Dr. phil.
Beate
Ditzen
Oberassistentin
Telephone:
+41 44 635 73 65
b.ditzen@psychologie.uzh.ch
Office: BIN4.E-08
Curriculum vitae
Personal Information
| Name | Beate Ditzen |
| Address | Office: University of Zurich, Dept. of Psychology Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Binzmuhlestr. 14/ Box 26 CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland E-mail: b.ditzen@psychologie.uzh.ch Tel: +41-44-635 7365 |
Education
| 2010 |
Board-certified Psychotherapist in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Medicine [Master of Advanced Studies in Psychotherapy], University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. |
| 2004 |
Ph.D. [Dr. phil.], University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Title of Ph.D. thesis: "Effects of Romantic Partner Interaction on Psychological and Endocrine Stress Protection in Women". Advisors: Dr. Ulrike Ehlert, Dr. Lutz Jäncke |
| 2002 |
M.S. [Diplom in Psychologie], Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. Title of master thesis: “Effects of attachment, relationship quality and social support on psychoneuroendocrine stress responses” Advisors: Dr. Bruno Kopp (Berlin), Dr. Ulrike Ehlert, & Dr. Markus Heinrichs (Zurich) |
| 1998 |
B.A. [Licence de Psychologie], University of Burgundy, Dijon, France. |
| 1997 |
Pre-diploma [Vordiplom], Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany. |
| 1995 |
School-leaving examinations [Abitur] Einhard College, Seligenstadt, Germany. |
Positions and Employment
| May 07 – present | Senior teaching and research associate (Oberassistentin), Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| May 07 - present | Liaison-counseling psychotherapist at the University Hospital Zurich, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Chair: Dr. R. Zimmermann) and Neonatology (Chair: Dr. H. U. Bucher) |
| May 07 - present | Psychotherapist (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Medicine) at the Outpatient Clinic and Research Unit for Behavioral Medicine at the University of Zurich (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| May 05 – 07 | Post-doctoral research fellow, Emory University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Chair: Dr. C.B. Nemeroff) |
| May 04 - May 05 | Post-doctoral research fellow, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| Jun. 02 - Apr. 04 | Graduate student in the Ph.D. Program of the Center of Neuroscience Zurich (Ph.D. in Neuroscience, May 2004), Zurich, Switzerland |
| Oct. 02 - May 05 | Student in the Postgraduate Advanced Master Program in Psychotherapy and Behavioral Medicine at the Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| May 02 - May 04 | Graduate student, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| 1999 - 2000 | Research assistant at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Clinical Psychology, Research Group Behavioral Neuroscience (Chair: Dr. H. Flor) |
Honors & Funding Support
| 2011 | Travel Award, Swiss Academy for Social Sciences (‘SAGW’), Conference of the German Society of Behavioral Medicine and Behavior Modification (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation, DGVM), Luxembourg. |
| since 2010 | Peer Mentoring Group “Analysis of Dyadic Interaction” (Analyse dyadischer Interaktion, ADI). PIs: 2010: Melanie Braun, Ph.D. & Corinne Spoerri, M.S., 2011: Corinne Spoerri, M.S. & Melanie Braun, Ph.D. |
| 2010 | Travel Award, Swiss Academy for Social Sciences (‘SAGW’), American Psychosomatic Society 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, Portland, OR, USA. |
| since 2009 | Peer Mentoring Group “Methoden und Statistik” (Methods and Statistics, MuSt). PIs: 2009: Marie Hennecke, M.S & Daniel Zimprich, Ph.D., 2010: Regula Lehmann, M.S. & David Weiss, Ph.D., 2011: Kathrin Krause, M.S. & Kathrin Schaffhauser, M.S. |
| 2009 | Individual Project Funding, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) (105314_124627/1):\n “Oxytocin, Couple Interaction and Wound Healing”. |
| 2009 | Award for the best oral presentation (Vortragspreis), Symposium of the German Psychological Association, Health Psychology Section (Symposium der Fachgruppe Gesundheitspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Zurich, Switzerland. |
| 2009 | Young Scholars Award, American Psychosomatic Society (APS). American Psychosomatic Society 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, USA. |
| 2009 | Travel Award, Swiss Academy for Social Sciences (‘SAGW’), American Psychosomatic Society 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, USA. |
| 2008 | ‘Venture Grant’, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (SBN), Atlanta GA (PI: L. Parr). |
| 2008 | Travel Award, Swiss Academy for Social Sciences (‘SAGW’), 10th International Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Medicine (ICBM), Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2007 | Short-Term Visitors Fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF). |
| 2006 | ‘Venture Grant’, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (SBN), Atlanta GA (PI: C. Heim). |
