AG Linke

The group's research combines clinical and developmental psychology perspectives with cognitive neuroscience and pursues a translational approach in the sense of “from bench to bedside to curbside.”

In the basic research domain (bench), the group focuses on uncovering the fundamental mechanisms of healthy development and resilience and identifying neurobiological signatures of stress-related symptoms. The team focuses on critical life transitions (adolescence, the transition to university, parenthood) and high-risk populations (e.g., individuals with minority identities, teachers, healthcare professionals), with special attention to sex differences.

The goal is to leverage insights from this line of work to predict natural developmental trajectories and to design effective short-term interventions, which are evaluated in collaboration with the clinical research unit at JGU (bedside). In addition, the lab aims to develop scalable mini-interventions to promote resilience in the general population (curbside).

Participation and science communication are important to the group, and so the group seeks to actively involve stakeholders beyond the academic community to strengthen societal resilience and mental health at the societal level.