Linda Schücker, PhD
| Contact: Email: lindaschuecker@uni-muenster.de Phone: +49 (0) 251 83 31805 Web:  http://www.lindaschuecker.deOffice: Leo 17, Raum 118 Consultation hours: Tue., on appointment Adress: Linda Schücker, PhD Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institute of Sport Science Horstmarer Landweg 62b 48149 Muenster, Germany |
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Short Curriculum Vitae
I was born 1982 in Paderborn. From 2001 to 2007 I studied Psychology at the University of Münster with final degree diploma. Thesis on the topic: „Focus of attention and its influence on running economy of skilled runners“. I studied abroad in Australia from 2005-2006 at the Griffith University. In 2008 I received the asp-Studienpreis (1st) for best sport psychological masters thesis awarded by the German Association of Sport Psychology (asp).
Since August 2007 I am a PhD student (supervised by Prof. Bernd Strauß, University of Münster and Prof. Norbert Hagemann, University of Kassel.) From 2008-2010, I received a PhD bursary from the German National Academic Foundation. The topic of my PhD was Choking under Pressure, I finished my PhD in September, 2011. Since 2011 I work as a scientific assistant at the Department of Sport Psychology, Institute for Sport Science, University of Münster.
I am competing in triathlon Ironman races with a professional licence since 2006 and reached several top-10 results.
Research interests
- Focus of attention
- Motor learning & motor control
- Choking under pressure
- Endurance sports
Memberships
- German Association of Sport Science (Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft, dvs)
- Northern American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (Naspspa)
