Birgit Wagner

Birgit Wagner, PhD, completed her psychological education at the Free University Berlin und received her PhD at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Since 2013 she is professor of clinical psychology and behavioural therapy at the Medical School Berlin. She has an extensive expertise in implementation of new technologies in the field of prolonged grief disorder, including suicide prevention. Dr. Wagner has been principal investigator in a large number of controlled trials involving Internet-based interventions in Germany, Switzerland and Arab conflict regions. She was also involved as principal investigator in several longitudinal studies and prevalence studies in the field of prolonged grief disorder. She is a member of the board of the national Suicide Prevention Program Germany and scientific board member of the Bereaved parent and sibling association in Germany.