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Curriculum Vitae Dr. Annegret Krause-Utz
Personal information:
Name:
Dr. sc. hum. Annegret Dorothea Krause-Utz,
Birth name:
Krause
Date of birth:
20th of September 1980
Place of birth:
Mutlangen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Marital Status:
Married, no children
Office address:
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapeutic Medicine,
Central Institute of Mental Health, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
Telephone +49-621-1703-4403
FAX:
+49-621-1703-4005
E-Mail: [email protected]
-----------------------------------------------Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science, Section Clinical Psychology
Leiden University
Wassenaarseweg 52, PO Box 9555
2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands
Phone: (+31) 715276639
Email: [email protected]
Position:
Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology (University of Leiden)
Head of the research group ‘Stress and Cognition’ at the Department of
Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of
Mental Health (CIMH, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University,
Mannheim).
Academic career:
Since 01/12/2014:
Since 10/2014:
Since 04/2010:
28/02/2014:
Since 10/2009:
09/2008 – 09/2011:
Assisstant Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Faculty of Behavioral
and Social Science, University of Leiden
Head of the research group ‘Stress and Cognition’ at the CIMH.
PhD program in Clinical Psychology at the Faculty of Social &
Behavioral Sciences, University of Leiden (‘Impact of dissociative
states on affective-cognitive processing in Borderline Personality
Disorder’, Supervisor: Prof. Elzinga, anticipated end date: end of 2014).
Promotion Dr. sc. hum at the Medical Faculty of the University of
Heidelberg (‘Cognitive processing during emotional distraction in
Borderline Personality Disorder’, Supervisor: Prof. C. Schmahl, grade:
summa cum laude).
Postgraduate Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the
University of Heidelberg (Zentrum für Psychologische Psychotherapie,
ZPP, Zwischenprüfung: 07.07.2011)
Postgraduate Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
(Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wissenschaftliche Psychotherapie, Freiburg)
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04/2009 – 02/2014:
04/10/2007:
10/2000- 10/2007:
Research Assistant at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and
Psychotherapy (CIMH), SFB636 Graduate School “Translational
Neuroscience” with lab rotation (research group ‘Animal Models in
Psychiatry’ headed by Prof. Peter Gass)
Diploma in Psychology, University of Mannheim (The impact of
aversive inner tension on impulsivity in patients with borderline
personality disorder, Supervisor: Prof. Schmahl, grade: very good).
Studies in Psychology at Koblenz-Landau University and Mannheim
University.
Scholarships:
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2014: Travel stipend of the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) to the
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS, Miami, Florida, invited talk)
2011: Travel stipend of the Collaborative Research Grant SFB 636 to the World
Congress of Biological Psychiatry, (Prague, Czech Republic).
3/2009 – 4/2010: PhD stipend of the Collaborative Research Grant SFB 636: Learning,
Memory and Brain Plasticity: Implications for Psychopathology (SFB636, funded by the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG).
06/2000: Scheffelpreis (Award for “Excellent achievments in Creative and Scientific
Writing”, funded by the German Society for Literature, Karlsruhe, Germany)
Teaching:
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Mannheimer Reformiertes Curriculum Medizin (MaReCuM): Psychosomatik und
Psychotherapeutische Medizin: Unterricht am Krankenbett, Gesprächsführung.
Supervision of two diploma theses in Clinical Psychology (Sylvia Cackowski, Stefanie
Daffner), one medical doctoral thesis (Anne-Christine Reitz), and supervision of two
psychology doctoral theses (Sylvia Cackowski; Julia-Caroline Walther)
Participation in and organization of international Masterclasses:
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10/2009: Masterclass ’Emotional Memory’ at Amsterdam University, international
experts: Prof. Gal Richter-Levin (University of Haifa); Prof. Marian Joels (University of
Amsterdam)
10/2012: Masterclass ‘Childhood abuse and neglect across the life span’ at Leiden
University, international experts: Prof. Dr. Michael J. Meaney (McGill University,
Montreal Canada), Prof. Dr. Seth Pollak (University of Chicago, USA), Prof. Dr. Ruth
Lanius (University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, Canada)
05/2013: Masterclass ‘Traumatic stress’ at Amsterdam University, international
experts: Dr. Tim Dalgleish (Cambridge, UK), Frits Boer (Amsterdam, Holland)
2014: International expert meeting ‘Gene x Environment interactions in the
developing at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and
Social Sciences (NIAS), international experts: Daniela Posthuma, Udo Dannlowki,
Thomas Frodl, Essi Viding, Christian Schmahl, Prof. Elzinga, Dr. E. Crone, Dr. G. Bird.
