Since 2025 – PhD candidate in Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin

2024 – Psychotherapeutic Licensing Examination, Berlin State Office for Health and Social Affairs

2024 – Master of Science in Psychology, specialization in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Freie Universität Berlin

• Master's thesis title: Depression and the autonomic nervous system: Diurnal profiles of salivary alpha-amylase across the menstrual cycle

2022 – Bachelor of Science in Psychology, focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Freie Universität Berlin

• Bachelor's thesis title: Cortisol concentrations during the menstrual cycle in individuals with premenstrual disorders – a systematic review

Academic Career

Since April 2025 – PhD candidate, Freie Universität Berlin

Since April 2025 – Online counselor in the research project Smart-e-Moms, Freie Universität Berlin

February 2022 – April 2024 – Student research assistant, project Experiences and life situations of individuals with unintended pregnancies – Counseling and care services (ELSA), Freie Universität Berlin

January 2021 – May 2022 – Student research assistant, project Online therapy for depression (TK Depression Coach), Freie Universität Berlin

October 2020 – December 2020 – Research intern, project Stress and depression during the menstrual cycle (DepCy), Freie Universität Berlin

Peer-reviewed articles

2025

Klusmann, H.*, Meyer, C.*, Engel, S., Haering, S., Blecker, M. K., Conrad, E., Reichmuth, F., Schumacher, S., & Knaevelsrud, C. (2025). Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for depressive symptoms after an unintended pregnancy: The role of emotion regulation difficulties. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 100931. https://doi.org/10.1016j.jadr.2025.100931

2024

Haering, S.*, Meyer, C.*, Schulze, L., Conrad, E., Blecker, M. K., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Geiling, A., Klusmann, H., Schumacher, S., Knaevelsrud, C., & Engel, S. (2024). Sex and gender differences in risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of psychopathology and clinical science, 133(6), 429–444. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000918