Dr. phil. Laura Simon

since 02/2020              Research Assistant at the University of Ulm, Institute of Psychology and Education, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
11/2025Doctorate (Dr. phil.), Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology, Ulm University, awarded summa cum laude
10/2022-08/2025Therapist at the training outpatient clinic (AWIP) at University Hospital Ulm (as part of CBT training)
04/2023-09/2023Psychologist, Psychiatric Acute Care Clinic Dr. Schwarz, Ulm (as part of CBT training)
10/2021-09/2022Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III at University Hospital Ulm (as part of CBT training)
08/2019-12/2019Research Assistant University of Heidelberg (Clinic for General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics)
03/2019-11/2019Internship: Psychological Counseling Service Heidelberg
12/2017-08/2018Research Assistant SRH Heidelberg (Faculty for Therapeutical Sciences)
08/2017-08/2017Internship: Psychatry Hunsrückklinikum Simmern
08/2016-05/2017Research Internship: Center for Behavioral Health and Technology, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, USA)
05/2016-05/2017Research Assistant Psychology Department of the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, USA)

Contact

Foto Laura Simon

Dr. phil. Laura Simon
Cognitive Behavioral Therapist
Research Assistant

✉  laura.simon(at)uni-ulm.de
☎ +49-(0)731/50 32836
℻ +49-(0)731/50 32809
Π 02_28

Consultation hours
on appointment

Education

10/2021-09/2025Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Institute for Advanced Training in Behavioral Therapy and Applied Psychology (AWIP) at University Hospital Ulm
10/2017-02/2020Master´s Degree in Psychology at the University of Heidelberg (Concentration in Developmental and Clinical Psychology) and at the University of Padua (Padua, Italy)
08/2013-05/2017Bachelor´s Degree in Psychology at the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, USA)

Teaching

  • Winter Term 2023/24, 2024/25 & 2025/26: BQT-II – Advanced Practice of Psychotherapy with Adults and Older Adults (M.Sc. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
  • Summer Term 2024 & 2025: Advanced Psychological Assessment and Expert Evaluation II (M.Sc. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
  • Winter Term 2022/23: Development of Web-Based Health Interventions (M.Sc. Psychology, co-taught with Alexandra Portenhauser)
  • Supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses

Awards

  • 2025 Journal of Sleep Research Researcher Award (Mental Health Track)
  • 2024 Seed Funding Grant, Equal Opportunities Office, Ulm University
  • 2022 Peer Mentoring Stipendium (with Lisa Steinmetz) DGVM
  • 2017 rank W. Finger Memorial Scholarship, University of Virginia

Reviewer Activities

  • Digital Health
  • Journal of Sleep Research