EAAD Staff
Kahar Abula
Kahar’s major is sport and exercise psychology, with an interest in the intersection between mental health and physical activity. He worked on exercise therapy against depression and wants to contribute to raising mental health awareness in the public and reducing the stigmatization.
Simge Çelik
Simge holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and she completed her Master of Science degree in Neuropsychology in Bristol, UK. She is currently completing her doctorate at Heidelberg University, Germany, undertaking research on neuropsychology and dementia. She has several years of experience in academia and has been involved in various research projects conducted with different study populations, from children to older adults. She currently works as a Project Manager at EAAD and supports the administration of the EU-funded projects, MESUR and EAAD-Best, as well as other EAAD activities.
Stefan Hackel
Stefan is responsible for the maintenance of the EAAD website and ensures the flawless communication within the company on a technical side. Besides this he supports the EAAD in different projects with his technical input.
Pia Hauck
Pia is a psychologist and works as a Project Manager and international coordinator at EAAD. She is involved in the EU-funded projects MENTUPP and EAAD-Best, as well as in other EAAD activities. Pia has experience in both academic and applied research, as well as in marketing and communications in the fields of education and culture.
Katharina Schnitzspahn
Katharina works as a project manager and international coordinator at EAAD. She supports the EU-funded projects MENTUPP and EAAD-Best and is also involved in other EAAD activities. Katharina holds a PhD in psychology and conducted research on cognitive and emotional development at different Universities across Europe for over 10 years before joining the EAAD.
Carolina Piña
Carolina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and completed her Master of Science degree in Health Science. She has several years of experience in academia and has been involved in various research projects. She currently works as a Project Manager at EAAD and supports the administration of the EU-funded projects MENTBEST and EAAD-Best, as well as other EAAD activities.
EAAD Interns
Katie Potter
Katie is a volunteer for EAAD. She is a final-year psychology student with a keen interest in mental health work. As a native English speaker, she assists in the correct translation of website material and edits EAAD documents and resources.
Jodie Davies
Jodie is a Psychologist and holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science and a Masters degree in Health Psychology. Jodie is currently studying for a Masters in Public Health, specialising in Social Systems and Social Justice. Jodie has worked for many years as a psychologist in non-government organisations, hospitals, and private practice. Jodie currently works as a volunteer with EAAD, supporting the team on projects.
Sandra Albers
Sandra has a degree in Translation and Interpreting and is bilingual German/English. She has many years' experience with managing both international teams and international projects. Sandra has worked in a variety of industries, from the semi-public sector to investment banking and management consultancy. She now supports the EAAD by running the newsletter as well as helping with translations, events and a whole host of other ad hoc tasks.
Evi Schneider
Evi was already investigating the influences of communication during her studies of phonetics and psycholinguistics at LMU in Munich. Today, she puts these theories into practice as a passionate marketeer in the IT industry, focusing on integrated campaigns, account-based marketing and a strong collaboration with sales.
www.ifightdepression.com is a brand and initiative of the European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD).
The iFightDepression website and online self-management tool were co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union.