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Current PhD theses and post-doctoral research projects

Current PhD Theses

  • Sonja Bayer

    Importance of resources for participation in educational support measures and their successful implementation

  • Linda Falter

    Teachers' professional (state) self-concept: The central mediator in the context of occupational stress?

  • Anne Forche

    Influence of social norms on girls' choice for STEM programs

  • Bernhard Fruehwirth

    Subtle shifts, persistent stereotypes: Gender representation of HEED and STEM occupations in textbooks

Sonja Bayer

Importance of resources for participation in educational support measures and their successful implementation

Linda Falter

Teachers' professional (state) self-concept: The central mediator in the context of occupational stress?

Anne Forche

Influence of social norms on girls' choice for STEM programs

Bernhard Fruehwirth

Subtle shifts, persistent stereotypes: Gender representation of HEED and STEM occupations in textbooks

Lukas Graber

Influence of Social-Contextual Factors on STEM-Choices

Fabian Heller

Investigating Non-Cognitive Characteristics in STEM Education

Dr. Marina Kaas-Link

Lurking in the context of virtual academic support: Analysis of user behavior in an online mentoring platform

Viktoria Karle

Effects of fine and gross motor skills on learning to read and write in the context of embodied cognition theory

Shirley Kwok

Wellbeing of East-Asian students

Stefanie Stiller

Home environments: The use of images from learning spaces to capture aspects of primary school children's actiotopes. Theoretical foundations, empirical relevance and practical usefulness

Dr. Claudia Uebler

Predicting premature match closure in online mentoring for girls in STEM 

Rebecca Winter

From Hands to Words: The Relationship Between Fine Motor Skills, Language and Gesture

Current Post-Doctoral Research Projects

  • Dr. Daniel Patrick Balestrini

    Assessing environmental background variables important for successful mentoring in talent development and gifted education (e.g., in outlier arts)   

  • Dr. Tobias Debatin

    Self-concept and educational choices in STEM: A research program on developmental aspects, interventions, and gender differences

  • Dr. Benjamin Matthes

    Effects of learning environments and well-being in educational contexts

  • Dr. Beifang Ma

    Digital Chronemics: Dyadic Temporal Coordination in Computer-Mediated Communication in Online Mentoring

Dr. Daniel Patrick Balestrini

Assessing environmental background variables important for successful mentoring in talent development and gifted education (e.g., in outlier arts)   

Dr. Tobias Debatin

Self-concept and educational choices in STEM: A research program on developmental aspects, interventions, and gender differences

Dr. Benjamin Matthes

Effects of learning environments and well-being in educational contexts

Dr. Beifang Ma

Digital Chronemics: Dyadic Temporal Coordination in Computer-Mediated Communication in Online Mentoring

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