PhD Theses
Current PhD Theses
Following is a list of all current PhD's at our institute. If you have any questions, or want more information, please directly contact the corresponding department .
Postgraduate Topic Department Supervisor Mona Ahmed Older People with Neurodegenerative Diseases and Other Stakeholders' Needs in the Development of an ICT-based Integrated Healthcare Platform Movement science Nadine Albrecht Prozessorientierte Wirkung einer bewegungsunterstützenden, psychosozialen Intervention mit boxspezifischen Elementen auf das Selbstkonzept von Mädchen in der Adoleszenz. Psychology of sport and exercise Maike Tietjens, Nils Neuber, Bernd Strauß Piesie Asuako Multitasking: Investigating the Moderators of the Basic Paradigms of Multitasking Performance in a More Ecologically Valid Environment Neuromotor behavior and exercise Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Robert Stojan Vera Belkin Behavioral and environmental prevention in stationary care settings Neuromotor behavior and exercise Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Bettina Wollesen Ellen Bentlage Physical activity promotion for older adults through digital technologies to compensate internal and external confinement Movement science Michael Brach, Heiko Wagner, Eleftheria Giannouli Birte Brinkmöller Talent Selection in Sports and Business Psychology of sport and exercise science Bernd Strauß, Dennis Dreiskämper, Oliver Höhner Stefanie Bünemann Health and physical activity in geriatric care – Theoretical basis for the implementation of physical activity in geriatric care and evaluation results on the use of an e-learning platform (from the perspective of the carer) Psychology of sport and exercise Bernd Strauß, Katherine Tamminen, Maike Tietjens Tabea Christ Psychomotorik Movement science Christiane Bohn Myriam de Graaf Artificial neural networks in motor control Movement science Heiko Wagner, Kim J. Boström, Andreas Daffertshofer Franziska Duensing-Knop Inklusion in der Sportlehrerbildung – eine explorative Studie von hochschuldidaktischen Konzepten zur Förderung einer inklusiven Haltung (laufend) Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber Lena Fennen Investigation of multi-segment foot and ankle kinematics in population with chronic ankle instability and healthy controls Movement science Heiko Wagner, Rosemary Dubbeldam Stephanie Fröhlich EEG markers of cognitive decline and their use in the early
diagnosis of dementiaNeuromotor behavior and exercise Claudia Voelcker-Rehage Meike Gerlach Biomechanical Sprint Analysis Movement science Heiko Wagner Ute Große-Westermann Überforderungssituationen im Sportunterricht -
Wie begegnen Grundschullehrkräfte Kindern mit sozial-emotionalem UnterstützungsbedarfPhysical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber Nora Hansel The effects of exercise after brain tumor treatment on walking ability and the impact on quality of life Neuromotor behavior and exercise Eric Eils Maria Hlawinka Auswirkungen von Stress auf die Gesundheit Fernverkehrsfahrender (USA, Europa, Asien) mit Ableitung von wirksamen Handlungsmaßnahmen zur Steigerung der Gesundheit Neuromotor behavior and exercise Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Eric Eils, Sebastian Pfau Tanja Janssen Occupational health in nursing home facilities Neuromotor behavior and exercise Claudia Voelcker-Rehage Justus Kalthoff Wissen und Wissenschaft im Fußball der DDR Sport pedagoy and Sport history Michael Krüger, Dariusz Wojtaszyn, Kai Reinhart Victor Kaupe Exoskeletons in logistics - study about effects on productivity and ergonomics Movement science Heiko Wagner Lena Kopnarski Influence of Object Properties and Agent Age on Kinematics and Dynamics in Joint Handover Actions Neuromotor behavior and exercise Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Fred Hamker und Julian Rudisch Anika Krumhöfner Partizipationskultur in der Ganztagsschule: Eine empirische Studie zu den Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Ganztagsschulentwicklung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Sport- und Bewegungsangeboten Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber Dominik Krüssmann Die Zukunftsfähigkeit der 3. Liga. Social Sciences of Sport Henk Erik Meier Katharina Ludwig Bewegung im Unterricht - Empirische Studie zu den kurz- und langfristigen Effekten von Bewegungspausen auf die exekutiven Funktionen von Schülerinnen und Schülern der Sekundarstufe I Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber, Michael Pfitzner, Dennis Dreiskämpfer Andre Magner Studienerfolg männlicher Sportstudenten - theoretische Grundlagen, empirische Befunde und Perspektiven für die Lehramtsausbildung Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber Harald Melching Implementation of a Competence-Oriented Curriculum - An Empirical Study about the Persoective of Teachers by Means of the Sl, KLP Sport (HS, HS) in NRW
Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber, Miriam Seyda Hannah Pauly Advancing the current understanding of sports performance by integrating the Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes with the motivation intensity theory Psychology of sport and exercise science Bernd Strauß, Svenja Wolf, Dennis Dreiskämper Lukas Rehmann Zwischen Prävention und Leistungsoptimierung - Die Geschichte der Sportmedizin in der DDR Sport pedagoy and Sport history Michael Krüger, Hans-Georg Hofer, Kai Reinhart Alexander Resch Social Media-Strategie des Bob- und Schlittenverbandes für Deutschland. Social Sciences of Sport Henk Erik Meier Sarah Riedel Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und Motivation bei Tänzer_innen am Beispiel eines Community Dance Projects Social Sciences of Sport Henk Erik Meier, Maike Tietjens Yoonkyu Song History of Sports Exchange between East Germany and West Germany and South Korea and North Korea Sport pedagoy and Sport history Michael Krüger, Andreas Niehaus, Roland Naul Malte Stoffers Sportartspezifische Förderung exekutiver Funktionen in Fußballvereinen – Empirische Untersuchung der Wirkung einer fußballbasierten Intervention auf die exekutiven Funktionen von 11- bis 13-jährigen Spieler*innen Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber Edda van Meurs Spectator influence in sports Psychology of sport and exercise Bernd Strauß, Markus Raab, Stefanie Klatt Florian Wittmann Karl Wassmannsdorff und die Entwicklung der Turnwissenschaft: Biographie eines Turnphilologen Sport pedagoy and Sport history Michael Krüger, Anette Hofmann, Kai Reinhart Completed PhD Theses
Postgraduate Topic Department Supervisor 2023 Stephanie Dahl Körperliche Aktivität in der Pflege – Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Befunde zum Einsatz einer Lernplattform zur Implementierung körperlicher Aktivität in der Pflege aus der Sicht pflegender Angehöriger Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber, Michael Brach, Marion Golenia Lorena Menze Partizipation von Schülerinnen und Schülern bei der Leistungsbeurteilung im Sportunterricht - eine qualitative Studie zur Perspektive von Sportlehrkräften Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber, Ahmet Derecik, Marion Golenia Robert Stojan Brain Functional Aspects of Cognitive Aging during Ecologically Valid Motor-Cognitive Behavior Neuromotor behavior and exercise Claudia Voelcker-Rehage (Münster), Prof. Dr. Otmar Bock (Köln), Prof. Dr. Louis Bherer (Montreal) 2022 Anna Hendker Enhancing physical activity behaviour through different
interventional approachesNeuromotor behavior and exercise Eric Eils Lena Henning Der Einfluss des physischen Selbstkonzepts auf die physische Aktivität im Kindesalter: Eine Integration theoretischer Ansätze Psychology of sport and exercise Bernd Strauß, Maike Tietjens, Dennis Dreiskämper 2021 Renate Nocon-Stoffers Haltungen Sportstudierender zum Forschenden Lernen im Praxissemester - Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Befunde Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber Julian Ross Physical profiling of the female footballer: Special reference to the menstrual cycle Neuromotor behavior and exercise Neuromotorik und Training Charlotte Raue Are you thinking, what I am thinking? Measurement implications and empirical support of Shared Mental Models in sports Psychology of sport and exercise Bernd Strauß, Bernd Blöbaum, Dennis Dreiskämper 2020 Martin Hölzen Using digital Footprints in Sport Sociology
Social Sciences of Sport Henk Erik Meier Markus Jürgens Gleichberechtigte Teilhabe an Spielen im Sportunterricht – Entwicklung, Durchführung und Evaluation einer videobasierten Lehrveranstaltung zur Förderung der professionellen Wahrnehmung in der Sportlehrerbildung Physical Education and Teaching Research Nils Neuber Andreas Mühlbeier Reflexkontrolle der lumbalen und zervikalen wirbelsäulenstabilisierenden Haltemuskulatur bei externen Störungen Bewegungswissenschaft Heiko Wagner Christina Uhlenbrock Global Modernization of Physical Education Social Sciences of Sport Henk Erik Meier 2019 Lena Busch The Psychology of Technology - An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understand the Role of Trust in Fitness App Usage Sport Psychology Prof. Bernd Strauß, Dr. Linda Schücker, Prof. Bernd Blöbaum Antje Hill Searching for the Optimal Focus of Attention in Running - Examination of dispositional and situational factors Sport Psychology Prof. Bernd Strauß, Prof. Norbert Hagemann (Kassel), Dr. Linda Schücker Stijn Mentzel Colour research: the past, present and future Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Maike Tietjens, Linda Schücker Sydney Querfurt-Böhnlein Trust in the Coach Sport Psychology Bernd Strauss, Guido Hertel, Linda Schücker 2018 José Walter Tolentino Castro Movement Recognition and Motor Behavior of Persons
