Nadja Ruckser

Nadja Ruckser serves as a Research Associate at the Department of Clinical-Psychological Intervention within Freie Universität Berlin's Department of Education and Psychology, working under Prof. Dr. Christine Knaevelsrud's research team.

Her research centers on Clinical Psychology and Psychotraumatology, with specialization in digital mental health interventions for refugees, soldiers, and trauma survivors. Key interests include PTSD treatment protocols, cross-cultural mental health models, depression management through mobile applications (TK Depression Coach, Moodpath), women's mental health across menstrual cycles, and neuropeptide physiology (oxytocin/vasopressin) in stress responses. She actively develops validated assessment tools for maladaptive behavioral and emotional patterns.

As part of the PREACT-digital and I-REACH research initiatives, she contributes to EU-funded projects addressing refugee mental health, adolescent therapy barriers, and physiological stress markers. Her work bridges clinical practice with technological innovation to enhance global mental healthcare accessibility for vulnerable populations.