• Since 2024 - PhD at the Free University of Berlin
• Title of the dissertation: Understanding Heterogeneity in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Insights from Symptom Manifestation, Patient Perspectives, and Biological Correlates
• Since 2022 - Training as a psychological psychotherapist (systemic therapy) at ISTB - Therapie und Organisationsentwicklung GmbH in Berlin
• 2022 - Master of Science Psychology at the University of Potsdam, specializing in Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counseling Psychology
• Title of Master's thesis: Menstrual cycle-related differences in HPA axis' reactivity to acute physiological and psychosocial stressors - A systematic review of longitudinal studies
• 2019 - Bachelor of Science Psychology at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Title of Bachelor's thesis: The influence of state mindfulness on emotion regulation in the context of social feedback

Academic and professional background

Since October 2024: PhD student at Freie Universität Berlin
Since October 2024: Psychotherapeutic work at ISTB as part of training to become a psychological psychotherapist (ST)
Since June 2024: Online counseling in the Smart-e-Moms research project at Freie Universität Berlin
October 2023 - July 2024: Internship 2 at the Psychotherapy Practice Dr. Kurtz as part of training to become a psychological psychotherapist (ST)
October 2022 - September 2023: Internship 1 at the Dr. Ebel Heinrich-Heine-Klinik Potsdam as part of the training to become a psychological psychotherapist (ST)
January 2021 - December 2021: Student assistant at the Free University of Berlin as part of the project Experiences and life situations of unwanted pregnant women - offers of counseling and care (ELSA)
June 2017 - 03/2019: Student assistant at the Heidelberg Institute for Psychotherapy

Research and stays abroad

02/2022 - 07/2022: Semester abroad at the Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
02/2018 - 07/2018: Semester abroad at the University of Melbourne, Australia
Scholarships
2024: Scholarship for the German Psychotherapy Congress (DPK), German Center for Mental Health (DZPG)
2022: Erasmus+ scholarship for an academic stay abroad at the Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2018: Scholarship from Heidelberg University and Baden-Württemberg Scholarship for an academic stay abroad at the University of Melbourne, Australia

Scholarships

2024: Scholarship for the German Psychotherapy Congress (DPK), German Center for Mental Health (DZPG)
2022: Erasmus+ scholarship for an academic stay abroad at the Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2018: Scholarship from Heidelberg University and Baden-Württemberg Scholarship for an academic stay abroad at the University of Melbourne, Australia

Peer- reviewed articles

2023

Klusmann, H., Luecking, N., Engel, S., Blecker, M. K., Knaevelsrud, C., & Schumacher, S. (2023). Menstrual cycle-related changes in HPA axis reactivity to acute psychosocial and physiological stressors–A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 150, 105212.