Education
Coaching
Psychological Coaching – Dr. Vera Popper & Mag. Christine Hoffmann
01/2020 – present｜Supervision and Mentoring
09/2020 – 10/2020｜Masterclass “PsychoLOGICAL Coaching par Excellence”
11/2019 – 07/2020｜Training and Certification “Psychological Coaching”
Process- and Embodiment-focused Psychology (PEP) – Dr. Michael Bohne
12/2023｜Performance Coaching with PEP
07/2021｜Certification PEP I - III
PSYCHOLOGY AND MUSIC
University of Vienna, Austria
07/2019 – 01/2024｜Doctor of Science in Psychology – Topic: Psychological Interventions for Performance Under Pressure in the Performing Arts: Mechanisms and Effectiveness
03/2017 – 06/2019｜Master of Science in Psychology – Thesis: Pre-Performance Routines for Music Students: An Intervention Study
10/2012 – 01/2016｜Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Anton Bruckner Private University, Linz, Austria
10/2012 – 02/2017｜Bachelor of Arts in Violin Performance
University of Melbourne and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne, Australia
07/2014 – 12/2014｜Bachelor’s program – Psychology, Violin Performance
Professional Experience
04/2024 – present｜Founder of Veronika Jana Lubert – business licensed in psychological counseling
01/2020 – present｜Coaching for Musicians & Performing Artists in private practice
09/2022 – present｜Workshops & lectures at performing arts institutions (e.g., Music and Arts University Vienna, Royal College of Music and Ballet Academy Stockholm)
05/2015 – present｜Freelance Violinist (e.g., Alma Mahler Philharmonic, Webern Chamber Philharmonic)
University of Vienna, Department of Sport and Human Movement Science, Division of Sport Psychology
03/2024 – present｜University Assistant (postdoc)
University of Vienna, Department of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology
09/2021 – 02/2024｜University Lecturer: Master level seminars in Psychology – Applied and Advanced Seminars: Motivation and Self-Regulation in the Context of Expert Performance, Motivation and Self-Regulation for the Road to Excellence
10/2019 – 09/2022｜University Assistant (predoc)
10/2017 – 06/2019｜Student Research Assistant
Swedish School of Sports and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
06/2023 – 09/2023｜Visiting Predoctoral Researcher
08/2022 – 01/2023｜Visiting Predoctoral Researcher
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United Kingdom
01/2023 – 06/2023｜Visiting Predoctoral Researcher
Medical University Vienna, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
06/2019 – 09/2019｜Project team member for research on resuscitation training
Pro Arte Orchestra Vienna
10/2016 – 06/2022｜Concertmaster; member of first violins
Orchestre de Picardie, Amiens, France
12/2018｜First violin, internship with ONE – Orchestra Network for Europe
HONORS AND AWARDS
06/2024 | Teaching Award Nomination at the University of Vienna – shortlisted for the Top 5 in the category “Successful combination of theory and practice in psychology”
01/2024 | Gratitude and Recognition medal of the Republic of Austria
10/2022 – 09/2023｜Marietta Blau Grant, Austrian Ministry of Science
10/2019 – 09/2022｜Uni:docs Fellowship, University of Vienna
2019, 2018, and 2016｜Achievement Scholarships, University of Vienna
07/2018｜Research Grant for master’s project, University of Vienna
08/2016 – 12/2016｜MusXchange – Exchange Program of the European Union: Scholarship with Orchestre Français des Jeunes (first violin), France/Italy
07/2014 – 12/2014｜Non-EU Student Exchange Scholarship, University of Vienna
RADIO INTERVIEWS
Interview “Musik + Psychologie = Musikpsychologie”, Rubato, radio klassik Stephansdom (October 30, 2024)
Interview “Auftrittsangst bei Musikerinnen und Musikern“, Tonart, WDR 3 (August 12, 2021)
Interview “Der Preis des Ruhms?”, Punkt Eins, Ö1 (June 8, 2021)
Professional Memberships
2024 – present | British Psychological Society — Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)
2023 – present｜Austrian Society of Music and Medicine
2022 – present｜FEPSAC – European Federation of Sport Psychology
2013 – present｜German Society of Music Psychology
2018 – 2023｜German Society of Musicians’ Psychology
LANGUAGES
German (mother tongue), English (fluent), French (proficient), Swedish (basic)