Professional Record
| since 2024 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria |
| 2023 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt |
| 2018 to 2023 | Predoctoral Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt |
Education
| 2018 to 2023 | Doctoral Studies (Psychology), Goethe University, Frankfurt |
Awards
2024: ECR Research Award of the Subdivision Health Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs)
2021: Oral Presentation Award at the 35. EHPS Conference (Conference of the European Health Psychology Society)
Committee Involvement
Since 2023: Secretary of the CREATE Executive Committee (Collaborative Research And Training in the European Health Psychology Society - The Early Career Researcher Network of the EHPS)
Since 2023: Events Officer of the Executive Committee of the Special Interest Group ‘Digital Health and Computer-Tailoring’ of the EHPS
2023-2024: Member of the Scientific Committee of the EHPS conference 2024
2023: Co-Chair of the track ‘Methodology’ of the EHPS conference 2023
Publications
Braun, M., Emmer, C., Silva, C. C., Ruf, A., Foley, L., & Bamert, M. (2024). CREATE activities for early career researchers in 2024. The European Health Psychologist, 23(2), 1124.
Bruckner, F., Gruber, J. R., Ruf, A., Edwin Thanarajah, S., Reif, A., & Matura, S. (2024). Exploring the Link between Lifestyle, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance through an Improved Healthy Living Index. Nutrients, 16(3), 388. Article 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16030388
Gruber, J. R., Ruf, A., Süß, E. D., Tariverdian, S., Ahrens, K. F., Schiweck, C., Ebner-Priemer, U., Edwin Thanarajah, S., Reif, A., & Matura, S. (2024). Impact of blood glucose on cognitive function in insulin resistance: novel insights from ambulatory assessment. Nutrition Diabetes, 14(1), Article 74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-024-00331-0
Ruf, A., Ahrens, K. F., Gruber, J. R., Neumann, R. J., Kollmann, B., Kalisch, R., Lieb, K., Tüscher, O., Plichta, M. M., Nöthlings, U., Ebner-Priemer, U., Reif, A., & Matura, S. (2024). Move Past Adversity or Bite Through It? Diet Quality, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior in Relation to Resilience. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001423
Reidy, C., Blöchl, M., Braun, M., Foley, L., Ruf, A., & Watson, D. (2023). CREATE activities for early career researchers 2023. Web publication
Ruf, A., Neubauer, A. B., Koch, E. D., Ebner-Priemer, U., Reif, A., & Matura, S. (2023). Individual differences in the dietary response to stress in ecological momentary assessment: Does the individual-difference model need expansion? Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 15(2), 629-649. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12400
Ruf, A., Neubauer, A. B., Koch, E. D., Ebner-Priemer, U., Reif, A., & Matura, S. (2023). Microtemporal Dynamics of Dietary Intake, Physical Activity, and Impulsivity in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Within Nutritional Psychiatry. JMIR Mental Health, 10(1), e46550. Article e46550. https://doi.org/10.2196/46550
Allmeta, A., Carvalho, M. F., Dunsmore, J., Labudek, S., Ruf, A., & Wright, C. A. V. (2022). Reflections of the 2022 CREATE workshop and EHPS conference. European Health Psychologist, 22(9), 900-903.
Ruf, A., & Matura, S. (2022). True or false? Can we improve mental health through diet and physical activity. Web publication
Steinmann, A., Ruf, A., Ahrens, K. F., Reif, A., & Matura, S. (2022). Bacon, Brownie, or Broccoli? Beliefs about Stress-Relieving Foods and Their Relationship to Orthorexia Nervosa. Nutrients, 14(18), 3673. Article 3673. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14183673