Dr. Elisabeth Johanna Leehr
Research Interests
I am fascinated by neurobiological basic research of psychological processes, their modulation capability and the translation of these basic insights in psychological interventions. My work is focused on processes, like emotion regulation and inhibitory control, which are thought to be altered in mental disorders. My aim is to investigate the neuro-bio-behavioral basics of these processes and to find potential starting points for the development and optimization of targeted psychological interventions. I profit from a plethora of methods (eyetracking, electromyography, electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, experimental psychopathology, diagnostic tools, as well as (epi-)genetics) in my research. My clinical work with patients guides my scientific work and encourages me to orient my research to the challenges of clinical practice.
Research Profiles
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Academic Career
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Since 10/2024 |
Acting chair, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Georg-Elias-Müller-Institute of Psychology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen |
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2022-2023 |
Post-Doc Emotional Mental Imagery Lab, Department of Psychology, University Uppsala |
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since 2016 |
Research Group Leader at the Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster |
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2016 |
Research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen |
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Licensed clinical psychologist (CBT) |
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04/2016 |
Dr. rer. nat., Eberhard-Karls-University in Tübingen |
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2012 - 2016 |
Research fellow, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen |
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04/2012 |
Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Economics, Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen |
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03/2012 |
Diploma in Psychology, Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen |
Selected Awards and scholarships
| 2024 | Young researcher Award for biological and psychiatric research of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biologische Psychiatrie und der Stiftung Nervenheilkunde |
| 02/2017 - 03/2019 | Scholarship of the Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard-Stiftung for scientists with children |
Grants
- DFG, SFB TRR393 Project C03: “Positive social affect training in major depressive disorder” (PI: Kanske/Leehr, volume of funding: 546.032€), 2024-2028
- DFG, SFB TRR393 Project B01: “Emotion perception, emotion regulation variability, and flexibility modulate the effect of stressful life events on the course of illness in affective disorders”” (PI: Leehr/Ehrlich/Jansen, volume of funding: 491.577€), 2024-2028
- DFG “Linking basic research on emotion processing with intrusive emotional images in social anxiety – a translational study in social anxiety disorder” (LE 4738/2-1, PI: Elisabeth Leehr, volume of funding: 295.599 €), 2024-2027
- Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung “What works best and for whom? - Optimization of exposure treatment and predictors for treatment response“ (2022_EKEA.193, PI: Elisabeth Leehr, volume of funding: 294.311 €), 2023-2026
- IMF-Project “Performance of smooth pursuit eye movements across the psychosis spectrum using individual prediction algorithms” (ME121805, PI: Elisabeth Leehr, volume of funding: 145.720 €), 2020-2023
- IMF-Project „Optimization of exposure therapy by enhancing inhibitory learning mechanisms – Investigation of spider-phobic non-responders to virtual reality exposure therapy“ (LE121904, PI: Elisabeth Leehr, volume of funding: 195.000 €), 2020-2023
- IMF-Project„Transdiagnostic investigation of emotion processing – disorder-specific versus general neurobiological impairments in depression and social anxiety disorder“ (LE121703, PI: Elisabeth Leehr, volume of funding: 176.790 €), 2018-2021
Notable publications
Entire bibliographie: google scholar profile