Dr. Esther Beierl
Research Associate / Postdoc
Esther Beierl is a psychologist who earned her Ph.D. from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in the field of psychometrics and structural equation modeling. Following research stays at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford, she now focuses on mental health disorders—particularly PTSD—as well as digital interventions, personalized therapies, and innovative methods such as data science, machine learning, and predictive modeling.
Dr. Anne Etzelmüller
Visiting Scholar
Email: anne.etzelmueller@tum.de
Anne Etzelmüller is a clinical psychologist and psychological psychotherapist with a strong background in research methodology. Her research currently focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of digital interventions in routine care and their implementation in various healthcare settings. In addition, she has been involved in a number of randomized controlled trials evaluating digital interventions in recent years. Anne has already served as a work package leader on three European Horizon 2020 projects focused on the implementation of digital interventions. She is active on various committees dedicated to connecting people interested in implementation science and practice, including as an elected board member of the European Implementation Collaborative (EIC).
Nevena Krunić
PhD candidate
Email: nevena.krunic@tum.de
Nevena holds a master's degree in psychology from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) and a college diploma in computer programming from Algonquin College in Ottawa (Canada). Since she is equally passionate about psychology and technology, her interests lie at the intersection of these two fields. Her research focuses on harnessing the enormous potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical settings while identifying and mitigating potential risks.
Nevena loves learning and enjoys developing small AI projects that help her integrate learning into her daily life. Currently, her most faithful companions are an AI piano teacher, a daily AI fitness trainer, and an AI language tutor.
Anna Pyttlik
Research Associate & PhD Candidate
Anna Pyttlik studied Health Science (B.Sc.) and Consumer Science (M.Sc.) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Professorship of Psychology & Digital Mental Health Care at TUM. As a research associate, she teaches courses in stress management and mental health.
Her doctoral research focuses on an online training program designed to reduce procrastination among students, which teaches strategies and tools for improving time management and reducing stress. She is also working on the development and evaluation of “StressLess,” an internet-based blended-care program for TUM students designed to promote stress management skills. The project was developed as part of the 2025/26 ideas competition for the “Study-Related Strengthening of the Excellence Strategy.”
Prof. Dr. Claudia Buntrock
(Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mathias Harrer
(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Prof. Dr. Anna-Carlotta Zarski
(Marburg University)