Britta Hoelzel
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Britta Hölzel, PhD

In the US:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Psychiatry
Division Psychiatric Neuroscience, Sara Lazar's Lab
120 2nd Ave
Charlestown, MA 02129

In Germany:
Charite Universitätsmedizin
Institut für Medizinische Psychologie
Luisenstr. 57
D-10117 Berlin

britta@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu


Wir rekrutieren demnächst für eine Forschungsstudie in Berlin; Thema: Depression, Studienleiter: Thorsten Barnhofer

Achtsamkeitsübungen auf CD/DVD (German)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Deckersbach, T., Hölzel, B., Eisner, L.R., Stange, J.P., Peckham, A.D., Lazar, S.W., Daugherty, D.D., Rauch, S.L.,
      & Nierenberg, A.A. (2012). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for non-remitted patients with bipolar disorder.
      CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 18(2), 133-141.
  • Gard, T., Hölzel, B.K., Sack, A.T., Hempel, H., Lazar, S.W., Vaitl, D., & Ott, U. (2012).
      Pain attenuation through mindfulness is associated with decreased cognitive control and increased sensory processing in the brain.
      Cerebral Cortex.
  • Gard, T., Brach, N., Hölzel, B.K., Noggle, J.J., Conboy, L.A., & Lazar, S.W. (2012).
      Effects of yoga-based intervention for young adults on quality of life and perceived stress: The potential mediating
      roles of mindfulness and self-compassion. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 7(3), 165-175.
  • Hartig, J., Hölzel, B., & Moosbrugger, H. (2007). A confirmatory analysis of item reliability trends (CAIRT):
      Differentiating true score and error variance in the analysis of item context effects. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 42, 157-183.
  • Stange, J.P., Eisner, L.R., Hölzel, B., Peckham, A.D., Dougherty, D.D., Rauch, S.L., ... & Deckersbach, T. (2011).
      Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder: Effects on cognitive functioning. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 17(6), 410-419.

Invited Publications
  • Ott, U., & Hölzel, B.K. (2013). Meditation research. In A. Runehov & L. Oviedo (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions.
    Heidelberg: Springer Verlag GmbH.
  • Ott, U., & Hölzel, B.K. (2011). Meditationsforschung: neuroanatomische Befunde.
      Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur, 54, 17-19.
Mindfulness Ressources in the US and Germany
  • Arbor Seminare
  • MBSR-Grundausbildung: Achtsamkeit leben - Achtsamkeit lehren
Our Work in the News
  • west.art am sonntag. Happy im Hamsterrad? Stressfrei ins Krisenjahr 2009. WDR, 18. 01. 2009
  • Ozon unterwegs. Leben in Hast - Warum wir Entschleunigung brauchen.
    rbb (Rundfund Berlin-Brandenburg), May, 2nd 2011.
CV: Training and Academic Appointments
  • 2004
  • Dipl.-Psych., Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
  • 2004
  • Yoga teacher, Sivananda Organization, Tyrol, Austria
  • 2004-2005
  • Contract Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragte), Department of Biological Psychology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
  • 2005-2006
  • Research and teaching (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Department of Clinical Psychology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
  • 2006-2007
  • Contract Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragte), Department of Clinical Psychology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
  • 2008
  • Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
    Doktorarbeit: Achtsamkeitsmeditation - Aktivierungsmuster und morphologische Veränderungen im Gehirn von Meditierenden. PDF.
    (PhD thesis: Mindfulness meditation - hemodynamic response and morphological differences in the brain of meditators).
  • 2008-2013
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Lab of Sara Lazar, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • 2009-2013
  • EU-Gastwissenschaftlerin, Bender Institute of Neuroimaging, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany;
    funded by Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship within the 7th European Community Framework Programme.