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Institute of Psychology
Institute of Psychology

Photo: UHH/Aleksandra Gaus

Dr. Kai Härpfer

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Postdoctoral Researcher

Address

University of Hamburg
Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science
Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience
Von-Melle-Park 11
20146 Hamburg

Office

Room: 118

Office hours

  • Do: 10 am - 11 am by appointment

Contact

Tel: +49 40 2395-25826

Academic CV

04/2020 – 01/2025 Doctorate in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat., PhD equivalent), Department of Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Hamburg
10/2018 - 03/2020 Study of Psychology (M.Sc.), Humboldt-University of Berlin
10/2014 – 09/2018 Study of Psychology (B.Sc.), University of Potsdam

Professional Experience

since 10/2020 Postgraduate training as a psychotherapist (cognitive-behavioral therapy), PTA Hamburg
since 04/2020 Research associate, Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience , University of Hamburg
05/2024 – 04/2025 Psychologist, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Asklepios West Clinic Hamburg
02/2021 – 01/2022 Psychologist, Psychotherapeutic Outpatient Clinic, University of Hamburg
12/2018 - 03/2020 Student assistant, Clinical Psychology, Humboldt-University of Berlin
08/2016 – 10/2016 Clinical internship, Department of Psychiatry, Schlosspark-Klinik Berlin

Research Focus

  • Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • Neuroscientific basic and translational research
  • Event-related potentials and time-frequency analysis in EEG
  • Neural biomarkers of vulnerability and treatment response
  • Development and adaptation of psychological interventions

Publikationen