Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefanie Jung
Professor of Speech and Language Therapy
University of Applied Sciences Trier, Department of Computer Science, Therapy Sciences, Germany

Qualifications and Career
Degree programme:
Speech and Language Therapy 10/2006 – 08/2010, RWTH-Aachen, Germany
Speech and Language Therapy, 8/2008 – 03/2009, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Great Britain

Doctorate, 06/2015-03/2020, Doctorate in Psychology (summa cum laude). Subject: "From Letters to Words, from Digits to Numbers: Similarities, Differences, and Modal Influence on Writing Processes from Different Perspectives”

Stages of academic/professional career
03/2022 – today: Professorship „Speech and Language Therapy”, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
09/2020 – 02/2022: Coordination of the Junior Research Group “Neurocognitive Plasticity”, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tuebingen, Germany.
03/2020 – 08/2020: Post-doctoral Research Fellow Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tuebingen, Germany.
01/2016 – 02/2020: Scientific Assistant (Ph.D. student since 06/2015), German Science Campus, Leibniz Institut für Wissensmedien and
06/2013 - 12/2015: Scientific Assistant, Research Methods and Mathematical Psychology, University of Tuebingen, Germany.
10/2010 – 10/2012: Scientific Assistant Department of Neurology, Section Neuropsychology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
05/2006 – 06/2008: Speech and Language Therapist. Clinical and outpatient care. Juelich and Berlin. Germany,

Supplementary Career Information
The course of my ‘first-generation’ academic career was interrupted three times and for a total of about 2.5 years due to parental leave for my three children (i.e., 10/2011 – 05/2012, 11/2014 – 10/2015, and 06/2016 – 03/2017).

Mentoring of academics in Early Career Phases
2023 – today Mentoring Programme Next Step at the Trier University of Applied Sciences. Trier, Germany.
2022 – today Mentoring Programme of the German Network for Health Services Research e.V. at the University of Halle. Halle, Germany.

Teaching
2022 – today, all subjects of the course Speech and Language Therapy, Trier University of Applied Sciences. Trier, Germany.
2021 – 2022, Literacy. Trier University of Applied Sciences. Trier. Germany
2019 – 2021, Neuropsychology and Gerontopsychology, SRH University of Applied Sciences of Health, Stuttgart. Germany.
2011 – 2012, Evidence-based practice and Methods of Speech and Language Therapy, RWTH, Aachen University. Germany.