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Postdoctoral Scholars

Dr. Elisa Filevich
Dr. Elisa Filevich
Junior Research Group Leader
ed.nilreb-nccb@hcivelif.asile   Orcid Profile   Website   Twitter  

I work on metacognition in general, and in motor metacognition in particular. I am interested in how we can best measure the brain’s ability to monitor and control itself. In the case of motor metacognition, I also wonder how this ability interacts with our ability to learn a new motor skill. I use mostly behavioural methods, but also sometimes use neuroimaging (EEG/MRI).
On an independent line, I am also excited about the possibilities of collecting data online.


Dr. Blazej Baczkowski
Dr. Blazej Baczkowski
moc.liamg@ikswokzcab.mb  

I’m a cognitive (experimental) psychologist with passion for methodology and statistics. My past research was concerned with how individuals learn to protect themselves from danger. To this end, I pursued the idea that individuals estimate the risk of harm using a ‘cognitive map’ of their environment built from multiple separate learning episodes acquired in safety on the one hand, and minimal aversive experience on the other.
At the Hector Research Institute for Education Sciences and Psychology I work as a postdoctoral researcher and continue studying fundamental aspects of memory but in a naturalistic setting with the aim to better elucidate on how we learn and remember.


Dr. Aenne Brielmann
Dr. Aenne Brielmann
ed.negnibeut-inu@nnamleirb.ennea   Orcid Profile   Research Gate   Website   LinkedIn   Twitter  

I am a postdoc at the Hector Institute with a background in experimental psychology. I am interested in why people value sensory experiences and how those in turn motivate their behaviors. My research combines psychological experiments with computational modeling. At the Hector Institute I want to use this approach to better understand intrinsic motivation, boredom, and curiosity in the context of education.


Dr. Thomas Gfrörer
Dr. Thomas Gfrörer
ed.negnibeut-inu@rereorfg.t   Orcid Profile   Research Gate  

I am a post-doc at the Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology. In my research, I investigate the development of dispositional interests over the course of adolescence. Besides mechanisms that can facilitate long-term change processes in interests, I am also examining statistical methods for modelling longitudinal data and their ability to account for unobserved confounders when estimating causal effects.


Dr. Manuel Hopp
Dr. Manuel Hopp
Lab Coordinator
ed.negnibeut-inu@ppoh.leunam   Orcid Profile   Research Gate   LinkedIn  

My expertise lies in the field of (social) network analyses in the context of educational psychology. My current research interests focus on understanding domain-specific curiosity, social integration of gifted students and functional brain networks of gifted students. As the lab organizer, I am responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient operations within our research team.


Dr. Sabine Oligschläger
Dr. Sabine Oligschläger
ed.negnibeut-inu@regealhcsgilo.enibas   LinkedIn   Twitter  

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Hector Research Institute for Education Science and Psychology at the University of Tübingen working in the field of developmental neuroscience with a focus on intellectually gifted children. My interest lies in how the spatial organization of the cerebral cortex subserves learning and cognition in the human brain. To this end, I pursue questions about the developmental mechanisms by which the spatial arrangement of functions may emerge in the cerebral cortex, and its ramifications for cognitive abilities.


Dr. Alexandr Ten
Dr. Alexandr Ten
ed.negnibeut-inu@net.rdnaxela   Orcid Profile   Research Gate   Website  

I am a post-doc at the Hector Institute of Educational Sciences and Psychology. I am working towards an algorithmic- and computational-level understanding of various aspects of human exploration, including the emergence of situational curiosity as motivation for information-seeking, emergence of interest and curiosity traits, generation, selection, and pursuit of goals. My hope is to develop knowledge that can be useful in educational contexts. I rely on theory-driven statistical/cognitive modeling to explain data collected in behavioral experiments.


PhD Students

Mats Abrahamse
Mats Abrahamse
ed.negnibeut-inu@esmaharba.stam  

I am a PhD candidate at the Hector Research Institute for Education Science and Psychology. My primary interests revolve around curiosity, motivation, and other constructs related to them. My goal is to explore the underlying mechanisms behind these phenomena. Specifically, my current project focuses on how curiosity evolves across the lifespan and on identifying the variables influencing this change.


Emily Corwin-Renner
Emily Corwin-Renner
ed.negnibeut-inu@renner-niwroc.esor-ylime   Orcid Profile   Research Gate   LinkedIn   Twitter  

My research focuses on identifying and testing strategies to boost individuals’ motivation for learning. Prior to starting my PhD, I did my Masters in Neural and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Tübingen.


Alexander Jung
Alexander Jung
ed.negnibeut-inu@gnuj.la  

I am interested in social factors, e.g. interactions with teachers and peers, causing motivated or unmotivated behaviors in pupils. I approach this research primarily by conducting secondary analyses of large-scale datasets. I see the goal of my research in providing information that can be used to create interventions to increase student motivation. I like to also address psychometric research questions.


Wy Ming Lin
Wy Ming Lin
ed.negnibeut-inu@nil.gnim-yw   Orcid Profile   Research Gate   LinkedIn   Twitter  

I am a PhD student at the Hector Research Institute for Education Science and Psychology at the University of Tübingen. My project will focus on how mental health issues and their implications on motivation and emotion impact our ability to achieve our goals. Some of my interests revolve around self-regulation and self-regulated learning as well as educational psychology.


Sophia Mieth
Sophia Mieth
ed.negnibeut-inu@hteim.aihpos   Twitter  

I am a PhD student at the Hector Research Institute for Education Sciences and Psychology at the University of Tübingen. My project will focus on the neuroscientific perspective on learning processes of gifted primary children. Overall, I am interested in educational neuroscience to investigate how children learn by using physiological data.


María Paula Villabona Orozco
María Paula Villabona Orozco
ed.negnibeut-inu@oczoro-anoballiv.airam   LinkedIn  

As a PhD student at the Hector Research Institute of Educational Science and Psychology, I investigate the role of metacognition in motor skill acquisition, particularly in guitar playing. My research explores open questions relevant in music education by integrating cognitive science and educational methodologies.


Research Assistant

Name Where are they now?
Dr. Sümeyye Aslan
Ministery of Education in Turkey
Dr. Laura Burgess
Teacher at Bulmershe School
Dr. Ed Donnellan
Postdoc at the University College London
Dr. Greta Fastrich
Postdoc at the University of Southampton
Dr. Lily FitzGibbon
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Lecturer at the University of Stirling
Dr. Hayley Jach
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Lecturership at the University of Melbourne
Dr. Vanessa Kurdi
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Dr. Johnny Lau
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Vitaccess
Dr. Rosa Lavelle-Hill
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Assistant professor of social data science at the University of Copenhagen
Dr. Ying Lee
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PostDoc at Kings College
Dr. Carolyn McNabb
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Postdoc at the University of Cardiff
Dr. Stefanie Meliss
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Ambition Institute
Dr. Claudia Neuendorf
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Postdoc at the professor (chair) for school development, University of Potsdam
Cansu Ogulmus
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Dr. Hannah Stone
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Emerald Group
Dr. Ryuichi Tamai
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Lecturership at Shukutoku University in Japan