Dr. Tim Kaiser
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Beruflicher Werdegang
- Ab 2023: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc), Arbeitseinheit Methoden und Evaluation/Qualitätssicherung, Freie Universität Berlin
- 2019 bis 2023: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc), Lehrstuhl für klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Greifswald
- 2017 bis 2020: nebenberufliche selbstständige wissenschaftliche Beratung im Bereich Methoden und Statistik
- 2016 bis 2019: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Doktorand), Arbeitsgruppe Psychotherapie und Gerontopsychologie, Universität Salzburg, Österreich
- 2012 bis 2015: Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft, Christian Doppler-Labor für Contextual Interfaces, Fachbereich Informatik, Universität Salzburg, Österreich
- 2010 bis 2012: Studentische Hilfskraft, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Universität Salzburg, Österreich
Ausbildung
- 2015 bis 2019: Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) in Psychologie (Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Anton-Rupert Laireiter), Schwerpunkt klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
- 2009 bis 2015: Studium der Psychologie, Abschluss „Master of Science“, Schwerpunkt klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Salzburg
Aktuelle Lehrveranstaltungen im SoSe 2023
- Proseminar: Quantitative Verfahren II
- Seminar: Quantitative Forschungsmethoden
Forschungsinteressen:
- Kausalinferenz im Bereich klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
- „Data fusion“ zur Kombination experimenteller und nicht-experimenteller Daten
- Explorative kausale Modellierung mit bayesschen Netzwerken
- Datengestützte Personalisierung von Psychotherapie
- Monitoring- und Feedbacksysteme für die Psychotherapie
Hollandt, M., Kaiser, T., Mohrmann, H., Richter, J., & Wirkner, J. (2023). Physiological and neural synchrony in emotional and neutral stimulus processing: A study protocol. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1133760
Kaiser, T., Brakemeier, E.-L., & Herzog, P. (2023). What if we wait? Using synthetic waiting lists to estimate treatment effects in routine outcome data. Psychotherapy Research. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10503307.2023.2182241
Kaiser, T. (2023). On the need for theory-building and robust causal inference in idiographic network analysis. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 30(1), 108–109. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000097
Kaiser, T., & Herzog, P. (2023). Is personalized treatment selection a promising avenue in bpd research? A meta-regression estimating treatment effect heterogeneity in RCTs of BPD. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91(3), 165–170. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000803
Arend, A.-K., Kaiser, T., Pannicke, B., Reichenberger, J., Naab, S., Voderholzer, U., & Blechert, J. (2023). Toward Individualized Prediction of Binge-Eating Episodes Based on Ecological Momentary Assessment Data: Item Development and Pilot Study in Patients With Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder. JMIR Medical Informatics, 11(1), e41513. https://doi.org/10.2196/41513
Demir, S., Schwarz, F., & Kaiser, T. (2022). Therapy from my point of view: A case illustration of routine outcome monitoring and feedback in psychotherapeutic interventions. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78(10), 2029–2040. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23408
Pannicke, B., Blechert, J., Reichenberger, J., & Kaiser, T. (2022). Clustering individuals’ temporal patterns of affective states, hunger, and food craving by latent class vector-autoregression. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19(1), 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01293-1
Herzog, P., Kaiser, T., & Brakemeier, E.-L. (2022). Praxisorientierte Forschung in der Psychotherapie. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 51(2), 127–148. https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000665
Herzog, P., & Kaiser, T. (2022). Is it worth it to personalize the treatment of PTSD? – A variance-ratio meta-analysis and estimation of treatment effect heterogeneity in RCTs of PTSD. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 91, 102611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102611
Rief, W., Brakemeier, E.-L., Kaiser, T., Kircher, T., Lieb, K., Margraf, J., Michalak, J., Reif, A., Schneider, S., & Voderholzer, U. (2022). Die NVL Depression benötigt mutigere und differenziertere Aussagen zur Psychotherapie. Der Nervenarzt. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-022-01351-w
Aust, S., Brakemeier, E.-L., Spies, J., Herrera-Melendez, A. L., Kaiser, T., Fallgatter, A., Plewnia, C., Mayer, S. V., Dechantsreiter, E., Burkhardt, G., Strauß, M., Mauche, N., Normann, C., Frase, L., Deuschle, M., Böhringer, A., Padberg, F., & Bajbouj, M. (2022). Efficacy of Augmentation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(6), 528. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0696
Kaiser, T. (2022). Welchen Nutzen hat die „Item-Response“-Theorie bei der Skalenkonstruktion? PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie, 72(06), 273–274. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1806-0173
Pannicke, B., Blechert, J., Reichenberger, J., & Kaiser, T. (2022). Clustering individuals’ temporal patterns of affective states, hunger, and food craving by latent class vector-autoregression. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19(1), 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01293-1
Herzog, P., Kaiser, T., Rief, W., Brakemeier, E.-L., & Kube, T. (2022). Assessing Dysfunctional Expectations in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Development and Validation of the Posttraumatic Expectations Scale (PTES). Assessment, 107319112210890. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221089038
