My background is in social sciences with a focus on sociology and organisational studies. As part of our previous Village (LBG) research project, I worked as a project coordinator and was able to gain valuable experience in terms of innovative research methods as well as the organization, planning and implementation of projects. As the project manager of the Healthy Minds project, I work closely with our project leader to ensure that the project stays on track and that our goals are met. One of my tasks is to  ensure good communication between the stakeholders involved and to strengthen the involvement of the interested public. I also organize project events and coordinate the flow of information. I am also doing my doctorate at the Institute of Clinical Psychology II (LFU) on the topic of mental health of fathers around pregnancy. Through interviews, it became clear that new fathers – especially in Tyrol – have difficulties talking openly about their mental health due to stigmatization. However, research shows that ignoring mental health issues negatively affects not only the well-being of the parent concerned, but also that of the whole family. That’s why I think it’s important to sensitize the public, identify affected parents at an early stage and facilitate access to support services.

I have a background in economics with a specialization in marketing and tourism. My interest in research was sparked by working on regional research projects at the Faculty of Tourism in the field of data collection and processing. As a research assistant in the former Village research project, which aimed to co-develop and evaluate approaches to identify and support children with a mentally ill parent in Tyrol, I collected data, disseminated our findings and supported the implementation process. As part of the Healthy Minds project, I conduct interviews with young mothers who are facing mental health problems and analyze them to gain insight into their experiences during the perinatal period. I am particularly interested in understanding how mothers can benefit from peer support, and in particular how peer support programs for perinatal mental health can be successfully implemented. I am investigating this as part of my PhD thesis at the Institute of Clinical Psychology II (LFU) under the supervision of Prof. Anna Buchheim and Dr. Jean Paul.

I have a bachelor’s degree in educational sciences and a master’s degree in sociology. From 2020 to 2023, I worked on the Village research project and started my dissertation project in sociology. At the same time, I completed the PhD program Gender and Gender Relations in Transformation: Spaces – Relations – Representations. After completing the Village project, my dissertation was funded by a two-year excellence scholarship from the Doctoral College of the University of Innsbruck. My research is dedicated to the topic of motherhood in the context of mental illness from a gender-theoretical and sociological perspective. A central focus is on analysing the distribution of care work – such as childcare, housekeeping and the organisation of everyday family life. In doing so, I investigate how care work is still predominantly taken over by women and how this unequal distribution influences the experiences of mothers in the context of mental illness. In addition, I analyze stigmatizing narratives that exist in connection with motherhood and mental illness and show how closely stigma is linked to gender stereotypes and societal expectations of mothers. My research is based on qualitative methods. Since 2025, I have been a research assistant in the Healthy Minds project. I also teach at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Innsbruck and am working on the completion of my dissertation.

I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology at LFU Innsbruck and am currently at the end of my master’s degree. Already during my internship in the former Village project, I gained valuable experience in the field of research.

In the meantime, I support the Healthy Minds project in all kinds of activities – my tasks include not only data collection and evaluation, but also increasing public awareness through newsletters and social media. I am also writing my master’s thesis as part of the project. I really appreciate being able to work in a practical field of psychological research and to have the opportunity to gain experience in the areas of co-design and open innovation in science.

I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and am currently at the end of my master’s degree at the University of Innsbruck. As part of the Healthy Minds project, I am writing my master’s thesis, which is supervised by Prof. Anna Buchheim and Dr. Jean Paul. In it, I deal with the development of a concept for a home treatment program in Tyrol for families affected by mental health problems during pregnancy or after the birth of the child. To this end, I conduct qualitative interviews with international experts and analyze challenges and framework conditions for such an offer.

The aim of the planned home treatment programme is to ensure care that enables parents to remain in the family environment together with their child despite psychological challenges, to promote their own recovery and to avoid separation from the baby, so that the parental bond can be maintained.