| 2006 | ‘Venture Grant’, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (SBN), Atlanta GA (PI: B. Ditzen). |
| 2006 | ‘Early Career Award’, 9th International Congress of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2006 | Post-Doctoral Poster Award, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN), Tenth Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. |
| 2005-07 | Post-Doctoral Fellowship USA, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF). |
| 2005 | Poster Award, University of Zurich, Dept. of Psychology Poster Conference (2. Lizentianden und Doktorandenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts der Universität Zürich, LiDoKo), Zurich, Switzerland. |
| 2005 | Award for the best scientific presentation (Preis für die beste wissenschaftliche Präsentation)), German Association for Behavioral Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und –modifikation, DGVM), 10th meeting of the DGVM, Munich, Germany. |
| 2004 | Poster Award, University of Zurich, Dept. of Psychology Poster Conference (1. Lizentianden und Doktorandenkongress des Psychologischen Instituts der Universität Zürich, LiDoKo), Zurich, Switzerland.any. |
| 2004 | Travel grant, Center of Neurosciences Zurich. |
| 2004 | Young Investigator Research Grant, University of Zurich: “Psychobiological determinants of conflict in romantic partnerships”. |
| 2004 | Travel grant, Swiss National Science Foundation. Swiss Summer School on Advanced Methods in Social Sciences, Lugano. |
| 2003 | Travel grant, Swiss Academy for Social Sciences. |
| 2003 | Travel Grant, German Psychological Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, DGPs). Spring Academy in Psychoneuronendocrinology (Frühlingsakademie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychophysiologie und ihre Anwendungen, Psychoendokrinologie), University of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 2002-03 | ‘Stipend for Doctoral Students’, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). |
| 2002-03 | ‘Stipend for Doctoral Students’, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). |
Further Education
| 2010 | Multilevel Modeling for Intensive Longitudinal Data, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2011 | Leading, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2010 | Analysis of Dyadic Data, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2010 | Multilevel Analysis with HLM, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2009 | Modern Analysis of Change, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2008 | Multilevel Modeling (MLM), University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2007 | Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM), University of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 2005-07 | Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA |
| 2005-07 | Grand Rounds, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA |
| 2005-07 | Lunch & Learn, Clinical Trails Office, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA |
| 2006-07 | Reproductive Endocrinology Research & Training Conference, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA |
| 2004 | Swiss Summer School on Advanced Methods in Social Sciences, Lugano, Switzerland |
| 2003 | Spring Academy in Psychoneuronendocrinology (Frühlingsakademie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychophysiologie und ihre Anwendungen, Psychoendokrinologie), University of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 2003 | Writing scientific English, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
Teaching Experience
| Fall term 11 | Stress-dependent Disorders Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Spring term 11 | Empirical Research in Psychology Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Fall term 10 | Anxiety and Stress-dependent Disorders Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Spring term 10 | Conception of Psychotherapeutic Interventions Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Fall term 09 | Symptomatology, Etiology, and Treatment of Disorders in Behavioral Medicine Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Spring term 09 | Problem Analysis in Psychotherapy Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Fall term 08 | Problem Analysis in Psychotherapy Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Spring term 08 | Brain Imaging in Clinical Psychology Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Fall term 07 | Symptomatology, Etiology, and Treatment of Disorders in Behavioral Medicine Biopsychology of Couple Relationships and Health |
| Fall term 04/05 | Evaluation of Interventions in Clinical Psychology Statistics in Clinical Psychology |
| Spring term 04 | Standard Interventions in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Statistics in Clinical Psychology |
| Fall term 03/04 | Evaluation of Interventions in Clinical Psychology Statistics in Clinical Psychology |
| Spring term 03 | Statistics in Clinical Psychology |
| Fall term 02/03 | Evaluation of Interventions in Clinical Psychology Statistics in Clinical Psychologyy |
