Dr. Melanie Mack

Dr. Melanie Mack

Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 8, room C1.0.06
48149 Münster

T: +49 251 83-32427

Consultation Hours

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Academic Profile

External Profile

  • CV

    Academic Education

    PhD, Leipzig University (Faculty of Sport Science)
    MSc Psychology, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen
    BSc Psychology, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen

    Positions

    Postdoctoral reserach fellow, WWU Muenster (Institute of Sports Sciences, Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise)
    ERASMUS+ research stay, Aix-Marseille University (Faculty of Sport Science)
    PhD studentship, Leipzig University (Faculty of Sport Science)
    Research Assistant, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien Tübingen

  • Publications

    Selection

    • (). Exploring cognitive and perceptual judgment processes in gymnastics using essential kinematics information. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 16 (1), 34–44. doi: 10.5709/acp-0282-7.
    • , , , & (). Movement prototypes and their relationship in the performance of a gymnastics floor routine. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 15 (2), 303–318. doi: 10.14198/jhse.2020.152.06.

    • , , , & (). Modeling Judges’ Scores in Artistic Gymnastics. The Open Sports Sciences Journal, 12, 1–9.

    • , , , & (). The role of positional environmental cues in movement regulation of Yurchenko vaults in gymnastics. Science of Gymnastics Journal, 9 (2).
    • , , & (). Movement prototypes in the performance of the handspring on vault. Science of Gymnastics Journal, 10 (2), 245–257.

    • , , , & (). Development of individual instructions based on pupils’ mental representations of a gymnastics skill. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 17 (4), 2604–2611. doi: 10.7752/jpes.2017.04297.

    Complete List

    • , , , & (). The association of executive functions and physical fitness with cognitive-motor multitasking in a street crossing scenario. Scientific Reports, 13 (1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26438-x.

    • , , , , & (). Lifestyle matters: Effects of habitual physical activity on driving skills in older age. Brain Sciences, 12 (6). doi: 10.3390/brainsci12050608.
    • , , , & (). Higher physical fitness is positively associated with dual-task walking performance and brain activation in virtual reality in older adults. 25. sportwissenschaftlicher Hochschultag der dvs, Kiel (online).
    • , , , & (). Cognitive-motor multitasking in older adults: a randomized controlled study on the effects of individual differences on training success. BMC Geriatrics, 22, Article 581. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03201-5.
    • , , , , , , , & (). The effects of executive functions and phsical fitness on street crossing behavior during multitasking in older adults. Jahrestagung der dvs-Sektion Sportmotorik 2022 , Karlsruhe.

    • , , , & (). The Importance of maintaining motor and cardiovascular fitness for better driving performance among older adults. 53. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie, Tübingen (online).
    • , , , & (). The association of cognitive, motor, and cardiovascular fitness with street crossing performance under multitasking conditions. Society for Neuroscience, Digital Poster Presentation.
    • , , , & (). Brain activation during dual task walking in older adults – a high-density fNIRS study. Society for Neuroscience, Digital Poster Presentation.
    • , , , & (). Persisting effects of multitasking on car drivers’ braking responses. Society for Neuroscience, Digital Poster Presentation.
    • , , , & (). Frontoparietal brain activation during dual-task walking is associated with cardiovascular and motor coordinative fitness. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago (online).
    • , , , , & (). Distracting tasks have persisting effects on young and older drivers’ braking performance. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 161. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2021.106363.
    • , , , , , & (). The relationship between the perceived movement quality and the kinematic pattern of complex skills in gymnastics. Journal of Human Kinetics, 77. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2021-0007 .

    • (). Exploring cognitive and perceptual judgment processes in gymnastics using essential kinematics information. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 16 (1), 34–44. doi: 10.5709/acp-0282-7.
    • , , , & (). Movement prototypes and their relationship in the performance of a gymnastics floor routine. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 15 (2), 303–318. doi: 10.14198/jhse.2020.152.06.
    • , , , & (). Single vs. combined motor cognitive training effects on brain function during dual task walking. SPP 1772 Summer School: training aspects related to multitasking, Breisach (Freiburg).
    • , , , & (). The influence of external task constraints on cognitive-motor interference and task prioritization in older adults. SPP 1772 Summer School: training aspects related to multitasking, Breisach, Deutschland.

    • , , , & (). Modeling Judges’ Scores in Artistic Gymnastics. The Open Sports Sciences Journal, 12, 1–9.

    • , , , & (). The role of positional environmental cues in movement regulation of Yurchenko vaults in gymnastics. Science of Gymnastics Journal, 9 (2).
    • , , & (). Movement prototypes in the performance of the handspring on vault. Science of Gymnastics Journal, 10 (2), 245–257.

    • , , , & (). Development of individual instructions based on pupils’ mental representations of a gymnastics skill. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 17 (4), 2604–2611. doi: 10.7752/jpes.2017.04297.