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Dr. Silke Heuse is the Programme Leader for Psychology and Vice Dean for the Business department at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Hamburg Campus.

Subject area: Psychology, Business Psychology
Campus: Hamburg
Consultation by: appointment

Professor Heuse, Head of the psychology programme and Vice Dean for the Business department at UE in Hamburg bring to the department expertise in health psychology, clinical psychology, and medical psychology for the prevention of mental and physical illness using behavioural therapy methods to educate about mental illness and its risk factors. It also supports and evaluates projects using data collection and analysis methods (quantitative and qualitative).

  • Health psychology services for the prevention of mental and physical illnesses
  • Education about mental illnesses and their risk factors
  • Workshops and scientific monitoring of projects
  • Psychological psychotherapist with focus on behavioral therapy

2020
Fodor, D. P., Pohrt, A., Gekeler, B. S., Knoll, N., & Heuse, S. (2020-epub). Intensity matters: The role of physical activity in the job demands-resources model. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. doi: 10.5093/jwop2020a21 (IF 1.565).

Heuse, S., Dietze, C., Fodor, D., & Voltmer, E. (2020-pre-press). Understanding stress experiences of health care students - a survey study on demands and resources in education. Journal of Medical Psychology, 1-7. doi: 10.3233/JMP-200024

Heuse, S., Gekeler, B., & Fodor, D. (2020-accepted). The Role of Physical Exercise as Personal Resource Against Job Stress. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Economics. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2020.1732648 (IF 1,377).

2019
Hohl, D. H., Schultze, M., Keller, J., Heuse, S., Luszczynska, A., & Knoll, N. (2019). Inter-relations between partner-provided support and self-efficacy: A dyadic longitudinal analysis. Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, 11, 522-542. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12166. (IF 1.946).

2018
Hohl, D. H., Lüscher, J., Keller, J., Heuse, S., Scholz, U., Luszczynska, A., & Knoll, N. (2018). Inter-relations among negative social control, self-efficacy, and physical activity in healthy couples. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23, 580-596. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12305 (IF 2.551).

2017
Keller, J., Fleig, L., Hohl, D. H., Wiedemann, A. U., Burkert, S., Luszczynska, A., & Knoll, N. (2017). Which characteristics of planning matter? Individual and dyadic physical activity plans and their effects on plan enactment. Social Science and Medicine, 189, 53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.07.025 (IF 2,797).

Knoll, N., Hohl, D. H., Keller, J., Schuez, N., Luszczynska, A., & Burkert, S. (2017). Effects of dyadic planning on physical activity in couples: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 36, 8-20. doi: 10.1037/hea0000423 (IF 3,458).

2016
Hagger, M., Luszczynska, A., de Wit, J., Benyamini, Y., Burkert, S., et al. (2016). Implementation intention and planning interventions in health psychology: recommendations from the Synergy expert group for research and practice. Psychology & Health, 31, 814-39. doi:10.1080/08870446.2016.1146719 (IF 1,983).

2016
Peter Jacobi Prize of the German Society for Medical Psychology (research award)

2009
Marie Schlei Prize, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Free University of Berlin (doctoral award).
Poster awards at national and international congresses in 2003, 2015 and 2019.

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