Dr. Saskia Scholten
Office hours
by agreement
Address
Room 3.1.07 (3rd floor)
Ostbahnstraße 10
76829 Landau
Saskia Scholten is a licensed psychotherapist and post-doctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Julia Anna Glombiewski. Her current activities lie within the field of personalized psychotherapy and psychotherapy training. She examines the potential to combine ecological momentary assessment, personalized symptom networks, and single case designs to enhance clinical decision-making. With Julia, Saskia is expanding her research to chronic pain patients. In addition to psychotherapy research, her interests include cross-cultural (clinical) psychology and macrosocial determinants of mental health.
Professional Expirience
| 06/2020 – currently | Psychotherapist at the Outpatient Clinic of the Universität Koblenz-Landau (wipp) |
| 01/2019 – 10/2019 | Maternity leave |
| 06/2018 – currently | Postdoctoral research fellow with Prof. Dr. Julia Glombiewski, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 02/2018 – 05/2018 | Psychotherapist at the Zentrum für Psychiatrie, Winnenden, Germany |
| 03/2017 – 01/2018 | Maternity leave |
| 05/2012 – 01/2018 | Junior faculty member with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Margaf at the Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 03/2012 – 08/2016 | Psychological Psychotherapist in training, Center of Psychotherapy, dgvt, Dortmund, Germany |
| 03/2011 – 02/2012 | Psychological Psychotherapist in training, Marienhospital Eickel, Herne, Germany |
| 04/2009 – 10/2010 | Research Assistant with Prof. Thomas Elbert, „Integration and Addiction“ (a project of the European Fonds for the Integration of third-country nationals), Department of Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology, Universität Konstanz, Germany |
| 09/2008 – 03/2009 | Scientific internship with Prof. Dr. Thomas Elbert, Center of |
Education
| 01/2020 – currently | Additional qualification “Supervision 2020”, Center for psychological psychotherapy, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 05/2012 – 08/2017 | Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) student with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Margraf at the Thesis: „Macro Matters: The relationship of sociocultural factors |
| 10/2011 – 02/2015 | Master of Advanced Studies Psychotherapy (Behavioral Therapy), University of Bern, Switzerland |
| 10/2010 – 09/2014 | Postgraduate training as „Psychologische Psychotherapeutin“ in cognitive behavioral therapy [the title „Psychological Psychotherapist“ ist protected by law in Germany], Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie (dgvt), Dortmund, Germany Approbationsprüfung [Licence to practicy psychotherapy] |
| 2008 | Additional qualification “Narrative Exposure Therapy”, vivo international, Konstanz |
| 10/2005 – 10/2010 | Diploma in Psychology, Universität Konstanz, Germany Thesis: “Differences between patients with and without migrant |
| 03/2005 | Allgemeine Hochschulreife („Abitur“) [German higher education entrance qualification], Maria-Ward-Schule, Landau, Germany |
International Experience
| 02/2008 – 05/2008 | Visiting student for four months at Alexander Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania |
| 04/2005 – 09/2005 | Voluntary service for 6 months with the Partnerschaft Rheinland-Pfalz Ruanda e.V., Gitarama (now Muhanga) and Ruhango, Rwanda |
| 09/2002 – 06/2003 | High School exchange year with the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program, Denham Springs, LA, USA |
Teaching
| 2020 & 2021 | Evaluation of clinical-psychological interventions (graduate course), Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 2020 & 2021 | Major depression & suicidality (graduate course), Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 2019 & 2020 | Relaxation techniques (post-graduate course), Weiterbildungsstudiengang in Psychologischer Psychotherapie (WiPP), Landau, Germany |
| 2019 – currently | Clinical-psychological diagnostic (graduate course), Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 2019 & 2020 | General introduction to mental disorders (undergraduate course), Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 2018, 2019, 2021 | Case study: Conceptualization and treatment (graduate course), Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 2018 | Psychotherapy in groups (undergraduate course), Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 2016 | Psychotherapy with severe mental disorders (graduate course), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2016 | Psychotherapeutic interventions (graduate course), Ruhr- Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2015 – 2020 | Basic intervention techniques (graduate course), Université Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 2015 | Case study seminar (post-graduate course), Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Bochum, Germany |
| 2015 & 2016 | Risks and side effects in psychotherapy, (post-graduate course), Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Bochum, Germany |
