PERSONAL INFORMATION
| Name | Alexandra Hinterberger |
| Address | Hellbrunner Straße 34 5020 Salzburg Austria alexandra.hinterberger[at]plus.ac.at |
| Web page | www.sleepscience.at |
| Nationality | Austria/Poland |
EDUCATION
| since March 2023 | PhD student at the Laboratory for Sleep, Cognition and Consciousness Research, Department of Psychology, Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg, Austria. Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Manuel Schabus |
| October 2020 – February 2023 | Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Psychology at the Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg, Austria. Master thesis: “Pocket-sized sleep lab: Changes in subjectively and objectively assessed sleep parameters through CBT-I oriented app-training – a pilot study” (Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Manuel Schabus) |
| October 2017 – September 2020 |
Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in Psychology at the Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg, Austria. Bachelor thesis: “Sex differences in face perception – Comparison of object perception and face perception” (Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. DDr. Belinda Pletzer) |
| 2009 – 2016 | Gymnasium Fürstenried in Munich, Germany |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & INTERNSHIPS
| August 2023 – October 2023 |
Research Internship/Study Abroad at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Laboratory for Sleep & Cognition (head: Prof. Eus van Someren), Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| October 2022 – January 2023 |
Study Assistant for the Laboratory for Sleep, Cognition and Consciousness Research (head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Manuel Schabus), Department of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Austria |
| March – June 2022 | Teaching Assistant for the Empirical Seminar “Interaction and Attachment in Early Childhood” (Department of Psychology) at the University of Salzburg, Austria |
| July 2021 – February 2023 | Student Employee in the Research project: “Das virtuelle Schlaflabor: Digitale Schlafanalyse & Schlaf-Coaching X” funded by the County of Salzburg (Project lead: Univ-Prof. Dr. Manuel Schabus) at the Laboratory for Sleep, Cognition and Consciousness Research (Center for Cognitive Neuroscience) at the University of Salzburg, Austria |
| June – August 2021 | Clinical Internship at the Christian-Doppler-Clinic, Salzburg, Austria (Divisions: Psychosomatic Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry) |
| since December 2020 | Voluntary Work as psychological adviser at “JugendNotmail” (online counseling platform for children and adolescents) |
| July – August 2019 | Forensic-Psychological Internship at the „Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Gerichts- und Rechtspsychologie“ (GWG), Munich, Germany |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2023 | Hinterberger, A., Eigl, E.-S., Schwemlein, R. N., Topalidis, P., & Schabus, M. (2023). Investigating the subjective and objective efficacy of a cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)-based smartphone app on sleep: A randomised controlled trial. Journal of Sleep Research, e14136. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14136  |
| 2023 | Topalidis, P., Baron, S., Heib, D. P. J., Eigl, E.-S., Hinterberger, A., & Schabus, M. (2023). From Pulses to Sleep Stages: Towards Optimized Sleep Classification Using Heart-Rate Variability. Sensors, 23(22), 9077. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23229077 |
| 2023 | Topalidis, P., Heib, D. P. J., Baron, S., Eigl, E.-S., Hinterberger, A., & Schabus, M. (2023). The Virtual Sleep Lab – A Novel Method for Accurate Four-Class Sleep Staging Using Heart-Rate Variability from Low-Cost Wearables. Sensors, 23(5), 2390. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23052390 |
TALKS
| April 2024 | Erholsame Nächte, starke Tage: Warum guter Schlaf und Resilienz Hand in Hand geht. Talk presented at the Austrian Health Day 2024, Salzburg, Austria, April 11th 2024 |
| December 2023 | Eine RCT-Studie zur Untersuchung der Wirksamkeit einer KVT-I basierten Smartphone-App zur Verbsserung der Schlafqualität und Insomnie-Symptomatik. Talk presented at the 31st Congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin und Schlafforschung (DGSM), Berlin, Germany, December 7th-9th 2023. |
| February 2023 | First evaluation and clinical relevance of NUKKUAA – an innovative smartphone-app for treating insomnia. Talk presented at the 5th Wintersymposium on Sleep, Cognition and Consciousness, Werfenweng, Austria, February 8th-12th 2023. |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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| September 2024 | Hinterberger, A., Eigl, E.-S., Topalidis, P., Schabus, M. (2024). Effects of combining digital therapy for insomnia with objective sleep tracking and feedback on sleep: A randomized controlled trial. Poster presented at the 27th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Sevilla, Spain, September 24th-27th 2024. |
| June 2024 | Hinterberger, A., Eigl, E.-S., Topalidis, P., Schabus, M. (2024). Combining Insomnia Therapy with Sleep Tracking Using Wearables: Effects of a CBT-I-based App on Sleep – A RCT Study. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), Houston, Texas, USA, June 1st-5th. |
