Professional Positions

since Feb. 2011	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Clinical Biopsychology, Dept. of Psychology, University of Marburg, Germany
2006 - 2010	Research Associate, PhD student, Biopsychology, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
2009 - 2010	Research Associate, Clinic and Polyclinic for Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, Germany (Multicenter-Study: "A Stepwise Psychotherapy Intervention to Reduce Risk in Coronary Artery Disease"; SPIRR-CAD)
2001 - 2006	Employment in medial clinic (Administration, Quality Management, marginal employment)

Internships

2005	Internship, Psychosocial Advisory and Treatment Center Goerlitz, Goerlitz, Germany (workshops on prevention of eating disorders and addiction)
2004	Internship, Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Goerlitz Municipal Clinic, Goerlitz, Germany

Education

August 2010	Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Department of Psychology, Biopsychology, Technical University of Dresden, Germany Title: "Salivary alpha-amylase: More than an enzyme - Investigating confounders of stress-induced and basal amylase activity" (Supervisors: Prof. C. Kirschbaum, Prof. N. Rohleder)
2001 - 2006	Studies in Psychology (Dipl. Psych.) Department of Psychology, Biopsychology, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany Title of thesis: "Impact of prenatal stress on the secondary vaccination response in older adulthood" (Supervisors: Prof. C. Kirschbaum, Prof. N. Rohleder)

Main Areas of Research

Impact of chronic stress on various body functions (endocrine and immune system, metabolic and cardiovascular system)
Impact of acute stress on various body functions (endocrine and immune system, metabolic and cardiovascular system)
Evaluation of the salivary enzyme alpha-amylase as autonomic marker in health and disease
Impact of regular exercise on activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, the sympathetic nervous system, the cardiovascular, metabolic and immune system
Psychological and biological (including gene expression) factors involved in the onset and maintenance of chronic fatigue

Awards and Prizes

Conference Travel Award, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 19th Annula Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society in San Diego, USA, 2012
3rd Poster Prize at the 43th Annual Meeting of the ASP, June 2-4, 2011, Koeln, Germany
Attendance Grant for the 4th DGPA SpringSchool "Genes, Brain and Behavior", March 23-26, 2011, St. Goar, Germany
Travel Award, Society of Friends and Sponsors of the Technical University of Dresden, 40th Annual Meeting International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) in San Francisco, USA, 2009
Travel Award, Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion 2007, HealthEmotions Research Institute Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Travel Award, Society of Friends and Sponsors of the Technical University of Dresden, 33th DGPA Annual Meeting "Psychologie und Gehirn", 2007
Travel Award, Society of Friends and Sponsors of the Technical University of Dresden, 6th Trier Summer School of Psychobiology, Trier, Germany, 2006

Research Cooperations

Nicolas Rohleder, PhD, Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, USA
Anett Mueller, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, USA
Sandra Klaperski, MSc, & Fuchs, Reinhard, PhD, Sportpsychology, University of Freiburg, Germany

Ad hoc reviewer for scientific journals

African Journal of Biotechnology
Archives of Medical Research
Archives of Oral Biology
Biological Psychology
ChronoPhysiology and Therapy
Endocrine Research
International Journal of Psychophysiology
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Psychophysiology
Social Neuroscience
Stress and Health

Membership in Professional Associations

Regular Member of the American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
Regular Member of the German Psychological Society (DGPs) Section Psychobiology and Neuropsychology
Member of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS)
Advising Member of the Graduate Center for Life- and Natural Sciences at the University of Marburg

Professional Services (University and Scientific Organizations)

2009	Co-organization of the 2nd DGPA SpringSchool "The ABC of Stress: Biopsychological Assessment, Basics and Consequences", March 18-21, Dresden, Germany

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

Mueller, A.*, Strahler, J.*, Armbruster, D., Lesch, K.-P.., Brocke, B., & Kirschbaum, C. (2012). Genetic contribution to acute autonomic stress responsiveness in children. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 83, 302-308. (* these authors contributed equally)

Strahler, J., Kirschbaum, C., & Rohleder, N. (2011). Association between blood pressure and antihypertensive drugs ans diurnal alpha-amylase activity: A marker of sympathetic overactivity. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 81(1), 31-37.

Strahler, J., Berndt, C., Kirschbaum, C., & Rohleder, N. (2010). Aging diurnal rhythms: Distinct alteration of diurnal rhythmicity of salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol. Biological Psychology, 84(2), 248-256.

Strahler, J., Mueller, A., Rosenloecher, F., Kirschbaum, C., & Rohleder, N. (2010). Salivary alpha-amylase stress reactivity across different age groups. Psychophysiology, 47(3), 587-595.


Monographs, Books, and Book Chapters

Strahler, J. (accepted for publication). RNA. In M. D. Gellman & J. R. Turner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Berlin: Springer.

Strahler, J. (accepted for publication). Methylation. In M. D. Gellman & J. R. Turner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Berlin: Springer.

Strahler, J., Klumbies, E. (2012). Foundations in Psychoneuroendocrinology. In Ehrlenspiel, F. & Strahler, K. (Eds.) Psychoneuroendocrinology of Sport and Exercise: Foundations, Markers, Trends. Oxford, UK: Routledge.

Strahler, J. (2012). Salivary alpha-Amylase. In Ehrlenspiel, F. & Strahler, K. (Eds.). Psychoneuroendocrinology of Sport and Exercise: Foundations, Markers, Trends. Oxford, UK: Routledge.

Schönfelder, M., Strahler, J., Schulz, T. (2012). Catecholamines. In Ehrlenspiel, F. & Strahler, K. (Eds.). Psychoneuroendocrinology of Sport and Exercise: Foundations, Markers, Trends. Oxford, UK: Routledge.

Strahler, J. (2010). Salivary alpha-amylase: More than an enzyme - Investigating confounders of stress-induced and basal amylase activity. Dissertation, Technische Universitaet Dresden. Online Ausgabe: URN http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-60778.

Strahler, J. (2007). Pränataler Stress und die sekundäre Impfreaktion im späteren Erwachsenenalter - Eine Pilotstudie. Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken.


Conference presentations (only 1st authored)

Strahler, J. & Kirschbaum, C. (2012).Cortisol und alpha-Amylase im Speichel von Dressurreitern und ihren Pferden in Reaktion auf einen Dressurwettkampf . Given talk at the 44th Annual Meeting of the ASP, June 2-4, Kiel/Oslo, Germany/Norway. In Wegner, M., Brückner, J.-P., & Kratzenstein, S. (2012). Sportpsychologische Kompetenz und Verantwortung. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft. Band 221. Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (Hrsg.). Hamburg: Feldhaus Verlag.

Strahler, J., Fischer, S., Nater, U. M., Ehlert, U. & Gaab, J. (2012). Catecholaminergic responses to the insulin tolerance test in chronic fatigue syndrome. Poster presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Athens, Greece.

Strahler, J., Fischer, S. & Kirschbaum, C. (2012). Vital exhaustion is differentially related to daily salivary cortisol in older men and women. Poster presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Athens, Greece.

Strahler, J., Skoluda, N., Doerr, J.M., & Nater, U.M. (2012). How Stress gets in the Body - A Psychobiological Approach to the Pathophysiology of Chronic Fatigue. Poster presented at the "Tag der Wissenschaft" of the Graduate Center for Life- and Natural Sciences at the University of Marburg, February 17, Marburg, Germany.

Strahler, J., Niederberger, L., Marques, S., Ehlert, U., Nater, U. (2011). Psychological and physiological responses to acute laboratory stressors of different intensity. Poster presented at the 41th Annual Conference of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, August 4-6, Berlin, Germany.

Strahler, J. (*), Kirschbaum, C., & Rohleder, N. (2011). Turniertanzen: Dissoziation der psychischen und physiologischen Stressreaktion. Poster presentation at the 43th Annual Meeting of the ASP, June 2-4, Koeln, Germany. (* 3rd Poster Prize) In Ohlert, J. & Kleinert, J. (2011). Sport vereint: Psychologie und Bewegung in Gesellschaft. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft. Band 210. Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (Hrsg.). Hamburg: Feldhaus Verlag.