2014: Masterclass at the CIMH in Mannheim, invited experts: Prof. Ruth Lanius
(Ontario, Canada), Prof. B. Elzinga (Leiden, Holland), Dr. Inge Volman (London, UK)
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Research interests
Investigation of the influence of stress on cognitive functioning in trauma-related disorders
such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) using behavioral, neuropsychological, psychophysiological, and neuroimaging
methods (task-related and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging).
 The impact of dissociation on amygdala activity and amygdala functional connectivity
during an Emotional Working Memory Task in BPD and PTSD.
 The neural correlates of emotional working memory performance in patients with complex
PTSD (after interpersonal violence during childhood) before and after therapy (DBTPTSD therapy versus Cognitive Processing Therapy) (part of the RELEASE project).
 The effect of an Emotional Working Memory Training on emotion regulation in BPD
(collaboration project with Dr. Tim Dalglesh and Dr. Susanne Schweitzer, Cognition and
Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK; PhD project of Julia-Caroline Walther).
 The impact of dissociative states on time perception, body perception, and emotional
working memory in PTSD (collaboration project with Prof. Ruth Lanius, University of
Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada).
 The impact of stress on different components of impulsivity in BPD and adult Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (part of the Clinical Research Unit (KFO 256)).
 The impact of stress on behavioral and self-reported aggression in female and male
patients with BPD (PhD project of Sylvia Cackowski).
Editorial Boards:
2013: Frontiers in Neuropsychiatric Imaging and Stimulation.
Ad-hoc invited reviews for scientific journals:
Psychological Medicine, Frontiers in Psychiatry, PLOS One, Brain and Behavior, Borderline
Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, Psychiatry Research; Psychiatry Research:
Neuroimaging;
Publications:
Original articles published in peer-reviewed journals with impact factor:
Krause-Utz A, Elzinga BM, Oei NYL, Paret C, Niedtfeld I, Spinhoven P, Bohus M, Schmahl
C (2014). Amygdala and dorsal anterior cingulate connectivity during an emotional working
memory task in borderline personality disorder patients with interpersonal trauma history.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: Psychiatry. 8: 848. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00848.
Krause-Utz A* Veer IM, Rombouts SARB, Bohus M, Schmahl C, Elzinga BM (2014).
Amygdala and anterior cingulate resting-state functional connectivity in borderline personality
disorder patients with a history of interpersonal trauma. Psychological Medicine 44(13):2889901 (*equally contributed authors).
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Cackowski S, Reitz, AC, Ende G, Kleindienst N, Bohus M, Schmahl C, Krause-Utz A (2014).
Impact of stress on different components of impulsivity in Borderline Personality Disorder.
Psychological Medicine 44(15):3329-40.
Krause-Utz A, Cackowski S, van Eijk J, Demirakca T, Bohus M, Ende G, Schmahl C (2014).
Different components of impulsivity in borderline personality disorder and adult attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology 24, Supplement 1, S79S80.
Krause-Utz A, Elzinga BM, Oei NYL, Spinhoven P, Bohus M, Schmahl C (2014).
Susceptibility to Distraction by Social Cues in Borderline Personality Disorder.
Psychopathology 47(3), 148-157.
Krause-Utz A, Sobanski E, Alm B, Valerius G, Kleindienst N, Bohus M, Schmahl C (2013).
Impulsivity in relation to stress in patients with borderline personality disorder with and
without co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an exploratory study. Journal of
Nervous and Mental Disease 201(2), 116-123.
Krause-Utz A*, Cacciaglia R*, Vogt MA, Schmahl C, Flor H, Gass P (2013). Voluntary
exercise does not ameliorate context memory and hyperarousal in a mouse model for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 14(5), 403-9
(*equally contributed authors).
