Higher Education
12/2014
Full authorization to manage research and to supervise PhD students (“autorisation à diriger des recherche”; equiv. to PhD habilitation degree; limited for initial 5 years, unlimited since 2017)
12/2009
Completion of PhD (Dr. rer. nat./Grade: Summa cum laude – 0.0)
Title of PhD thesis: “Cardiac modulation of startle eye blink – a pre-attentive method to assess interoceptive and baro-afferent neural traffic”.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Schächinger, Dr. Ewald Naumann
04/2007-12/2009
Graduate studies in Psychobiology, International Research Training Group „Psychoneuroendocrinology of Stress“, University of Trier
10/2002-03/2007
Studies in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), University of Trier (Diplom grade: 1.3)
Professional Experience
Since 01/2023
Associate Professor, Head of CLIPSLAB, and Head of Research Group „Brain-Body Interaction“
Research Group “Brain-Body Interaction” and “Clinical Psychophysiology Laboratory” (CLIPSLAB), Institute for Health and Behaviour, Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg
01/2020-12/2022
Assistant Professor and Head of CLIPSLAB
Research Group “Self-Regulation and Health” and “Clinical Psychophysiology Laboratory” (CLIPSLAB), Institute for Health and Behaviour, Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg
09/2014-12/2019
Research Scientist (“Adjoint de recherche”) and Lab Administrator
Research Group “Self-Regulation and Health” and “Clinical Psychophysiology Laboratory” (CLIPSLAB), Institute for Health and Behaviour, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg
07/2012-08/2014
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (“Assistant-chercheur”) and Lab Administrator
Research Group “Self-Regulation and Health” and “Clinical Psychophysiology Laboratory” (CLIPSLAB), Research Unit INSIDE, University of Luxembourg
01/2009-06/2012
Research Associate
Institute of Psychobiology, Division of Clinical Physiology, University of Trier
04/2007-12/2008
Stipendiary of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: DFG), International Research Training Group “Psychoneuroendocrinology of Stress: From Molecules and Genes to Affect and Cognition“, GRK 1389/1, Trier (D) – Leiden (NL)
Professional Training
11/2009-06/2010
Professional Training in Coaching nach Wirkfaktoren, ca. 150 h of Training and Supervision, Division of Work Psychology, University of Trier (D)