Die Universität Witten/Herdecke ist durch das NRW-Wissenschaftsministerium unbefristet staatlich anerkannt und wird – sowohl als Institution wie auch für ihre einzelnen Studiengänge – regelmäßig akkreditiert durch:




Fakultät für Gesundheit (Department für Psychologie und Psychotherapie)
Juniorprofessur für Klinische Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie
Juniorprofessorin
Seit 04/2021 | Juniorprofessorin für Klinische Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie, Universität Witten/Herdecke |
08/2019 – 12/2020 | Post-Doc an der University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (Prof. Dr. Aidan Wright) |
01/2022 | Zusatzqualifikation zur Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeutin (VT), Zentrum für Psychologische Psychotherapie Mannheim am Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit |
06/2019-03/2021 | wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Leibniz-Institut für Resilienzforschung, Arbeitsgruppe „Kognitive und Verhaltensmechanismen der Resilienz“ |
04/2019 | Approbation zur Psychologischen Psychotherapeutin (Verhaltenstherapie), Poliklinische Institutsambulanz der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
02/2019 | Promotion in der Psychologie an der Johannes Gutenberg Universität (Dr. phil.) |
04/2015-06/2019 | wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie, Psychologisches Institut (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) |
04/2017 | Forschungsaufenthalt am National Intitute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, Mood Brain & Development Unit (Argyris Stringaris) |
01-05/2017 | Forschungsaufenthalt an der University of California Riverside, Department of Psychology (David Funder, Kalina Michalska) |
04/2015 – 02/2019 | Doktorandin in der Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie, Psychologisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
09/2014 – 03/2015 | Forschungsaufenthalt am King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mood and Development Lab (Argyris Stringaris) |
04/2013 – 03/2015 | M. Sc. in Klinischer Psychologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
10/2009 – 06/2012 | B. Sc. in Psychologie, Universität Trier |
Preprints
Kaurin, A., Do, Q., Ladouceur, C. D., Silk, J. S., & Wright, A. G. (2022, April 25). Daily Interpersonal and Affective Manifestations of Maladaptive Personality in Adolescent Girls. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/brxyw
Kaurin, A., King, K. M., & Wright, A. G. (accepted pending minor revisions). Studying Personality Pathology with Ecological Momentary Assessment: Harmonizing Theory and Method. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. https://psyarxiv.com/chszq/
Kaurin, A., In-Albon, T., Asbrand, J., Calvano, C., Christiansen, H., Gutzweiler, R., … Zemp, M. (2022, April 19). Expression of Concern: Sallin et al. (2021), “Separation and not residency permit restores function in resignation syndrome: a retrospective cohort study”, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qe8u5
Vize, C.E., Kaurin, A., & Wright, A.G.C. (2021, June 13). Personality Pathology and Momentary Stress Processes. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/quy7b
Preregistration Protocol: https://osf.io/tf6pu
Kaurin, A., Dombrovski, A., Hallquist, M., & Wright, A. G. (2020, July 22). Daily Suicidal Surge and Attempted Suicide in Borderline Personality Disorder. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hswea
Preregistrations
Ringwald, W. R., Kaurin, A., Lawson, K. M., Wright, A. G. C., Robins, R. (2022, April). Developmental associations between temperament and personality from childhood to young adulthood. https://osf.io/huzve
Ringwald, W. R., Kaurin, A., Lawson, K. M., Wright, A. G. C., Robins, R. (2022, April). Developmental trajectories of personality from facets to meta-traits across adolescence and young adulthood. https://osf.io/tkg2c
Peer-Reviewed
Kaurin, A., Wright, A. G., & Pilkonis, P. A. (in press). Attachment Manifestations in Daily Interpersonal Interactions. Affective Science. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/gmncs
Ringwald, W. R., Kaurin, A., DuPont, C. M., Gianaros, P. J., Marsland, A., Muldoon, M., … Manuck, S. N. (in press). The Personality Meta-trait of Stability and Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis. Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mqjy3
Kaurin, A., S. L. Sequeira, S., Ladouceur, C.D., McKone, K.M.P., Rosen, D., Jones, N., Wright, A.G.C., & Jennifer S. Silk. (in press). Modeling Sensitivity to Social Threat in Adolescent Girls: A Psychoneurometric Approach. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Preprint: https://psyarxiv.com/489k3/
Kaurin, A., & Kolar, D. R. (in press). Ambulantes Assessment in der Klinischen Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie. Psychotherapie. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qcs5d
Kolar, D. R., Kaurin, A.*, Meule, A., Schlegl, S., Dittmer, N., & Voderholzer, U. (2022). Interpersonal, Affective and Compulsive Features of Driven Exercise in Anorexia Nervosa. Journal of Affective Disorders.
Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/pqbsn
*shared first authorship
Tsypes, A., Kaurin, A., Wright, A. G., Hallquist, M., & Dombrovski, A. (2022). Protective Effects of Reasons for Living Against Suicidal Ideation in Daily Life. Journal of Psychiatric Research. https://t.co/TsaViKBDTB
Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/z3dnj
Kaurin, A., Dombrovski, A.Y., Hallquist, M., & Wright, A.G.C. (2022).Integrating a Functional View on Suicide Risk into Idiographic Statistical Models. Behavior Research and Therapy. https://psyarxiv.com/xj5c6
Woody, M. L., Kaurin, A., McKone, K.M.P., Ladouceur, C.D. & Silk, J.S. (2021). Displays of Negative Facial Affect during Parent-Adolescent Conflict and the Bidirectional Transmission of Social Anxiety. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13530
Kaurin, A., Dombrovski, A., Hallquist, M., & Wright, A.G.C. (2020). Momentary Interpersonal Processes of Suicidal Surges in Borderline Personality Disorder. Psychological Medicine. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/es35w
Kaurin, A., Hisler, G., Dombrovski, A., Hallquist, M., & Wright, A. G. (2022). Sleep and Next-Day Negative Affect and Suicidal Ideation in Borderline Personality Disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/z9qke
Preregistration Protocol: https://osf.io/4vugk/
Jungmann, S. M., Wagner, L., Klein, M., & Kaurin, A. (in press). Functional Somatic Symptoms and Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Psychology in Europe.
Kaurin, A., Wright, A. G., & Kamarck, T. (2021). Daily Stress Reactivity: The Unique Roles of Personality and Social Context. Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/4nvf3;
Preregistration Protocol: https://osf.io/74u36
Lois, G., Schneider E.E., Kaurin, A., & Wessa, M. (2020). Altered Neural Responses to Social Fairness in Bipolar Disorder. NeuroImage: Clinical, 28, 102487.
Michel-Kröhler, A., Kaurin, A., Heil, L., & Berti, S. (in press). Self-Distancing as a Strategy to Regulate Affect and Aggressive Behavior in Athletes: An Experimental Approach to Explore Emotion Regulation in the Laboratory. Frontiers.
Kaurin, A., Beeney, J. E., Stepp, S. D., Scott, L. N., Woods, W. C., Pilkonis, P. A., & Wright, A. G. (2020). Attachment and Borderline Personality Disorder: Differential Effects on Situational Socio-Affective Processes. Affective Science, 1(3), 117-127. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fncjg
Wright, A. G., & Kaurin, A. (2020). Integrating Structure and Function in Conceptualizing and Assessing Pathological Traits. Psychopathology, 1-9. doi: 10.1159/000507590
Kaurin, A. & Funder, D. (2018). From situational construal to interpersonal dynamics. European Journal of Personality. 10.1002/per.2174
Kaurin, A., Heil, L., Wessa, M., Egloff, B., & Hirschmüller, S. (2018). Selfies reflect actual personality – just like portraits, full-body images and videos in standardized in-lab conditions. Journal of Research in Personality, 76, 154-164. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2018.08.007
Kaurin, A., Sauerberger, K., & Funder, D. (2018). Associations between Informant Ratings of Personality Disorder Traits, Self‐reports of Personality and Directly Observed Behavior. Journal of Personality, 86(6), 1078-1101. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12376
Kaurin, A., Schönfelder, S. & Wessa, M. (2018). Self-compassion buffers the link between self-criticism and depression in trauma-exposed firefighters. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65(4), 453-462. doi: 10.1037/cou0000275
Kaurin, A., Egloff, B., Stringaris, A. & Wessa, M. (2016). Only complementary voices tell the truth: A reevaluation of validity in multi-informant approaches. Journal of Neural Transmission, 123, 981–990. doi: 10.1007/s00702-016-1543-4
Bossert, M., Kaurin, A., Preckel, F. & Frings, C. (2014). Response-compatibility effects in children. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 11(1), 90-101. doi: 10.1080/17405629.2013.819286
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Auszeichnungen und Förderungen
2020 | Auszeichnung der Dissertation mit dem Forschungsförderpreis der Freunde der Universität Mainz e.v. (2500€) |
2019 | Forschungsstipendium (Postdoc-Programm) für einen Aufenthalt an der University of Pittsburgh, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) |
2018 | Rosenthal Nonverbal Preconference Poster Award, Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
2018 | Kongressreisestipendium - 19th Annual Meeting of The Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) |
2016/17 | Graduate Student Travel Award for the 18th Annual Meeting of The Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2017 in San Antonio, Texas, USA |
08/2016 | Aufnahme in das Doktorandenprogramm der Fulbright Kommission (Visiting Researcher an der UC Riverside) |
04/2016-04/2018 | |
04/2010-03/2015 | Studienstipendiatin der Heinrich Böll-Stiftung |
Die Universität Witten/Herdecke ist durch das NRW-Wissenschaftsministerium unbefristet staatlich anerkannt und wird – sowohl als Institution wie auch für ihre einzelnen Studiengänge – regelmäßig akkreditiert durch: