Official position
Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology and E-Mental Health
Institution
Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dresden, Germany
Business address
Chemnitzer Straße 46a
01187 Dresden
Academic education and degrees
1982 | Diploma in Psychology |
1985 | Dr. rer. biol. hum. (Human Biology), Medical Hospital, Hannover |
1997 | Postdoctoral lecture qualification (venia legendi) in Clinical Psychology |
Professional career
1983 - 1987 | Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Göttingen |
1986 | Research scholarship at Maudsley Hospital London |
1987 - 1991 | Licensed Clinical Psychologist in psychosomatic hospitals (Bad Pyrmont, Laufen) and in private practice |
1991 - 1997 | Assistant Professor, University of Hamburg, Institute of Psychology, Department of Behavior Therapy |
1999 - 2000 | DFG-Scholarship as Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry |
2001 - 2004 | Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Trier, Department of Psychology |
2004 - 2015 | Endowed Professor at the University of Dresden: “Basic Research and Interventions of Eating Disorders and Associated Disorders” |
2015 - present |
Professor of Clinical Psychology and E-Mental Health, University of Dresden |
Honors, awards and positions
1997 | Christina-Barz-Preis |
Since 2016 | Member of the DGPPN/DGPs Task Force “E-Mental Health” |
Current journal editorial positions
Since 2004 | International Journal of Eating Disorders |
10 most important peer-reviewed papers (10 out of 135, SCOPUS h-index: 24)
Jacobi C, Agras WS, Hammer L. Predicting children's eating disturbances at 8 years of age. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatr. 2001;40:364-372.
Jacobi C, Agras WS, Bryson S, Hammer L. Behavioral validation, precursors and concomitants of picky eating in childhood. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatr. 2003;42:76-84.
Jacobi C, Hayward C, de Zwaan M, Kraemer H, Agras WS. Coming to terms with risk factors for eating disorders: Application of risk terminology and suggestions for a general taxonomy. Psychol Bull. 2004;130(1):19-65.
Jacobi C, Schmitz G, Agras WS. Is picky eating an eating disorder? Int J Eat Disord. 2008;41(7):626-34.
Jacobi C, Völker U, Trockel TM, Taylor CB. Effects of an Internet-based Intervention for Subthreshold Eating Disorders: A randomized controlled trial. Behav Res Ther. 2012;50:93-99.
Jacobi C, Hütter K, Völker U, Möbius K, Richter R et al. Parent-based, indicated prevention for anorexia nervosa: Results of a randomized controlled efficacy trial. J Med Internet Res. 2018;20(12):e296.
Wilksch SM, O'Shea A, Taylor, CB, Wilfley DE,
Jacobi C, Wade TD. Online prevention of disordered eating in at-risk young-adult women: A two-country pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Psychol Med. 2018;13:1-11.
Beintner I, Vollert B, Zarski AC, Bolinski F, Musiat P…
Jacobi C. Reporting of adherence in RCTs examining manualized multi-session online interventions: A systematic review of practices and a proposal for reporting standards. J Med Internet Res. 2019;21(8):e14181.
Taylor CB, Graham AK, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Sadeh-Sharvit S, Balantekin KN …
Jacobi C. Optimizing Eating Disorder Treatment and Prevention for Individuals Identified Via Screening: An Idea Worth Researching. Int J Eat Disord. 2019;52(11):1224-1228.
Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Taylor CB, Graham AK, Sadeh-Sharvit S, Balantekin KN, Eichen DM …
Jacobi C et al. Effectiveness of a Digital Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Guided Self-Help Intervention for Eating Disorders in College Women: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(8):e2015633.
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