Organisierte Symposia & Konferenzen

Schuhmacher, N., & Henderson, A. (2022). The ontogenetic roots of children’s early socio-emotional competencies. ICIS International Congress on Infant Studies, Ottawa, Canada, 7-10 July.

Giner-Torréns, M., Wefers, H., & Schuhmacher, N. (2019). Nachwuchsworkshop Entwicklungspsychologie, Münster, 10-12 July.

Schuhmacher, N., & Wefers, H. (2017). Caretaker and baby in action - Dynamic systems approach to analyzing caretaker-infant interactions. Paper Symposium organisiert für die gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgruppen Entwicklungspsychologie und pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPSY), Münster, 11-14 September.

Schuhmacher, N., & Dworazik, N. (2017). Moral in der Mache - Moralische Entwicklung bei Kindern im Vor- und Grundschulalter. Paper Symposium organisiert für die PAEPSY, Münster, 11-14 September.

Schuhmacher, N., & Köster, M. (2016). Young scientist workshop: Multidisciplinary approaches to socio-cognitive development (MASCD). Conference organized for young researchers in the field of socio-cognitive development, Münster, 28-29 October.

Köster, M. & Schuhmacher, N. (2016). Cognitive and motivational underpinnings of early helping behavior. Paper Symposium organized at the 2016 International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 26-28 May.

Schuhmacher, N. (2015). Emerging social and situational constraints of children’s altruisitic and mutualistic behavior. Paper Symposium orgnanized at the 2015 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19-21 March.

Konferenzbeiträge

2024

Schuhmacher, N. (2024). Entwicklung und Förderung frühen prosozialen Verhaltens - Ideen zum Wirksamkeitsnachweis von kooperativen Spielen. Paper presented at the Regionaltagung Entwicklungspsychologie, Münster, Germany, 27 February.

2023

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2023). Imitation as a social learning mechanism of helping behavior in 1-year-olds. Paper presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society (JPS), Madrid, Spain, 1-3 June.

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2023). The Role of Imitation in Toddlers’ Prosocial Development - Insights from Two Experimental Studies. Poster presented at the 25. Fachgruppentagung Entwicklungspsychologie (EPSY), Berlin, Germany, 3-5 September.

2021

Schuhmacher, N., Toppe, T., Stengelin, R., Schmidt, L. S., & Amini, N. (2021). Families' Stress and Coping Strategies During Covid-19 Lockdown. Poster presented at the 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, USA, 7-9 April.

Kärtner, J., Giner-Torréns, M., Schuhmacher, N. (2021, Apr 7-9). The social roots of early helping behavior. Paper presented at the 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, USA, 7-9 April.

2019

Schuhmacher, N. (2019). Does early prosocial behavior predict morality in preschoolers? A longitudinal study from toddlerhood to preschool-years. Paper presented at the Gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgruppen Entwicklungspsychologie und pädagogische Psychlogie (PAEPSY), Leipzig, Germany, 9-12 September.

Schuhmacher, N., Köster, M. & Kärtner, J. (2019). The imitation of prosocial activities in 16-month-olds – How children learn to help others. Paper presented at the 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 21-23.

2018

Schuhmacher, N., & Wefers, H. (2018). Workshop Dynamic Systems. Workshop organized for Methodenworkshop des Leipziger Forschungszentrums für frühkindliche Entwicklung (LFE), Leipzig, Germany, 7-9 March.

2017

Schuhmacher,N., Wefers, H., & Kärtner, J. (2017). Discovering cultural differences in early mother-infant interaction using State-Space-Grids. Paper presented at the Gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgruppen Entwicklungspsychologie und pädagogische Psychlogie (PAEPSY), Münster, Germany, 11-14 September.

Wefers, H., Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2017). Apathetic or hyped up babies? Culture-specific norms and the dynamics of early mother-infant interaction. Paper presented at the Gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgruppen Entwicklungspsychologie und pädagogische Psychlogie (PAEPSY), Münster, Germany, 11-14 September.

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2017). Effekte von Gruppenzugehörigkeit und moralischer Information auf die Evaluation Anderer bei Vorschülern - Wie stabil ist der in-group bias im Angesicht (un)moralischen Verhaltens [Effects of group membership and moral information on preschoolers' evaluations of others]? Paper presented at the Gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgruppen Entwicklungspsychologie und pädagogische Psychlogie (PAEPSY), Münster, Germany, 11-14 September.

2016

Schuhmacher, N. (2016). Beobachtungslernen frühen prosozialen Verhaltens [Observational learning of early prosocial behavior]. Paper presented at the MASCD Workshop, University of Münster, Germany, 28-29 October.

