Rita Hansl
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NameRita Hansl
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Rita is a PhD candidate in Philipp Kanske’s ERC grant project "INTERACT". She completed a Liberal Arts and Science degree at Amsterdam University College and a BSc and MSc of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Vienna. In addition to her academic education she has volunteered, interned and worked in various care and research institutions including the fields of neuropsychology, pediatric oncology, animal-assisted psychotherapy, virtual reality and methods for psychology. The most profound experience was her research assistance at the Medical University of Vienna where she supported an interdisciplinary psychosocial research team in various studies on the standardiation of evidence-based care for childhood cancer patients, including patients with the genetics disorder Neurofibromatosis type 1. For her PhD project she want to focus on the examination of structural connectivity and white matter integrity and how it related to socio-cognitive abilities, especially empathy and theory of mind.
Academic experience
| Since 2024 |
PhD candidate | Technical University Dresden |
| 2021-2024 |
Project assistance in psychosocial research in pediatric neuro-/oncology | Medical University of Vienna |
| 2023-2024 |
Research and student assistant | University of Vienna |
| 2023 |
Internship in neuromarketing and data analysis | Lab LENI – Universitat Politècnica de València |
| 2023 |
Neuropsychological training for pediatric cancer and NF1 patients | Medical University of Vienna |
| 2022-2023 |
Psychological and teaching assistant | Testified, Vienna |
| 2021 |
Internship in Clinical Psychological Diagnostics | Testified, Vienna |
| 2021 |
Internship in Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Research | Psychosocial Team, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, General Hospital, Vienna |
| 2021 |
Internship in Horse-assisted Psychotherapy | e.motion, Lichtblickhof, Vienna |
| 2019 |
Internship Working with Drug Users | Chepe Se Baña, San José, Costa Rica |
| 2016-2017 |
Volunteer work with socio-economically disadvantaged children | Volontariat bewegt, Austria & Ciudad Don Bosco, Medellín, Colombia |
Education
| Since 2024 | Doctoral student | Chair for Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, TU Dresden |
| Since 2024 | Doctoral student | International Max Planck Reserach School for Cognitive Neuroimaging (IMPRS CoNI), Leipzig |
| 2022-2024 | Psychology (MSc) | University of Vienna |
| 2020-2022 | Psychology (BSc) | University of Vienna |
| 2017-2020 | Liberal Arts and Sciences (BSc), Major: Health Science, Minor: Psychology | Amsterdam University College |
Awards and scholarships
| 2024 | Stipend for FENS-Chen-NeuroLemán Summer School | Federation of European Neuroscience Societies |
| 2021-2024 | Annual Merit Scholarship (x3) | University of Vienna |
| 2023-2024 | Study Scholarship | Pro Scientia |
| 2023 | Stipend for Summer School on Affective Neuroscience| Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, IBRO |
| 2023 | Erasmus Internship | University of Vienna |