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Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. med. Katja Becker

  • Education

    2007 Postdoctoral lecture qualification („Habilitation“)
    2003 Board Certification for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
    1997-2003 Scientific stuff member and physician (Central Institute for Mental Health (CIMH) Mannheim, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Medical University of Luebeck)
    1998 Dissertation (Dr. med.)
    1998 Medical License
    1996 State Examination
    1989-1996 University Medical School, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen

  • Academic and Professional Career

    since 11/2008 Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University
    Marburg (Germany) and Medical Director/Head of Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Marburg
    2004-2008 Acting Medical Director of the Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH; 04/06-10/06) and Senior Physician and Assistant Medical Director at CIMH

  • Institutional Responsibilities

    since 2019 Member of ethics committee, Medical Faculty, Philipps-University Marburg
    2016-2018 Debuty Member Faculty Council, Medical Faculty, Philipps-University Marburg
    2009-2012 Member Permanent Habilitation Committee, Medical Faculty, Philipps-University Marburg

  • Commissions of trust

    since 2013 IMPP-Delegate for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
    since 2009 Managing Board Member Institut für Verhaltenstherapie und Verhaltensmedizin (IVV), Marburg
    since 2008 Full Member of the European Network of Hyperkinetic Disorders (EUNETHYDIS)
    2010 - 2016 Coordination (assigned by DGKJP) of the Guidelines Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents as well as Non-Suicidal Self-Injuries in Adolescents
    2009 -2013 Managing Board Member Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie (DGKJP)

    since 2013    		 Spokesperson/Delegate Working Group Head of Departments for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Hesse (LAG)
    2010-2013 Managing Board Member Foundation Achtung! Kinderseele, after that/current Advisory Board Member
    since 2010 Advisory Board Member of different Scientific Journals in the Field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Fellowships, Awards and Third Party Funding

    AWARDS
    2020 Frauenförderpreis der Philipps-Universität Marburg
    2007 Kramer-Pollnow-Prize (with Manfred Laucht)
    2007 Hermann Emminghaus Prize 2007
    (AG Neuropsychology in Childhood and Adolescence, CIMH)
    2006 Golden Apple for the Best Lecture (SS 06)
    SELECTED FUNDING :
    2015-2021 ESCApreschool: Clinical study for evidence-based, stepwise care of ADHD in preschool children (BMBF, PI)
    2015-2021 ESCAlife: Evidence-based Stepped Care of ADHD along the life-span (BMBF, PI Kindertrials. Marburg)
    2018-2022 ProHEAD: Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents (BMBF, PI Marburg)
    2018-2025 NEOCYST: Network for Early Onset Cystic Kidney Diseases; SP2.3: Advanced autism diagnostics and neuropsychological examination in NEOCYST patients (BMBF, Co-PI Marburg)
    2020-2023 CHIMPS-NET: Children of mentally ill parents - network (GBA/Innovationsaauschuss), PI Marburg)
    2023-2025 Stress regulation and its influence on adolescents with depressive disorder and aversive experiences in childhood (UKGM research funding, co-applicant)
    2020-2024 GWAS: Identification and characterization of biologically based subtypes in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by systematic genetic stratification analyses (UKGM research funding, co-applicant)
    2017-2021 Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents (Pro-HEAD), BMBF sponsored multicenter Trial
    2015-2019 Evidence-based, stepped care treatment of ADHD in preschool- children (ESCApreschool; 01EE1408A), BMBF-sponsored multicenter trial within ESCA-Consortium ESCAlife: Evidence-based, Stepped Care of ADHD along the life-span
    2018-2021 Autism-Profile: Identification of Symptom Profiles and Biomarkers in Autism-Spectrum Disorders; von Behring-Röntgen-Stiftung (Projektnr. 65-0010; Kamp-Becker, Stroth, Jansen, Becker..)
    2012-2018 AUFMERKSAM: Neuropsychological Basis Deficits and Developmental Pathways in ADHD: preschool- (Be2573/3-1) and school-ages (Be2573/3-2); DFG (Becker & Pauli-Pott)
    2017-2018 CHANCE: Children at risk for developing psychiatric disorders: Need of consequent early preventive measures in preschool ages (2017-18); Philipps-University Funding (Becker & Pauli-Pott)

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