university of leipzig

CV

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• State Examination for Secondary School teaching (1998): Subjects English and Physical Education (Free University Berlin, Germany)
• Doctoral Degree /PhD: (2001) Free University Berlin, Germany
  • Title of the Dissertation: Women and Competitive Sports – a Cross-Cultural Comparison between Germany and the USA
• Post Doctoral Lectureship Qualification (Habilitation) in Sport Science (2005) University of Potsdam, Germany
  • Title of the Habilitation: Motivation and Volition in Top-Level Sports: Diagnostic Procedures and the Development of Sport Relevant Personality Factors during Youth

Employment

• Since 01/2018: Full Professor for Sport Psychology, Leipzig University, Germany
• 02/2007 - 05/2017: Associate Professor for Sport and Exercise Psychology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 10/2006 - 01/ 2007: Senior Lecturer for Sport and Exercise Psychology, School of Psychology and Sport Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• 05/ 2006 - 09 /2006: Acting Chair for Sport Psychology, Institute for Sport Science, University of Potsdam, Germany
• 04 /2001 - 04 /2006: Lecturer and researcher in the Department of Sport Psychology, Institute for Sport Science, University of Potsdam, Germany

Research Interests

• Motivation and Volition
• Talent Development
• Doping prevention
• Scale development
• The integrative role of sport in multicultural societies
• Team sports and health

Professional Activities

• Associate Editor Science and Medicine in Football (since 2017)
• Editorial Board Member Psychology of Sport and Exercise (since 2016)
• FEPSAC President (2015-2019)
• FEPSAC Vice President (2011-2015) and member of the FEPSAC Managing Council (2007-2011)
• Associate Editor International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2013-2017)
• Associate Editor Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie (2009-2015)