Dr. Anke Karl is the strategic lead of the Clinical Psychology Research Group and the Mood Disorders Centre, and serves as Director of the MDC Biobehavioural Lab. Her research examines how biological and behavioral processes shape posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and recovery from psychological trauma. She also works on applying biopsychological knowledge to improve therapies for people with PTSD and depression.

She trained in clinical psychology and behavioural neuroscience at Humboldt University Berlin, where she received the Young Scientist Award in 2001. She later completed postdoctoral research at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany, before holding academic positions in Germany and the UK prior to joining the University of Exeter.

Her work has been published in leading journals and supported by major research funders. She also completed advanced training in cognitive behavioural therapy, is a licensed Psychological Psychotherapist, and practices as an associate therapist at the AccEPT Clinic.

Prof. Dr. Sofia Retnowati, MS., Psychologist, an expert in the field of Clinical Psychology with a long academic and professional track record. On September 12, 2011, Prof. Sofi officially received the title of professor with an inaugural speech titled “Community Health Center Psychologists: Needs and Challenges for the Clinical Psychology Profession in Indonesia.” Previously, she completed his undergraduate education at the Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in 1978 and obtained a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the same faculty in 1991. Her dedication and love for this field returned her to UGM to obtain a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2005.