Clinical Experience
| May 2007 – present | Liaison-counseling psychotherapist at the University Hospital Zurich, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Chair: Dr. R. Zimmermann) and since 2010 Dept. of Neonatology (Chair: Dr. H. U. Bucher) |
| May 2007 – present | Psychotherapist (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Medicine) in the Outpatient Clinic and Research Unit for Behavioral Medicine at the University of Zurich (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| 2007 | Psychological Liaison Counseling, Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta GA, USA |
| 2003-05 | Psychotherapist (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Medicine) in the Outpatient Clinic and Research Unit for Behavioral Medicine at the University of Zurich (Chair: Dr. U. Ehlert) |
| 2000 | Online stress management program, Internet startup ”xx-well.com”, Berlin, Germany (internship) |
Research Experience
| 2010 – present | Couple Relationships and Health in the Swiss Household Panel (SHP). Data Analysis based on data from the Swiss Household Panel (SHP). |
| 2009 – present | Oxytocin, Couple Interaction and Wound Healing. PI: Beate Ditzen, Ph.D. |
| 2007 – 2009 | The effects of intranasal oxytocin on social cognition in nonhuman primates. PI: Lisa Parr, Ph.D., Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA USA |
| 2007 – 2009 | Impact of Early Adversity on the CNS Oxytocin System: Relevance for Psychopathology. PI: Christine Heim, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine. |
| 2007 – 2009 | Premenstrual symptoms, depression, chronic pelvic pain, and somatoform disorders over the course of the menstrual cycle. PI: Beate Ditzen, Ph.D. |
| 2007 – 2009 | Effects of menstrual cycle phase and intranasal oxytocin on gaze duration and focus in women viewing pictures of erotic and attachment content. PI: Beate Ditzen, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine. |
| 2006 – 2008 | Traumatic Life Events, Stress Levels, and Relationship Functioning in Women with Endometriosis. PI: Friedrich Wieser, M.D., Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine. |
| 2005 – 2007 | Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Characterization of Metabolic Sequelae, Brain Circuits, and Stress Reactivity. PI: Sarah Berga, M.D., Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Psychobiological determinants of couple conflict. PI: Beate Ditzen, Ph.D. |
| 2003 - 2004 | Psychosocial and biological factors of stress protection in couples. PI: Markus Heinrichs, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dept. of Psychology, University of Zurich |
| 2002 - 2004 | Mood, relationship quality and attractiveness over the course of the menstrual cycle. PI: Ulrike Ehlert, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dept. of Psychology, University of Zurich |
| 2001 | Effect of attachment style and social support on psychoneuroendocrine stress responses. PI: Markus Heinrichs, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dept. of Psychology, University of Zurich |
Ad-hoc Reviewer for Scientific Journals
- Anxiety, Stress, and Copring
- Biological Psychology
- Harvard Review of Psychiatry
- Development and Psychopathology
- Harvard Review of Psychiatry
- Hormones and Behavior
- Human Communication Research
- International Journal of Psychophysiology
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Neuropsychopharmacology
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Psychosomatics
- Psychotherapeut
- Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und medizinische Psychologie (PPmP)
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- Stress
- Swiss Journal of Psychology
- Verhaltenstherapie
Reviewer for Scientific Project Funding
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Professional Membership
- American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
- Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN), Atlanta, GA USA
- German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, DGPs)
- German Association for Behavioral Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin, DGVM)
- Swiss Psychological Federation (Föderation der Schweizerischen Psychologinnen und Psychologen, FSP)
- International Neuroendocrine Federation
- International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM)
- International Neuroendocrine Federation
- Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
- Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR)
- Swiss Psychological Society (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Psychologie, sgp)
- Swiss Society for Neuroscience (SSN)
- Zurich Federation of Psychologists (Kantonalverband der Zürcher Psychologinnen und Psychologen, ZüPP)
Professional Services (University and Scientific Organizations)
Board Member of the German Association for Behavioral Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin, DGVM)
Newsletter Editor and Associated Board Member of the International Society for Behavioral Medicine (ISBM)