Universität Innsbruck

Staff at the Department of Sport Science

Barth Michael

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Name: Ass. Prof. Dr. Michael Barth

Email: Michael.Barth@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45834

Office location: FH-223

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-3122

Research area: Epidemiology of alpine sports, Sports economics

Michael Barth studied Sport Management (Bachelor), Business Administration (Diploma), and Sports and Human Movement Science (Master) at the University of Innsbruck. He further successfully finished the Doctoral Program in Social and Economic Sciences (Dr.rer.soc.oec.) at the University of Innsbruck. He was academic employee at the Chair of Sports Economics and Health Economics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (GER), had a deputy professorship for Sports Development at the Department for Sport Science at the Bundeswehr University Munich (GER), and went then on to be an academic employee at the Department of Sport Science, Economics, and Sociology of Sports at the Saarland University (GER). In 2020 he became Professor of Sports Management at the University of Applied Sciences FH Kufstein Tyrol (AUT). Since 2022 he is Assist. Prof. (tenure track) at the University of Innsbruck.

  • Talent identification and talent development in sports
  • Epidemiology of injuries in alpine ski racing
  • Statistical learning, machine learning
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Teaching at the Department of Sport Science in Innsbruck (ongoing):
  • Freizeit- und Sportökonomik (VU)
  • Freizeit- und Sportökonomik (PS)
  • Sportsoziologie (VO)

Barth, M., Güllich, A., Macnamara, B. N., & Hambrick, D. Z. (2022). Predictors of junior versus senior elite performance are opposite: A systematic review and meta-analysis of participation patterns. Sports Medicine, 52(6), 1399–1416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01625-4

Barth, M., Platzer, H.-P., Forstinger, C. A., Innerhofer, G., Giger, A., Schröcksnadel, P., & Nachbauer, W. (2022). In-competition severe injury events in elite alpine ski racing from 1997 to 2020: The case of the Austrian Ski Team. Sports Medicine – Open, 8, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00384-w

Barth, M. & Güllich, A. (2021). Non-linear association of efficiency of practice of adult elite athletes with their youth multi-sport practice. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(8), 915–925. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1851900

Barth, M., Güllich, A., Forstinger, C. A., Schlesinger, T., Schröder, F., & Emrich, E. (2021). Retirement of professional soccer players – A systematic review from social sciences perspectives. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(8), 903–914. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1851449

Barth, M., Platzer, H.-P., Giger, A., Nachbauer, W., & Schröcksnadel, P. (2021). Acute on-snow severe injury events in elite alpine ski racing from 1997 to 2019: the Injury Surveillance System of the Austrian Ski Federation. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(11), 589–595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102752

Barth, M., Güllich, A., Raschner, C., & Emrich, E. (2020). The path to international medals: A supervised machine learning approach to explore the impact of coach-led sport-specific and non-specific practice. PLOS ONE 15(12), e0244509. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244509

Burtscher Martin

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Name: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Martin Burtscher, retired

Email: Martin.Burtscher@uibk.ac.at

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck

Research area: Epidemiology of alpine sports

Ausbildung

  • Lehramtsstudium Biologie und Leibeserziehung
  • Doktorat Biologie 
  • Medizinstudium
  • Ausbildung zum Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin 
  • Habilitation (Sportwissenschaften unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Sportmedizin)
  • Staatl. gepr. Skilehrer, Bergführer und Skitrainer

Berufliche Tätigkeiten

  • Skilehrer, Skischulleiter und Bergführer 
  • Lehrer an BHS und AHS 
  • Leiter des Gesundheitsreferates des Österr. Alpenvereines 
  • Turnusarzt 
  • Assistent und Dozent am Institut für Sportwissenschaften der Universität Innsbruck

Funktionen

  • Vizepräsident der Österr. Ges. für Alpin- und Höhenmedizin 
  • Wissenschaftlicher Leiter des Österr. Kuratoriums für alpine Sicherheit
  • Sachwalter für Rettung und Gesundheit im Österr. Alpenverein 
  • Verbandsarzt der Österr. Bergführer und des Sportkletterverbände
  • Alpine accident and emergency research and development of preventive measures
  • High altitude physiology and pathophysiology 
  • Effects of intermittent normobaric hypoxia 
  • Performance physiology
  • See publications

