 65: 81–151. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.08.002.
Ad Hoc Reviewer
BMJ Open; Clinical Psychology Review; Current Psychology; Development and Psychopathology; Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences; European Journal of Psychotraumatology; Heliyon; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease; Nature Medicine.
Memberships
since 2023
Forum Friedenspsychologie / panel for peace psychologysince 2022
German Society of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (DGVT)2022-2023
German Association for Psychotherapists (DPtV)since 2020
German-speaking Society for Psychotraumatology (DeGPT)
European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
German Psychological Society (DGPs) incl. Division for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy2016-2017
British Psychological Society (BPS)Prices
2023 - Teaching award - best clinical seminar (seminar on major depression)
2022 - Falk-von-Reichenbach research award (DeGPT)
2013 - 2020 - Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation (SDV)
2019 - Short scholarship of the Sybille-Hahne-Stiftung
2018 - Scholarship of the DeGPT for the first DeGPT Autumn School for young scientists