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Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Christiane Melzig (formerly Pané-Farré)

  • Education

    09/2017 Licensed clinical Supervisor
    08/2011 Approbation as Psychological Psychotherapist (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
    05/2008 PhD (Dr. phil.), University of Greifswald, Germany „Psychophysiological Analysis of Panic Disorder“, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alfons Hamm
    10/2002 Diploma in Psychology, University of Greifswald, Germany

  • Academic and Professional Career

    since 2024 W3 Professor for Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychopathology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
    since 2019 Full Professor (W2) for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
    2010-2019 Junior Research Group Leader, University of Greifswald, Germany
    2016 Visiting Researcher (DAAD Award), University of California, Los Angeles, USA
    2002-2009 Graduate Student and Postdoc, University of Greifswald, Germany
    2000 Fulbright Scholarship, Stanford University, USA

  • Institutional Responsibilities

    since 2019 Member of the Ethics Committee and the Committee for Quality Control in Teaching at the Department of Psychology, University of Marburg, Member of the Fakultätentag Psychologie

  • Commissions of trust

    since 2020 Member of the Faculty Council of the Department of Psychology, University of Marburg

  • Fellowships, Awards and Third Party Funding

    since 10/2020 Subproject on acquisition, maintenance and modification of threat expectations in GRK 2271 "Breaking Expectations"
    2018 „Indicated prevention of mental disorders in subjects with initial panic symptomatology: effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of action” funded by the German Research Foundation PA2737/1-1 (in cooperation with Prof. Beesdo-Baum TU Dresden; duration 3 years; Volume: 717.356 Euro, own part: 308.394 Euro)
    2014 Junior Research Group „Neurobiological Basis of fear of somatic sensations“ funded by the University of Greifswald (duration: 3.5 years; Volume: 200.000 Euro)
    2013 Start-up funding provided by the University of Greifswald (Volume: 10.000 Euro)
    2010 BMBF Panic Net subproject „Anticipatory anxiety and defensive activation in panic disorder patients during anticipation of and exposure to dyspnea“ (duration: 2 years; Volume: 130.000 Euro)
    2009 „The role of the initial panic attack in the etiology of panic disorder“ (as Co-PI; duration: 3 years; Volume: 196.000 Euro)
    2010 „The anxiogenic action of caffeine“ funded by the Research Network Neuroscience, University of Greifswald (Volume 10.000 Euro)
    2017 Teaching Prize Psychology (Master)
    2016 Travel Scholarship Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, USA
    2016 DAAD Travel Scholarship (visit of the National Institute of Mental Health, Washington DC, USA)
    2016 DAAD Postdoc Scholarship
    2006 Travel Scholarship, German Research Foundation
    2005 Poster Prize, Society for Psychophysiological Research
    1999-2000 Fulbright Scholarship (Stanford University, USA)
    1997-2002 Scholarship of the National German Scholarship Foundation

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