Niedtfeld I*, Schulze L*, Krause-Utz A, Bohus M, Schmahl S (2013). Voxel-based
morphometry in patients with borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid
posttraumatic stress disorder. PLoS ONE 12;8(6):e65824. doi: 10.1371 (*equally contributed
authors)
Krause-Utz A, Oei NY, Niedtfeld I, Bohus M, Spinhoven P, Schmahl C, Elzinga BM (2012).
Influence of emotional distraction on working memory performance in borderline personality
disorder. Psychological Medicine 42(10), 2181-2192.
Reitz S, Krause-Utz A, Pogatzki-Zahn EM, Ebner-Priemer U, Bohus M, Schmahl C (2012).
Stress regulation and incision in borderline personality disorder – a pilot study modelling
cutting behaviour. Journal of Personality Disorders 26(4), 605-615.
Schmahl C, Berne K, Krause A, Kleindienst N, Valerius G, Vermetten E, Bohus M (2009).
Hippocampus and amygdala volumes in patients with borderline personality disorder with or
without posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience 34(4), 289-295.
Review articles:
Krause-Utz A, Schmahl C (2010). Neurobiological Differentiation Between Borderline
Patients With and Without Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. European Psychiatric Review
3(2), 63-68.
Krause-Utz A, Winter D, Niedtfeld I, Schmahl C (2014). The latest neuroimaging findings in
borderline personality disorder. Current Psychiatry Reports, 16(3), 438.
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Sebastian A, Jung P, Krause-Utz A, Lieb K, Schmahl C, Tuescher O (2014). Frontal
dysfunctions of impulse control – a systematic review in borderline personality disorder and
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: Psychiatry 8: 698.
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00698, PMCID: PMC4153044
Winter D, Schmahl C, Krause-Utz A. Neurowissenschaftliche Forschung und
Psychotherapie der Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung. Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie,
Psychologie und Psychotherapie, in press
Review articles:
Krause-Utz A, Schmahl C (2010). Neurobiological Differentiation Between Borderline
Patients With and Without Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. European Psychiatric Review
3(2), 63-68.
Krause-Utz A, Winter D, Niedtfeld I, Schmahl C (2014). The latest neuroimaging findings in
borderline personality disorder. Current Psychiatry Reports, 16(3), 438.
Sebastian A, Jung P, Krause-Utz A, Lieb K, Schmahl C, Tuescher O (2014). Frontal
dysfunctions of impulse control – a systematic review in borderline personality disorder and
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: Psychiatry 8: 698.
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00698, PMCID: PMC4153044
Winter D, Schmahl C, Krause-Utz A. Neurowissenschaftliche Forschung und
Psychotherapie der Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung. Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie,
Psychologie und Psychotherapie, in press
Book chapters:
Krause-Utz, A., Niedtfeld, I., Knauber J., Schmahl, C. (in press). Neurobiology in Borderline
Personality Disorder. In: Stanley B & New A (Eds). Primer on Borderline Personality
Disorder. Oxford University Press, New York.
Invited talks at international conferences (selection last 2 years):
Krause-Utz A. Einfluss von Stress auf unterschiedliche Facetten von Impulsivität bei der
Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung und dem Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Syndrom
im Erwachsenenalter. DGPPN Kongress 2014, 25.-28. November, Berlin, Germany.
Krause-Utz A. Influence of Emotional Distraction on Working Memory Performance in
Borderline Personality Disorder Patients with Interpersonal Trauma History – The Role of
Dissociation. 30th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies
(ISTSS), 2014, November 6-8th, Miami, Florida, USA.
Krause-Utz A. Impulsivity in relation to stress in borderline personality
disorder and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 3rd European Conference on
Borderline Personality Disorder (ESSPD), 2014, October 16-18th, Rome, Italy.
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Krause-Utz A. Influence of Dissociation on Emotional Distraction in Borderline Personality
Disorder. Panel “Early Stress and Emotion Dysregulation”. 52nd Annual Meeting of the
American Colleague of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), 2013, December 8 – 12th,
Hollywood, Florida, USA.
Krause-Utz A. Influence of Dissociation on Emotional Distraction in Borderline Personality
Disorder. Meeting of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), 2013,
June 6 - 9th, Bologna, Italy.
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