Aust, S., Brakemeier, E.-L., Spies, J., Herrera-Melendez, A. L., Kaiser, T., Fallgatter, A., Plewnia, C., Mayer, S. V., Dechantsreiter, E., Burkhardt, G., Strauß, M., Mauche, N., Normann, C., Frase, L., Deuschle, M., Böhringer, A., Padberg, F., & Bajbouj, M. (2022). Efficacy of Augmentation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0696
Kaiser, T., Volkmann, C., Volkmann, A., Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P., & Brakemeier, E.-L. (2022). Heterogeneity of treatment effects in trials on psychotherapy of depression. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000079
Kaiser, T., Mögling, I., Feldmann, M., Hamm, A., & Brakemeier, E.-L. (2022). Fostering compliance with physical distancing by interactive feedback in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based randomized controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 28, 100545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100545
Kaiser, T., Herzog, P., Voderholzer, U., & Brakemeier, E.-L. (2022). Out of sight, out of mind? High discrepancy between observer- and patient-reported outcome after routine inpatient treatment for depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, S0165032722000210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.019
Demir, S., Schwarz, F., & Kaiser, T. (2022). Therapy from my point of view: A case illustration of routine outcome monitoring and feedback in psychotherapeutic interventions. Journal of Clinical Psychology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23408
Pannicke, B., Kaiser, T., Reichenberger, J., & Blechert, J. (2021). Networks of stress, affect and eating behaviour: Anticipated stress coping predicts goal-congruent eating in young adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01066-8
Pannicke, B., Kaiser, T., Reichenberger, J., & Blechert, J. (2021). Networks of stress, affect and eating behaviour: Anticipated stress coping predicts goal-congruent eating in young adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01066-8
Schuster, R., Kaiser, T., Terhorst, Y., Messner, E. M., Strohmeier, L.-M., & Laireiter, A.-R. (2021). Sample size, sample size planning, and the impact of study context: Systematic review and recommendations by the example of psychological depression treatment. Psychological Medicine, 51(6), 902–908. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329172100129X
Kaiser, T., Herzog, P., Voderholzer, U., & Brakemeier, E. (2021). Unraveling the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in a large inpatient sample: Network analysis to examine bridge symptoms. Depression and Anxiety, da.23136. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23136
Kaiser, T., Boschloo, L., Berger, T., Meyer, B., Späth-Nellissen, C., Schröder, J., Hohagen, F., Moritz, S., & Klein, J. P. (2021). Maintaining Outcomes of Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Network Analysis of Follow-Up Effects. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 598317. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.598317
Kaiser, T., Butter, B., Arzt, S., Pannicke, B., Reichenberger, J., Ginzinger, S., & Blechert, J. (2021). Time-Lagged Prediction of Food Craving With Qualitative Distinct Predictor Types: An Application of BISCWIT. Frontiers in Digital Health, 3, 123. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.694233
Schuster, R., Schreyer, M. L., Kaiser, T., Berger, T., Klein, J. P., Moritz, S., Laireiter, A.-R., & Trutschnig, W. (2020). Effects of intense assessment on statistical power in randomized controlled trials: Simulation study on depression. Internet Interventions, 20, 100313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2020.100313
Kaiser, T., Kolar, D., Kok, R. N., & Schuster, R. (2020). Was sagt die LAC-Depressionsstudie wirklich aus? Psychotherapeut, 65(1), 22–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00278-019-00392-y
Brakemeier, E.-L., Pilz, K., Richter, J., & Kaiser, T. (2020). Umsetzbarkeit und Erleben: Erste Erfahrungen mit einer Kurzform der anwendungsorientierten Parcoursprüfung im MSc-Studiengang Psychologie. Verhaltenstherapie, 30(Suppl. 2), 141–155. https://doi.org/10.1159/000507820
Kaiser, T. (2019). Nature and evoked culture: Sex differences in personality are uniquely correlated with ecological stress. Personality and Individual Differences, 148, 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.011
Kaiser, T., Del Giudice, M., & Booth, T. (2019). Global sex differences in personality: Replication with an open online dataset. Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12500
Kaiser, T., & Laireiter, A.-R. (2018). Process-symptom-bridges in psychotherapy: An idiographic network approach. Journal for Person-Oriented Research, 49–62. https://doi.org/10.17505/jpor.2018.06
Kaiser, T., Schmutzhart, L., & Laireiter, A.-R. (2018). Attitudes of Austrian Psychotherapists Towards Process and Outcome Monitoring. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 45(5), 765–779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0862-1
Kaiser, T., & Laireiter, A.-R. (2018). Daily dynamic assessment and modelling of intersession processes in ambulatory psychotherapy: A proof of concept study. Psychotherapy Research, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2018.1497213
Kaiser, T., Schmutzhart, L., & Laireiter, A.-R. (2018). Attitudes of Austrian Psychotherapists Towards Process and Outcome Monitoring. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0862-1
Kaiser, T., & Laireiter, A. R. (2017). DynAMo: A Modular Platform for Monitoring Process, Outcome, and Algorithm-Based Treatment Planning in Psychotherapy. JMIR Medical Informatics, 5(3), e20. https://doi.org/10.2196/medinform.6808
Kaiser, T. (2017). dyncomp: An R package for Estimating the Complexity of Short Time Series. Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/GWTKX
Kaiser, T., Schuster, R., & Laireiter, A.-R. (2017). Internet-Interventionen, gemischte Therapie, algorithmenbasierte Therapieplanung und Prozessmonitoring. Psychologie in Österreich, 37(5), 332–343.
Kaiser, T., Mirnig, A. G., Perterer, N., Meschtscherjakov, A., & Tscheligi, M. (2016). Car User Experience Patterns: A Pattern Collection in Progress. Proceedings of the 8th International Conferences on Pervasive Patterns and Applications, 9–16.