Dr. Shauna L. Rohner

Beruflicher Abschluss

• 10/2021: Qualified Health Psychologist (Fachpsychologin für Gesundheitspsychologie; FSP), Föderation der Schweizer Psycholog:innen (FSP), Switzerland
• 09/2016 – 08/2019: PhD in Psychology. Title of doctoral thesis: ‘Stress-related resilience in older adults with experiences of early-life adversity’, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 08/2018 – 07/2020: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Higher Education (Hochschuldidaktik), University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 01/2014 – 12/2014: Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Institute of Counselling & University of West of Scotland, United Kingdom
• 01/2014 – 01/2015: Postgraduate Certificate in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, Swansea University, United Kingdom
• 09/2010 – 08/2011: Master of Science (MSc) in Health Psychology, University of Stirling, United Kingdom
• 09/2007 – 06/2010: Bachelor of Arts (BA) honours degree in Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland
• 01/2018: Good Clinical Practice (GCP): Human Research Act, Clinical Trial Unit Basel & University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
• 01/2016 – 05/2016: Postgraduate research skills development, Arts and Humanities – Postgraduate Research Office, Swansea University, United Kingdom
• 02/2016: Introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP): A practical guide to ethical and scientific quality standards in clinical research, National Health Service, United Kingdom
• 02/2016: Valid Informed Consent in Research, Health and Care Research Wales, United Kingdom

Weitere Angaben

Fachliche Schwerpunkte

• Stress research
• Trauma research
• Determinants of mental health
• Resilience across the lifespan
• Gerontopsychology
• Healthy ageing
• Dementia and psychosocial aspects
• Qualitative research methods
• Co-creation methodology

Berufspraxis

• 04/2023 – present: Research Associate, Competence Centre for Mental Health, Department of Health, OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland
• 01/2023 – 03/2023: Postdoctoral Researcher & Project Coordinator, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne; and Healthy Longevity Center, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 09/2019 – 12/2022: Postdoctoral Researcher & Project Manager, Department of Psychology, Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 09/2016 – 08/2019: Doctoral Candidate / Research Assistant [Scientific Collaborator], Department of Psychology, Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 10/2015 – 05/2016: Project Officer & Research Assistant [Scientific Collaborator], Centre for Innovative Ageing; and Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR), Swansea University, United Kingdom
• 09/2014 – 03/2015: Research Assistant [Scientific Collaborator], Older People & Ageing Research & Development Network (OPAN), Swansea University, United Kingdom
• 09/2012 – 10/2013: Research Assistant [Scientific Collaborator] (secondment), Centre for Science, Society & Citizenship, Rome, Italy
• 12/2011 – 12/2013: Research Assistant [Scientific Collaborator], The Netwell Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
• 09/2011 – 11/2011: Research Assistant [Scientific Collaborator] (invited research collaboration), Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow, Scotland
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• 03/2024 – to date: Module coordination (Master’s program), Transfer of Research Practice. Department of Health, OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
• 03/2024 – to date: Lectureship (Master’s program), Mental health in equilibrium (Topics: Health psychology, Stress management). Department of Health, OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
• 09/2023 – 11/2023: Lectureship (Bachelor’s program), Fundamentals of Psychopathology (Topics: Recovery: Principles of person-centred treatment, Stress-related disorders, Affective and anxiety disorders, Personality disorders). Department of Health, OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
• 09/2023 – 10/2023: Lectureship (Master’s program), Research methods (Topics: Qualitative research methods – Interpretive phenomenology, Quantitative research methods – Mindfulness workshop). Department of Health, OST – University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
• 02/2023 – 06/2023: Lectureship (Master’s program), Living Well With Dementia: Perspectives from Gerontopsychology and Healthy Aging. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 10/2022: Invited guest lectureship (Master’s program), Clinical Gerontopsychology: Innovations and Interventions in Geriatric Psychotherapy. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 02/2022 – 06/2022: Lectureship (Bachelor’s program), Psychopathology in the Movies. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 02/2021 – 06/2022: Lectureship (Master’s program), Clinical Geropsychology: Psychological aspects of Dementia. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 02/2020 – 06/2022: Lectureship (Bachelor’s program), ExPra: Experimental Psychological Internship. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 02/2019 – 05/2019: Lectureship (Bachelor’s program), Gender and Mental Disorders. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 09/2017 – 12/2017: Lectureship (Bachelor’s program), Health and Resilience: From Individuals to Societies. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 02/2012: Invited guest lectureship (Master’s program), ICT Assisted Living for Older Adults: Ageing, Health, and Environment. Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland

Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise

• 09/2022: Travel Grant, Awarded by Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften; SAGW), Switzerland (CHF 1’000.-)
• 12/2021: Conference hosting grant, Awarded by Graduate Campus, University of Zurich, Switzerland (CHF 9’651.-)
• 12/2018: Conference hosting grant, Awarded by Graduate Campus, University of Zurich, Switzerland (CHF 8’798.-)
• 09/2018: Travel Grant, Awarded by Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften; SAGW), Switzerland (CHF 1’000.-)
• 08/2018: Open Access Publishing Grant, Awarded by Open Access Publishing Fund for Social Sciences and Humanities, Main Library, University of Zurich, Switzerland. (CHF 2’000.-)
• 06/2018 – 10/2022: Research Project Grant, Awarded by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), National Research Programme 76: "Welfare and Coercion", Switzerland (co-authored grant proposal, awarded to PIs: CHF 644’182.-, Ref. No. 407640_177355/1)
• 02/2018 – 06/2018: Travel Grant, Awarded by Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (CHF 1’500.-)
• 01/2018 – 09/2018: Travel Grant, Awarded by Graduate Campus, University of Zurich, Switzerland (CHF 2’000.-)
• 05/2017 – 01/2018: Educational courses at Bachelor level in the English language for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Theology, Awarded by Department of International Relations, University of Zurich, Switzerland (CHF 8’000.-)
• 09/2016 – 08/2019: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, Awarded by Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (CHF 69’420.-, Ref. No. 2016.0109)

