• 2012 – diploma in Psychology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald

• diploma thesis: Transgenerationale Effekte traumatischer Erfahrungen: Kinder von Überlebenden des Khmer Rouge Regimes in Kambodscha

 

Academic Career

Since April 2015 Research assistant

Freie Universität Berlin - Division of Clinical Psychological Intervention
 

2009 – 2010 Trainee

Psychatric day-care hospital, Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer (bzfo) Berlin

 

2008 – 2009 Student research assistant

University of Greifswald, Division of Cognitive Psychology

 

Research stay

August – September 2012 – Research counselor

Colombia, Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer (bzfo) Berlin

 

May – December 2010 Project coordinator

Cambodia, Project Die Gewalt von gestern in der Gesellschaft von morgen: Vergangenheitsbewältigung im heutigen Kambodscha, Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer (bzfo) Berlin

Peer-reviewed articles

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2023

Boettcher, J., Heinrich, M., Boettche, M., Burchert, S., Glaesmer, H., Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, E., Heeke, C., Hernek, M., Knaevelsrud, C., Konnopka, A., Muntendorf, L.-K., Nilles, H., Nohr, L., Pohl, S., Paskuy, S., Reinhardt, I., Sierau, S., Stammel, N., Wirz, C., Renneberg, B., & Wagner, B. (2024). Internet-based transdiagnostic treatment for emotional disorders in Arabic- and Farsi-speaking refugees: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Trials 25(13). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07845-5
Als Preprint veröffentlicht: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-2626858/v1

2022

Cuijpers, P., Heim, E., Abi Ramia, J., Burchert, S., Carswell, K., Cornelisz, I., Knaevelsrud, C., Noun, P., van Klaveren, C., Van’t Hof, E., Zoghbi, E., van Ommeren, M. & el Chammay, R. (2022). Effects of a WHO-guided digital health intervention for depression in Syrian refugees in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial. PLOS Medicine, 19(6), e1004025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025

Cuijpers, P., Heim, E., Ramia, J. A., Burchert, S., Carswell, K., Cornelisz, I., Knaevelsrud, C., Noun, P., van Klaveren, C., Van’t Hof, E., Zoghbi, E., van Ommeren, M. & el Chammay, R. (2022). Guided digital health intervention for depression in Lebanon: randomised trial. Evidence Based Mental Health, ebmental-2021. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2021-300416

de Graaff, A. M., Cuijpers, P., Acarturk, C., Akhtar, A., Alkneme, M. S., Aoun, M., …, Burchert, S., …, Knaevelsrud, C., … & Sijbrandij, M. (2022). Scalable psychological interventions for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS study protocol for a prospective individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ open, 12(4), e058101. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058101

Gémes, K., Bergström, J., Papola, D., Barbui, C., Lam, A. I. F., Hall, B. J., …, Burchert, S., ... & Mittendorfer-Rutz, E. (2022). Symptoms of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in six European countries and Australia – Differences by prior mental disorders and migration status. Journal of Affective Disorders, 311, 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.082

Kuester, A., Schumacher, S., Niemeyer, H., Engel, S., Spies, J., Weiß, D., …, Burchert, S., … & Knaevelsrud, C. (2022). Attentional bias in German Armed Forces veterans with and without posttraumatic stress symptoms–An eye-tracking investigation and group comparison. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 76, 101726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101726

Liem, A., Pakingan, K. A., Garabiles, M. R., Sit, H. F., Burchert, S., Lam, A. I., & Hall, B. J. (2022). Evaluating the Implementation of a Mental Health App for Overseas Filipino Workers in Macao China: A Mixed-Methods Study of Stakeholders’ Perspectives. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 836156. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.836156 

Schumacher, S., Engel, S., Klusmann, H., Niemeyer, H., Küster, A., Burchert, S., Skoluda, N., Rau, H., Nater, U. M., Willmund, G.-D. & Knaevelsrud, C. (2022). Trauma-related but not PTSD-related increases in hair cortisol concentrations in military personnel. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 150, 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.02.031

