The Faculty of Psychotherapy Science is a pioneer in developing psychotherapy research and is home to various research institutes. Information on the teaching and research activities of the institutes, special offers for students and contact details are available below.
Institute for Qualitative Psychotherapy Research
led by Assoz. Prof. Dr. Kathrin Mörtl
Institute for Psychotextology and Philosophical Psychotherapy Studies
led by Univ.-Prof. DDr. Kurt Greiner / Ass.-Prof. Dr. MMag. Martin Jandl
Institute for Psychosomatics
led by Univ. Prof. Dr. Jutta Fiegl / Assoz. Prof. Dr. Kathrin Mörtl
Institute for Transcultural and Historical Research
led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Steiner
Institute for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
led by Mag.a Dr.in Gabriela Pap, MSc.
Institute for Psychoanalytic-Ethnological Disaster Research
led by Univ.-Prof. Mag. DDr. Bernd Rieken
Institute for Mental Health and Business
led by Mag. Dr. Monika Spiegel
Institute for Behavioural Addictions and and Addiction Research
led by Dr. Dominik Batthyány
Institute for Ageing Research
led by Univ.-Doz. Dr. Gerald Gatterer
Institute for Futures Research in Human Sciences
led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Reinhold Popp
Institute for Training Research
led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jutta Fiegl
Linz Institute for Basic and Methodological Research
led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Stephenson
Institute for Transgenerational Trauma Transfer Research
led by Ass.-Prof. Dr. Erzsébet Fanni Tóth
Institute for Security Research and Crisis Management
led by Mag.(FH) Dr. Gerd HIESS, BSc MSc