David Daniel Ebert

Prof. David Daniel Ebert is a Professor of Psychology & Digital Mental Health Care at TU Munich (since 2021), leading the Psychology und Digital Mental Health Care professorship within the TUM School of Medicine and Health. His career includes roles as Associate Professor at VU Amsterdam (2018–2020), habilitation in Psychology at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (2018), and postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School (2014–2015). Ebert holds a PhD in Psychology from Philipps-University Marburg (2013) and has conducted research across Europe and the US.

His research focuses on developing and evaluating internet- and mobile-based interventions for mental health, particularly depression prevention, insomnia treatment, and trauma recovery. Key areas include health economic evaluations, prediction models for treatment outcomes, and transdiagnostic approaches. Ebert has pioneered work on digital mental health solutions for college students and farmers, emphasizing accessibility and scalability.

Notable awards include the Comenius Award (2017) and Charlotte Carl Bühler Award (2016). His publications span over 150 papers in journals like JAMA, Psychother Psychosom, and Journal of Medical Internet Research, with a focus on meta-analyses and randomized controlled trials validating digital interventions.

• Education:
  • PhD in Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg (2013)
  • Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg and Free University Amsterdam
• Key Research Themes:
  • Evidence-based digital interventions
  • Mental health prevention strategies
  • Health economic impact analysis
  • Machine learning in mental health diagnostics

Ebert's work bridges clinical practice and technology, with current projects addressing pandemic mental health impacts, farmer mental health via telehealth, and LGBTQ+ mental health disparities. His lab collaborates internationally on implementation science to scale effective interventions into routine care settings.