Contact and Affiliations
- E-Mail:
- matthias.weigelt@uni-paderborn.de
- Phone:
- +49 5251 60-5300
- Web:
- Homepage
- Office Address:
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Harsewinkelweg 4
33100 Paderborn - Room:
- SP.1.416
About Matthias Weigelt
I am a Professor of Psychology and Human Movement Science at the Department of Sport & Health at the University of Paderborn in Germany.
Research
Research Interests
My research focuses on (1) the role of athletic expertise in the coupling of perception and action, (2) the neurocognitive mechanism underlying motor learning, and (3) the effects of physical exercise on psychological well-being.
Teaching
Teaching Areas
I teach various courses in Sport Psychology, Human Movement Science, and Research Methods and Statistics.
Current Courses
- Kolloquium Psychologie & Bewegung
- Einführung in die Sportpsychologie - Anwendungsfelder
- Abschlussarbeiten in der Sportpsychologie und Bewegungswissenschaft
Further Information
CV (short)
Matthias Weigelt studied sport science, social sciences, and psychology at the universities in Jena (Germany), Charlottesville (USA), and Reading (UK). He completed his doctoral program in psychology, neuropsychology, and sport science at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and wrote his PhD thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Neurosciences in 2004. After a postdoc position at the City Hospital in Munich-Bogenhausen and at the University of Bielefeld, he was called to the Saarland University and became a Professor for Sport Psychology in 2010. One year later, Matthias Weigelt moved to the University of Paderborn, where he is now the head of the Psychology and Movement Science Group. His well-funded research focuses similarly on basic and applied topics of human performance in daily activities, clinical settings, and sports. Matthias Weigelt served as editor of the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research (2017-2022). He was Vice President for Research and International Affairs of the German Society of Sport Psychology (2019-2023) and is currently the spokesperson the Motor Control Section of the German Society of Sport Science (since 2022).