Robert Stojan
Professur für Erziehungswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Schulpädagogik
Arbeitsgruppe Pädagogische Diagnostik und Potenzialentwicklung
Research Foci
- Exercise, cognition and brain health
- Motor-cognitive multitasking in everyday-like virtual realities
- (Individualized) exercise programs in normative and clinical populations
- Parkinson and Freezing of Gait
- Mobile brain imaging techniques, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), electroencephalography (EEG)
CV
Academic Education
- Research associate and doctoral candidate at Chemnitz University of Technology and University of Münster
- Promotionstipendium (ESF - Europäischer Sozialfonds) an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz
- Masterstudium Intelligenz und Bewegung an der Universität Bielefeld
- Bachelorstudium Sportwissenschaft/Psychologie an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Positions
- Research associate (post-doc) & project coordinator of the 'Parkinson Vibrating Socks' project (EU InterregVI program) at the University of Münster
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft der Universität Münster (Arbeitsgruppe Pädagogische Diagnostik und Potenzialentwicklung, Prof. Till Utesch)
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Sportwissenschaften der Universität Münster (Arbeitsbereich Neuromotorik und Training, Prof. Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage)
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Angewandte Bewegungswissenschaften an der TU Chemnitz (Sportpsychologie, Prof. Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage)
- Forschungsstipendium für einen Aufenthalt in Montreal, Kanada am EPIC Center bei Prof. Bherer und Dr. Vincent (Arbeitsgruppe Neuropsychologie)
- Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft an der Sportwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig
- Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft an der Fakultät für Psychologie und Sportwissenschaft (Abteilung Sportwissenschaft) an der Universität Bielefeld
Teaching
- Seminar: Neuroscience, Cognition, and Motor Performance [075537]
(in cooperation with Claudia Voelcker-Rehage) - Project course: Research Project - Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise [075550]
(in cooperation with Claudia Voelcker-Rehage)
- Practical seminar: Fußball Gruppe 2 [073187]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian) - Practical seminar: Fußball Gruppe 3 [073191]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian) - Project course: Experimental Research Projects - Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise [073550]
(in cooperation with Claudia Voelcker-Rehage)
- Seminar: Physical Training in Health Groups: The Elderly [071544]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian) - Seminar: Neuroscience, Cognition, and Motor Performance [071537]
(in cooperation with Claudia Voelcker-Rehage) - Seminar: Physical Training in Elite Sports: Soccer [071511]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian) - Practical seminar: Fußball Gruppe 04 [071187]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian) - Practical seminar: Fußball Gruppe 05 [071188]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian)
- Practical seminar: Fußball Gruppe 1 [079187]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian)
- Seminar: Physical Training in Health Groups: The Elderly [077429]
(in cooperation with Ross Julian) - Seminar: Cognition [077423]
(in cooperation with Claudia Voelcker-Rehage)
Project
- Parkinson Vibrating Socks - The Vibrating Socks: Individualized vibrotactile cueing to intervene freezing of gait in Parkinson‘s disease – PVS ()
EU-Project Hosted at University the of Münster: Provinz Groningen, Bezirksregierung Münster, Provinz Overijssel, Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Provinz Gelderland, EU - INTERREG VI-Programm Deutschland-Nederland, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Regionale Entwicklung, Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat | Project Number: 12078
Publications
- Asuako, P.A.G., Stojan, R., Bock, O.L., Mack, M., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Multitasking: Does task-switching add to the effect of dual-tasking on everyday-like driving behavior? Cognitive research: principles and implications, 10(1) (5). doi: 10.1186/s41235-025-00611-y.
- Kutz, D. F., Obergassel, J., Mack, M., Stojan, R., Schmitz, B., Alten, F., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Retinal vessel density and cognitive function in healthy older adults. Experimental Brain Research, 243, Article 114. doi: 10.1007/s00221-025-07076-x.
- Maas, S., Göcking, T., Stojan, R., Voelcker-Rehage, C., & Kutz, D. F. (). Synchronization of Neurophysiological and Biomechanical Data in a Real-Time Virtual Gait Analysis System (GRAIL): A Proof-of-Principle Study. Sensors, 24 (12), Article 3779. doi: 10.3390/s24123779.
- Piesch L; Stojan R; Zinner J; Büsch D; Utesch K; Utesch T (). Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Body Mass Index of Primary School Children from Different Socioeconomic Backgrounds. Sports Medicine - Open, 10 (1), 20–20. doi: 10.1186/s40798-024-00687-8.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Mack, M., Stojan, R., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). The association of executive functions and physical fitness with cognitive-motor multitasking in a street crossing scenario. Scientific Reports, 13 (1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26438-x.
- Stojan, R., Mack, M., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Inefficient frontal and parietal brain activation during dual-task walking in a virtual environment in older adults. NeuroImage, 273. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120070.
Abstract in a Digital Collection (Conferences)
- Stojan, R., Mack, M., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Frontal brain activation during everyday like motor-cognitive tasks in older adults – neural inefficiency or compensation? Aging and Cognition 2023, Leuven.
Articles
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Voelcker-Rehage, C., & Stojan, R. (). Zusammenhang zwischen körperlicher und geistiger Fitness im Alter. in Klatt, S., & Strauß, B. (ed.), Kognition und Motorik – Sportpsychologische Grundlagenforschung und Anwendungen im Sport (p. (tba)).
