Past Lab Members & Research Topics
The following PhD, PGR / MSc and UG / BSc students have worked with Dr Vrticka as part of the Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment Lab (SoNeAt Lab) in the past:
| Name | Study Level | In Affiliation With | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Brady, Emily Sigston & David Simpson | PhD / Clinical Doctorate | Professional Doctorate Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych), University of Essex (Dr Antonella Trotta). | Links between narrative attachment measures in parents and their children as part of the D- and M-CARE studies |
Lara Puhlmann | PhD (2015-2021) website; now PostDoc at Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR) | International Max Planck Research School on Neuroscience of Communication: Function, Structure, and Plasticity (IMPRS) | Contemplative mental training and biological markers of well-being and health |
Daniella Bakic | Internship & Master (2018-2020) | Leipzig Research Center for Early Child Development / University of Leipzig | The functional neural substrates of attachment in fathers |
Ekaterina Yurtaeva | Master (2019-2020); now PhD student for a Doctorate of Counselling Psychology at York St John University (UK) | Leipzig Research Center for Early Child Development / University of Leipzig | Cortical thickness and attachment representations in children |
Anna-Lina Rauschenbach | Master (2019-2020); soon PhD student at the University of Leipzig | Leipzig Research Center for Early Child Development / University of Leipzig | Bio-behavioral synchrony in mother-child-dyads |
Miryam Mahroum | Master (2019-2020) | Leipzig Research Center for Early Child Development / University of Leipzig | Bio-behavioral synchrony in mother-child-dyads |
Marko Talovic | Internship & Master (2018-2019) | Leipzig Research Center for Early Child Development / University of Leipzig | The functional neural substrates of attachment in fathers |
| Maria Karpova | Bachelor (2019) | University of Leipzig | Story Stem Battery, child mentalization, and intergenerational attachment transmission in father-child dyads |
Nele Becker | Master (2018-2019); now PhD student at the LFE | Leipzig Research Center for Early Child Development / University of Leipzig | Bio-behavioral synchrony in mother-child-dyads |
Rocio Fernandez | Master (2018-2019); now PhD student at Donders Institute | Leipzig Research Center for Early Child Development / University of Leipzig | Bio-behavioral synchrony in mother-child-dyads |
Madison Long | Master (2018-2019); now PhD student at the University of Calgary and recipient of a Cummings School of Medicine Achievers in Medical Science Doctoral Scholarship | Brain and Development Research Center at Leiden University | The anatomical neural substrates of attachment in fathers |
Sonja Sudimac | Master (2018-2019); now PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development | Technische Universität Kaiserslautern | The functional neural substrates of attachment in fathers |
Simon Weber | Master (2019); now PhD student at the Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging | ANaP Lab, University of Göttingen (Prof. Dr. Annekathrin Schacht) | Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Social Content and Valence Processing: A Combined EEG and fMRI Study |
Trinh Nguyen | Intern (2017-2018); now PhD student at the University of Vienna | University of Heidelberg | A multifaceted social neurosciecne approach to attachment |
Anna-Lena Lumma | PhD (2015-2018); now Research Scientist at the University of Witten/Herdecke | MPI CBS Leipzig | Contemplative mental training & self-concept |
| Berit Hecht | Bachelor (2017) | University of Leipzig | Meditation and pain |
Lara Lordier | Bachelor (2011-2012); now Researcher at University of Geneva | University of Geneva | Amygdala activation to dynamic faces |
Elena Pedrazzini | Master (2011-2012); now Neuropsychologist at University Hospital Geneva | University of Geneva | Communicative relevance & fMRI |
| Brittany Andersson | Master (2011-2012) | University of Geneva | Social feedback processing & fMRI |
Dr Pascal Vrticka (PhD, FHEA) 