Petra is the head of the Departement of Sport Science at the University of Regensburg since 2008. She did her PhD and habilitated in experimental psychology and mainly focuses on the connection between motivity, emotion and cognition; especially on a neuroscientific perspective. 2019 she developed the master’s degree program “Motion and Mindfulness” at the University of Regensburg. Her teaching is based on the lectures about developmental psychology, sport psychology and research methods.
She received various awards for her publications and researches in the fields of psychology, sport science, and mindfulness. Additionally she’s a reviewer for more than 50 different international jounals and she’s the chair of the doctoral committee of the faculty of human sciences.
Petra is currently finishing her qualification to become a MBSR (Mindfulness based stress reduction) teacher.