Mitglieder des Forschungszentrums
Das Forschungszentrum besteht aus zahlreichen Forschungsgruppen, die am Institut für Psychologie und am Institut für Sportwissenschaft angesiedelt sind, sowie aus angegliederten Forschungsgruppen an der Universität Innsbruck und der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck.
Die Vorsitzenden
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Kopp Stellvertretender Leiter
Mitglieder
Institut für Psychologie
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Lampert, B., & Hornung, S. (2025). How resources at work influence surface acting and emotional exhaustion: A longitudinal study in human service professions. International Journal of Stress Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000353
Maunz, L. A., De Beer, L. T., Batinic, B., Seubert, C., & Glaser, J. (2026). Revisiting the stressor–burnout relationship: Evidence for reverse causation and conditional change. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 31(1), 42–62. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000417
Hilbert, M., Finke, M., Küpper, K., Binnewies, C., Berkemeyer, L., & Maunz, L. A. (2025). Look how beautiful! The role of natural environments for employees’ recovery and affective well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 30(1), 47–61. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000393
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Haag, L., Lancini, E., Yakupov, R., Ziegler, G., Yi, Y.-J., Lüsebrink, F., Glanz, W., Peters, O., Spruth, E. J., Altenstein, S., Priller, J., Schneider, L. S., Wang, X., Preis, L., Brosseron, F., Roy-Kluth, N., Fliessbach, K., Wagner, M., Wolfsgruber, S., Kleineidam, L., Ramirez, A., Spottke, A., Jessen, F., Wiltfang, J., Schneider, A., Hansen, N., Rostamzadeh, A., Buerg, K., Ewers, M., Perneczky, R., Janowitz, D., Rauchmann, B.-S., Teipel, S., Kilimann, I., Goerss, D., Laske, C., Munk, M. H., Heneka, M. T., Dechent, P., Hetzer, S., Scheffler, K., Düzel, E., Betts, M. J., Hämmerer, D. (2025) CSF biomarkers are differentially linked to brain areas high and low in noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin across the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum. Brain Communications, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaf031. Journal Impact Factor 4.5.
Ludwig, M., Betts, M., & Hämmerer, D. (2025). Stimulate to Remember? The effects of phasic transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on memory performance and pupil dilation. Psychophysiology, https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14753. Journal Impact Factor 2.8.
Ludwig, M., Yi, Y,-J-, Lüsebrink, F., Callaghan, M. F., Betts, M. J., Yakupov, R. Weiskopf, N., Dolan, R. J., Düzel, E.*, Hämmerer, D.* (2024) Functional locus coeruleus imaging as biomarker for an ageing noradrenergic system Nature communications biology, 7, 1, 777.1-13. *shared last https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003- 024-06446-5. Journal Impact Factor 5.1.
Betts, M. J., Kirilina, E., Otaduy, M. C. G., Ivanov, D., Acosta-Cabronero, J., Callaghan, M. F., Lambert, C., Cardenas-Blanco, A., Pine, K., Passamonti, L., Loane, C., Keuken, M. C., Trujillo, P., Lüsebrink, F., Mattern, H., Liu, K. Y., Priovoulos, N., Fliessbach, K., Dahl, M. J., … Düzel, E.*, Hämmerer, D.* (2019). Locus coeruleus imaging as a biomarker for noradrenergic dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases. Brain, 142(9), 2558–2571. * shared last https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awz193. Journal Impact Factor 11.7.
Hämmerer, D., Callaghan, M.F., Hopkins, A., Kosciessa, J., Betts, M.., Cardenas-Blanco, A., Kanowski, M., Weiskopf, N., Dayan, P., Dolan, R.J. and Düzel, E. (2018) Locus coeruleus integrity in old age is selectively related to memories linked with salient negative events. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115 (9), 2228-2233. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1712268115. Journal impact factor: 9.1.
