Curriculum Vitae:
| 1982 | Birth in Aschersleben, Germany |
| 2002 - 2007 | Study of psychology at the University of Leipzig, Germany
Title of diploma
thesis: „Personality and attachment in partnerships - a typological approach" |
| 2007 - 2008 | Research assistant at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Prof. Dr. K. von Klitzing, Faculty of Medicine
Leipzig, Germany |
| since 2008 | Training for psychological psychotherapist specialising in behavioural therapy,
Institute for Psychological Therapy, Faculty of Medicine Leipzig, Germany |
| 2008 - 2012 | Research associate and Ph.D. student at the Department of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Prof. Dr. K. von Klitzing, Faculty
of Medicine Leipzig, Germany
Graduation to Dr. rer. med. at the Medical
Faculty of the University of Leipzig
Title of doctoral dissertation: It Takes
Two to Argue: The Dyadic Nature of Conflict Resolution Styles from an Attachment
Perspective |
| 2012 | Research Internship at the Geary Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland |
| since 2012 | Research associate and Ph.D. at the Department of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Prof. Dr. K. von Klitzing, Faculty
of Medicine Leipzig, Germany |
| 2016 | Research Internship at the Mount Hope Family Center, University of Rochester
(USA |
Memberships:
- World Association of Infant Mental Health
(WAIMH)
- German Psychological Society (DGPs)
- Association of German Professional Psychologists (BDP)
Selected Presentations:
Sierau, S., Brand, T., Manly, J.T., Michel, A., von Klitzing, K., White, L.O.
(2016). Multi-informant perspectives on early maltreatment experiences and
relations to child symptoms. 15th World Congress of the World Association of
Infant Mental Health, May 29 - June 2, Prague, Czech Republic.
Sierau, S., Dähne, V., Brand, T., Kurtz, V., von Klitzing, K., &
Jungmann, T. (2016). Effects of home visitation on maternal competencies, family
environment and child development: A randomized control trial. 15th World
Congress of the World Association of Infant Mental Health, May 29 - June 2,
Prague, Czech Republic.
White, L. O., Gołaska, P., Richter, R., Michel, A., von Klitzing, K, Borelli,
J. L., & Sierau, S. (2016). Enter the maltreating caregiver: How the
presence of a maltreating caregiver alters the child's narrative play. 15th
World Congress of the World Association of Infant Mental Health, May 29 - June
2, Prague, Czech Republic.
White, L. O., Richter, R., Andreas, A., Michel, A., Keil, J., & Sierau,
S. (2016). Mentalisierung unter Stress im Vorschul- und Grundschulalter: Rolle
der Anwesenheit der Bezugsperson. 50th Anniversary Congress of the German
Psychological Society (DGPs), September 18 - 22, Leipzig, Germany.
White, L. O., Michel, A., Stalder, T., Keil, J., Andreas, A., Resch, L.,
Klein, A. M., von Klitzing, K, & Sierau, S. (2016). Social and
neurobiological factors in the pathway from early childhood maltreatment to
behavioral symptoms in children and adolescents. 15th World Congress of the
World Association of Infant Mental Health, May 29 - June 2, Prague, Czech
Republic.
White, L. O., Sierau, S., Michel, A., Klein, A. M., von Klitzing, K.,
Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Binser, M. J., Uhr, M., Müller-Myhsok, B., &
Ising, M. (2016). Analyzing pathways from childhood maltreatment to
internalizing symptoms and disorders in children and adolescents (AMIS): Initial
main results. 5th German Health Research Meeting on Behavioural Disorders
Related to Violence, Neglect, Maltreatment, and Abuse in Childhood and
Adolescence, September 12-13, Mannheim, Germany
Michel, A., Jepsen, L., Keil, J., Klein, A. M., Andreas, A., Sierau, S.,
Resch, L., von Klitzing, K., & White, L. O. (2015). Subtypes and Dimensions
of Maltreatment as Risk Factors for Externalizing Behavior Problems in Childhood
and Adolescence. 2015 Biennal Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, March 19 - 21, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sierau, S., Resch, L., Horlich, J., Dehmel, S., Andreas, A., Michel, A.,
Keil, J., Costa, A., Binser, M., Manly, J. T., Kurz-Adam, M., von Klitzing, K.,
& White, L. O. (2015). Assessing child maltreatment: Files, interviews or
both? 2015 Biennal Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
March 19 - 21, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
White, L. O., Stalder, T., Michel, A., Andreas, A., Keil, J., Resch, L.,
Klein, A. M., Manly, J. T., Ising, M., Kirschbaum, C., von Klitzing, K., &
Sierau, S. (2015). Gender-specific Patterns of Cortisol in Children's Hair
Predicted by Chronicity of Maltreatment. 2015 Biennal Meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, March 19 - 21, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jungmann, T., Sierau, S., Evers, V., & Brand, T. (2014). Maternal
competencies, family environment and child development - Effectiveness of the
home visiting program "Pro Kind". Biennial Meeting of EARLI SIG 15 Special
Educational Needs, August 25-26, Zurich, Switzerland.
Otto, Y., Sierau, S., & Klein, A. M. (2014). Parenting in families of
preschool children with internalizing symptoms and disorders in comparison to a
control group - The specific role of the father. SRCD Special Topic Meeting: New
Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, November 13-15, San Diego,
California, USA.
Sierau, S., Andreas, A., Michel, A., Keil, J., Klein, A. M., von Klitzing,
K., & White, L. O. (2014). Pathways from early maltreatment to internalizing
symptoms and disorders. Infant Mental Health Journal Supplement to Volume 35,
335-336.
