About
Work: I am a German-British Associate Professor of Social Clinical Psychology and the Centre Lead of the Centre for Mental Health at the University of Greenwich in London. I have also been a Hospital Volunteer in London hospitals for the Barts Health NHS Trust during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Social Psychology (PhD)
University of Kent, UK
Diplom, Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.)
Specializations: Clinical, Social, and Organizational Psychology
Universität Mannheim, DE | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, DE
Experience: I have 16 years of international experience in interdisciplinary collaborative research and science communication to academics, practitioners, and students. I have worked at universities in Germany (LMU München, Mannheim) and England (Oxford, Greenwich, Manchester, Kent, Surrey). I was also a visiting scholar at universities in Germany (LMU München, Hagen), Italy (Milano-Bicocca, Modena and Reggio Emilia), Czech Republic (Czech Academy of Sciences), Belgium (UCLouvain), and Scotland (Aberdeen).
My Research Groups
Centre Lead, Centre for Mental Health, University of Greenwich
Director, Health Inequalities and Stigma Lab
Co-Founder and Chair, International Contact Research Network
Associate Member, Brno Lab of Intergroup Processes, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
My Community Activities
Communications Officer, Digital Health Interest Group, European Health Psychology Society
Member, Human, Climate, Sustainability Interest Group, German Psychological Society
German Blog Author, The Inquisitive Mind