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Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief

  • Education

    1994 Habilitation, Venia Legendi Psychology, University of Salzburg, Austria
    1987 Doctorate in Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany
    1979-1984 Diploma in Psychology, Trier University, Germany

  • Academic and Professional Career

    2009-2010 Visiting Professor, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA
    2004-2005 Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School, USA
    2001-current Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Germany
    1987-2000 Head of Psychology Department, Roseneck Hospital, Prien a.Ch., Germany (affiliated with Ludwig Maximilians University Munich)
    1986-1987 Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatric Hospital Rottenmünster, Rottweil, Germany
    1984-1985 Research Assistant, Div. of Clinical Psychology/Research Unit Psychiatric Hospital Reichenau, Prof. Dr. Rudolf Cohen,
    University of Konstanz, Germany

  • Institutional Responsibilities

    2024-current Spokesperson of the LOEWE-Center DYNAMIC ‘The Dynamic Network Approach of Mental Health to Stimulate Innovations for Interventions and Change’
    2020-current Member of the Steering Committee, DFG Transregio CRC/TRR 289, Treatment Expectation. Spokesperson of Marburg Site. Essen, Hamburg, Marburg.
    2019-2021 Dean of Faculty of Psychology, University of Marburg, Germany
    2017-current Member, steering committee Research Training Group on Expectation Violation, DFG RTG 2271
    2011-2020 Speaker of the DFG Research Group FOR 1328 ‘Expectation and Conditioning as Basic Processes of the Placebo Response’
    2011-2018 Spokesperson of Research Unit on Placebo Mechanisms (DFG RU 1328)
    2008-current Founding member of the Marburger Modell, a clinician-scientist PhD model
    2008-2018 Member of the Ethics committee, Faculty of Psychology, University of Marburg, Germany
    2006-2008 Dean of Faculty of Psychology, University of Marburg, Germany
    2001-2019 Member of the Faculty Board, Faculty of Psychology, University of Marburg, Germany
    2001-current Head of Outpatient Clinic for Psychological Interventions, University of Marburg, Germany

  • Commissions of Trust

    2020-current Member of the Evaluation Committee G-BA, Innovation Fonds
    2018-current Editor in Chief of ‘Clinical Psychology in Europe’
    2014 Distinguished member of the German Society of Psychology DGPs
    2012-2020 Member of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Fachkollegium 110 (Psychology) and ‘DFG Clinical Trials committee’
    2011-current Co-chair, ICD-11 Chronic Pain Group
    2004-2008 Spokesperson, Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie, DGPs
    2001-2004 President, German Society of Biofeedback DGBfb
    2001-2004 President, German Society of Behavioral Medicine DGVM

  • Fellowships, Awards and Third Party Funding

    since 2021 ongoing Status as ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ (Clarivate)
    2020 Award of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine
    2019-2023 PI of Multicenter Trial PSY HEART II; DFG 574/29
    2017-current Local center of three multicenter trials
    2014 Distinguished Researchers Award of the International Society forBehavioral Medicine
    2014 Distinguished International Affiliate, APA Div. „Health Psychology“
    2013-2017 PI of Clinical Multicenter Trial ENCERT, DFG Ri574/24
    2002 Guest professor, University of Auckland Medical School, New Zealand

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