Professur für Klinische Psychologie II
Dekanin der Fakultät für Psychologie und Sportwissenschaft
Leiterin des Forschungszentrums Gesundheit und Prävention über die Lebensspanne
Leiterin der Forschungsambulanz am Institut für Psychologie
Schwerpunkte: Klinische Psychologie, Psychoanalyse, Klinische Bindungsforschung, Neurowissenschaften, Psychotherapieforschung, Gesundheitspsychologie, Präventionsforschung
Professor für Quantitative Methoden
Leiter des Instituts für Psychologie
Institut für Sportwissenschaft
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Kühne, M., Sanin, C., & Mohr, M. (2026). Anticipation and sequential demands influence on-field change-of-direction kinematics related to ACL injury risk. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 8(1659044), 1659044.
Mohr, M., & De Santis, F. (2026). Laser tag training reduces knee abduction moments and improves performance during change-of-direction movements. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 8(1686129), 1686129.
Calisti, M., Mohr, M., Riechelmann, F., Werner, I., & Federolf, P. (2025). Return‐to‐sport assessments after anterior cruciate ligament injury: Which jump‐landing test is sensitive to an ACL‐injury history under fatigued or NonFatigued conditions? European Journal of Sport Science: EJSS: Official Journal of the European College of Sport Science, 25(6), e12317.
Mohr, M., Federolf, P., Heinrich, D., Nitschke, M., Raschner, C., Scharbert, J., & Koelewijn, A. D. (2024). An 8-week injury prevention exercise program combined with change-of-direction technique training limits movement patterns associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury risk. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 3115.
Röhrl, F., Federolf, P., & Mohr, M. (2023). Ergonomic saddle design features influence lumbar spine motion and can reduce low back pain in mountain biking. Sports Biomechanics, 1–17.
Forschungsschwerpunkte:
- Optimierung von Trainingsempfehlungen im Präventivsport
- Anpassung von Trainingsempfehlungen für Patienten unter Statinmedikation (Statin-assoziierte Muskelsymptome)
- Individualisiertes Management von Regeneration und Verletzungsrisiko im Spitzensport
- Einflüsse des Menstruationzyklus auf Leistungsfähigkeit, Wohlbefinden und Trainingswirksamkeit
Preofessur für Sport- und Bewegungspsychologie
Forschungsbereiche: Sportpsychologie, Sportpädagogik und Sportdidaktik
Kooperationspartner:innen an der Universität Innsbruck
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Abu-Rayya, H. M., Jammal-Abboud, R., & Berger, F. (2025). Parenting Styles and Family Relationship Quality and Their Associations with Personality Traits and Cultural Values in a Multi-Country Arab Sample. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221251406557
Berger, F. (2025). Transformation der Eltern-Kind-Beziehung in der Adoleszenz und jugendliche Autonomieentwicklung. In C. Kraler, C. Schreiner & F. Berger (Hrsg.)Bildung und Sozialisation. Weiterführende Perspektiven auf das Werk von Helmut Fend (S. 262-297). Bad Heilbrunn: Julius Klinkhardt Verlag.