| 2015 & 2016 | Cross-cultural research in clinical psychology and psychotherapy (graduate course), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2015 & 2016 | Basic communication techniques in psychotherapy (undergraduate course), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2014 – 2016 | B.Sc. project seminar (undergraduate course), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2014 & 2015 | Clinical diagnostic over the life course (graduate course), Universität Witten-Herdecke, Germany |
| 2014 | Great moments in clinical psychology and psychotherapy (graduate course), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2013 | Clinical psychology and psychotherapy in within the societal context (graduate course), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2012 – 2016 | Diagnostic in clinical psychology and psychotherapy (graduate course), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (annually) |
Volunteer activities, grants and awards
| 2021 | Travel grant awarded by the Universität Koblenz-Landau: n=1 Symposium, Leuven, Belgium |
| 2021 | Project grant awarded by the German Alliance against Depression (https://www.deutsche-depressionshilfe.de/ueber- uns/das-buendnis) |
| 07/2020 | Awarded with a prize for excellent teaching by the Department of Psychology of the Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 2019 – 2020 | Project grant “Initial funding for post-docs”, Universität Koblenz- Landau, Germany |
| 07/2019 | Travel grant awarded the project for the qualification of female junior scientists, Universität Koblenz-Landau: 11th Workshop Congress for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erlangen, Germany |
| 05/2019 – 05/2020 | Promoted as “Post-Doc with child(ren)” by the project for the qualification of female junior scientists, Universität Koblenz- Landau, Germany |
| 10/2018 | Travel grant awarded by the Universität Koblenz-Landau: n=1 Stockholm Symposium, Stockholm Sweden |
| 2018 | Awarded with the Open Science Award “Gold” by the Open Science Commission, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
| 07/2016 | Travel grant awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): 23rd International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) in Nagoya, Japan |
| 01/2015 – 02/2018 | Member of the scientific committee of the 29th and 30th DGVT- Congress for Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling of the German Association for Behavioral Therapy (dgvt) |
| 05/2015 | Winner of the first clinical Science Slam at the 9th Workshop Congress for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, German Psychological Society, Dresden, Germany |
| 07/2014 | Travel grant awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): 22nd International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) in Reims, France |
| 11/2013 – 12/2015 | Management of the steering committee for the annual campaign 2015 of the Catholic German Scout Association (DPSG). Theme: “Gast>>Freundschaft für Menschen auf der Flucht” [Hospitality for refugees] |
| 08/2011 | Awarded with the Medal of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany [Bundesverdienstmedaille der Bundesrepublik Deutschland] |
| 02/2011 – 02/2014 | Member of the National Board of the Catholic German Scout Association, Speaker for the Department of International Justice |
| 07/2009 – 03/2011 | Member of the board of the association “Rheinland-Pfalz und Ruanda e.V.” [Rhineland-Palatinate and Rwanda], formation of the Rwandan-German youth network “ejo-connect” |
| 03/2009 – 12/2011 | Scholarship holder of the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung |
| 07/2007 – 06/2014 | Member of the Federal Working Group for International Justice of the Catholic German Scout Association |
| 10/2005 | Publication of the “Ruanda Tagebuch” [Rwanda Diary], Iatros Verlag, Nierstein |
2021
Brailovskaia, J. & Lin, M., Scholten, S., Zhu, M., Fu, Y., Shao, M., Hu, S., Li, X., Guo, W.,
Cai, D., Lu, S., & Margraf, J. (2021). A Qualitative Cross-Cultural Comparison of Well-Being
Constructs: The Meaning of Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Social Support for German and
Chinese Students. Journal of Happiness Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00454-6
Scholten, S., Lischetzke, T., & Glombiewski, J. A. (2021). Integrating theory-based and
data-driven methods to case conceptualization: A functional analysis approach with
ecological momentary assessment. Psychotherapy Research, 1–13.https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2021.1916639
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Brailovskaia, J., & Margraf, J. (2021). Psychometric properties of
the S-Scale: Assessing a psychological mindset that mediates the relationship between
socioeconomic status and depression. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0258333.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258333
2020
Scholten, S., Lavallee, K., Velten, J., Zhang, X.-C., & Margraf, J. (2020). The brief daily
stressors screening tool: An introduction and evaluation. Stress and Health, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2965
2018
Bieda, A., Pflug, V., Scholten, S., Lippert, M.W., Ladwig, I., Nestoriuc, Y., & Schneider, S.
