Dr. Ilka Boehm

Research Statement

• Anorexia nervosa 

• Cognitive Control

• Reward processing

• Functional magnetic resonance imaging

• Resting state 

Scientific Education

2016

PhD (summa cum laude), Technische Universität Dresden,
thesis advisor: Prof. Dr. S. Ehrlich, Prof. Dr. A. Strobel 

2012

Diploma in Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden
(Advisor: Prof. Dr. U. Schmidt; Prof Dr. C. Jacobi) *

* thesis studies conducted at the Section of Eating Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry,
King’s College London

Professional Experience

Since 01/2017

Research associate and postdoctoral fellow, Division of Psychological and Social Medicine and Developemental Neurosciences, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden; head: Prof. Dr. S. Ehrlich

11/2012 - 12/2016

Research associate and doctoral fellow, Eating Disorder Services and Research Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden; head: Prof. Dr. S. Ehrlich

10/2011 - 10/2012

Research fellow, Section of Eating Disorders; Institute of Psychiatry, King`s College London;

head: Prof. U. Schmidt

01/2011 - 06/2011

Student research assistant, Department for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of the University of Technology Dresden; research group for eating disorders; head of research group: Prof. Dr. C. Jacobi

10/2009 - 07/2010

Student research assistant, Department for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of the University of Technology Dresden; head: Prof. Dr. U. Wittchen

Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards

2017

Dissertation Award, Carl Gustav Carus

Since 2016
Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Eating Disorder, Human Brain Mapping, Frontiers Psychiatry, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Developemental Science 

2014
DAAD travel award for attendance of the International Conference on Eating Disorder in New York City, NY, USA

2013
Travel award of the Lutz-Adolf-Stiftung for attendance of the International Conference on Eating Disorder in Montreal, Canada 

Selected Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ilka_Boehm