Sierau, S. & Evers, V. (2014). Prädiktoren väterlicher Gefühle und
Kompetenzen in sozial benachteiligten Familien: Ein integratives Modell. 49.
Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, September 21-25, Bochum,
Germany.
Sierau, S., Evers, V., Brand, T., Kurtz, V., von Klitzing, K., &
Jungmann, T. (2014). Maternal competencies, family environment and child
development - Effectiveness of the home visiting program "Pro Kind". Infant
Mental Health Journal Supplement to Volume 35, 146.
Sierau, S., Resch, L., Horlich, J., Dehmel, S., Andreas, A., Michel, A.,
Keil, J., Costa, A., Binser, M., Kurz-Adam, M., von Klitzing, K., & White,
L. O. (2014). Analyzing pathways from childhood maltreatment to internalizing
symptoms and disorders in children and adolescents (AMIS) - Different
perspectives on the phenomenology of maltreatment. 3rd German Health Research
Meeting on Behavioural Disorders Related to Violence, Neglect, Maltreatment, and
Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence, September 22-23, Eichstätt-Ingolstadt,
Germany.
Keil, J., White, L. O., Sierau, S., Michel, A., Andreas, A., & von
Klitzing, K. (2013). Analyzing pathways from maltreatment to internalizing
symptoms and disorders. 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology,
September 3-7, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sierau, S., Evers, V., & Jungmann, T. (2013). Links from Experienced
Parenting and Parenting Behaviour in Mothers and Fathers to Child
Psychopathology. 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, September
3-7, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sierau, S., Evers, V., Kurtz, V., & Jungmann, T. (2013). Has Home
Visitation a Positive Effect on Child Development? Findings from the RCT in a
German sample. International Society on Early Intervention Regional Conference,
July 1-3, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Sierau, S., Evers, V., Klein, A. M., & Jungmann, T. (2012). Vaterschaft
in psychosozialen Risikosituationen: Mediierende Faktoren auf den Zusammenhang
zwischen der Einstellung zur Schwangerschaft und der Vater-Kind Beziehung.
[Fatherhood under psychosocial disadvantages: Mediating factors for the relation
between pregnancy wantedness and the father-child relationship.] 48. Kongress
der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, September 23-27, Bielefeld,
Germany.
Sierau, S., & Jungmann, T. (2012). Einfluss der psychischen Belastung der
Eltern auf die Wahrnehmung des kindlichen Temperaments und Verhaltens.
[Influence of parents´ mental health on the perception of infant temperament and
behaviour.] Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie
und Nervenheilkunde, November 21-24, Berlin, Germany.
Sierau, S., Herzberg, P. Y., & Jungmann, T. (2011). Do mental health,
parental self-efficacy and partnership satisfaction influence first-time
parents' postnatal attachment to their child? Pairfam Interdisciplinary
International Conference Partnership Relations in Context, September 21-23,
Munich, Germany.
Sierau, S., Klein, A. M., & Jungmann, T. (2011). Der Einfluss des
elterlichen psychischen Befindens auf die Partnerschaftszufriedenheit,
elterliche Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung und kindliche Entwicklung. [The influence
of parents' mental health on partnership satisfaction, parental self-efficacy
and child's development.] 20. Tagung der Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie,
September 12-14, Erfurt, Germany.
Sierau, S., Otto, Y., Klein, A. M., von Klitzing, K., & Jungmann, T.
(2011). Fathers in Disadvantaged Families: The Importance of Parental
Self-Efficacy and Partnership Satisfaction for Infants' Development and Mothers'
Interactive Style. 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, August
23-27, Bergen, Norway.
Sierau, S., Klein, A., Jungmann, T., Ziert, Y., & von Klitzing, K.
(2010). Effects of individual coping strategies, social support and stress on
first time mother's perception of their partnership satisfaction. Infant Mental
Health Journal Supplement to Volume 32, 14-15.
Sierau, S., Klein, A. M., Jungmann, T., Ziert, Y., & von Klitzing, K.
(2009). Geburt - ein kritisches Lebensereignis für die
Partnerschaftszufriedenheit bei risikobelasteten Paaren ? [Birth - a critical
life event for the partnership satisfaction of at-risk couples?] 19. Tagung der
Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie, September 14-17, Hildesheim, Germany.
Teaching:
University of Leipzig: Early Education Workshop „Traumatic
Experiences in Early Childhood: Consequences for Child Development and
Intervention Approaches" (2016/2017)
University of Leipzig: Class „Conversation Techniques for
Medical Students" (2016/2017)
University of Jena: Seminar „Emotion Regulation and
Psychopathology in Childhood and Youth" (2016/2017)
University of Leipzig: Seminar „Psychological Disorders
after Traumatic Experiences" (2016/2017)
University of Leipzig: Seminar "Current Research Topics of
Psychological Disorders in Early Childhood" (2016/2017)
University of Leipzig: Guest lecture „Trauma and
Stress-related Disorders in Childhood and Youth" (2016)
University of Leipzig: Seminar „Diagnostics in Clinical
Psychology" (2016)
University of Leipzig: Seminar „Psychotraumatology in
Childhood and Youth" (2016)
University of Leipzig: QSB-Kurs „Prevention und Health
Promotion" (2016)
University of Jena: Seminar "Psychiatric Disorders in
Childhood and Youth: Diagnostics and Therapeutical Approaches" (2015/2016)
15th Conference of the Leipzig Network of Child Protection and Early
Intervention: Workshop „Depression in Childhood and Youth" (2015)
University of Rostock: Guest lecture "Selected Aspects of
Early Intervention and Early Education" (2013)
University of Leipzig: Session in the Seminar "Applied
Developmental Psychology" (2011)