(2018). Unerwünschte Nebenwirkungen in der Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie-
Eine Einführung und Empfehlung [Unwanted side effects in children and youth
psychotherapy – introduction and recommendations], Psychotherapie – Psychosomatik –
Medizinische Psychologie, 68(9/10), 383-390. http://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-102291
Linden, M., Strauß, B., Scholten, S., Nestoriuc, Y., Brakemeier, E.-L., & Wasilewski, J.
(2018). Definition and decision-making in the determination and detection of side effects of
psychotherapy, Psychotherapie – Psychosomatik – Medizinische Psychologie, 68(9/10), 377-
382. http://doi.org/10.1055/a-0619-5949
Scholten, S., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2018). Mental distress and perceived wealth, justice
and freedom across eight countries: The invisible power of the macrosystem. PLoS ONE,
13(5). http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194642
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Kintscher, M., Pataki, A., & Margraf, J. (2018). Beschwerden über
Psychotherapie und ihre Auswirkungen auf Patienten [Complains about psychotherapy and
their impact on patients], Psychotherapie – Psychosomatik – Medizinische Psychologie,
68(9/10), 423-427. http://doi.org/10.1055/a-0597-5073
Velten, J., Bieda, A., Scholten, S., Wannemüller, A., & Margraf, J. (2018). Lifestyle choices
and mental health: A longitudinal survey with German and Chinese students. BMC Public
Health, 18(1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5526-2
Velten, J., Scholten, S., & Margraf, J. (2018). Psychometric properties of the sexual
excitation/sexual inhibition inventory for women and men (sesii-w/m) and the sexual
excitation scales/sexual inhibition scales short form (sis/ses-sf) in a population-based sample
in Germany. PloS ONE, 13(3). http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193080
2017
Heim, E., Scholten, S., Maercker, A., Cai, D., Gao, Z., Lu, S., ... Margraf, J. (2017). Are the
Schwartz value orientations comparable in China, Russia and Germany? Journal of Cross-
Cultural Psychology, 48(4), 511-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022117696800
Scholten, S., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2017). Wealth, justice, and freedom: Objective and
subjective measures predicting poor mental health in a study across eight countries. Social
Science and Medicine – Population Health, 3, 639-648.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.07.010
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Bieda, A., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2017). Testing measurement
invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) across four countries.
Psychological Assessment, 29(11), 1376–1390. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000440
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Graham, C. A., & Margraf, J. (2017). Sexual excitation and sexual
inhibition as predictors of sexual function in women: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study.
Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(2), 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2015.1115792
Wannemüller, A., Jöhren, H.-P., Borgstädt, A., Bosch, J., Meyers, M., Völse, M., Scholten,
S., Margraf, J. (2017). Large Group Exposure Treatment: A Feasibility Study of Exposure
Combined with Diaphragmatic Breathing in Highly Dental Fearful Individuals. Frontiers in
Psychology, 7(January), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02007
2016
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Graham, C. A., Adolph, D., & Margraf, J. (2016). Investigating
Female Sexual Concordance: Do Sexual Excitation and Sexual Inhibition Moderate the
Agreement of Genital and Subjective Sexual Arousal in Women? Archives of Sexual
Behavior, 45(8), 1957-1971. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0774-7
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Graham, C. a., & Margraf, J. (2016). Psychometric properties of the
Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for women in a German sample. Archives of
Sexual Behavior, 45(2), 303–314. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193080
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Graham, C. A., & Margraf, J. (2016). Unprotected intercourse and
one-night stands: Impact of sexual excitation, sexual inhibition, and atypical sexual arousal
patterns on risky sexual behaviors in women. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13(3), 361-
373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.12.027
Velten, J., Lavallee, K. L., Scholten, S., Meyer, A. H., Zhang, X., & Schneider, S. (2016).
