Christina Hunger-Schoppe

Christina Hunger-Schoppe holds the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy III and is Director of the Center for Psychological Health and Psychotherapy (ZPP).

• Psychotherapy research: efficacy, mechanisms of action and indicators of change
• Clinical psychology: resource and problem activation, attachment style, personality, social networks, cultural dimensions
• Prevention: individual interventions in group settings for psychosocial conflicts
• Research designs: RCTs, parallel-control studies, mixed-method approaches
• Settings: face-to-face, online, virtual reality (VR); application-based solutions (app)
• Implicit methods: language markers (analysis: LIWC); change indicators (GCI, SCI)
• Explicit methods: social network diagnostics (SozNet); Experience in Social Systems (EXIS); Burden Assessment Scale (BAS); Heidelberg Culture Questionnaire (HKFB)
• Rating procedures: systemic Adherence and Competence Scale (STACS), German version of the Assessment of Parent-Child Interaction (APCI)

Further information on research activities can be found on the Chair website.
 

• Systemic and family therapist for adults, adolescents, and children
• Behavioural therapist for adults, adolescents, and children
   

since 2020
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at Witten/Herdecke University (Univ. Prof.)

2018
Professorship of Health Psychology and Applied Diagnostics at the University of Wuppertal

2018
Postdoctoral university lecturing qualification and Venia legendi in Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Priv.-Doz.)

2017
Teacher for systemic counselling and therapy (Systemic Society, SG; German Society for Systemic Therapy, Counselling and Family Therapy, DGSF)

2017
Full licence to practice as a psychological psychotherapist (behavioural therapy, systemic therapy)

2013
Systemic therapist and family therapist (Systemic Society, SG; German Society for Systemic Therapy, Counselling and Family Therapy, DGSF)

2010 - 2020
Academic assistant at the Institute for Medical Psychology at the Centre for Psychosocial Medicine at Heidelberg University Hospital

2010
Binational doctoral degree (co-tutelle) for Dr phil./Dr. at the Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile, and the University of Heidelberg, Germany

2008
Research assistant at the Institute for Psychological Aging Research at the University of Heidelberg

2006 - 2008
Study of Psychological and Psychiatric Anthropology (M.Sc.), Brunel University, London, England

2000 - 2006
Study of Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.) at the University of Koblenz-Landau

1996 - 2000
Saleswoman for wholesale and foreign trade, JAB Josef Anstoetz Bielefeld, Germany

1976
Born in Bielefeld
 

Lectures, seminars, tutorials, exercises; small/large groups

• Clinical psychology and psychotherapy: mental disorders, procedural theory, diagnostics, case conception, practice in systemic psychotherapy & behavioural therapy
• Teaching therapies in professional qualification activities with a focus on system-orientated psychotherapy in a multi-person setting
• Health psychology and applied diagnostics with a focus on relational health, prevention, diagnostics, practice - systemic psychotherapy, behavioural therapy
   

Advisory board and steering functions

• National Scientific Advisory Board for Psychotherapy (WBP)
• Board representative for psychotherapy, Systemic Society (SG)
• Member of the German S3-Guideline for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Version 2 (AWMF)
• Founding committee of the Association for Systemic Psychotherapy (VfSP)
• Co-editor of the journal Familiendynamik (Klett-Cotta)

Memberships

• German Society for Psychology (DGPs): Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy; Division of Methods and Evaluation; Division of Health Psychology; Division of Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics
• Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR)
• German Society for Behavioural Medicine and Behavioural Modification (DGVM)
• German Association for Behavioural Therapy (DVT)
• International Society of Behavioural Medicine (ISBM)
• Systemic Society (SG)
• German Society for Systemic Therapy, Counselling and Family Therapy (DGSF)
• International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP)
• American Anthropological Association (AAA)

Awards and honours

• 2023: Supervisor Award, German Society for Psychology (DGPs)
• 2023: Nomination "Prize for innovative and outstanding teaching", Witten/Herdecke University
• 2021: Supervisor Award, German Society for Psychology (DGPs)
• 2018: "Best Abstracts", German Congress of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (DKPM)
• 2017: "Best Poster", German Congress for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (DKPM)
• 2017: Winner of the congress prize of the International Systemic Research Conference (ISR-HD)
• 2013: Winner of research funding from the German Society for Systemic Therapy, Counselling and Family Therapy (DGSF)
• 2010: Young Researchers Award, EC-RSH, Bern, Switzerland

Equality and diversity

• Representative of the status group of professors, Witten/Herdecke University
• Member of the Executive Board Working Group "Equal Opportunities", Witten/Herdecke University
• Publications:
  • Hunger-Schoppe, C. (2024). Racism-informed family therapy for children and adolescents: Systematic review. Family Dynamics, 49(1), 26-37. doi: 10.21706/fd-49-1-26
  • Pohl, A., Werthmann, J., Cwik, J. C., Richter J., von Dawans, B., Pané-Farré, C., Renner, F., & Hunger-Schoppe, C. (2022). With a child to the conference? A position paper on the expansion of family-friendly measures at specialist group conferences. Journal of Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychotherapy, 51(1), 1-10.doi: 10.1026/1616-3443/a000647
  • Balfer, M., Hörsting, A-K., & Hunger, C. (2021). "Social coding of the body: Encounters and therapy with trans*people". Family Dynamics, 46(3). doi: 10.21706/fd-46-3