Calisti Maité

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Name: Calisti Maité, MSc

Email:Maite.Calisti@uibk.ac.at

Phone number:+43 512 507 45863

Office location: HG-115

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Research area: Biomechanics, Neurophysiology of exercise

Maité was born in Luxembourg and completed her bachelor´s and master´s degree in sport science at the University of Innsbruck. The master´s thesis focused on the neuromuscular control of the healthy contralateral leg after a previous unilateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in females. Alongside the Master's degree, she received accreditation as a training therapist. From 2021 to 2023 Maité was employed as a student assistant at the Institute of Mechatronics at the Chair of Production Engineering at the University of Innsbruck, where she conducted various studies focusing on biomechanical and neurophysiological effects of supporting exoskeletons during industrials tasks. Since October 2021, Maité has been working as a doctoral student at the Department of Sport Science in the “Neurophysiology Research Area” of Prof. Peter Federolf.

  • Injury prevention and rehabilitation
  • Return-to-sport process after an ACL injury

Teaching at the Department of Sport Science in Innsbruck (ongoing):

  • UE Leichtathletik

Past courses: 

  • UE Neurophysiologische Messmethoden: Elektromyographie

Cocca Armando

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Name: Post-Doc Armando Cocca, PhD

Email: Armando.Cocca@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45856

Office location: FW 176 02-04 

Tutorial hours: Tuesday 10-12; Thursday 10-12; Friday 10.30-12.

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-0887

Research group: Sports pedagogy and didacticsSport and exercise psychology

Armando Cocca, born in Italy in 1979, obtained his bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Florence (Italy), with focus on Movement Sciences. As a postgraduate student, he completed his Master degree in New Research Perspectives in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at the University of Granada (Spain); he then obtained his PhD degree as a collaborative work between the Universities of Granada and Jyvaskyla (Finland), focusing on exercise and health in youth. His final PhD dissertation was awarded international recognition. Dr. Cocca completed postdoctoral training at Palacky University in Olomouc (Czech Republic), where he worked in an international project on physical activity, physical education, and health, supported by the European Social Fund. Dr. Cocca’s professional experience includes professorships at the University of Granada, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico) – where he also covered the positions of Head of the Academy of Physical Education and Director of International Affairs – and Texas A&M University in San Antonio (USA).   His research on physical, psychological, and social factors of health and exercise was supported by several governmental and non-governmental agencies, which allowed his teams to cooperate with schools in underserved communities with the aim to increase youth’s health-related behaviors and opportunities to be active.

Exercise and Health in youth

Dr. Cocca’s research focuses on understanding the intertwined association between social, psychological, and physical factors, and how they interact with active behaviors in youth. Additionally, he carries out school-based programs aiming at increasing youth’s health both within PE and through comprehensive in-school physical activity, which also incorporates analysis and intervention on PE teaching-learning quality and teachers’ competency. Among the most studied variables, Dr. Cocca’s research centers on physical fitness, PA levels/intensity, lipid profile, psychological wellbeing, or environmental barriers to being active.

Teaching at the Institute for Sports Science in Innsbruck (ongoing):