Schuhmacher, N., Köster, M., & Kärtner, J. (2016). Die Imitation instrumentellen Hilfeverhaltens im 2. Lebensjahr - Wie Kleinkinder lernen anderen zu helfen [Imitation of instrumental helping in 1-year-olds – How toddlers learn to help others]. Paper presented at the 50. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie Universität Leipzig, Germany, 19-22 September.

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2016). Duty or desire? - Action prediction in urban and rural German preschoolers. Paper presented at the 50. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie Universität Leipzig, Germany, 19-22 September.

Schuhmacher, N., Köster, M. & Kärtner, J. (2016). The imitation of prosocial activities in 15-month-olds – How children learn to help others. Paper presented at the 2016 International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 26-28 May.

2015

Hientzsch, K., Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2015). Moralische Motivation, Prosozialität und Verhaltenserwartungen an Andere bei Vorschulkindern – Ab wann werden moralische Normen handlungswirksam? Poster presented at the 22. Tagung Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Frankfurt am Main, Germany, August 31- September 2.

Giner Torréns, M., Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2015). Early Helping and Cooperating in Germany and India, a cross-cultural study. Paper presented at the 22. Tagung Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Frankfurt am Main, Germany, August 31- September 2.

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2015). The Role of Individual, Dyadic and Social Factors in Toddler’s Joint Collaborative Activities with Unfamiliar Peers. Paper presented at the 2015 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 19-21.

Giner Torréns, M., Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2015). Situational constraints for early helping in a cross-cultural study. Paper presented at the 2015 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 19-21.

Schuhmacher, N., Kärtner, J., & van Geert, P. (2015). Getting the Best out of Dyadic Data –Applying State Space Grids and Mixed Models to the Analysis of Toddlers’ Peer Cooperation. Poster presented at the 2015 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 19-21.

2014

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2014). Die Bedeutung von Werten und Erziehung bei deutschen und deutsch-türkischen Müttern für frühkindliche Prosozialität [The role of German and Turkish-German mothers’ values and parenting styles in toddlers’ prosociality]. Poster presented at the 49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, 21-25 September.

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J., & Collard, J. (2014). Social Influences on Prosocial Behavior in the Second Year of Life – Socialization Goals and Parenting Styles of German & German-Turkish Mothers. Paper presented at the 2014 22nd International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Reims, France, 15-19 July.

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2014). Do others do what they want to do or what they should do? How pre-schoolers from urban and rural settings predict others’ behavior. Paper presented at the 2014 22nd International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Reims, France, 15-19 July.

2013

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2013). Die Entwicklung kooperativen Verhaltens im 3. Lebensjahr – Situative und motivationale Faktoren von Peer-Kooperation. Paper presented at the 21. Fachgruppentagung Entwicklungspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Saarbrücken, Germany, 9-11 September.

Schuhmacher, N., Colard, J., & Kärtner, J. (2013). Soziale Einflüsse auf das prosoziale Verhalten im zweiten Lebensjahr - Sozialisationsziele und Erziehungsstile deutscher und türkischstämmiger Mütter. Paper presented at the 21. Fachgruppentagung Entwicklungspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Saarbrücken, Germany, 9-11 September.

Schuhmacher, N., Ballato, L., & van Geert, P. (2013). A Dynamic Systems Approach to Friendship Interactions and the Development of Risk Behaviors During Adolescence. Poster presented at the 2013 Bienniel Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 18-20.

Schuhmacher, N., & Kärtner, J. (2013). Socio-cognitive Development During the Third Year of Life – Possible Social Influences on Understanding Compatible and Incompatible Desires. Poster presented at the 2013 Bienniel Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 18-20.

Schuhmacher, N. (2013). Sozio-kognitive Entwicklung im 2. und 3. Lebensjahr - Vom frühen Verständnis kompatibler und inkompatibler Wünsche und möglicher sozialer Einflüsse darauf. Paper presented at the Regionaltagung Entwicklungspsychologie, Münster, Germany, 5 February.

2012

Schuhmacher, N., Kärtner, J., & Collard, J. (2012). Die Entwicklung sozio-kognitiver Fähigkeiten im 2. und 3. Lebensjahr [The development of socio-cognitive skills during  the 2nd and 3rd year of life]. Poster presented at the 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie Bielefeld, Germany, September 23-27.

2011

Schuhmacher, N., Kärtner, J., & Collard, J. (2011). Sozio-kognitive Einflüsse auf die Entwicklung prosozialen Verhaltens im 2. Lebensjahr. Paper presented at the 20. Fachgruppentagung Entwicklugnspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Erfurt, Germany, September 12-14.

Kärtner, J, Collard, J., & Schuhmacher, N. (2011). Die Entwicklung prosozialen Verhaltens im 2. Lebensjahr. Paper presented at the 20. Fachgruppentagung Entwicklungspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Erfurt, Germany, September 12-14.

