Research areas

Health psychology

Environmental psychology

Pain research

Physical activity as prevention and treatment

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CURRICULUM VITAE


Kirsten Kaya Roessler


CURRENT POSITION

Associate professor
University of Southern Denmark
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics
Faculty of Health Sciences

Campusvej 55
5230 Odense
Denmark
Phone: +45 65503443
email: kroessler@health.sdu.dk



MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Health psychology: What are the psychological determinants of health and illness? Focus: pain research, stress and mental health problems.
• Physical activity research: How does physical activity affect health promotion, and prevention and treatment of sickness?
• Environmental psychology: How are physical environment and psychological processes linked together?

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Doctor in psychology (Dr.phil.), University of Bremen, Prof. Rolf Vogt, Germany, 1996.
• M.Sc. in psychology (Dipl.Psych./cand.psych.), University of Hamburg, Germany, 1991.

CLINICAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Course in Interactional Group analysis, Psychosomatische Klinik Tiefenbrunn/Göttingen. Ongoing since November 2007.
• Advanced course in Leadership with Olya Khaleelee, Institute of Group Relations, Tavistock/London. Berlin 17-21 October 2007.
• Course in Cognitive Therapy, Centre for Cognitive Therapy, St. Hans Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark. September 2006-October 2007.
• Training in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Basic course. Institute of Gestalt Therapy, Würzburg (IGW), Germany. 1989-1991.
• Basic course in cognitive behavioural therapy and client-centred group therapy the University of Hamburg. 1986-1988.
CLINICAL WORK
• Group cognitive behavioural therapy with chronic pain patients. In Odense 2007-2008.
• Individual cognitive behavioural therapy with depressive and stress patients. At Psychiatric St. Hans Hospital, Roskilde, 2006-2007.
• Counselling of patients with life-style diseases (type 2 diabetes, hypertension). Copenhagen 2004-2006.
• Psychotherapeutic work with clients under supervision in a therapeutic institution in Hamburg, Germany, 1988-1989.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS
• Senior researcher at the Institute for Sport, Culture and Civil Society, Gerlev, Denmark, 2000-2004.
• Post-doctoral research fellow, Institute for Sport, Culture and Civil Society, Gerlev, Denmark 1998-2000.
• External assistant professor at the Institute of Sport and Biomechanics, University of Odense, Denmark, 1995-2000.
• Student research assistent, IZHD (Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Hochschuldidaktik), University of Hamburg, Germany, 1988-1991.
• Instructor in skiing, swimming and fencing, University of Hamburg, Germany 1984-1991.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
• Member of the European Health Psychology Society since 2007
• Chair of the Censor corps for “Sports Science” since 2003.
• Member of the Censor corps “Sports Science” since 1998.
• Member of the Censor corps “Health Studies” since 2005.
• Board member of the “Committee for Sports Research of the Ministry of Culture”, 2000-2004.
• Board member of the Danish Society of Sport Psychology, 1998-2004.
• Invited as expert onto the working group studying environmental aspects of physical activity at the Danish Foundation for Cultural and Sporting Facilities (Lokale- og Anlægsfonden).

EXPERIENCE WITH FUND-RAISING AND RESEARCH
2010-          Head of research for the project "Movement and emotion. Group counelling and physical training of PCO-patients"
2009-2007 Head of research for the intervention project “Chronic pain and prevention of long-term illness”, financed by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Intervention period 2007-2008.
2007-2005 Head of research for the evaluation of ”Body & learning – a project about physical activity and drug abuse” in West Zealand, Denmark, financed by West Zealand Council. Evaluation period 2005-2007.
2007-2004 Head of research project (alongside associate professor Bjarne Ibsen, University of Southern Denmark) for the evaluation of “Sport and Nutrition on Prescription” with patients in Copenhagen suffering from type 2 diabetes, hypertension and overweight. Evaluation period 2004 to 2007.
2006 Head of research for a project on “Environmental psychology and sports facilities”, financed by the Danish Foundation for Cultural and Sporting Facilities in cooperation with the institute of “Wohnen und Umwelt”, Darmstadt, Germany.
2006-2005 Head of research for the evaluation of ”Sport on Prescription with chronically rheumatic patients” in West Zealand, Denmark, financed by the Danish Directorate of Health. Evaluation period 2005-2006.
2001-1998 Research project about “Psychological aspects of pain and injuries”, financed
by Team Denmark.


GUEST LECTURING, KEY NOTES AND RESEARCH RESIDENCIES

2008 Lecture at University of Southern Denmark at the International PhD course Physical activity at work and leisure in a health perspective, 20th to 23th October
2008 Key note address at Swansea University at the 5th All Wales Virtual Institute of Sport, Health and Exercise Science Conference, 4th July, Wales.
2006 Spring semester research residency at the University of Stirling, Scotland
2006 Lecture at University of Stirling on Health Psychology and Physical Activity, 4th March
2005-1999 Guest lectures and keynote addresses at the Universities of Oslo, Karlstad, Hamburg, Bremen, Copenhagen, Lund.
2003 Key note address at Copenhagen University at the 11th European Congress of Sport Psychology, 22th to 27th July, Copenhagen
1992-1991 6-month research residencies in Vienna and Paris.



PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports (since 2002)
Danish Journal of Research in Nursing (since 2008)


LECTURING AND EXAMINATION AT UNIVERSITIES (over the past five years) 
Autumn 2009 Health psychology and physical activity at the University of Southern Denmark, MSc students.
Autumn 2008 Health psychology and physical activity at the University of Southern Denmark, MSc students.
Autumn 2007 Health psychology and physical activity at the University of Southern Denmark, BSc students.
Autumn 2006 Health psychology and physical activity at the University of Southern Denmark, BSc students.
Autumn 2004 Sports psychology at the University of Copenhagen, MSc students.
Since spring 1995 examiner of bachelor projects and master theses on stress, anorexia and eating disorders, asthma and physical activity, depression and anxiety, mental training, pain and sports injuries.

PhD. SUPERVISION
2010 Ph.d. Kristoffer Henriksen
2003 Supervisor for a theological PhD project on pain and self-burning, Faculty of
Theology, University of Hamburg.
2005- Supervisor of four PhD projects on “Sport on prescription”, “Talent development”, “Environmental Psychology” and “Physical activity and overweight”.

Affiliations

• Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics - Associate Professor
• Movement, Sport and Society - Associate Professor

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