  • UE Bewegungsspiele
  • UE Ruckschlagspiele
  • VO Aktuelle Forschung in der Sportpsychologie, Sportsoziologie und Sportpadagogik
  • VU Aktuelle Forschung in der Trainingstherapie
Publications
Cocca, A., Carbajal Baca, J., Hernandez Cruz, G., and Cocca, M. (2020). Does a multiple-sport intervention based on the TGfU pedagogical model for physical education increase physical fitness in primary school children? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 5532. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155532.
Cocca, A., Espino Verdugo, F., Rodenas Cuenca, L., and Cocca, M. (2020). Effect of a game-based physical education program on physical fitness and mental health in elementary school children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 4883. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134883.
Cocca, M., and Cocca, A. (2020). Testing a four-factor model for the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: an updated perspective on teachers’ perceived classroom efficacy. Psicologia Deportiva, in press
Frömel, K., Groffik, D., Chmelík, F., Cocca, A., and Skalik, K. (2018). Physical activity of 15-17 year-old adolescents in different educational settings: a Polish-Czech study. Central European Journal of Public Health, 26(2), 137-143. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4521.
Cocca, M., Pérez García, J.A., Zamarripa Rivera, J., Demetriou, Y., and Cocca, A. (2017). Psychometric parameters of the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery in a Mexican environment. Journal of Sport Psychology, 26(S2), 149-155.
García Sandoval, R., Caracuel, J., Cocca, A., Cocca, M., and Ceballos Gurrola, O. (2017). Relation between body mass index and body image in Spanish and Mexican adolescents. Behavioral Medicine, doi: 10.1080/08964289.2017.1332303.
Peinado Pérez, J., Cocca, A., Solano Pinto, N., and Blanco Vega, H. (2017). Factorial invariance of the Self-Efficacy Scale on diet and physical health care in university students. Journal of Sport Psychology, 26(S2), 189-197.
Cocca, A., Liukkonen, J., Mayorga-Vega, D., and Viciana Ramírez, J. (2014). Health-related physical activity levels in Spanish youth and young adults. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 118, 247-260. doi: 10.2466/10.06.PMS.118k16w1.
Viciana Ramírez, J., Mayorga-Vega, D., and Cocca, A. (2013). Effects of a maintenance resistance-training program on muscular strength in schoolchildren. Kinesiology, 45, 82-91.
Mayorga-Vega, D., Viciana Ramírez, J., and Cocca, A. (2013). Effects of a circuit-training program on muscular and cardiovascular endurance and their maintenance in schoolchildren. Journal of Human Kinetics, 37, 153-160. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2013-0036.

Debertin Daniel

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Name: Daniel Debertin, MSc

E-mail: Daniel.Debertin@uibk.ac.at

phone number: +43 512 507 45838

Office location: HG-115

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3282-2688

Research area: Neurophysiology of exercise

Daniel was born and grew up in Karlsruhe, Germany. By the age of three, his parents put him on some kind of cross-country skis in the Black Forest. From that, he developed special interests in sports, mainly outdoor and winter sports.

Although he decided to study mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), he always tried to link the technical perspective to the field of sports science. Therefore, his bachelor thesis dealt with reconstructing knee marker positions during gait analyses with orthoses. His master thesis then – conducted in Innsbruck at the Department of Sport Science – was about recognizing movement patterns and components in alpine skiing technique.

After finishing his studies, he worked for one year as a software developer, before he came back to Innsbruck to the “Neurophysiology Research Group” of Prof. Peter Federolf as a PhD student. Daniel now wants to follow and continue the chosen path by scientifically analysing technique in various sports combining it with his experiences in mechanical and software engineering.

Within different sports many descriptive terms, such as “keep rolling” while running, “pedal round” in cycling or “let the skis run”, evolved over time to express an effective execution. However, how this is done, how we move and what mechanisms we use, often remains uncertain and depends on a high number of influence factors. The movement strategies, that the human body in line with the neuromuscular system develops and adapts, can also be called technique, which is Daniel’s main research interest.

Particularly, methods and concepts to translate the subjective movement descriptions into quantitative and comparable measures, e.g. by analysing movement components of instructed technique guidelines, is one focus area. From a mechanical and software background this also includes research about motion capture systems and further development of the PManalyzer.

Current Teaching:

  • EX Langlauf

Past courses:

  • UE Biomechanische Messmethoden

Debertin, D., Wachholz, F., Mikut, R., & Federolf, P. (2022). Quantitative downhill skiing technique analysis according to ski instruction curricula: A proof-of-concept study applying principal component analysis on wearable sensor data. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1003619

Möhler, F., Ringhof, S., Debertin, D., & Stein, T. (2019). Influence of fatigue on running coordination: A UCM analysis with a geometric 2D model and a subject-specific anthropometric 3D model. Human movement science, 66, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.03.016

Faulhaber Martin

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Name: Assoz.-Prof. Dr. Faulhaber Martin

Email: Martin.Faulhaber@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45893

Office location: PT-005 (Pulverturm)  

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020 Innsbruck

Research areas: Training science

Academic Career

  • Diplomstudium Sportwissenschaften / Fächerbündel Prävention
  • Doktorat Sportwissenschaft

Associate professor at the Department of Sport Science of the University Innsbruck
Vice president of the Austrian Society of Alpine and High Altitude Medicine

See publications

Current teaching:

  • Introduction to Health Sports
  • Specific Aspects of Training Science
  • Specific Aspects of Exercise Physiology
  • Applied Exercise Physiology
  • Actual Research in Training Science
  • Problem Analysis and Research in Training Science
  • Application of Training Programs
  • Application of Training Programs in Health Sports

Federolf Peter

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Name: Univ.-Prof. Dr.Peter Federolf, Head of Department

E-mail: Peter.Federolf@uibk.ac.at

phone number: +43 512 507 45862

Office location: HG-114

Tutorial hours: please make an appointment by email.