Schuhmacher, N., Kärtner, J., & Collard, J. (2011). Socio-cognitive and Social Influences on the Development of Prosocial and Cooperative Behavior. Paper presented at the 2011 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 31-April 2.

2010

Kärtner, J., Schuhmacher, N., & Collard, J. (2010). Empathie und Hilfeverhalten von 2-jährigen gegenüber Fremden und der eigenen Mutter [Empathy and prosocial behavior towards a stranger and the own mother in the toddlers’ second year]. Paper presented at the 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie Bremen, Germany, September 26-30.

Schuhmacher, N., Kärtner, J., & Collard, J. (2010). Sozial-kognitive und motivationale Einflüsse auf die Entwicklung prosozialen Verhaltens im 2. Lebensjahr [Socio-cognitive and motivational influences on the development of prosocial behavior in the 2nd year of life]. Poster presented at the 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie Bremen, Germany, September 26-30.

Schuhmacher, N., Kärtner, J., & Collard, J. (2010). Social and Socio-cognitive Influences on the Development of Prosocial Behavior in the Second Year. Poster presented at the Meeting of the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Bochum & Essen, Germany, August 25-28.

Collard, J., Kärtner, J., & Schuhmacher, N. (2010). Prosocial and Cooperative Behavior in the Second Year of Life. Poster presented at the 20th Biennial Congress of the International Society for Human Ethology in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, August 2.-4.

2009

Kärtner, J., Schuhmacher, N., & Collard, J. (2009). Prosoziales und kooperatives Verhalten im zweiten Lebensjahr [Prosocial and cooperative behavior in the second year]. Poster presented at the 19. Tagung der Fachgruppe Entwicklugnspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Hildesheim, Germany, September 14-17.

Schuhmacher, N., Ballato, L., & van Geert, P. (2009). Die Theorie dynamischer Systeme im Zusammenhang mit der Entwicklung von Risikoverhalten bei Jugendlichen [Application of Dynamic Systems Theory to the development of risk behavior in adolescents]. Poster presented at the 19. Tagung der Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Hildesheim, Germany, September 14-17.

Vorträge

Schuhmacher, N. (2023). How to measure and promote quality in early childhood education. Invited Talk at the Medienforum Bersenbrück, Samtgemeinde Bersenbrück, October 13.

Schuhmacher, N. (2022). Early Moral Development - From the Social Origins of Initial Helping Behavior to Complex Helping Decisions in Preschool Children. Invited talk at the Colloquium at the Department of Developmental Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, May 24.

Schuhmacher, N. (2021). Early helping behavior – Investigating the social origins of early prosocial and moral development. Invited talk at the Jacobs Center Zürich, University of Zürich, May 21.

Schuhmacher, N. (2019). Zur Bedeutung von Freundschaften in der frühen Kindheit [The relevance of peers during early childhood]. Invited talk at “Unter Freunden. Interdisziplinäre Begegnungen, Ringvorlesung Studium im Alter“ [Among friends, Lecture for Studies for Lifelong Learning], WWU Münster, June 17.

Schuhmacher, N. (2017). Soziale Einflüsse auf frühes prosoziales Verhalten und moralische Entwicklung im Vorschulalter [Social influences on early prosocial and moral development]. Invited talk at the Colloquium at the Deparment of Education, Psychology and Sociology, TU Dortmund University, November 27.

Schuhmacher, N. (2016). Soziale Einflüsse auf frühes prosoziales Verhalten und moralische Entwicklung im Vorschulalter. Invited talk at the Conference on „Kind & Moral” [child & morality], University of Chemnitz, 3-5 November.

Schuhmacher, N. (2015). The Role of Individual, Dyadic and Social Factors in Toddler’s Joint Collaborative Activities with Unfamiliar Peers. Invited talk at Unseld Lecture FORUM SCIENTIARUM, University of Tuebingen, June 22.

Schuhmacher, N. (2012). Die Entwicklung Prosozialen Verhaltens im 2. und 3. Lebensjahr [The development of prosocial behavior in the 2nd and 3rd year of life]. Invited talk at the Colloquium at the Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Münster, May 22.

Schuhmacher, N. (2009). The Development of Prosocial and Cooperative Behavior during the 2nd Year of Life. Invited talk at the Colloquium of the Developmental Psychology Department, University of Groningen, December 7.

Schuhmacher, N. (2009). Warum Kinder Anderen helfen - Die Entwicklung und Förderung prosozialen und kooperativen Verhaltens im 2. Lebensjahr [Why children help others - The development and promotion of prosocial and cooperative behavior during the 2nd year of life]. Invited talk at the Department of Social Work & Health, University of Applied Sciences Emden, November 4.