Erratum to: Lifestyle choices and mental health: a representative population survey. BMC
Psychology, 4(2), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-016-0106-7
2014
Velten, J., Lavallee, K. L., Scholten, S., Meyer, A. H., Zhang, X.-C., Schneider, S., &
Margraf, J. (2014). Lifestyle choices and mental health: a representative population survey.
BMC Psychology, 2(1), 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-014-0055-y
Book chapters
2018
Margraf, J., & Scholten, S. (2018). Risiken und Nebenwirkungen. In J. Margraf & S.
Schneider (Eds.), Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie. Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Velten, J., & Scholten, S. (2018). Kognitiv-Behaviorale Beratung. In J. Margraf & S.
Schneider (Eds.), Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie. Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Selected conference contributions
2021
Scholten, S., Glombiewski, J. A., & L. Schemer (2021). All good things come in threes: A
systematic review and delphi study on ambulatory assessment, network analyses, and single
case experimental designs. Posterpresentation on the 2nd n=1 Symposium. Leuven, Belgium
2020
Scholten, S., & Glombiewski, J.A. (2020). Toward data-based case conceptualization:
Assessing and analyzing functional analysis with ecological momentary assessment and
network analysis. Posterpresentation on the Congress of the European Association of
Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy. Athens, Greece
2019
Scholten, S., & Glombiewski, J.A. (2019). Erfassung von Symptomnetzwerken und
funktionalen Bedingungszusammenhängen zur individuellen Fallkonzeption mittels
ambulanten Assessment. Presentation on the 11th Workshop Congress for Clinical
Psychology and Psychotherapy. Erlangen, Germany
2018
Schemer, L., Scholten, S., & Glombiewski, J. A. (2018). Treatment processes during
exposure and cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic low back pain: A single-case
Experimental design with multiple baselines. Posterpresentation on the 1st n=1 Stockholm
Symposium. Stockholm, Sweden
2016
Scholten, S., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2016). How is perceived justice in a country related to
the psychological distress of the population? Presentation on the 23rd International Congress
of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. Najoya, Japan
Scholten, S. (2016). Die Schattenseiten der Psychotherapie: Ein Symposium zur
Bestandsaufnahme von Nebenwirkungen in der Psychotherapie. Symposium chair, 29th
DGVT-Kongress für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Beratung, Berlin, Germany
Veith, A., & Scholten, S. (2016). Emotionale Verarbeitung in der Psychotherapie.
Symposium Co-Chair,29th DGVT-Kongress für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und
Beratung. Berlin, Germany
2015
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Bieda, A., & Margraf, J. (2015). Wenn Skalen nicht das Gleiche
messen: Können Depression, Angst und Stress über verschiedene Kulturen verglichen
werden? Presentation on the 12th Conference of the Fachgruppe Methoden & Evaluation der
Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Jena, Germany
Scholten, S., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2015). Freiheit, Gleichheit, Gesundheit? – Eine Acht-
Länder-Studie. Science Slam Presentation on the 9th Workshop Congress for Clinical
Psychology and Psychotherapy Dresden 2015. Dresden, Germany
Ad-hoc Reviews
Assessment
Global Mental Health
PlosOne
Clinical psycology
Clinical decision-making
Data-based case conceptualization
Development of psychotherapist trainees and evaluation of psychotherapist training
Negative effects in psychotherapy
Process-oriented individualized network-based therapy
Cross-cultural (clinical) psycology
Comparability of assessment instruments
Differences and comparability of symptoms, conceptualization, diagnostic, etiology and
treatment of mental disorders
Integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods
Macro-social determinants of mental health
Relation between equality, freedom and wealth and mental health
Socioeconomic status and mental health (including treatment, therapy outcome etc.)
Subjective evaluation of macro-social determinants and mental health