with Intellectual DisabilitiesMovement Science Heiko Wagner, Gerson Ballester, Marc de Lussanet Judith Mergen Tactile Perception and Movements in Women with Anorexia nervosa Movement Science Heiko Wagner Annette Kerkhoff Effects of soft bedding and sensorimotor foot orthoses on functional knee stability Movement Science Heiko Wagner, Klaus Peikenkamp 2017 Till Utesch Measurement of Motor Competence and Physical Fitness across Childhood Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Maike Tietjens, Dirk Büsch Natalia Camps y Wilant Pierre de Coubertin’s concept for the Olympic Art Competition - Origins, models and artistic influences in the mirror of art history and previously unpublished sources Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Allen Guttmann 2016 Tim Dirksen The Significance of Movement-Coordination and its Operationalistation for the Evaluation of Motor Performance - A Practical Analyses of Quantitive Measurement Methods for Gathering Specific Coordination Performance
Movement Science Heiko Wagner Dennis Riedl The tendency to draw in sport
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Andreas Heuer und Norbert Hagemann Roman Mürkens Leibeserziehung und Training in der Reichswehr Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Bernd Wedemeyer-Kolwe 2015 Jörn Lükens Diagnose und Behandlung von chronischen Rückenschmerzen
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Back Pain
Movement Science Heiko Wagner Kathrin Staufenbiel Home advantage in sports from a social cognitive perspective Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Karen Zentgraf, Henning Plessner Marcel Reinold Creating Doping. The History of Anti-Doping-Policy
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, John Hoberman Herkules Reimann The History of Sports in the German Military
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Eike Emrich Katharina Pöppel Believe it or not: The effect of athlete's crisis communication on trustworthiness and reputation in case of doping allegations Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Bernd Blöbaum, Andrea Petróczi Michael Hepp Emergence and Genealogy of West-European Chain-Dances
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Nils Neuber Mara Konjer Social and Economic Aspects of Tennis in Germany
Social Sciences of Sports Henk Erik Meier, Dieter H. Jütting Marie-Christine Ghanbari The Significance of Physical Activity for the Self-Concept and Motor Capabilities in Adolescents - A Comparison of Cultures between Nigeria and Germany
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Maike Tietjens, Nadja Schott Thomas Wulf Stability of Open-Loop-Controls for Stationary and Cyclical Arm Movements
Movement Science Heiko Wagner Dennis Dreiskämper Trustworthyness of Anti-Doping Measures Carried out by Sports-Associations
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Maike Tietjens, Bernd Blöbaum Karin Borris (jetzt: Eckenbach) Learing und Movement in the Context of Individual Advancement - Effects of Intervention-Programs about the Advancement of Executive Functions in Pupils in Middle School
Sport Didactics Nils Neuber, Stephan Dutke, Michael Pfitzner 2014 Emanuel Hübner Planning, Building and Usage of the Olympic Village of 1936
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Brian Young Anica Rose Social Sciences of Sports Henk Erik Meier, Dieter H. Jütting Claudia Grzybowski Elektromyographische Aktivität des Rumpfes bei statischen Kletterpositionen – Implikationen für die Klettertherapie
Electromyographic Activity of Core Muscles During Static Climbing Positions - Implications for Climbing Therapy
Movement Science Heiko Wagner 2013 Rebecca Rienhoff The Quiet Eye Phenomenon in Sport Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Jörg Schorer, Joe Baker Sebastian Salomon Ambivalent Masculinity in Sport - Development of a Test-Procedure for Sport Pedagogik Youth Research
Sport Didactics Nils Neuber, Christoph Blomberg, Maike Tietjens Arne Wulf Dynamic of the Spinal Motor System: Spinal Oscilators as Basis for Movement Coordination
Movement Science Heiko Wagner 2012 Sandra Heck From Playing Soldiers und Fighting Athletes: Genesis of Modern Pentathlon
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Andreas Luh Sook-Yee Chong Use of neural oscillators triggered by loading and hip angles to study the activation patterns at the ankle during walking in humans Movement Science Heiko Wagner Berno Pflanz Coordination of the Basketball Shot: Investigation of Coordination of the Movement of Different Parts of the Body and Seperation-Area of Aimed Basketball-Shots
