Dr. Theresa Gerhard
Postdoctoral researcher
Interests
Mental rotation ability and motor development in infancy
2D/3D perception in infancy
Publications
Gerhard, T., Jovanovic, B., & Schwarzer, G. (in press). Role of manually-generated visual cues in crawling and non-crawling 9-month-old infants’ mental rotation. Cognitive Development.
Gerhard, T. M., Culham, J. C., & Schwarzer G. (2020). Manual exploration of objects is related to 7-month-old infants’ visual preference for real objects. Infant Behavior and Development.
Gerhard, T. M., & Schwarzer, G. (2018). Impact of rotation angle on crawling and non-crawling 9-month-old infants’ mental rotation ability. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 170, 45–56. http://doi.org/10.1016/J.JECP.2018.01.001
Gerhard, T. M., Culham, J. C., & Schwarzer, G. (2016). Distinct visual processing of real objects and pictures of those objects in 7- to 9-month-old infants. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(JUN), 1–9. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00827
Curriculum vitae
October 2007 - August 2010: Studies in Psychology, B.Sc., Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
September 2010 - September 2012: Studies in Psychology, M.Sc., Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Since October 2012: Research assistant at the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Department of Developmental Psychology
November 2013 - November 2016: Doctoral candidate - Canada-Germany CREATE-IRTG "The Brain in Action" training program
April 2016: Start of training as a child and youth psychotherapist (behavioral therapy) at the KJ-IPAM in Marburg
November 2018 - Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Courses
Winter term 2012/2013: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Summer term 2013: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Winter term 2015/2016: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Summer term 2016: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Winter term 2016/2017: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Summer term 2017: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Winter term 2017/2018: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Winter term 2017/2018: Lecture "Introduction to Psychology"
Summer term 2018: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Winter term 2018/2019: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“
Summer term 2019: Seminar "Basics of developmental psychology“