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I work as an Underwriting Research Specialist in the Life/Health R&D team, based in Cologne. As a psychologist and neuroscientist, I contribute to the development of Gen Re’s underwriting manuals, focusing on medical risks with a particular spotlight on mental health and psychiatric conditions. In addition, I provide psychoeducation, research, consulting and support for international clients.

Mom in Balance connects and makes women strong Worldwide.We focus on keeping women fit and helping them to balance their ambitions during a very busy period in their lives. Through outdoor workouts in the parks of the cities throughout the world but also through meeting other inspiring women we provide women with strength and energy to keep a solid balance between family, personal joy and work.

Effects of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurotransmission on information processingin attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their modulation by methylphenidate, dexamphetamine and guanfacineTasks:- Conducting EEG experiments and diagnostic interviews neuropsychological testing and interviewing of subjects and patients-Specific mathematical data analysis based on biological concepts- Methodical development for linking EEG and clinical data- Extensive literature review on a) depression in adults with ADHD b) neurophysiological principles ofdopaminergic disorders (animal experiments) and the transfer to humans- Application of the developed analysis method to data from schizophrenia and depression patients, as well as risk stages for these disorders

Seminars in the bachelor's program in psychology: scientific work, research methodology, EEG methodology seminar.Supervision of bachelor's and master's theses (psychology & human-machine communication).

Project Bimodal HearingTasks:▪ comprehensive literature study on a) voice perception in bimodal patients and its problems, b) signal processing, c) electric stimulation and acoustic amplification (EAS) of stimuli, d) training effects of auditory training paradigms, especially electric-acoustic paradig speech intelligibility, e) signal processing of cochlear implant simulations▪ Conducting a CI simulation study with subjects with normal hearing subjects▪ Modeling of signal processing in subjects and coupling of this to CI patients based on the results of this simulation study▪ Development of models for bimodal hearing▪ Development of methods to improve signal processing in CI patients▪ Writing the manuscript 'Bimodal benefit of adding acoustic low-frequency speech information on discrimination of voice cues in spectrotemporally degraded speech'

Projectsa. on consciousness and stimulus processing of faces and emotionsb. on decision-making processes and working memory performancec. on taste perception in the ventral emotion networkd. on the mother tongue and its effect on the second language in people with a migration background Tasks:Data collection using EEG, TMS, fMRI, eye tracking; data analysis andpreprocessing of raw data.