Dirk Adolph

Dirk Adolph is a researcher at Ruhr University Bochum’s Research and Treatment Center for Mental Health (FBZ), focusing on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. He has held leadership roles in research labs since 2010 and contributed extensively to understanding anxiety disorders, depression, and emotion regulation through psychophysiological and behavioral studies.

• Education: Diplom in Psychology (2005) and Pedagogy (1997) from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg; Dr. rer. nat. (2011) in Clinical Psychology from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

His research explores experimental psychopathology, with emphasis on fear conditioning, interoceptive threat, and cognitive-behavioral mechanisms. Recent work links heart rate variability to suicidality and examines extinction learning across the lifespan. Articles highlight collaborations with institutions like the University of Hildesheim and funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Ruhr University’s rectorate program.

Dirk is a member of professional societies including the German Psychological Society (DGPs) and German Society for Psychophysiology (DGPA). His work spans multicenter fMRI studies, digital psychotherapy, and transdiagnostic approaches to mental health conditions.