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Kurz, Johannes

Kurz, Johannes

Johannes Kurz

Kurz, Johannes (johannes.kurz@sport.uni-giessen.de)

Research Fellow/PhD student

Phone: +49 641 / 99-25255
Fax: +49 641 / 99-25209
Research Interests

  • Coupling of perception and action
  • Gaze behavior in natural environments
Curriculum Vitae

  • 12/2017: Research visit at the School of Psychology, Queen's University (Canada) - Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Troje (BioMotion Lab)
  • since 2015: PhD student at the Department of Sport Science, Justus–Liebig–University Giessen, Germany (Human Movement Science and Psychology of Sport)
  • 2014-2015: Student research assistant at the Department of Sport Science, Justus–Liebig–University Giessen, Germany (Human Movement Science and Psychology of Sport)
  • 2013-2015: Master of Science in ‚Biomechanics–Motoric–Movement Analysis‘ at the Department of Sport Science, Justus–Liebig–University Giessen, Germany
  • 2010-2013: Bachelor of Art in ‚Sport and Sport Science ‘ at the Department of Sport Science, Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany
Publications

  • Journal Articles

Kurz, J. & Munzert, J. (accepted). How the experimental setting influences representativeness: A review of gaze behavior in football penalty takers. Frontiers in Psychology: Movement Science and Sport Psychology.

Kurz, J., Hegele, M. & Munzert, J. (2018). Gaze behavior in a natural environment with a task-relevant distractor: How the presence of a goalkeeper distracts the penalty taker. Frontiers in Psychology: Cognitive Science. 9:19. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00019.

Jäger, J. M., Kurz, J. & Müller, H. (2017). Linear and nonlinear prediction models show comparable precision for maximal mean speed in a 4x1000 m field test. In Abbiss, C. R., & Saupe, D. (eds.) Modeling in Endurance Sports Movement and Sport Science [Special Issue]. International Journal of Computer Science in Sport, 16(2), 78-87. doi: 10.1515/ijcss-2017-0007.

Kurz, J., Hegele, M., Reiser, M. & Munzert, J. (2017). Impact of task difficulty on gaze behavior in a sequential object manipulation task. Experimental Brain Research, 235(11), 3479-3486. doi: 10.1007/s00221-017-5062-9.

Kurz, J., Gosenheimer, A., Schumann-Schmid, B., Steinmetz, F., & Schöllhorn, W. I. (2016). Differenzielles Gangtraining in der stationären Rehabilitation bei Knie- oder Hüft-TEP. Bewegungstherapie und Gesundheitssport, 32, 221-225. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-119082.

 

  • Conference Presentations

Kurz, J., Mostafa, A.A., Henriques D.Y.P., & Munzert, J. (2017) Influence of task difficulty on the kinematics and the gaze behavior in a bimanual reach–to–transport movement. 15. Jahrestagung dvs-Sektion Sportmotorik, Augsburg, 2017.

Kurz, J., Hegele, M., & Munzert, J. (2016). Gaze behavior and motor performance in penalty kicks: The goalkeeper has no impact on the penalty taker. 11th Joint Conference on Motor Control & Learning, Biomechanics & Trainingm Darmstadt, 2016.

Jäger, J. M., Kurz, J., & Müller, H. (2016). Predicting maximum speed in a 4x1000 m Field Test based on estimated VO2max values from Shuttle Run Test and Queens College Step Test. Modelling in Endurance Sports, Konstanz, September 2016.

Kurz, J., Hegele, M., & Munzert, J. (2016). Shooting penalty kicks as accurately as possible: The goalkeeper has no impact on the penalty taker. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) meeting, Montréal, QC, 2016.

Kurz, J., Hegele, M., Reiser, M., & Munzert, J. (2016). Reaching and grasping in a natural environment: Task difficulty still matters. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) meeting, Montréal, QC, 2016.

Awards and Funding

  • Kistler Poster Award (3rd place) at the conference 'Motor Control & Learning, Biomechanics & Training in Darmstadt, Germany (2016)
  • Travel support at the conference 'Modelling in Endurance Sports', Konstanz, Germany (2016)