Fachzeitschrift

• Rusmir, M.; Rohner, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Salas Castillo, A. N.; Thoma, M. V. (2024) Predictors and (in-)stability of ICD-11 complex posttraumatic stress disorder in older adults: Findings from a longitudinal study in Switzerland, in: European Journal of Psychotraumatology Nr. 15(1), S. 2299618. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2299618
• Rohner, S. L.; Salas Castillo, A. N.; Michel, J.; Maercker, A.; Carr, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2023) A socio-interpersonal perspective on the disclosure of childhood adversity: A qualitative comparative approach in Irish survivors, in: Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development Nr. 20(4), S. 507-527. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26904586.2023.2177234
• Thoma, M. V.; Goreis, A.; Rohner, S. L.; Nater, U. M.; Heim, E.; Höltge, J. (2023) Characteristics of health and well-being in former Jehovah’s Witnesses in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, in: Mental Health, Religion & Culture Nr. 26(7), S. 644-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2255144
• Rohner, S. L.; Dorigo, M.; Salas Castillo, A. N.; Mäder, S. J.; Thoma, M. V. (2023) Child maltreatment in Swiss welfare care until 1981: Former caregivers’ perspectives on the welfare context, in: Journal of Public Child Welfare. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2264799
• Höltge, J.; Rohner, S. L.; Heim, E. M.; Nater, U.; Thoma, M. V. (2023) Differential pathways from child maltreatment types to insecure adult attachment styles via psychological and social resources: A Bayesian network analysis, in: Journal of Interpersonal Violence Nr. 38(11-12), S. 7089-7114. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221140039
• Rohner, S. L.; Bernays, F.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2023) Early-life adversity and later-life mental health: A conditional process analysis of sense of coherence and resilience-related resources, in: Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Nr. 2, S. 1213142. https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1213142
• McCutchen, C.; Hyland, P.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V.; Rohner, S. L. (2023) The effects of social support on ACEs and mental health in Ireland, in: Journal of Loss and Trauma Nr. 28(4), S. 377-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2022.2124264
• Maercker, A.; Bernays, F.; Rohner, S. L.; Thoma, M. V. (2022) A cascade model of complex posttraumatic stress disorder centered on childhood trauma and maltreatment, attachment and socio-interpersonal factors, in: Journal of Traumatic Stress Nr. 35(2), S. 446-460. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22756
• Thoma, M. V.; Bernays, F.; Pfluger, V.; Eising, C. M.; Rohner, S. L. (2022) An exploratory comparison of resilience profiles of Swiss older adult survivors of child welfare-related maltreatment and controls, in: Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy Nr. 29(3), S. 1059-1067. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2691
• Pfluger, V.; Rohner, S. L.; Eising, C. M.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2022) Associations between complex trauma exposure in childhood/adolescence and psychopathology in older age: The role of stress coping and coping self-perception, in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma Nr. 15, S. 539-551. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-021-00419-0
• Rohner, S. L.; Salas Castillo, A. N.; Carr, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2022) Childhood adversity and later life prosocial behavior: A qualitative comparative study of Irish older adult survivors, in: Frontiers in Psychology Nr. 13, S. 966956. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.966956
• Rohner, S. L.; Salas, A.; Carr, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2022) Childhood maltreatment and prosocial behavior: A qualitative comparative study of Irish older adult survivors, in: Innovation in Aging Nr. 6(Suppl 1), S. 317. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1253
• Thoma, M. V.; Rohner, S. L.; Höltge, J. (2022) Editorial: Assessing the consequences of childhood trauma on behavioral issues and mental health outcomes, in: Frontiers in Psychiatry Nr. 13, S. 1101099. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1101099
• Thoma, M. V.; Rohner, S. L.; Heim, E.; Hermann, R.; Roos, M.; Evangelista, K. E.; Nater, U. M.; Höltge, J. (2022) Identifying well-being profiles and resilience characteristics in ex-members of fundamentalist Christian faith communities, in: Stress & Health Nr. 38(5), S. 1058-1069. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3157
• Pfluger, V.; Rohner, S. L.; Eising, C. M.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2022) Internalizing mental health disorders and emotion regulation: A comparative and mediational study of older adults with and without a history of complex trauma exposure, in: Frontiers in Psychology Nr. 13, S. 820345. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.820345
• Thoma, M. V.; Bernays, F.; Maercker, A.; Rohner, S. L. (2022) Mental health resilience in Swiss older adult survivors of child welfare-related maltreatment, in: Innovation in Aging Nr. 6(Suppl 1), S. 426. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1672
