Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Experimentelle Psychopathologie

Wallstraße 3, Raum 06-252
D-55122 Mainz

Tel.: +49 (0)6131 – 39 39232

E-Mail: marklein@uni-mainz.de


Sprechzeiten (während der Vorlesungszeit): n.V.

Since 10/2018Professional training in cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
10/2016-08/2018Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Work, Organizational and Clinical Psychology supervised by Dr. Stephan Braun (grade: very good), Goethe University, Frankfurt a. M.
Thesis title: “Validierung des Frankfurt Leadership Inventory”
10/2013-07/2016Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Psychology supervised by Dr. Clemens Draxler (grade: very good), UMIT University, Austria
Thesis title: “Eine psychometrische Analyse wirtschaftspädagogischer Daten”

Since 02/2020PhD Student in Psychology supervised by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Stefanie M. Jungmann and Prof. Dr. Michael Witthöft, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychology, preliminary title of PhD thesis: “Überprüfung und Anpassung des Interoceptive Predictive Coding-Modells für das Kindesalter”
08/2018-09/2019Psychological Training, Day-Care Hospital for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics “Rheinhessen Fachklinik“, Alzey
01/2018-04/2018Arbeitsstelle für Diagnostik und Evaluation Frankfurt: internship in forensic psychology, family law: children at risk of harm, parenting ability, providing evaluations and expert opinions in the area of family law
02/2017-06/2017Internship in clinical psychology research into psychotherapy of social anxiety disorder and dysmorphophobia, Goethe University, Frankfurt a.M.
09/2015Internship at pain center, Frankfurt Rossmarkt
07/2014-08/2014Neuropsychological internship on a neurological ward, in a stroke unit and neuroradiology at Krankenhaus-Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany (for about seven weeks)

Since 02/2020PhD scholarship awarded by Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz
02/2016Merit-based scholarship for excellent academic achievements awarded by the University Hall, Tirol (Austria)

  • Characteristics of children’s somatic symptom disorder depending on their medical explanation

  • Interoception
  • Predictive coding model & constructed emotion theory
  • Emotions & emotion regulation
  • Dimensional psychopathology
  • Personality disorders and intersubjectivity
  • Association, dissociation and memory
  • False memory, plausibility, complaint validation
  • Psychotherapy process research, evaluation of psychotherapy
  • Dark triad and charismatic leadership
  • Delinquent behaviour
  • The power of conformity, diffusion of responsibility, bystander-nonintervention & pluralistic ignorance
  • Cognitive dissonance