Professor Isabel Dziobek is a distinguished academic at Humboldt University of Berlin, holding a W3 Professorship in Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction within the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Life Sciences. She serves as Head of the University Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy and Psychodiagnostics and leads the Special Outpatient Clinic for Social Interaction. As Academic Director of the Center for Psychotherapy at Humboldt University and Principal Investigator at the German Center for Mental Health, she plays a pivotal role in shaping mental health research and clinical practice in Germany. Her educational background includes a Diploma in Psychology from Ruhr University Bochum (2000), a Dr. rer. nat. summa cum laude from University of Bielefeld (2006), and Habilitation in Psychology from Free University of Berlin (2014). She obtained her license to practice as a psychological psychotherapist in 2015. Professor Dziobek's research focuses on bio-psycho-social mechanisms of social interaction disorders across autism spectrum disorders, social anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. Her work integrates neurobiological approaches (fMRI, EEG, psychophysiology, eye-tracking, neuromodulation) with the development of diagnostic and intervention procedures including cognitive behavioral therapy, e-mental health, and social robotics. She has pioneered research on therapeutic mechanisms through focused short-term programs involving movement synchronization, social competence training, and brain stimulation augmentation. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on empathy assessment in autism and personality disorders, development of innovative assessment tools like the Simulated Interaction Task for Children (Kids-SIT), and exploration of novel therapeutic approaches including psychedelic-assisted therapy. Her work increasingly incorporates participatory research methods and cross-cultural validation of assessment tools, reflecting a commitment to making research clinically relevant and accessible. 2016: Teaching Award of the Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin 2016: Antistigma-Preis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie 2014: Charlotte- und Karl-Bühler-Preis, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie 2011: 2nd Place in Brain-Art Competition 2011 2007: Dissertation Award of University of Bielefeld 2007: 1st Prize at Canadian Film Festival "Picture This" Professor Dziobek serves in numerous leadership roles including Spokesperson for Charité Mental Health, Fellow of the Max Planck School of Cognition, and Board Member of Charité Mental Health. She directs the DZPG-funded research group and participates in the Cluster of Excellence Neurocure III. Her lab, the Dziobek Lab (dziobek-lab.org), focuses on developing and evaluating interventions for social interaction disorders while maintaining strong clinical connections through the University Outpatient Clinic.