Office Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0266-6813

Research area: Neurophysiology of exercise

Born and high school education in Germany, degree in physics and Dr. Sc. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETHZ). Research positions at ETHZ and Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos (2000-2005). Postdoc positions at the University of Salzburg, Austria and at the University of Calgary, Canada (2005-2007). Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Calgary (2007-2011). Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin (1 month in 2007), and BioMotion Lab, Stanford, USA (1.5 months in 2011). Senior Researcher at the Norwegian School for Sport Sciences (NIH), Oslo, Norway (2011-2013).  January to December 2014 Full Professor for Biomechanics at Department of Neuroscience in the Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway and Professor II (Adjunct Professor) at NIH. Since February 2015 Full Professor for Neurophysiology at the Institute for Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Since 2017 member of the Curricular Commission and since April 2020 acting Head of the Institute.

Federolf is a Fellow of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) and currently serves on their Scientific Board. He serves on the Executive Board of the Austrian Society of Sport Scientists (“Österreichische Sportwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft”, ÖSG).

My research focuses on human movement and on the sensorimotor control of human movement. Research questions that interest me are, for example, how can movements objectively be compared between individuals? How are segment movements coordinated? How is movement controlled; and how can qualitative differences in movement control be objectively be quantified?

Teaching at the Institute for Sports Science in Innsbruck (ongoing):

  • PS Empirische Methoden (Bac. 5 ECTS)
  • VO Aktuelle Forschung in der Neurophysiologie (MA, 4 ECTS)
  • VU Multivariate Statistik (MA, 7.5 ECTS)
  • VU Datenanalyse, Datenaufbereitung (MA, 5 ECTS)
  • SE Problemanalyse und Forschung in der Neurophysiologie (MA, 5 ECTS)
  • SE Analyse und Interpretation eigener Forschungsergebnisse (Ph.D. 5 ECTS)

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Highlighted publications:

Neuromechanics – Fundamentals

Federolf P. (2016) A novel approach to study human posture control: "principal movements" obtained from a principal component analysis of kinematic marker data. Journal of Biomechanics, 49(3), 364-370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.12.030

Motion analysis in sport

Gløersen Ø., Myklebust H., Hallén J., Federolf P. (2018) Technique analysis in elite athletes using principal component analysis. Journal of Sport Science. 36, 2, 229-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1298826 (open access)

Federolf P., Reid R., Gilgien M., Haugen P., Smith G. (2013) The application of principal component analysis to quantify technique in sports. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 24, 491–499. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01455.x

Postural control

Promsri A., Haid T., Federolf P., (2018) How does lower limb dominance influence postural control movements during single leg stance? Human Movement Science, 58C, 165-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2018.02.003

Haid T., Doix A.-C., Nigg B., Federolf P. (2018) Age effects in postural control analyzed via a principal component analysis of kinematic data and interpreted in relation to predictions of the optimal feedback control theory. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 10. http://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00022 (open access)

Wachholz F., Tiribello F., Promsri A., Federolf P. (2020) Should the Minimal Intervention Principle Be Considered When Investigating Dual-Tasking Effects on Postural Control? Brain Sciences, 10(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10010001 (open access)

Clinical research

Federolf P., Boyer K., Andriacchi T. (2013). Application of principal component analysis in clinical gait research: identification of systematic differences between healthy and medial knee-osteoarthritic gait. Journal of Biomechanics 46, 13, 2173-2178. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.06.032

Longo A., Meulenbroek R., Haid T, Federolf P. (2018) Postural reconfiguration and cycle-to-cycle variability in patients with work-related musculoskeletal disorders compared to healthy controls and in relation to pain emerging during a repetitive movement task. Clinical Biomechanics 54:103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.03.004