• Rohner, S. L.; Bernays, F.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2022) Salutary mechanisms in the relationship between stress and health: The mediating and moderating roles of Sense of Coherence – Revised, in: Stress & Health Nr. 38(2), S. 388-401. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3093
• Rohner, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Carr, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2021) Aging in the aftermath of adversity: Later-life impact of institutional child abuse and disclosure, in: Innovation in Aging Nr. 5(Suppl 1), S. 74. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.283
• Thoma, M. V.; Bernays, F.; Eising, C. M.; Maercker, A.; Rohner, S. L. (2021) Child maltreatment, lifetime trauma, and mental health in Swiss older survivors of enforced child welfare practices: Investigating the mediating role of self-esteem and self-compassion, in: Child Abuse & Neglect Nr. 113, S. 104925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104925
• Thoma, M. V.; Rohleder, N.; Rohner, S. L. (2021) Clinical ecopsychology: The mental health impacts and underlying pathways of the climate and environmental crisis, in: Frontiers in Psychiatry Nr. 12, S. 675936. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.675936
• Thoma, M. V.; Bernays, F.; Eising, C. M.; Pfluger, V.; Rohner, S. L. (2021) Health, stress, and well-being in Swiss adult survivors of child welfare practices and child labor: Investigating the mediating role of socio-economic factors, in: Child Abuse & Neglect Nr. 111, S. 104769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104769
• Eising, C. M.; Voelkle, M. C.; Rohner, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2021) Lifetime post-traumatic stress disorder in older individuals with a history of institutional upbringing in childhood: The role of social acknowledgement and stressful life events, in: European Journal of Psychotraumatology Nr. 12(1), S. 1915578. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1915578
• Thoma, M. V.; Bernays, F.; Eising, C. M.; Maercker, A.; Rohner, S. L. (2021) Mental and physical health in Swiss older survivors of enforced child welfare practices, in: Innovation in Aging Nr. 5(Suppl 1), S. 541. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2079
• Höltge, J.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2021) Steeling in later life: Exploring age-specific effects of varying levels of stress on psychological resilience, in: International Journal of Aging and Human Development Nr. 92(2), S. 170-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415019871202
• Mc Gee, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Carr, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2020) “Some call it resilience”: A profile of dynamic resilience-related factors in older adult survivors of childhood institutional adversity and maltreatment, in: Child Abuse & Neglect Nr. 107, S. 104565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104565
• Mc Gee, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Carr, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2020) Childhood trauma and adult psychological adjustment: Resilience in older adult survivors of institutional abuse, in: Innovation in Aging Nr. 4(Suppl 1), S. 465-466. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1508
• Thoma, M. V.; Höltge, J.; Eising, C. M.; Pfluger, V.; Rohner, S. L. (2020) Resilience and stress in later life: A network analysis approach depicting complex interactions of resilience resources and stress-related risk factors in older adults, in: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience Nr. 14, S. 580969. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.580969
• Blagrove, M.; Edwards, C.; van Rijn, E.; Reid, A.; Malinowski, J.; Bennett, P.; Carr, M.; Eichenlaub, J-B.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Evans, K.; Ruby, P. (2019) Insight from the consideration of REM dreams, non-REM dreams, and daydreams, in: Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice Nr. 6(2), S. 138-162. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000167
• Thoma, M. V.; Höltge, J.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Augsburger, M. (2019) Psychological characteristics and stress differentiate between high from low health trajectories in later life: A machine learning analysis, in: Aging and Mental Health Nr. 24(7), S. 1098-1107. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1584787
• Thoma, M. V.; Mc Gee, S. L. (2019) Successful aging in individuals from less advantaged, marginalized, and stigmatized backgrounds, in: Clinical Psychology in Europe Nr. 1(3), S. e32578. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.v1i3.32578
• Höltge, J.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Thoma, M. V. (2019) The curvilinear relationship of early-life adversity and successful aging: The mediating role of mental health, in: Aging and Mental Health Nr. 23(5), S. 608-617. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1433635
• Höltge, J.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2018) A salutogenic perspective on adverse experiences: The curvilinear relationship of adversity and well-being, in: European Journal of Health Psychology Nr. 25(2), S. 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1027/2512-8442/a000011
