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Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Erik M. Mueller

  • Education

    06/2015 Habilitation (Venia Legendi for Psychology), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
    10/2008-07/11 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), Philipps-University Marburg (first supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jan Wacker; second supervisor: Prof. Dr. Urs Nater; Grade: summa cum laude)
    since 10/2009 Professional training as  Psychological Psychotherapist, Behaviour Therapy (Institut für Psychotherapie Ausbildung, Marburg; Intermediate Exam: 2012). *pausing since the taking up of the professorship in 2016
    10/2005-10/08 Advanced studies in Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, diploma thesis at the Universities Harvard and Marburg (Grade: excellent)
    08/2006-04/07 Semester abroad at the Pennsylvania State University at graduate student level; collaboration in the lab of Prof. Dr. Tom Borkovec (Grade Point Average: 4.0 von 4.0)
    10/2003-10/05 Basic studies in Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg (Grade Intermediate Diploma: excellent)

  • Academic and Professional Career

    since 03/2016 W2 Professorship in Differential Psychology and Personality Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg
    03/2018 - 4/18 Parental leave
    09/2012-2/16 Assistant Professor (“Akademischer Rat”), Clinical Psychology lab (Prof. Dr. Christiane Hermann), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
    04/2015-7/15 Parental leave
    09/2013-3/14 W2 Interim Professorship in Differential Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics, University Hamburg
    10/2009-3/16 Ambulatory psychotherapy as Psychotherapist in training, Psychotherapie Ambulanz Marburg
    10/2008-9/12 PhD student, Differential Psychology and Personality Psychology lab (Prof. Dr. G. Stemmler), Philipps-Universität Marburg

  • Institutional Responsibilities

    Mentor for female Postdocs in the mentoring program MEWISMA
    Head of the Psychology Department’s Open Science Group
    Editor of the Psychology Department’s Website
    Coordination of the Psychology Department’s colloquium (2016-2018)

  • Commissions of trust

    Member of the Psychology Department’s Faculty Council
    Member of the Psychology Department’s Bachelor-Master-Commission
    Member of the Psychology Department’s Aptitude Test Commission
    Member of the Psychology Department’s local Ethics Commission

  • Fellowships, Awards and Third Party Funding

    Third Party Funding
    2017 DFG MU3535/6-1 (195.053 €; 30 months); Indikatoren und Mechanismen interindividueller Unterschiede in kortiko-kardialer Kopplung (sole petitioner: E. Mueller)
    2017 DFG RTG 2271, subproject 6 (funding for subproject: approx. 300.000€; 4.5 years). RTG title: „Expectation Maintenance vs. Change in the Context of Expectation Violations: Connecting Different Approaches“. Subproject title: “Individual differences in expectation stability vs. change – Associations with monoamines and personality metatraits”
    2016 DFG MU3535/2-3 (212.255 €; 18 months); Neuroanatomische und psychopathologische Korrelate katecholaminerg modulierter Langzeit-Furchtextinktion (sole petitioner: E. Mueller)
    2014 Research Grant of the University Gießen (10.000€; 12 months); Integration hämodynamischer und elektrophysiologischer Korrelate der Langzeit-Furchtextinktion beim Menschen (sole petitioner: E. Mueller)
    2013 DFG MU3535/2-1 (179.000 €; 24 months); Katecholaminerge Mechanismen der Langzeit-Furchtextinktion beim Menschen (sole petitioner: E. Mueller)
    Awards
    2014 Jungwissenschaftlerpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychophysiologie und ihre Anwendung (DGPA) for the article „Panic disorder and serotonin reuptake inhibitors predict coupling of cortical and cardiac activity“ (award winner: E. Mueller, prize money: € 1.000)
    2013 Grant from the G.-A. Lienert Stiftung for a 3-month research stay at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Amount of the grant € 3.200)
    2013 Young Scientist Award for a Distinguished Contribution in EEG Research of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychophysiologie und ihre Anwendung (DGPA) and the Company Brain Products for the article „5-HTTLPR and anxiety modulate brain-heart covariation” (€ 1.000)
    2013 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing awarded by the scientific paper Biological Psychology
    2012 Travel grant from the Deutscher Akademischen Austauschdienstes (DAAD) for a visit of a conference held by the Society for Psychophysiological Research in New Orleans (€ 1.200)
    2011 Poster prize of the Society for Psychophysiological Research for the poster „Neurovisceral connectivity and brain activity following negative feedback – Two COMT-Val158Met dependent intermediate phenotypes for trait anxiety“ ($ 300)
     2011 Grant from the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychophysiologie und ihre Anwendung (DGPA) for the participation in the Spring School 2011 „Genes, Brain and Behavior“
    2010 Poster prize of the Society for Psychophysiological Research for the poster „Both trait anxiety associations and dopamine antagonist-induced reductions of the error-related negativity are moderated by the D2 receptor gene“ ($ 300)
    2010 Grant for the participation in the Autumn School 2010 „Cognitive, Affective and Nociceptive Functioning of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex“ held by the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
    2010 Grant for the participation in the Spring School 2010 „From vulnerability to plasticity: Molecular genetic perspectives“ held by the University Dresden
    2009 Grant from the Fachgruppe Biologische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie der DGPs for the participation in the Spring School 2009 held by the Bender Institute of Neuroimaging (€ 550)
    2009 SPR Research-Training Award from the Society for Psychophysiological Research for a 3-month research stay at the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego ($ 5.000)
    2007 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for excellent academic achievement (Grade Point Average: 4.0) as graduate student at the Pennsylvania State University, USA
    2006 Grant from the University Marburg for two semesters abroad (full tuition) at the Pennsylvania State University, USA
    2006 Grant from the Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes (DAAD) for one semester abroad at the Pennsylvania State University, USA (semester grant)
    2006 Exceptional Academic Achievement Award for excellent academic achievement (Grade Point Average: 4.0) as graduate student at the Pennsylvania State University, USA

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