Berger, F. & Jammal-Abboud, R. (2025). The Long-Term Impact of Family Experiences in Adolescence on Mother-Child Relationships in Early Adulthood. Journal of Family Issues. First published online April 11, 2025.https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X251330609
Berger, F., Kraler, C., & Schreiner, C. (2024). Transition from primary to lower secondary school in Austria. Findings from a longitudinal study during COVID-19. Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung. https://doi.org/10.1007/s35834-024-00453-6
Hagleitner, W., Sting, S., Berger, F., Groinig, M., Roßnagl, S., & Maran, T. (2024). Predictors of mental health during young people’s transition from out-of-home care in Austria. Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 158, December 2024, 107139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107139
Berger, F. (2023). Jugend. In M. Huber & M. Döll (Hrsg.). Bildungswissenschaft in Begriffen, Theorien und Diskursen (S. 273-280). Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
Kooperationspartner:innen an der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Hölzle L, Schöch P, Hörtnagl C, Buchheim A, Lampe A, Zechmeister-Koss I and Paul JL (2024) Identifying and synthesizing components of perinatal mental health peer support – a systematic review. Front. Psychiatry 15:1389545. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1389545
Schöch P, Hölzle L, Lampe A, Hörtnagl C, Zechmeister-Koss I, Buchheim A and Paul JL (2024) Towards effective screening for paternal perinatal mental illness: a meta-review of instruments and research gaps. Front. Public Health. 12:1393729. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1393729
Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss, Dr, Christoph Strohmaier, MSc, Laura Hölzle, MA, Annette Bauer, MBA, MSc, Melinda Goodyear, PhD, Hanna Christiansen, Dr, Jean L. Paul, PhD, 2022: Economic Evaluation of Family-Focused Programs When Parents Have a Mental Health Problem: Methodological Considerations, Value in Health: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2022.11.016
Zechmeister-Koss et al… 2022: Practices to support co-design processes: A case-study of co-designing a program for children with parents with a mental health problem in the Austrian region of Tyrol. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. doi: 10.1111/inm.13078
Strohmaier C, Hölzle L, The economic and societal dimension of parental mental illness –Systematic review and economic evaluation framework, AIHTA Project Report No.: 142; 2021. Vienna: HTA Austria – Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbH.
Externe Kooperationspartner:innen
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Timón-Gómez A, Doerrier C, Sumbalová Z, Garcia-Souza LF, Baglivo E, Car doso LHD, Gnaiger E (2026) Bioenergetic profiles and respiratory control in mitochondrial physiology: Precision analysis of oxidative phosphorylation. Exp Physiol 111:179-211. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP092792
Gnaiger E (2025) Mitochondrial respiratory function in living cells. Bioenerg Commun 2025.5. https://doi.org/10.26124/bec.2025-0005
Leo E, Rychtarova L, Garcia- Souza LF, Åsander Frostner E, Elmér E, Gnaiger E (2025) High-resolution respirometry in a small-volume chamber. J Vis Exp 221:e67442. https://doi.org/10.3791/67442
Sailer J, Schmitt S, Zischka H, Gnaiger E (2025) Direct effects of clinically relevant antibiotics on mitochondrial respiration. Int J Mol Sci 26:5379. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26115379
Gnaiger E (2024) Complex II ambiguities ― FADH2 in the electron transfer system. J Biol https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105470 Chem Full list of publications: www.bioblast.at/index.php/Gnaiger_E#Publications Extended CV: www.bioblast.at/index.php/Gnaiger_E#CURRICULUM_VITAE instruments@oroboros.at 300:105470.
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Schurz, M., Radua, J., Tholen, M. G., Maliske, L., Margulies, D. S., Mars, R. B., ... & Kanske, P. (2021). Toward a hierarchical model of social cognition: A neuroimaging meta-analysis and integrative review of empathy and theory of mind. Psychological bulletin, 147(3), 293. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000303
Kanske, P., Alexander, N., Bernhardt, N., Ehrlich, S., Groß, J., Culmsee, C., ... & Wöhr, M. (2026). Key mechanisms of affective disorders: CRC/TRR 393 project on mechanisms of emotion regulation, expectation, social cognition, and cognitive–behavioral rhythms. Der Nervenarzt, 97(2), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-025-01920-9
Lehmann, K., Bolis, D., Friston, K. J., Schilbach, L., Ramstead, M. J., & Kanske, P. (2024). An active-inference approach to second-person neuroscience. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 19(6), 931-951. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916231188000
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Tätig im Fachbereich Medizinische Neurowissenschaften des Radboud University Medical Centre und am Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Lahmann C, Kropac K (2024). Wie Arbeit glücklich macht: und wann man darüber nachdenken sollte, den Job zu wechseln. Hamburg: Rowohlt.