Strahler, J. & Mueller, A. (2011). Genetic contribution to the sympathetic stress responsiveness in children. Given talk at the 4th DGPA SpringSchool „Genes, Brain, and Behavior“, March 23-26, St. Goar, Germany.

Strahler, J. (2011). To give a presentation as real-life stress in school. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73 (3), A25. Poster presentation at the 69th Annual Scientific APS Meeting, March 10-13, San Antonio, USA.

Strahler, J. & Kirschbaum, C. (2010). Hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis in anticipation of a competition only in younger ballroom dancers. Given talk at the 42th Annual Meeting of the ASP, May 13-15, Salzburg, Austria. In Amesberger, G., Finkenzeller, T., & Würth, S. (2010). Psychophysiologie im Sport - zwischen Experiment und Handlungsoptimierung. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft. Band 201. Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (Hrsg.). Hamburg: Feldhaus Verlag.

Strahler, J. & Kirschbaum, C. (2010). Effect of antihypertensive drugs and actual blood pressure on diurnal alpha-amylase activity. Poster presentation at the 68th Annual Scientific APS Meeting, March 10-13, Portland, USA.

Strahler, J., Tietze, A., Kirschbaum, C., Rohleder, N. (2009). Impact of age on basal activity of salivary alpha-amylase. Poster presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, October 21-24, Berlin, Germany.

Strahler, J., Mueller, A., Rosenloecher, F., Kirschbaum, C., Rohleder, N. (2009). Impact of age on acute stress reactivity of salivary alpha-amylase. Given talk at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, October 21-24, Berlin, Germany.

Strahler, J., Fries, E., Kirschbaum, C. (2009). Light affects morning cortisol, but not salivary alpha-amylase. Poster presentation at the 40th Annual Conference of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, July 23-26, San Fransisco, USA.

Strahler, J., Kirschbaum, C. (2009). Koheränzsinn, Allostatische Last und Reaktion auf eine Influenza-Impfung bei älteren Erwachsenen. Poster presentation at the 35th Arbeitstagung Psychophysiologie und Methodik (APM 2009), June 11-13, Leipzig, Germany.

Strahler, J., Mueller, A., Rosenloecher, F., Kirschbaum, C., Rohleder, N. (2009). Salivary α-Amylase Stress Reactivity across Different Age Groups. Poster presentation at the 2nd DGPA SpringSchool „The ABC of Stress“, March 18-21, Dresden, Germany.

Strahler, J., Berndt, C., Kirschbaum, C., Rohleder, N. (2008). Long-term Impact of Repeated Strong Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Axis Activation on Basal Glucocorticoid Sensitivity. Poster presentation at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, July 21-24, Berlin, Germany.

Strahler, J., Berndt, C., Kirschbaum, C., Rohleder, N. (2008). Long-term Impact of Repeated Strong Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Axis Activation on Basal Glucocorticoid Sensitivity. Poster presentation at the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, March 12-15, Baltimore, USA.

Strahler, J., Kirschbaum, C., Rohleder, N. (2008). Allostatic load in ballroom dancers? Poster presentation at the 39th Annual Conference of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, July 17-20, Dresden, Germany.

Strahler, J., Mueller, A., Rohleder, N., Kirschbaum, C. (2007). Sex-specific changes of autonomic/sympathetic nervous system stress reactivity with increasing age. Poster presentation at the 33. Tagung “Psychologie und Gehirn” of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychophysiologie und ihre Anwendung (DGPA), Fachgruppe Biologische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) and the Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie an der Universität Dortmund (IfADo), June, 7-9, Dortmund, Germany


Invited Talks/Colloquia

Strahler, J. (2012). Stress messbar machen. Mittelbaukolloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

Strahler, J. (2011). Salivary alpha-Amylase as stress marker: From bench to bedside. Invited colloquium, German Sport University Cologne, Prof. Dr. Daniel Memmert, 25.10.2011, Cologne, Germany.

Strahler, J. (2010). Alpha-Amylase im Speichel: Mehr als ein Enzym – Stressinduzierte Veränderungen und basale Aktivität. Eingeladener Vortrag am Max-Planck-Institut Leipzig Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer, 07.12.2010, Leipzig, Germany.