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Appointments and affiliations
I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology of the University of Zurich (UZH, Switzerland), where I conduct research at the intersection of developmental, clinical, and health psychology. I am also associated with the «Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development», «The International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course» (LIFE), and the «z-Proso International Research Network».
I am also affiliated with the «Center for Developmental Epidemiology» at Duke University Medical Center, USA, and hold an adjunct appointment in Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).
Curriculum vitae
I received my education at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (Germany), Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier (France), and The Pennsylvania State University, State College (USA). Upon receiving my PhD at Penn State, I was a «National Institute of Child Health and Human Development» (NICHD) post-doctoral fellow at the «Carolina Consortium on Human Development» at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Center for Developmental Epidemiology, Duke University Medical Center.
From 2008 to 2011, I was Assistant Professor of Psychology at UNC-Greensboro, working at the intersection of Developmental and Clinical Psychology. From 2012 to 2016, I was Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience in the UNC-Chapel Hill Developmental Psychology program.
Research focus
- Intersection of mental and physical health in the early life course
- Development of depression and anxiety from childhood to young adulthood
- Integrating models of psychosocial (e.g., family dysfunction) and biological risk (e.g., inflammation)
- Sex differences in development
Publications
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Publications
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Non-compliance with COVID-19-related public health measures among young adults in Switzerland: Insights from a longitudinal cohort study. Social Science & Medicine, 268:113370.
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Childhood social preference and adolescent insulin resistance: Accounting for the indirect effects of obesity. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 113:104557.
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Standalone Smartphone Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Ecological Momentary Interventions to Increase Mental Health: Narrative Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(11):e19836.
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Associations between eating behaviors, diet quality and body mass index among adolescents. Eating Behaviors, 36:101339.
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Stressful life events in different social contexts are associated with self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11:487200.
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Associations of despair with suicidality and substance misuse among young adults. JAMA Network Open, 3(6):e208627.
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Developmental patterns of respiratory sinus arrhythmia from toddlerhood to adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 56(4):783-794.
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Maternal socialization of child emotion and adolescent adjustment: Indirect effects through emotion regulation. Developmental Psychology, 56(3):541-552.
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Children's peer victimization and internalizing symptoms: the role of inhibitory control and perceived positive peer relationships. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 66(1):91-112.
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Early Pubertal Timing and Testosterone Associated With Higher Levels of Adolescent Depression in Girls. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(12):1197-1206.
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Association of Parental Incarceration With Psychiatric and Functional Outcomes of Young Adults. JAMA Network Open, 2(8):e1910005.
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Does Despair Really Kill? A Roadmap for an Evidence-Based Answer. American Journal of Public Health, 109(6):854-858.
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Association of Childhood Trauma Exposure With Adult Psychiatric Disorders and Functional Outcomes. JAMA Network Open, 1(7):e184493.
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Childhood self-regulation as a mechanism through which early overcontrolling parenting is associated with adjustment in preadolescence. Developmental Psychology, 54(8):1542-1554.
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Misshandlung von Kindern und Jugendlichen. In: Schneider, Wolfgang; Lindenberger, Ulman. Entwicklungspsychologie. - 8., überarb. Aufl. (8. Aufl.). Weinheim: Beltz, 697-712.
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Temperamental Anger and Positive Reactivity and the Development of Social Skills: Implications for Academic Competence During Preadolescence. Early Education and Development, 29(5):747-761.