Fernanda Hoffmann

Fernanda Hoffmann is a Researcher in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the Faculty of Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, where she has served as a PreDoc researcher since October 2024 while pursuing her PhD under Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief.

Education:

• PhD in Psychology (in progress, since 10/2024), Philipps University of Marburg, supervised by Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief
• M.Sc. in Psychology, Karl-Franzens University of Graz (10/2022 - 09/2024)
• B.Sc. in Psychology, Karl-Franzens University of Graz (10/2018 - 04/2022)

Research Interests: Social Expectations in depression pathogenesis and treatment, Expectation optimization/violation mechanisms, Development of targeted psychological interventions, and Open Science implementation in clinical research. Her work emphasizes modifying social expectations to achieve sustainable improvements in depressive disorders.

Awards:

• Merit scholarship from Karl-Franzens University of Graz (2019-2023)

Professional Experience: Therapist at Psychotherapie-Ambulanz Marburg (06/2023-08/2023); Clinical internships in Psychiatry (Charité Berlin, 07/2021-01/2022) and Neuropsychology (Schön Klinik München Schwabing, 09/2020-09/2021); Research internships in Work and Organizational Psychology and General Psychology at Karl-Franzens University of Graz (07/2021-09/2021).

Contact: fernanda.hoffmann@uni-marburg.de | +49 6421 28-24054 | Gutenbergstraße 18, Room 03038, Marburg