Movement Science Heiko Wagner Thomas Ellenbürger Human Performance and Training in Sports Stefan Panzer, Bernd Strauss, Maike Tietjens 2011 Florian Loffing Handedness in tennis – a study on performance in left- and right-handed professional players Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Norbert Hagemann, Clare MacMahon Sarah Honemann Self-Complexity in Sport
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Maike Tietjens, Frank Hänsel Linda Schücker Choking under Pressure - An Analysis of Explicit Monitoring Theories and Interventions Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Norbert Hagemann, Guido Hertel Dieter Tippenhauer About the Perceived Effect of Leaders on the Field in the German Bundesliga
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Bernd Blöbaum Frank Behrendt Sensomotoric Interactions with the Perception of Human Movement: How Chronic Back Pain can Damage the Perception of Dorsal Movements and Effect the Control of Reflexes
Movement Science Heiko Wagner 2010 Anne Liebetrau Analyses of teh Stability of Antagonistic Muscle-Sceletal-Models of the Human Lumbar Spine with Regard of Delayed Reflexes - A Combination of Theoretical Model Parameters with Experimental Data
Movement Science Heiko Wagner 2009 Rouwen Canal-Bruland Focus of Attention and Visual Selection in Sport
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Norbert Hagemann 2007 Barbara Halberschmidt Research on Psychological Physical Education Accidents
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Maike Tietjens, Michael Krüger Kai Reinhart Herrschaft und Widerständigkeit im DDR-Sport. Eine Analyse des staatlichen und informellen Sports vor dem Hintergrund der Theorie Michel Foucaults
Sovereignty and Resistance in GDR-Sport. An Analyses of State-Organized and Informal Sport using Michel Focaults Theories
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Christian Becker 2006 Andrea Stachelhaus Auswirkungen wahrnehmungs- und bewegungsorientierter Förderung auf die Graphomotorik von Schulanfängern - Eine Längsschnittuntersuchung
Influence of Perceptive and Movement-Oriented Promotion of Grapho-Motor-Skills in School-Beginners - A Longitudinal Study
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß Uta Barboza Representative and Symbolic Signs of Classic Dance in India and Europe: An Intercultural, Comparative Analyses of Indian Bharatanatyam and the French Ballet
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger, Klaus Nicol Guido Kellermann The Life of Amateur Soccer Players. Theoretical Reflections and Empirical Analyses
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Dieter H. Jütting, Michael Krüger 2005 Ansgar Delschen Ehrenamtliche im Sport - eine empirisch-qualitative Untersuchung von Führungskräften in Fußballvereinen
Volunteers in Sport - An Empirical-Qualitative Study of Executives in Soccer Clubs
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Dieter H. Jütting, Michael Krüger 2004 Norbert Hagemann Heuristic Problem Solving Strategies of Coaches
Sport Psychology Bernd Strauß, Dirk Büsch 2001 Bernd Schulze Sport-Associations without Economy and Government
Sportsoziologie Dieter H. Jütting, Michael Krüger 2000 Annette Hofmann Rise and Fall fo German "Turnen" in the USA
Sport Pedagogy and Sport History Michael Krüger Information about PhD Theses
The department of Psychology and Sports Sciences at the University Münster has its own PHD regulations since July 2010. Due to the extraordinary capability of achieving doctoral dissertations, the statuses “Doctor of Philosophy” (doctor philosophiae – Dr. phil.) and “Doctor of Natural Sciences” (doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. Nat.) can now be awarded. By means of the dissertation, the candidate proves his capability to conduct his or her own scientific research, going above and beyond the proposed goals of the course of studies. Which degree the candidate will receive is decided upon by the dissertation committee and the candidate himself and depends on the topic of the thesis and the methods used.
The current regulations for dissertations can be found here.
Varying literature regarding PHD theses about scientific standards, current trends and other topics can be found here.
A detailed summary of the six steps towards a PHD has been developed by the deanery. Additionally, all necessary forms can be downloaded there.
Detailed information can be requested from the PHD committee (The current head of the committee is Prof. Dr. Stephan Dutke).
Additionally, the KFWN can help with questions regarding the PHD program at the Institute for Sports Sciences.