معرفی
Prof. Dr. Annekatrin Steinhoff is an Assistant Professor and Group Leader at the Medical Faculty and University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern. She leads research on youth mental health, focusing on self-harm, risk-taking behaviors, and developmental psychopathology through a biopsychosocial lens. Her work is supported by an SNSF Starting Grant investigating the emergence and maintenance of self-harm in adolescents. She is affiliated with the z-proso International Research Network (zIReN) and serves as an Associate Editor at The Journal of Early Adolescence.
Education:
- PhD in Sociology, University of Münster
- Visiting Researcher: Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Berlin), Wilfrid Laurier University, and University of Toronto
Research Focus: Combining developmental and biopsychosocial perspectives, her work addresses mental health challenges in youth, with emphasis on self-harm mechanisms, stress, and substance use. Collaborations include interdisciplinary teams at the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development (University of Zurich, 2015–2022).
Awards & Grants:
- SNSF Starting Grant (principal investigator)
Labs/Teams:
- Principal Investigator of her research group at Bern University Hospital
- Core member of the zIReN network
