Dr. Johanna Janson-Schmitt

Education & research experience

  • since 2020: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Chair of Health Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • 2019: PhD in Psychology at the Chair of Health Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Thesis: “Variation in Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Acute Psychosocial Stress as a Function of Stress Protocol Variations, Coping, and Emotion Regulation“, summa cum laude)
  • 2015-2019: Research Associate and Doctorate candidate at the Chair of Health Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • 05/2017: Visiting researcher at the Health Psychology Lab, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachussetts, USA
  • 2015: Master of Science in Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • 2014-2015: Working student R&D Audiology, Sivantos GmbH, Erlangen
  • 2013: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg

Research interests

  • Protective effects of Coping and Emotion Regulation skills during acute and chronic stress
  • Biological stress response patterns (Alpha-Amylase, Cortisol, Cytokines) during acute and chronic stress
  • Deviations in biological stress response patterns and their effect on long-term health

Research funding & Scholarships

  • 2021: Research Grant, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
  • 2020: Scholarship, Ilse und Dr. Alexander Mayer-Stiftung
  • 2020: Research Grant, Emerging Talents Initiative (ETI), FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • 2017: Young Investigator Travel Award, International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE)

Teaching experience

  • Advanced Laboratory in Field Research Methods (Stress research, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction)
  • Advanced Laboratory in Experimental Research Methods (Stress research)
  • Seminar Experimental Psychology I (Memory, Perception)

Publications

  • Janson-Schmitt, J., & Rohleder, N. (2024). Interventions to modify the habituation of biological responses to repeated stress in healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 25(1), 783. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08620-w
  • Plank, A.-C., Maschke, J., Mestermann, S., Janson-Schmitt, J., Sturmbauer, S., Eichler, A., & Rohleder, N. (2024). Association of perinatal characteristics with biomarkers of stress and inflammation in young adults: An explorative study. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 19, 100249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100249
  • Baird, A., Amirparian, S. Cummins, N., Sturmbauer, S., Janson, J., Messner, E.-M., Baumeister, H., Rohleder, N., & Schuller, B. (2019). Using speech to predict sequentially measured cortisol levels during a Trier Social Stress Test. Proceedings of Interspeech 2019, 534-538. https://doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2019-1352
  • Roos, L. G., Janson, J., Sturmbauer, S. C., Bennett, J. M., & Rohleder, N. (2019). Higher trait reappraisal predicts stronger HPA axis habituation to repeated stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 101, 12-18. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.10.018
  • Janson, J., & Rohleder, N. (2017). Distraction coping predicts better cortisol recovery after acute psychosocial stress. Biological Psychology, 128, 117-124. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.07.014
  • Goodman, W. K., Janson, J., & Wolf, J. M. (2017). Meta-analytical assessment of the effects of protocol variations on cortisol responses to the Trier Social Stress Test. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 80, 26-35. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.02.030