Research Articles (Journals)
- Gökçe, E., Stojan, R., Mack, M., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Lifestyle matters: Effects of habitual physical activity on driving skills in older age. Brain Sciences, 12 (6). doi: 10.3390/brainsci12050608.
- Mack, M., Stojan, R., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Cognitive-motor multitasking in older adults: a randomized controlled study on the effects of individual differences on training success. BMC Geriatrics, 22, Article 581. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03201-5.
Abstract in a Digital Collection (Conferences)
- Mack, M., Stojan, R., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). The effects of executive functions and physical fitness on street crossing behavior during multitasking in older adults. in Modularität in der motorischen Kontrolle: Tagungsband
Research Articles (Journals)
- Stojan, R., Kaushal, N., Bock, O.L., Hudl, N., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Benefits of Higher Cardiovascular and Motor Coordinative Fitness on Driving Behavior Are Mediated by Cognitive Functioning: A Path Analysis. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.686499.
- Bock, O., Stojan, R., Wechsler, K., Mack, M., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Distracting tasks have persisting effects on young and older drivers’ braking performance. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 161. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2021.106363.
- Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Neurophysiological Correlates of Age Differences in Driving Behavior During Concurrent Subtask Performance. NeuroImage, 225. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117492.
Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
- Stojan, R., Mack, M., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). The Importance of maintaining motor and cardiovascular fitness for better driving performance among older adults. 53. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie, Tübingen (online).
- Mack, M., Stojan, R., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). The association of cognitive, motor, and cardiovascular fitness with street crossing performance under multitasking conditions. Society for Neuroscience, Digital Poster Presentation.
- Stojan, R., Mack, M., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Brain activation during dual task walking in older adults – a high-density fNIRS study. Society for Neuroscience, Digital Poster Presentation.
- Bock, O., Stojan, R., Mack, M., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Persisting effects of multitasking on car drivers’ braking responses. Society for Neuroscience, Digital Poster Presentation.
Research Article (Journal)
- Stute, K., Hudl, N., Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Shedding light on the effects of moderate acute exercise on working memory performance in healthy older adults: An fnirs study. Brain Sciences, 10 (11), 1–23. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10110813.
Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
- Stojan, R., Mack, M., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Single vs. combined motor cognitive training effects on brain function during dual task walking. SPP 1772 Summer School: training aspects related to multitasking, Breisach (Freiburg).
- Stojan, R., Hudl, N., Stute, K., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Training effects on brain activity during motor-cognitive dual-tasking in a virtual environment in older adults. 52. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie, Salzburg (online Konferenz).
- Stojan, R., Hudl, N., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Training effects on hemodynamic responses to concurrent subtasks while driving in older adults. Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI), San Diego.
- Mack, M., Stojan, R., Bock, O., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). The influence of external task constraints on cognitive-motor interference and task prioritization in older adults. SPP 1772 Summer School: training aspects related to multitasking, Breisach, Deutschland.
Research Article (Journal)
- Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). A Systematic Review on the Cognitive Benefits and Neurophysiological Correlates of Exergaming in Healthy Older Adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8 (5). doi: 10.3390/jcm8050734.
Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
- Stojan, R., Hudl, N., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Applying functional near-infrared spectroscopy in ecologically valid virtual scenarios. 51st Annual meeting of the German Society for Sport Psychology, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
- Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Hemodynamic activity while driving and conducting secondary tasks in younger and older adults. 49th Annual Meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, Chicago, USA.
- Rudisch, J., Zwingmann, K., Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Exergaming at a self-selected intensity does not immediately improve working memory and task switching. 50th Annual meeting of the German Society for Sport Psychology, Köln, Deutschland.
- Stojan, R., Rudisch, J., Zwingmann, K., Fröhlich, S., Janouch, C., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Hemodynamic Correlates of Additional Task Loads In An Ecologically Valid Driving Scenario. 50th Annual meeting of the German Society for Sport Psychology, Köln, Deutschland.
- Stojan, R., Rudisch, J., Zwingmann, K., Fröhlich, S., Janouch, C., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Hemodynamic correlates of additional cognitive and motor tasks during driving in a virtual environment. 51st Conference of the German Psychological Society, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
- Zwingmann, K., Stojan, R., Rudisch, J., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Acute exergaming effects on cognitive performance. 51st Conference of the German Psychological Society, Frankfurt am Main.
- Rudisch, J., Zwingmann, K., Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (). Using Exergaming for Combining Cognitive Training and Cardiorespiratory Exercise. 51st Conference of the German Psychological Society, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Stojan, R. (). Exergaming: Eine Interventionsmethode zum Erhalt der geistigen Fitness im Alter? Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 24. doi: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000195.
- Stojan, R. (). Sport Psychology Digest Sportpsychologie Digest. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 24 (2), 83. doi: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000195.
Abstract in a Digital Collection (Conferences)
- Stojan, R., Koester, D., & Schack, T. (). Neurophysiological correlates of the interaction between language processing and motor control. 59th Conference of Experimental Psychologists, Dresden, Deutschland.
- Stojan, R., Koester, D., & Schack, T. (). Neurophysiologische Korrelate der Interaktion von Sprachwahrnehmung und motorischer Kontrolle. 48. Jahrestagung der deutschen Gesellschaft für Sportpsychologie, Münster, Deutschland.