Ricarda Nater-Mewes

Ricarda Nater-Mewes serves as a Privatdozent (equivalent to Associate Professor) at the Faculty of Psychology, affiliated with the Outpatient Unit for Research, Teaching and Practice. With 113 publications spanning from 2007 to 2025, she maintains an active research profile in clinical psychology with particular expertise in immigrant mental health.

Her research interests form a distinctive fingerprint with Immigrant Psychology as her dominant area (100%), followed by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (68%), Ethnic Discrimination (46%), Cortisol Research (44%), Illness Perceptions (33%), Hydrocortisone (28%), Stress Research (24%), and Depressive Disorders (24%). She specializes in ecological momentary assessment methodologies to investigate real-world stress responses and mental health outcomes.

Nater-Mewes' recent scholarly output reveals a clear trajectory toward digital mental health interventions and refugee psychology, with notable emphasis on how ethnic discrimination impacts physiological stress markers like cortisol. Her work bridges clinical practice with innovative research methodologies, particularly in vulnerable immigrant populations.

• 50th Anniversary Award (2021)
• DOC-Fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (September 1, 2021)

She currently leads the MHAS project "Targeting the mental health of asylum seekers in Austria" (2022-2025), demonstrating her commitment to practical applications of psychological research. Her collaborative network includes significant partnerships with Urs Markus Nater on stress physiology and intervention development.

Nater-Mewes maintains active engagement with both academic and public spheres, participating in documentary productions like "Noch lange keine Lipizzaner" (September 2025) and public discussions addressing mental health stigma ("Mind the Mind, Über psychische Erkrankungen ohne Stigmata" in May 2025).