Stephan Heinzel
Professorship:
Clinical and Biological Psychology, since 1 April 2023
Department:
Educational Sciences and Psychology
Studies and doctorate:
- 2013: PhD in Psychology at Humboldt University of Berlin
- 2008: Diploma in Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Stages:
- 2016-2023: Assistant professorship in Neurobiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Interventions in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Freie Universität of Berlin
- 2014-2016: Research associate (50%) in clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University of Berlin
- 2013-2016: Research assistant (50%) in social and preventive medicine at the Department of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Potsdam
- 2014: Licensed as a psychological psychotherapist with a focus on behavior therapy
- 2009-2014: Psychotherapy training at the Center for Psychotherapy at the Institute of Psychology of Humboldt University of Berlin (Zentrum für Psychotherapie am Institut für Psychologie der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, ZPHU)
Focus in research:
- Neurobiological foundations of mental disorders (depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders)
- Mechanisms of therapeutic interventions (psychotherapy, sports, cognitive training)
- Prediction of incidence of mental disorders and treatment success
- Climate crisis and mental health (psychology of climate crisis, climate anxiety, climate-aware behavior, climate education)