| June 2023 | Hinterberger, A., Eigl, E.-S., Topalidis, P., & Schabus, M. (2023). Evaluierung der klinischen Relevanz von NUKKUAA – einer innovativen Smartphone-App zur Behandlung von Insomnie. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Austrian Sleep Research Association (ASRA), Linz, Austria, June 23rd – 24th 2023. |
| June 2023 | Topalidis, P., Heib, D., Baron, S., Eigl, E.-S., Hinterberger, A., & Schabus, M. (2023). The Virtual Sleep Lab – A novel method for accurate four-class sleep staging using heart-rate variability from low-cost wearables. Poster presented at the 31th Annual Meeting of the Austrian Sleep Research Association (ASRA), Linz, Austria, June 23rd – 24th 2023. |
| June 2023 | Hinterberger, A., Eigl, E.-S., Topalidis, P., & Schabus, M. (2023). The influence of personality traits and technical affinity on insomnia severity and sleep quality in app-based digital CBT-I – Preliminary results. Poster presented at 48th Annual Meeting Psychologie und Gehirn (PuG), Tübingen, Germany, June 8th – 10th 2023. |
| November 2022 | Hinterberger, A., Eigl, E.-S., Hauser T., Topalidis, P., & Schabus, M. (2022). NUKKUAA: Insomnie-Behandlung mittels neuer Smartphone-App – erste Ergebnisse und klinische Relevanz. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine (DGSM), Wiesbaden, Germany, November 10th – 12th 2022. |
| November 2022 | Schabus, M., Eigl, E.-S., Hinterberger, A., Hauser T., & Topalidis P. (2022). Nukkuaa – Eine innovative App zur Schlafanalyse und zur Behandlung von Schlaflosigkeit: Eine erste Wirksamkeitsstudie. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine (DGSM), Wiesbaden, Germany, November 10th – 12th 2022. |
| September 2022 | Hinterberger, A., Eigl, E.-S., Hauser T., Topalidis, P., & Schabus, M. (2022). Nukkuaa: Insomnia treatment using a novel smartphone app – first results and clinical data. Poster presented at the 26th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Athens, Greece, September 27th – 30th 2022. |
| September 2022 | Schabus, M., Eigl, E.-S., Hinterberger, A., Hauser T., & Topalidis P. (2022). Nukkuaa: A novel mobile phone app for tracking sleep and treating insomnia: a first efficacy study. Poster presented at the 26th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Athens, Greece, September 27th – 30th 2022. |
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
| September 2024 | Meetings and Courses Fellowship of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) – 500€ |
| June 2024 | DOC Doctoral Fellowship at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) – 98.160€ |
| June 2024 | Marie-Andeßner Fellowship for Dissertations at the University of Salzburg, Austria – 23.600€ |
| December 2023 | Merit Scholarship for Academic Performance (M.Sc. in Psychology) at the University of Salzburg, Austria |
| August 2023 | Erasmus+ Funding for Research Internship at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 1.820€ |
| February 2023 | Best Blitz Presentation (2nd prize) – 5th Wintersymposium on Sleep, Cognition and Consciousness, Werfenweng, Austria, February 08th – 12th. |
ATTENDED CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
| September 2024 |
Conference: 27th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Sevilla, Spain, September 24th-27th 2024. |
| June 2024 |
Conference: SLEEP, 38th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), Houston, Texas, USA, June 1st – 5th 2024. |
| December 2023 |
Conference: 31st Congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin und Schlafforschung (DGSM), Berlin, Germany, December 7th – 9th 2023. |
| October 2023 |
Institute Meeting: Institute Meeting of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) & the Donders Institute, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, October 6th 2023. |
| June 2023 |
Conference: 31st Annual Meeting of the Austrian Sleep Research Society (ASRA), Linz, Austria, June 23rd – 24th 2023. |
| June 2023 |
Conference: 48th Annual Meeting Psychologie & Gehirn (PuG), Tübingen, Germany, June 08th – 10th 2023. |
| February 2023 |
Conference: 5th Wintersymposium on Sleep, Cognition and Consciousness, Werfenweng, Austria, February 08th – 12th 2023. |
| November 2022 |
Conference: 30th Congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin und Schlafforschung (DGSM), Wiesbaden, Germany, November 10th – 12th 2022. |
| September 2022 |
Conference: 26th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Athens, Greece, September 26th – 30th 2022. |
| July 2022 |
Conference: Salzburg Mind Brain Annual Meeting (SAMBA), Salzburg, Austria, July 14th – 15th 2022. |
| April 2022 |
Workshop (online): Diagnose und Therapie von Schlafstörungen (“diagnostis and therapy of sleep disorders”), Akademie für Schlafmedizin (academy for sleep medicine), April 29th – 30th 2022. |
| April 2022 |
Spring School (online): Science Communication by “congressa” and “Wissenschaft im Dialog”, April 4th – 7th 2022. |
| March – April 2022 |
Workshop (online): Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) by Prof. Dr. Dieter Riemann, March 31st – April 2nd 2022. |
SOFTWARE SKILLS
| General | Microsoft Office (Advanced) Limesurvey (Intermediate) Matlab (Beginner) R (Beginner) |
| Statistics | SPSS (Advanced) |
| EEG acquisition | Brainvision Recorder (Beginner) |
| EEG data processing | Brainvision Analyzer (Beginner) |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
| Sleep & Insomnia |
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| Interaction & Attachment |
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