Frank Wilhelm

Frank Wilhelm is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at the University of Salzburg, where he also serves as Head of the Department and Chairman of the Ethics Committee. His work is centered on emotion, stress, and psychopathology, with a strong emphasis on translational and clinical research.

Research Interests: His primary research areas include clinical psychology, emotion regulation, stress mechanisms, sleep’s impact on emotional memory, and exposure therapy. His work bridges experimental psychology with clinical applications, particularly in anxiety, trauma, and mental health interventions.

The recent publications reflect a consistent focus on emotion, memory, and therapy enhancement, particularly how sleep modulates emotional processing and therapeutic outcomes. His research integrates physiological, cognitive, and clinical methodologies, often involving longitudinal or experimental designs.

Scientific Engagement:

• Principal Investigator, Clinical Stress and Emotion Lab
• Leader/Participant, Doctoral Program “Imaging the Mind”
• Active researcher with third-party funding
• Publications indexed in PubMed, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar

Advising and Grants: While specific students are not listed, his leadership in a doctoral program and research lab indicates active mentorship of graduate students and early-career researchers. He has secured third-party funding, reflecting competitive grant acquisition in his field.

Labs and Teams: He leads the Clinical Stress and Emotion Lab, a research group focused on experimental and clinical studies of emotion and stress, using psychophysiological, neuroimaging, and behavioral methods.