Current PhD theses and post-doctoral research projects

Sonja Bayer

Bedeutung von Ressourcen für die Teilnahme an pädagogischen Fördermaßnahmen und deren erfolgreiche Umsetzung [Importance of resources for participation in educational support measures and their successful implementation

Linda Beckerle

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

Anne Forche

Einfluss sozialer Normen auf die MINT-Wahlentscheidung von Mädchen [Influence of social norms on girls' choice for STEM programs]

Bernhard Frühwirth

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

Lukas Graber

Ressourcenprofile schulisch-außerschulischer Kooperationen in der MINT-Bildung [Resource profiles of community partnerships in STEM education]

Fabian Heller

Investigating Non-Cognitive Characteristics in STEM Education

Dr. Marina Kaas

Lurking im virtuellen akademischen Förderkontext: Analyse des Nutzerverhaltens auf einer Online-Mentoring-Plattform [Lurking in the context of virtual academic support: Analysis of user behavior in an online mentoring platform] (in progress)

Viktoria Karle

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

Shirley Kwok

Wellbeing of East-Asian students (in progress)

Matthias Mader

Implicit theories on mentoring (in progress)

Stefanie Stiller

Häusliche Lernumwelten: Die Verwendung von Bildern aus Lernräumen zur Erfassung von Aspekten der Aktiotope von Grundschulkindern [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 (in progress)

Rebecca Winter

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

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. Ursula Fischer

On the interplay between fine motor skills, finger counting and numerical processing

Dr. Michael Heilemann                                                    

Institutionelle Einflussfaktoren auf erfolgreiche MINT-Förderung für Mädchen [Institutional factors influencing the successful promotion of girls in STEM]                                             

Dr. Linlin Luo

Dr. Benjamin Matthes

Effects of learning environments and well-being in educational contexts