• Höltge, J.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2018) Childhood adversities and thriving skills: The sample case of older Swiss former indentured child laborers, in: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Nr. 26(8), S. 886-895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.02.002
• Thoma, M. V.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Fegert, J. M.; Glaesmer, H.; Brähler, E.; Maercker, A. (2018) Evaluation of the revised sense of coherence scale in a representative German sample, in: PLoS ONE Nr. 13(12), S. e0209550. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209550
• Mc Gee, S. L.; Höltge, J.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2018) Evaluation of the revised Sense of Coherence scale in a sample of older adults: A means to assess resilience aspects, in: Aging and Mental Health Nr. 22(11), S. 1438-1447. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1364348
• Xiu, D.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Maercker, A. (2018) Sense of coherence and posttraumatic growth: The moderating role of value orientation in Chinese and Swiss bereaved parents, in: Journal of Loss and Trauma Nr. 23(3), S. 259-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2018.1436120
• Mc Gee, S. L.; Höltge, J.; Maercker, A.; Thoma, M. V. (2018) Sense of coherence and stress-related resilience: Investigating the mediating and moderating mechanisms in the development of resilience following stress or adversity, in: Frontiers in Psychiatry Nr. 9(378). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00378
• Edwards, C.; Blagrove, M.; van Rijn, E.; Reid, A.; Malinowski, J.; Eichenlaub, J-B.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Kennedy, A.; Evans, K.; Ruby, P.; Bennett, P. (2016) Realisations during dream or daydream group sessions following Ullman's dream appreciation procedure, in: International Journal of Dream Research Nr. 9(supplement s52)
• Edwards, C.; Blagrove, M.; Reid, A.; van Rijn, E.; Malinowski, J.; Eichenlaub, J-B.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Kennedy, A.; Evans, K.; Ruby, P.; Bennett, P. (2016) Thematic analysis and case analysis of dream and daydream discussion sessions, in: International Journal of Dream Research Nr. 9(supplement s53)
• Edwards, C. L.; Malinowski, J. E.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Bennett, P. D.; Ruby, P. M.; Blagrove, M. T. (2015) Comparing personal insight gains due to consideration of a recent dream and consideration of a recent event using the Ullman and Schredl dream group methods, in: Frontiers in Psychology Nr. 6(831). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00831
• Ormerod, M.; Newton, R.; Phillips, J.; Musselwhite, C.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Russell, R. (2015) How can transport provision and associated built environment infrastructure be enhanced and developed to support the mobility needs of individuals as they age?, in: Government Office for Science: Future of Ageing. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-ageing-transport-and-mobility
• Mc Gee, S. L.; Turnheim, B. (2013) D4.4.1: WP4 Final Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Ethical Codes in ICT for Ageing. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308886868_D441_WP4_Final_Report_on_Corporate_Social_Responsibility_CSR_and_Ethical_Codes_in_ICT_for_Ageing
• Mantovani, E.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Turnheim, B.; Dimitriou, D. (2013) D7.1: WP Problem Definition and Implementation Plans – Governance Issues and Policy Options. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308886705_D71_WP_Problem_Definition_and_Implementation_Plans_-_Governance_Issues_and_Policy_Options
• Sidera, A.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Koumanakos, G.; Lynch, U.; Doyle, J.; Hadjri, K.; Mantovani, E.; O’Hanlon, A. (2012) D2.3: Ethical and Social Issues Related to People with Dementia. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308886782_D23_Ethical_and_Social_Issues_Related_to_People_with_Dementia
• Doyle, J.; O'Mullane, B.; Mc Gee, S. L.; Knapp, R. B. (2012) YourWellness: Designing an application to support positive emotional wellbeing in older adults, Birmingham, United Kingdom, , in: BCS-HCI ’12 Proceedings of the 26th Annual BCS Interaction Specialist Group Conference on People and Computers, S. 221-226. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2012.28

Buchkapitel

• Thoma, M. V.; Maercker, A.; Rohner, S. L. (2024) Schwierige Erfahrungen in der Kindheit und wie diese zu ganz unterschiedlichen Schicksalen führen [Adverse childhood experiences and how they can lead to very different fates], in: R. Knüsel, A. Grob, & V. Mottier (Hrsg.), S. 41–56, Schicksale der Fremdplatzierung – Behördenentscheidungen und Auswirkungen auf den Lebenslauf [Fate of out-of-home placement – Decisions by authorities and effects on the life course], Schwabe Verlag. https://doi.org/10.24894/978-3-7965-4883-3
• Phillips, J. E.; Mc Gee, S. L. (2018) Future ageing populations and policy, in: C. Musselwhite, & A. Curl (Hrsg.), S. 227–250, Geographies of Transport and Ageing, London, Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76360-6_10