Schumacher, S., Engel, S., Niemeyer, H., Küster, A., Burchert, S., Skoluda, N., Rau, H., Nater, U. M., Willmund, G.-D.^† & Knaevelsrud, C.^† (2022). Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase in posttraumatic stress disorder and their potential role in the evaluation of cognitive behavioural treatment outcomes. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 35(1), 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22683

^† shared last authorship

Semmlinger, V., Burchert, S., Ehring, T., Glaesmer, H., Hammelrath, L., Heim, E., Kampisiou, C., Kerber, A., Knaevelsrud, C., Schönfelder, A. & Sierau, S. (2022). Kulturell adaptierte Diagnostik und Intervention, Dropout und Datenmanagement. Trauma & Gewalt, 16(3), 188-197. https://doi.org/10.21706/tg-16-3-188

Sit, H. F., Hong, I. W., Burchert, S., Sou, E. K. L., Wong, M., Chen, W., ... & Hall, B. J. (2022). A feasibility study of the WHO digital mental health intervention Step-by-Step to address depression among Chinese young adults. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 2521. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.812667 

Sit, H. F., Li, G., Chen, W., Sou, E. K. L., Wong, M., Burchert, S., ... & Hall, B. J. (2022). A protocol for a type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial of the WHO digital mental health intervention Step-by-Step to address depression among Chinese young adults in Macao (SAR), China. Internet Interventions, 30, 100579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100579

Tarsitani, L., Pinucci, I., Tedeschi, F., Patanè, M., Papola, D., Palantza, C., …, Burchert, S., … & Barbui, C. (2022). Resilience of people with chronic medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 1-year longitudinal prospective survey. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 633. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04265-8

2021

Böttche, M., Kampisiou, C., Stammel, N., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Heeke, C., Burchert, S., ... & Knaevelsrud, C. (2021). From Formative Research to Cultural Adaptation of a Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention for Arabic-Speaking Refugees in Germany. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 3, 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.32872/cpe.4623

Burchert, S., Kerber, A., Zimmermann, J. & Knaevelsrud, C. (2021). Screening accuracy of a 14-day smartphone ambulatory assessment of depression symptoms and mood dynamics in a general population sample: comparison with the PHQ-9 depression screening. PLOS ONE, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244955

Engel, S., Schumacher, S., Niemeyer, H., Küster, A., Burchert, S., Klusmann, H., Rau, H., Willmund, G.-D., & Knaevelsrud, C. (2021). Associations between oxytocin and vasopressin concentrations, traumatic event exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: Group comparisons, correlations, and courses during an internet-based cognitive-behavioral treatment. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1886499

Kerber, A., Beintner, I., Burchert, S., & Knaevelsrud, C. (2021). Does app-based unguided self-management improve mental health literacy, patient empowerment and access to care for people with mental health impairments? Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 11(7), e049688. http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049688

2020

de Graaff, A. M., Cuijpers, P., Acarturk, C., Bryant, R., Burchert, S., Fuhr, D. C., Huizink, A.C., de Jong, J., Kieft, B., Knaevelsrud, C., McDaid, D., Morina, N., Park, A-L., Uppendahl, J., Ventevogen, P., Whitney, C., Wiedemann, N., Woodward, A., & Sijbrandij, M. (2020). Effectiveness of a peer-refugee delivered psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among adult Syrian refugees in the Netherlands: study protocol. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1694347. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1694347

Engel, S., Schumacher, S., Niemeyer, H., Küster, A., Burchert, S., Rau, H., Willmund, G.-D. & Knaevelsrud, C. (2020). Beeinflusst Oxytocin den psychotherapeutischen Prozess? Eine explorative Untersuchung im Kontext einer internetbasierten kognitiv-verhaltenstherapeutischen Behandlung für die posttraumatische Belastungsstörung. Verhaltenstherapie, 30(1), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1159/000505303

Heim, E., Burchert, S., Shala, M., Kaufmann, M., Cerga Pashoja, A., Morina, N., Schaub, M. P., Knaevelsrud, C., & Maercker, A. (2020). Effect of cultural adaptation of a smartphone-based self-help programme on its acceptability and efficacy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2(3), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.v2i3.4281

Kuester, A., Niemeyer, H., Schumacher, S., Engel, S., Spies, J., Weiß, D., Muschalla, B., Burchert, S., Tamm, S., Weidmann, A., Willmund, G., Rau, H., & Knaevelsrud, C. (in press). Attentional Bias in Veterans with Deployment-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder before and after Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - An Eye-tracking Investigation. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbct.2020.03.003

Niemeyer, H.*, Knaevelsrud, C.*, Schumacher, S., Engel, S., Kuester, A., Burchert, S., Muschalla, B., Weiss, D., Spies, J., Rau, H.**, & Willmund, G.-D.** (2020). Evaluation of an internet-based intervention for service members of the German armed forces with deployment-related posttraumatic stress symptoms. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1), 205. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02595-z
* shared first authorship
** shared last authorship

Shala, M., Morina, N., Burchert, S., Cerga-Pashoja, A., Knaevelsrud, C., Maercker, A., & Heim, E. (2020). Cultural adaptation of Hap-pas-Hapi, an internet and mobile-based intervention for the treatment of psychological distress among Albanian migrants in Switzerland and Germany. Internet Interventions, 21, 100339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2020.100339

van't Hof, E., Heim, E. M., Abi Ramia, J., Burchert, S., Cornelisz, I., Cuijpers, P., ... & Carswell, K. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of an E-Mental Health Intervention for People Living in Lebanon: study protocol for two randomised controlled trials (RCTs). JMIR research protocols, Epub-ahead. https://doi.org/10.2196/21585

2018

Burchert, S., Alkneme, M.S., Bird, M., Carswell, K., Cuijpers, P., Hansen, P., Heim, E., Harper Shehadeh, M., Sijbrandij, M., van’t Hof, E., & Knaevelsrud, C. (2018). User-Centered App Adaptation of a Low-Intensity E-Mental Health Intervention for Syrian Refugees. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, 663. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00663

Burchert, S., Stammel, N., & Knaevelsrud, C. (2017). Transgenerational trauma in a post-conflict setting: Effects on offspring PTSS/PTSD and offspring vulnerability in Cambodian Families. Psychiatry Research, 254, 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.04.033

2014

Lau, S., Kubiak, T., Burchert, S., Goering, M., Oberländer, N., von Mauschwitz, H., von Saß, S. Selle, M., & Hiemisch, A. (2014). Disentangling the effects of optimism and attribution on feelings of success. Personality and Individual Differences, 56, 78-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.08.030

 

Talks at congresses and conferences

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Burchert, S., Stammel, N., Taing, S. & Knaevelsrud, C. Transgenerationale Effekte traumatischer Erfahrungen: Kinder von Überlebenden des Khmer Rouge Regimes in Kambodscha, talk, 14. Jahrestagung der Deutschsprachigen Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatologie (DeGPT), Hamburg, March 2012.

Stammel, N., Burchert, S., Taing, S. Bockers, E. & Knaevelsrud, C. The Survivors’ Voices: Attitudes on the ECCC, the former Khmer Rouge and Civil Party Participation, talk, conference “Victim Participation and Psycho-Social Needs in the Context of the ECCC”, Phnom Penh, December 2010.

 

Other Publications

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Stammel, N., Burchert, S., Taing, S., Bockers, E. & Knaevelsrud, C. (2010). The Survivors’ Voices: Attitudes on the ECCC, the former Khmer Rouge and Experiences with Civil Party Participation. bzfo-report: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335723359_The_survivor's_voices_Attitudes_on_the_ECCC_the_former_Khmer_Rouge_and_Civil_Party_Participation

Entwicklung einer verbundübergreifenden Website für das BMBF Fördermaßnahme “Forschungsverbünde zur psychischen Gesundheit geflüchteter Menschen”. https://www.mentalhealth4refugees.de/