Curriculum Vitae
Education
- since 2016 - Ph.D in Psychology (Dr.rer.nat., Westfälische-Wilhelms Universtiät Münster)
- 2015 - Master of Science in Neurocognitive Psychology (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg)
- Specialisations: Neurocognition, Computational Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology
- Master's Thesis: "The Relevance of Ongoing Pre-Stimulus Oscillations for Verbal Memory Formation"
- 2013 - Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
- Specialisations: Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental Methods, Learning Theory & Practice, Cognition & Attention
- Bachelor's Thesis: "Self-Talk: It works, but how? Access from Pupillometry"
- 2010 - Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
- Specialisations: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Social Work, Systematic Therapy, Experimental Education
- Bachelor's Thesis: "The Foundation of Empathy and its Application in the Counselling Situation"
- 2006 - Abitur
Experience
- since 2016 - Research Assistant at the Institute for Psychology in Education and Instruction (Work Unit - Prof. Dr. S. Dutke)
- 2014-2015 Student Research Assistant at the Institute of Experimental Psychology, Department of Psychology, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
- 2012-2013 Student Research Assistant at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Experimental Psychology
- 2008-2010 Student Teaching Assistant at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Psychology, Work Unit for Clinical and General Psychology
- 2006-2007 Community Service, Work with Psychiatric Patients in a Sheltered Workshop
Memberships
- since 04/2017 - Member in the Ethics Committee of the Department for Psychology and Sport Studies
- since 02/2017 - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
Teaching Experience
- WS 2020/2021 Seminar: “Entscheiden und Urteilen im (Schul-) Alltag” in the Master Program for Teacher Education (WWU, LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2020 Seminar: “Entscheiden und Urteilen im (Schul-) Alltag” in the Master Program for Teacher Education (WWU, LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2020 Seminar: “Gesundheitspsychologie: Stress- und Konfliktbewältigung” in the Master Program for Nutrition Science (FH Münster, Münster)
- SS 2020 Seminar: "Einführung in SPSS" for Social Work and Therapeutic Pedagogy (KatHo: Katholische Hochschule NRW, Münster)
- WS 2019/2020 Seminar: “Entscheiden und Urteilen im (Schul-) Alltag” in the Master Program for Teacher Education (WWU, LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- WS 2019/2020 "Praxisbezogene Studien, Schwerpunkt: Urteilen und Erinnern" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (WWU, LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- WS 2019/2020 Seminar: “Gesundheitspsychologie: Stress- und Konfliktbewältigung” in the Master Program for Nutrition Science (FH Münster, Münster)
- SS 2019 - Seminar: "Entscheidungs- und Urteilsfehler im (Schul-) Alltag" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2019 - Seminar: "Praxisbezogene Studien, Schwerpunkt: Lernen und Gedächtnis" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2019 - Seminar: "Einführung in SPSS" for Social Work and Therapeutic Pedagogy (KatHo: Katholische Hochschule NRW, Münster)
- WS 2018/2019 - Seminar: "Entscheidungs- und Urteilsfehler im (Schul-) Alltag" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- WS 2018/2019 - Seminar: "Praxisbezogene Studien, Schwerpunkt: Lernen und Gedächtnis" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2018 - Seminar: "Forschung zu Lernen und Gedächtnis verstehen" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2018 - Seminar: "Einführung in SPSS" for Social Work and Therapeutic Pedagogy (KatHo: Katholische Hochschule NRW, Münster)
- WS 2017/2018 - Seminar: "Forschung zu Lernen und Gedächtnis verstehen" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2017 - Seminar: "Forschung zu Lernen und Gedächtnis verstehen" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- WS 2017/2018 - Seminar: "Forschung zu Lernen und Gedächtnis verstehen" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2017 - Seminar: "Forschung zu Lernen und Gedächtnis verstehen" in the Master Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2017 - Seminar: "Einführung in SPSS" for Social Work and Therapeutic Pedagogy (KatHo: Katholische Hochschule NRW, Münster)
- WS 2016/2017 - Seminar: "Angewandte Lern- und Gedächtnispsychologie" in the Bachelor Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
- SS 2016 - Seminar: "Fallseminar Lernen und Gedächtnis" in the Bachelor Program for Teacher Education (LABG 2009; Learning Sciences, Psychology)
Research
Research Interests
- Dynamics in memory and learning processes
- Experimental methods in Psychology and Cognitve Neuroscience
- Reconstructive memory and forgetting
- Thinking and decision making
Publications
Academic Articles
- Scholz, S., & Dutke, S. (2019). Investigating intentional forgetting using pupillometry: No evidence for the ongoing allocation of cognitive resources during forgetting. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 31(4), 416-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2019.1622548
- Scholz, S., Schneider, S. L. & Rose, M. (2017). Differential effects of ongoing EEG beta and theta power on memory formation. PloS one, 12 (2), e0171913.
Conference Papers
- Scholz, S. & Dutke, S. On the adaptive Nature of Forgetting: Eye Movement and Recall Results. Talk given at: 61. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP); 2019 April 15-17; London, Great Britain.
- Scholz, S. & Dutke, S. Processes of Intentional Forgetting: Are they refected at the Metacognitive Level? Poster session presented at: 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs); 2018 September 15-20; Frankfurt, Germany.
- Scholz, S. Processes and Characteristics of Intentional Forgetting. Talk given at: The Summer School of the Swiss Graduate School for Cognition, Learning, and Memory; 2018 June 11-14; Weggis, Switzerland.
- Scholz, S. & Dutke, S. The Infuence of Attitudes and Knowledge on the Continued Infuence Effect. Poster session presented at: 60. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP); 2018 March 12-14; Marburg, Germany.
- Scholz, S. & Dutke, S. What Pupillometry can add to the Discussion of Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes during Intentional Forgetting and Remembering. Poster session presented at: 20. Konferenz der European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP); 2017 September 3-6; Potsdam, Germany.
- Scholz, S. & Dutke, S. Revisiting the Selective Rehearsal Account of Directed Forgetting using Pupillometry. Talk given at: The 59th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP); 2017 March 26-28; Dresden, Germany.
- Schneider, S. L., Scholz, S., & Rose, M. Modality-independent differential effects of ongoing EEG beta and theta power on memory formation. Poster session presented at: Society for Neuroscience; 2016 November 12-16; San Diego, CA.
- Schneider, S. L., Scholz, S., & Rose, M. Ongoing Beta Power Predicts Subsequent Memory Performance Irrespective of Stimulus Modality. Poster session presented at: Psychologie & Gehirn 2016; 2016 May 26-28; Berlin, Germany.
Doctoral Thesis
My thesis project focuses on the influence of cognitive processes on memory formation. Thereby human memory is understood as an active and reconstructive process during which cognition enables us to edit and manipulate our past experiences. My project investigates different approaches in which cognition influences what is learned and remembered and is therefore able to guide our future behavior. To uncover these processes, I apply different experimental paradigms and research methods.