Research Areas
- Virtual Reality to Investigate Everyday Like Motor-Cognitive Behaviour
- Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
- Neurocognition and Aging
- Parkinson’s Disease and Freezing of Gait
Selected Publications
Stojan, R.; Geukes, K.; Piesch, L.; Jetzke, M.; Zinner, J.; Büsch, D., & Utesch, T. (2024). Motor performance in children before, during and after COVID-19 pandemic and the role of socioeconomic background: A 10-year cohort study of 68,996 third grade children. Nature Human Behavior (accepted).
Stojan R.; Mack M.; Bock O., & Voelcker-Rehage C. (2023). 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.
Stojan, R..; Kaushal, N.; Bock, O.L.; Hudl, N., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (2021). 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.
Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (2021). Neurophysiological Correlates of Age Differences in Driving Behavior During Concurrent Subtask Performance. NeuroImage, 225. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117492.
Stojan, R., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (2019). 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.
Honors and Awards
2023 Dissertation Prize of the Faculty of Psychology/Sport and Exercise Sciences – University of Münster
2021 Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) – Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
2018 - 2021 PhD Scholarship – European Social Fund (ESF)
2018 Research Stay Scholarship (International Promovieren TU Chemnitz, InProTUC) at the Neuropsychology Research Group, Epic Center, Montral, Canada
2016 Erwin-Hahn-Preis of the German Association of Sport Psychology (asp) for Master Thesis
Academic CV
| since 2023 |
Study coordinator of the Parkinson Vibrating Socks Project (InterregVI Programme) |
| since 2023 |
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, University of Münster, Germany |
| 2023 |
Dr. rer. nat. in Sport Science, University of Muenster, Germany |
| 2020-2023 |
Research Associate and Doctoral Student at the Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, University of Münster, Germany |
| 2016-2019 |
Research Associate and Doctoral Student at the Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Department of Sport Psychology, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany |
| 2013-2015 |
Master of Science in Intelligence and Movement |
| 2009-2013 |
Bachelor of Sport Science and Psychology |