Dr. rer. nat. Sandra Mai-Lippold
Sandra Mai-Lippold, née Mai, works as a research associate for research and teachings in the department of Clinical and Health Psychology since 2014. In her doctoral thesis, which was certified with the dissertation award by the Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft, she investigated neuronal substrates of the interplay of interoception, emotion and body image using electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Other research topics are the investigation of physiological markers and neuronal networks of interoception and emotion in healthy and clinical groups with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), peripheral physiological measures and interoceptive stimulation. In 2017, she visited the Laureate Institute of Brain Research (LIBR), Tulsa, Oklahoma, US for a research stay and the implementation of a cooperation project regarding the investigation of the effect of energy drink consumption on interoception and emotion in anxiety sensitivity.
Since 2021 she also works as a research associate for clinical research and teachings at Ulm University and is employed as a behavioral psychotherapist (additional qualifications group psychotherapy, suggestive methods) at the Psychotherapeutical Outpatient Clinic, Ulm University.
Contact
Sandra Mai-Lippold
Research Associate
✉ Sandra Mai-Lippold
☎ +49-(0)731/50 31732
℻ +49-(0)731/50 31739
Π 43.3.101
Consultation hours
on appointment
Research interests
- Area of Research: Interoception and emotion
Interoception and emotion processing/regulation in healthy and clinical samples (e.g. eating disorders, neurological disorders) of different age groups (children, adolescents, adults), neuronal and peripheral physiological correlates of interoception and emotion, pain, alexithymia, emotions and body perception, models of interoceptive processing. - Area of Research: Mental health prevention
Improvement of interoceptive and of emotional competences with mindfulness-based interventions, promotion of emotion regulation and body perception. - Methodological Areas of Research
EEG and evoked potentials, heartbeat-evoked brain potential (HEP), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Ecological momentary assessment, Peripheral physiological variables: heart rate variability, electrodermal activity (EDA), EMG.
Scientific and clinical positions
Research activity
| since 2021 | Research associate for clinical research/teachings, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University |
| 2020 | PhD at the department of Clinical and Health Psychology, topic: Neuronal substrates in the interplay of interoception, emotion and body image. |
| 06/2017- 08/2017 | Research stay Laureate Institute of Brain Research (LIBR), Tulsa, Oklahoma, US. |
| 04/2014- 02/2015 | Assistant in the cooperation project of the Baden-Württemberg foundation "Komm mit in das gesunde Boot" |
| Since 2014 | Research assistant at the Department of Health Psychology, University of Ulm |
| 11/2013 - 03/2014 | Research assistant at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm |
| 2010 - 2013 | M.Sc. in Psychology, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, title of the master thesis: "Processing in affective and food stimuli in girls with anorexia nervosa: An ERP-study." |
| 09/2013 - 10/2013 | Student assistant at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm |
| 06/2013 - 08/2013 | Student assistant at the professorship for general psychology, University of Bamberg |
| 2011 - 2013 | Student assistant in the research group "Neurophysiology" at the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| 2008 - 2010 | B. Sc. in Psychology, Otto-Friedrich-Universiy of Bamberg |
Clinical positions
| since 2021 | Behavioral psychotherapist at the Psychotherapeutical Outpatient Clinic, Ulm University |
| 2021 | License for behavioral psychotherapy, additional qualifications group psychotherapy, suggestive methods |
| 2017 - 2021 | Practical training as a clinical psychologist at the university hospital in Ulm. |
| 03/2012 - 08/2012 | Internship at the day hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University Hospital Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| 08/2009 - 10/2009 | Internship at the counseling centre OASE, Bamberg |
Honours and prices
- 2021 dissertation award by the Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft
Memberships
German Association of Psychology (DGPs), sections health psychology, biological and neuropsychology, clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Teachings
- Seminar/Casework „Psychotherapeutic case conception B“ (SS 23)
- Scientific research seminar and tutorial „Neuroscientific methods in health psychology“ (WiSe 22/23)
- Seminar/Casework „Psychotherapeutic case conception B“ (WiSe 22/23)
- Project seminar “Conception and implementation of a metacognitive training for psychosis” (SS 2022)
- Colloquium clinical and health psychology (WS 2021/22)
- Neuroscientific methods in health psychology (WS 2021/22)
- Neuroscientific methods in health psychology (SS21)
- Scientific research colloquium Clinical and Health Psychology (WS20/21)
- Colloquium of the Department Clinical and Health Psychology (WS19/20)
- Metacognitive training for psychoses (SS18)
- Metacognitive training for psychoses (SS18)
- Neuroscientific methods in current research in health and clinical psychology (WS 17/18)
- Neuroscientific methods in current research in health and clinical psychology (SS 17)
- Neuroscientific methods in current research in health and clinical psychology (WS 16/17)
- Current research topics in health and clinical psychology under consideration of different neuroscientific methods (SS16)
- Course „Biopsychological methods in health psychology“ (WS 15/16)
- Course „Biopsychological methods and their application in health psychology“ (SS15)
- Course „Eating and weight disorders: Basics and Treatment“ (SS15)
- Practice Applied Cognitive Systems “Biological Psychology” (WS 14/15)