Alina Oschwald

Alina Oschwald is a Research Associate and doctoral student at the Philipps University of Marburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Psychology and the Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Since 2023, she has been developing a modular group-based interaction training program for children and adolescents with interpersonal difficulties. She is also undergoing training as a child and adolescent psychotherapist (KJ-IPAM) since 2022.

• Education
  • M.Sc. Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2020–2022)
  • B.Sc. Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2018–2020)
  • B.A. Education with minor in Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2016–2018)
  • Primary School Teaching Degree (Mathematics and Music), University of Osnabrück (2015–2016)

Research Interests focus on interpersonal difficulties in childhood, modular psychotherapy, dissemination of evidence-based treatments, mental illnesses in preschool age, and the Living Library project. Her work includes the CBASP@YoungAge research initiative.

Publication Trends: Her recent research explores affective-motivational dynamics in learning environments and preventive strategies for adolescent substance use disorders. She emphasizes translational approaches bridging psychotherapy and educational contexts.

Awards:

• Teaching Award of Philipps University Marburg (2024) for the "Living Experiences" project

Teaching & Training: She leads courses like MKPPT-BQT-IIa: Practice Wise and B-KJ-2b: Living Library Workshop for Educators. As part of the AG Christiansen team, she contributes to the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic (KJ-PAM) and KJ-IPAM training program.