Hans Schroder, PhD
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About
Dr. Hans Schroder, PhD is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Schroder received his BS, MA, and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University and completed his predoctoral internship and two-year postdoctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Schroder is interested in larger narratives and beliefs about mental health problems and their treatment. He is particularly interested in the psychological and treatment decision-making consequences of biogenetic messages about mental illness – those messages and beliefs that emphasize chemical and genetic contributions to distress. Relatedly, he is interested in how clinicians frame mental illness origins and the impact these viewpoints have on treatment expectancies, engagement, and outcome.
Areas of Interest
- Beliefs about depression and anxiety
- Beliefs about treatments for mental health
- Public health messaging about mental health problems
Qualifications
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Research FellowUniversity of Michigan Medical School, Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, United States
2020 - 2021
Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Research FellowCenter for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
2020 - 2021
Postdoctoral Research
Center Memberships
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Center MemberCenter for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Ethics in Medicine
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Research Overview
I am interested in how individuals conceptualize mental illness and how these beliefs and messages relate to stigmatizing attitudes and motivation to seek and engage in treatment. I draw on theories of social cognition and clinical psychology to study these questions.
Recent Publications
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Schroder HS, Devendorf A, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. Social Science and Medicine, 2023 Jul 1; 328:Journal ArticleFraming depression as a functional signal, not a disease: Rationale and initial randomized controlled trial
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115995 PMID: 37301109 -
Garson J, Kneeland E, Schroder H. Philosophy of Science, 2026 Aug 1; 1 - 14.Journal ArticleAn ambiguity in the notion of a “biomedical” approach to mental health
DOI:10.1017/psa.2026.10269 -
Russman Block SR, Schroder HS, Webster CT, Perricone AM, Moser JS. Neuroethics, 2026 Apr 1; 19 (1):Journal ArticleMy Heart Can Change, But My Brain Cannot: Dualistic and Essentialist Beliefs Relate to Student Attitudes Towards Mental Health Interventions
DOI:10.1007/s12152-026-09634-8 -
Schroder HS, Bommarito S. Patient Education and Counseling, 2026 Mar 1; 144:Journal ArticleMedical providers and biogenetic messages about depression: A vignette experiment
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2025.109463 PMID: 41442857 -
Kneeland ET, Shanahan M, Susen I, Chen A, Cunningham C, Lattuada I, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Schroder HS. Cognition and Emotion, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleDissociable impacts of biological and functional framings of depression: an experimental approach
DOI:10.1080/02699931.2026.2632965 PMID: 41779903 -
Der-Avakian A, Barnes SA, Lees T, Schroder HS, Kangas BD, Linton SR, Nickels S, Robble MA, Breiger M, Iturra-Mena AM, Lobien R, Perlo S, Cárdenas EF, Nowicki GP, Wu Z, Pan H, Dillon DG, Kesby JP, Bergman J, Carlezon WA, Risbrough VB, Mukamel E, Leutgeb S, Pizzagalli DA. Communications Biology, 2025 Dec 1; 8 (1):Journal ArticleIdentification of conserved frontal neurophysiological markers of cognitive flexibility in humans and rats
DOI:10.1038/s42003-025-08729-x PMID: 40849367 -
Kneeland ET, Shanahan M, Cunningham C, Lattuada I, Moser J, Schroder HS. Anxiety Stress and Coping, 2025 Jan 1; 38 (5): 558 - 570.Journal ArticleAssociations of specific emotion and symptom mindsets with clinical symptoms, treatment attitudes, and treatment preference
DOI:10.1080/10615806.2025.2480115 PMID: 40117334 -
Hay BR, Schroder HS. Aging and Mental Health, 2025 Jan 1; 29 (1): 43 - 50.Journal ArticlePredictors of psychiatric treatment-seeking attitudes in older adults
DOI:10.1080/13607863.2024.2354347 PMID: 38804059
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