Dr. rer. nat. Elisabeth Johanna Leehr
Postdoc
leehr@uni-muenster.de
+49 (0) 251 83-51860

 

 

 

 

 

  • CV

    Research Profiles

    Twitter @LiLeehr
    Open Science Framework osf.io/9m7tj/
    ORCID id orcid.org/0000-0002-9264-5003
    Research Gate www.researchgate.net/profile/Elisabeth-Leehr
    Google scholar scholar.google.com/citations

    Academic Career

    since 2022 Post-Doc Emotional Mental Imagery Lab, Department of Psychology, University Uppsala
    since 2016 Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster
    2016 Research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen
    04/2016 Dr. rer. nat., Eberhard-Karls-University in Tübingen
    2012 - 2016 Research fellow, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen
    04/2012 Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences and Economics, Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen
    03/2012 Diploma in Psychology, Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen

    Clinical Work and Training

    since 2017 Psychotherapist in private practice, Münster
    04/2016 Licensed psychotherapist (CBT) for groups
    04/2016 Licensed psychotherapist (CBT) for adults
    10/2015 Certificate for “Interpersonal Psychotherapy” after Klerman and Weissman
    11/2014 Certification for the conduction of clinical trials
    2013-2016 Clinical psychologist (Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen

    Awards, scholarships, and competitive funds

    2020 Mobility grant Erasmus+ (Erasmus-Mobility Agreement of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD; 1500 €)
    2019 Mobility grant Erasmus+ (Erasmus-Mobility Agreement of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD; 1500 €)
    02/2017 - 03/2019 Scholarship of the Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard-Stiftung for scientists with children
    2017 Travel grant of the Equal Opportunity Office, University of Münster (650 €)
    08/2016 Grant “Carl Gustav Carus-Stiftung”: qualification programme “Clinical research”
    10/2013 - 03/2015 Grant “Carl Gustav Carus-Stiftung”: qualification programme “Clinical research”
    01/2013 - 04/2016 PhD-scholarship “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”
    6/2011 EvE-grant for evolutionary biology from the Volkswagen- stiftung “Binge-Eating as advantage? Integration of subclinical binge eating in evolution theory“

  • Research

    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.

    Grants

    • 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

  • Publications

    Notable publications

    ​​​​​Entire bibliographie: google scholar profile