Olga Pollatos

Prof. Dr. Dr. Olga Pollatos is a Professor (W3) for Clinical and Health Psychology at Ulm University since 2012. She holds dual doctorates in psychology (Dr. phil., LMU Munich) and medicine (Dr. med., LMU Munich) and completed her habilitation in biological psychology and neuroscience. Her career includes junior professorship at the University of Potsdam (2009-2012) and research stays at the University of Sussex and University of Nottingham.

• Key Research Areas
  • Health psychology (nutrition, sports, obesity, eating disorders)
  • Embodied cognition (body perception, self-regulation, anxiety disorders)
  • Pain processing (empathy, stress, somatoform disorders)
• Methodological Expertise
  • Physiological measurements (interruption, heart rate variability, EEG, fMRI)
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
  • Connectivity analysis and glucose metabolism studies

Leadership Roles:

• Head of Clinical & Health Psychology Department (Ulm University, 2012-present)
• Vice President Education (Ulm University, 2018-present)
• Chairwoman of Baden-Württemberg Centre for Teaching and Learning (2020-2024)

Scientific Awards:

• MSD Health Prize (2015)
• Hufeland Award (2015)
• RUFZEICHEN GESUNDHEIT! Foundation Prize (2014)
• Multiple scholarships including Bavarian Award for Highly Gifted (1994-2000)