Research groups
Collaborators
Esther Beierl
Mag. rer. nat., Dr. phil.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Oxford Centre for Anxiety disorders and Trauma (OxCADAT)
I investigate individual differences in psychological mechanisms that contribute to onset and maintenance of post-traumatic stress disorder. Being a trial statistician and a methodology nerd, I am interested in a wide range of statistical advances, that help me answer these research questions.
I completed my PhD at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany, holding a PhD scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (‘Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes’). In my PhD thesis, I worked on fit indices and factor scores in structural equation modelling.
I regularly review for Psychological Medicine, the European Journal of Psychotraumatology, and the Journal of Traumatic Stress.
I am an Associate with The Psychometrics Centre, University of Cambridge. I chair the early-career researchers' committee at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.
In addition to researching mental health I advocate for mental health in my private life by being an ambassador for the charity MQ, which funds mental health research, and by being a certified yoga teacher.
Key publications
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Cognitive paths from trauma to posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective study of Ehlers and Clark's model in survivors of assaults or road traffic collisions.
Journal article
Beierl ET. et al, (2019), Psychol Med, 1 - 10
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Is That Measure Really One-Dimensional? Nuisance Parameters Can Mask Severe Model Misspecification When Assessing Factorial Validity
Journal article
BEIERL ET. et al, Methodology
Recent publications
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Cognitive processes associated with sudden gains in cognitive therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in routine care.
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Wiedemann M. et al, (2020), J Consult Clin Psychol, 88, 455 - 469
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A randomised controlled trial of therapist-assisted online psychological therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (STOP-PTSD): trial protocol.
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Ehlers A. et al, (2020), Trials, 21
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Cognitive paths from trauma to posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective study of Ehlers and Clark's model in survivors of assaults or road traffic collisions.
Journal article
Beierl ET. et al, (2019), Psychol Med, 1 - 10
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Night-time rumination in PTSD: Development and validation of a brief measure
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Woodward E. et al, (2019), European Journal of Psychotraumatology (ZEPT)
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Sub-types of safety behaviours and their effects on social anxiety disorder.
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Gray E. et al, (2019), PLoS One, 14
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Is That Measure Really One-Dimensional? Nuisance Parameters Can Mask Severe Model Misspecification When Assessing Factorial Validity
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BEIERL ET. et al, Methodology