Dr. rer. nat. Susanne Knappe

Research focus

Epidemiology of mental disorders, anxiety disorders, suicidal behaviors
Prevention programs in children and adolescents
Mental health service use
Diagnostics and psychometrics

Curriculum Vitae

	Knappe, Susanne, PhD, apl. Professor (Psychology)
Official position	Senior researcher, research group Mental Health in Children and Adolescents, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden Co-director of the Center for Preventive Intervention Studies (CEPRIS) at the Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. K. Beesdo-Baum Coordinator of the children and adolescent outpatient center at the IAP-TU Dresden GmbH Coordinator of the postgraduate study program on CBT training in children and adolescents at the IAP-TU Dresden GmbH
Institution	Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Technische Universität Dresden
Business address	Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden

Academic education and degrees

2000-2006	Studies of Psychology at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena
2006-2010	PhD in Clinical Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden
2016	Postdoctoral lecture qualification (venia legendi) in Clinical Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden
2016	Appointment Privatdozentin PD
2007-2016	Training and licence in cognitive-behavioral therapy (adults)
2014-2017	Training in child and adolescent cognitive-behavioral therapy

Professional career

2006-2009	research assistant, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden
2009-2010	clinical internship, training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (adults)
2010-present	Post-doc and senior researcher, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden
2016-present	Licensed psychotherapist for children, adolescents and adults; coordinator of the children and adolescent outpatient center at the IAP-TU Dresden GmbH
2017	Substitute Professor for Clicnial Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden
2017-present	Head of research group Mental Health in Children and Adolescents, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden
2018	Appointment extraordinary professor, Technische Universität Dresden

Honors, awards and positions

2010	DFG Travel award
2010-2014	Karl‐und‐Charlotte‐Bühler‐Award for outstanding teaching (7 times)
2011	Teaching Award Association of Friends and Sponsors of TUD e.V.
2011	Travel Grant DAAD
2011	ECNP Travel Award
2012	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research (DESPR) Travel Award to attend the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychopathological Association, New York, NY, USA.
2013	Travel Grant Volkswagen Foundation
2014	Travel Grant EPA
2014	Habilitation grant Maria-Reiche-Programme to support academnic careers of female post-doc researchers
2016	Travel Grant DAAD
2019	Participation at the 2019 ESCAP Research Academy (European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Current Journal Editorial positions

Since 2020	Associate Editor, Frontiers Public Mental Health
Editorial board	Suizidprophylaxe

10 most important peer-reviewed papers

(10 out of 60, Scopus h-index: 22)

Hazo JB, Brunn M, Wykes T, McDaid D, Dorsey M ... Knappe S et al. European mental health research: current picture and recommendations of the ROAMER project. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 2018;29:179-194.

Knappe S, Einsle F, Rummel-Kluge C, Heinz I, Wieder G et al. Niederschwellige leitlinienorientierte supportive Maßnahmen: NILS und die Effekte auf die Adhärenz zur NVL/S3-Leitlinie Unipolare Depression. Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 2018;64:298-311.

Martini J, Petzoldt J, Knappe S, Garthus-Niegel S, Asselmann E, Wittchen HU. Infant, maternal, and familial predictors and correlates of regulatory problems in early infancy: The differential role of infant temperament and maternal anxiety and depression. Early Human Development. 2017;115: 23-31.

Kraft A, Knappe S, Petrowski K, Petzoldt J, Martini J. Unterschiede in der Mutter-Kind-Bindung bei Frauen mit und ohne Soziale Phobie [Maternal bonding and infants' attachment in women with and without social phobia and their children]. Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie. 2016;44:1-9.

Wykes T, Haro JM, Belli SR, Obradors-Tarragó C, Arango C ... Knappe S et al. Mental Health Research Priorities for Europe. Lancet. 2015;2(11):1036-42.

Beesdo-Baum K, Knappe S, Asselmann E, Zimmermann P, Behrendt S et al. State-of-the-art review on the methods and findings from the German prospective-longitudinal ‘Early Developmental Stages of Psychopathology (EDSP) study’. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2015;50:851-866.

Knappe S, Klotsche J, Strobel A, LeBeau RT, Craske MG et al. Dimensional anxiety scales for DSM-5: Sensitivity to clinical severity. European Psychiatry. 2013;28:448-456.

Bögels SM, Knappe S, Clark LA. Separation anxiety disorder in adults in DSM-5. Clinical Psychology Review. 2013;33:663–674.

Knappe S, Beesdo-Baum K, Fehm L, Lieb R, Wittchen HU. Characterizing the association between unfavourable parental rearing and offspring social phobia, its predictors and specificity. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2012;26(5):608-616.

Martini J, Knappe S, Beesdo-Baum K, Lieb R, Wittchen HU. Anxiety disorders before birth and self-perceived distress during pregnancy: Associations with postpartum depression and obstetric, neonatal and early childhood outcomes. Early Human Development. 2010;86:305–310.