Tebartz van Elst L, Biscaldi-Schäfer M, Lahmann C, Riedel A, Zeeck A (Hrsg.)(2023). Entwicklungsstörungen - Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven aus der Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik das Kindes-, Jugend- und Erwachsenenalters. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
Scheidt CE, Pfänder S, Ballati A, Schmidt S, Lahmann C (2021). Language and Movement Synchronization in Dyadic Psychotherapeutic Interaction - A Qualitative Review and a Proposal for a Classification. Front Psychol 12:696448. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696448.
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Muñoz-del-Pino, I. M., Matías-García, J. A., & Saavedra-Macías, F. J. (2025). A Systematic Review of the Use of Blogs and Vlogs as Self-Expressors for People with Serious and Common Mental Illness. Psychiatric Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-025-10158-2
Saavedra, J., Brzseska,J., Matias-García, J.A., & Arias-Sánchez, S. (2023). Quality of life and psychiatric distress in people with serious mental illness, the role of personal recovery. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 00:1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12451.
Murvartian, L., Saavedra-Macías, F. J., & Infanti, J. J. (2023). Public stigma toward women victims of intimate partner violence: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 73, 101877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2023.101877
Saavedra, J., Arias-Sánchez, S., Matias, J., & Bzsreska, J. (2022). I don't believe I'm going to recover from anything." Understanding recovery amongst people with severe mental illness attending community health services in Spain. Disability and Rehabilitation,44, 20, 5974 - 5982 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1954246.
Saavedra, J., Pérez, E., Crawford, P. and Arias, S. (2018). Recovery and creative practices in people with severe mental illness: evaluating well-being and social inclusion. Disability and rehabilitation, 40(8):905-911. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1278797.
Neuroscientist
Digital-Human Interaction Lab (HEILAB); Lusofona University, Porto, PORTUGAL
Coordinator of the Mental Health & Clinical Science Lab
Ausgewählte Publikationen:
Abel, L., Richer, R., Burkhardt, F., Kurz, M., Ringgold, V., Schindler-Gmelch, L., Eskofier, B. M., & Rohleder, N. (2025). Body movements as biomarkers: Machine Learning-based prediction of HPA axis reactivity to stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 179, 107528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107528
Gerber, L., Müller, M. M., Oender, A., Urbanczyk, S., Radermacher, P., Brucker, C., Stein, B., Waller, C., & Rohleder, N. (2025). Psychological, neuroendocrine and inflammatory stress responses in women after miscarriage or stillbirth: investigating early psychobiological adaptations to potential traumatic events. Journal of Neural Transmission (Vienna, Austria), 132(9), 1263–1274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-025-02927-x
Janson-Schmitt, J., Haessner, J., Moeller, R., & Rohleder, N. (2025). Experimentally induced post-event rumination alters biological stress response patterns to repeated stress. Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, 10.1097. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001458
Müller, A., Kob, R., Sieber, C. C., Freiberger, E., Rohleder, N., & Britting, S. (2025). Relationship between stress systems and inflammation in older adults concerned about falling – Findings from the FEARFALL study. Experimental Gerontology, 211(112899), 112899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2025.112899
Ringgold, V., Burkhardt, F., Abel, L., Kurz, M., Müller, V., Richer, R., Eskofier, B. M., Shields, G. S., & Rohleder, N. (2025). Multimodal stress assessment: Connecting task-related changes in self-reported stress, salivary biomarkers, heart rate, and facial expressions in the context of the stress response to the Trier Social Stress Test. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 180(107560), 107560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107560
Ringgold, V., & Rohleder, N. (2025). Stress and resilience: associations of stress biomarkers with different conceptualizations of resilience. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 61, 101463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101463
Prof. Dr. Nikolaos „Nick“ Stergiou
Assistenzdekan und Direktor der Abteilung für Biomechanik und Forschungsentwicklung, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Inhaber des Distinguished Community Research Chair und Professor im Fachbereich Biomechanik, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Direktor des Zentrums für Forschung zur Variabilität menschlicher Bewegung (MOVCENTR), University of Nebraska at Omaha
Professor für Biomechanik, Aristoteles-Universität Thessaloniki