Dr. Christine Schick
Christine Schick acquired her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Psychology at the University of Ulm. She has been working as a research assistant in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology since 2019. In 2024, she completed her doctorate, in which she investigated various mind-body interventions such as mindfulness-based and body-oriented procedures to improve interoception, stress relief and health. Since 2021, she has also been training as a psychological psychotherapist in systemic therapy and has worked at various clinics.
Publications
Contact
Christine Schillings (née Schillings)
Research Assistant
✉ Christine Schick
☎ +49-(0)731/50 31738
Π 43.3.105
Consultation hours
on appointment
Research interests
- Interventions to improve interoceptive abilities and health-related parameters such as stress
- Mind-body interventions
- Digital and chatbot-based interventions
- Vagus nerve stimulation
Professional Career
| since 06/2019 | Research assistant in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University |
| 2024 | PhD at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, topic: Enhancing Interoception, Stress Relief, and Health through Mind-Body Interventions |
since 10/2021 | Training as a psychological psychotherapist in systemic psychotherapy at the Systemica Institut |
| 10/2020 - 02/2023 | Research assistant at the Leadership Personality Center Ulm (LPCU) and the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm |
| 10/2016 - 03/2019 | Master’s programme in Psychology (M. Sc.; key subjects: Clinical Psychology and Personal and Organizational Psychology, Ulm University); semester abroad at the California State University of Northridge, Los Angeles |
| 10/2014 - 03/2019 | Student assistant in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University |
| 10/2013 - 09/2016 | Bachelor’s programme in Psychology (B. Sc.), Ulm University |
Third-party funding and awards
2026-2027 Young Talent Science Day (2nd place), Ulm University Professional Graduate and Training Center Ulm (€30,000), topig: “Feel Forward – mobile vagus nerve stimulation for improved interoception"
2025 Doctoral Award from the Clemens Gabriel Foundation
2022-2023: InnoTEACH – Innovative teaching transfer formats at the transition between university and business, topic: Mobile assessment of health variables, biofeedback, and counseling sessions on 24-hour heart rate variability to improve health-related parameters (€5,752.82)
Lectures
Summer Semester 2026
- Seminar "Research-orientated internship – Psychotherapy Research" (Master of Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Ulm University)
Summer Semester 2025
- Seminar "Research-orientated internship – Psychotherapy Research" (Master of Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Ulm University)
Winter Semester 2024/2025
- Colloquium of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (Bachelor and Master, Ulm University)
Summer Semester 2024
- Seminar "Research-orientated internship – Psychotherapy Research" (Master of Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, Ulm University)
Winter Semester 2023/2024
Seminar „Preventive measures to support work-life balance“ (Master, Ulm University)
Summer Semester 2023
- Seminar "Mobile assessment of health parameters in research and practice" (Master, Ulm University)
Summer Semester 2022
- Block course „Prevention and health promotion” (Medicine, Ulm University / University Hospital Ulm)
Summer Semester 2021
- Lead the colloquium of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology including a Journal Club (Bachelor and Master, Ulm University)
- Block course „Prevention and health promotion” (Medicine, Ulm University / University Hospital Ulm)
Winter Semester 2020/2021
- Seminar „Preventive measures to support work-life balance“ (Master, Ulm University)