Postdoctoral Research Associate (teaching therapies) of the psychotherapy outpatient clinic for children and adolescents
Email: przibilla[at]uni-wuppertal.de
Phone: +49 (0)202-439 5501
Room: RG2.02.012

My research focuses on the mental health of children and adolescents from a developmental and clinical perspective, incorporating educational as well as special educational contexts. Central to this work is the question of how psychological processes unfold dynamically in everyday life and how they are shaped by individual, social, and contextual factors. In this context, I build on prior work in psychological assessment, psychometric modeling, and contextual influences within inclusive educational settings—particularly focussing on teacher beliefs, self-efficacy, attitudes, as well as classroom climate and social interactions while accounting for heterogeneity. These perspectives provide a critical foundation for understanding mental health as it emerges at the intersection of individual development and social environments.
A current focus of my research is the use of intensive longitudinal data to investigate affective and cognitive processes in daily life. Within the SPARC study, I examine how affective dynamics evolve in therapeutic contexts and explore the potential of high-frequency longitudinal data to inform psychological assessment and intervention. Complementing this work, the CARE-MAP study investigates the perception and acceptance of mobile data collection methods and digital phenotyping among children, adolescents, and their caregivers. The aim is to better understand the opportunities and challenges associated with digital assessment approaches from the user perspective and to facilitate their meaningful integration into research and clinical practice.
Another central line of work addresses the integration, processing, and utilization of complex diagnostic and longitudinal data in both research and applied settings. Within the FRAMED project, I am developing an open-source software framework designed to integrate heterogeneous data sources—such as diagnostic assessments, intensive longitudinal measurements, and therapy trajectories—within a unified, privacy-compliant infrastructure. The goal is to enable the systematic use of these data for diagnostic purposes, scientific analyses, and the generation of structured clinical and research reports. In doing so, the project bridges research data management, methodological innovation, and clinical application, and contributes to the development of scalable and sustainable solutions for psychotherapeutic university outpatient clinics.
My research is closely embedded in the university outpatient psychotherapy clinic for children and adolescents, allowing for a direct linkage between scientific inquiry and clinical practice. This setting facilitates the translation of research findings into diagnostic and therapeutic processes while simultaneously informing research through real-world clinical data. Overall, I pursue an integrative approach that combines methodological innovation, developmental and clinical psychological research, and practice-oriented application, with the overarching goal of advancing the understanding and promotion of mental health among children and adolescents across diverse contexts.