Rethwilm R., Böhm H., Dussa C., Federolf P. (2019) Excessive lateral trunk lean in patients with cerebral palsy: is it a primary motor function deficit or part of a compensation mechanism? Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 7:345. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00345  (open access)

Software Papers

Haid T., Zago M., Promsri A., Doix A.-C., Federolf P. (2019) PManalyzer: a Software Facilitating the Study of Sensorimotor Control of Whole-Body Movements. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics 13: 24. https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2019.00024  (open access)

Gløersen Ø., Federolf P. (2016). Predicting missing marker trajectories in human motion data using marker intercorrelations. Plos One, 11 (3): e0152616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152616  (open access)

Frühauf Anika

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Name: Ass. Prof. Anika Frühauf, PhD

Email: Anika.Fruehauf@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45859

Office location: Fürstenweg 176

Tutorial hours: By appointment

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1929-390X

Research area: Sports pedagogy and didactics, Sport and exercise psychology

Anika Frühauf, born 1989 in Germany, studied sport science at the University of Innsbruck. During her Master program she started to focus on sports and exercise psychology with a special interest in physical activity programs for people with mental health disorders. She has a certification as training therapist, ski and tennis instructor and worked in those areas till the beginning of her doctoral studies in 2016. In 2018 she finished her doctoral thesis under the mentorship of Martin Kopp at the University of Innsbruck. Her research focused on psychometric approaches to assess motives and risk-taking behavior in adventure and high-risk sports. She has now a post-doctoral position at the University of Innsbruck and broadened her research towards psychological and pedagogical benefits of adventure and high-risk sports including gender and well-being related questions.

  • Sports and exercise psychology
  • Sports pedagogy; motives, benefits and pedagogical implications of adventure and high-risk sports; Outdoor education
  • Gender and sports
  • Affective responses in exercise in different environments and populations
  • Physical activity research in people with mental health disorders

Current teaching:

  • SL Sportwissenschaft
  • PS Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten
  • Psychoregulative Techniken in der Trainingstherapie: Biofeedback
  • Specific Aspects in Sports Science: Sex and Gender
  • Bewegungsspiele
  • Rückschlagspiele

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Highlighted publications:

Adventure and high-risk sports

Frühauf, Anika; Houge Mackenzie, Susan; Boudreau, Patrick; Hodge, Ken; Kopp, Martin (2022): Multiple motives for adventure sport revisited: A multi-activity investigation. Leisure Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2022.2126910

Frühauf, Anika; Pahlke, Christiane; Kopp, Martin (2022): Overcoming gender barriers in sports - an opportunity of adventure/high-risk sports? Sociology of Sport Journal. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2021-0065

Frühauf, Anika; Zenzmaier, Julian; Kopp, Martin (2020): Does Age Matter? A Qualitative Comparison of Motives and Aspects of Risk in Adolescent and Adult Freeriders. In: Journal of sports science & medicine 19 (1), S. 112–120. Weblink

Frühauf, Anika; Anewanter, Pia; Hagenauer, Julia; Marterer, Natalie; Kopp, Martin (2019): Freeriding—Only a need for thrill?: Comparing different motives and behavioural aspects between slope skiers and freeride skiers. In: Journal of science and medicine in sport 22, S44-S49. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.002.

Frühauf, A; Hardy, W; Ross Roberts, H; Niedermeier, M; Kopp, M (2018): Structural validation of three German versions of behavioral and motivational scales in high-risk sports.
In: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research 48/4, S. 467 - 477. DOI:10.1007/s12662-018-0535-y

Frühauf, Anika; Hardy, Will A. S.; Pfoestl, Daniel; Hoellen, Franz-Georg; Kopp, Martin (2017): A Qualitative Approach on Motives and Aspects of Risks in Freeriding. In: Front. Psychol. 8, S. 141. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01998.

Physical activity research in people with mental health disorders and healthy populations

Frühauf, Anika; Hundhausen, Franziska; Kopp, Martin (2022): Better Together? Analyzing Experiences from Male and Female Students and Teachers from Single-Sex and Coeducational Physical Education Classes. Behavioral Sciences 12(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090306

Thaller, L.; Frühauf, A.; Heimbeck, A.; Voderholzer, U.; Kopp, M. A Comparison of Acute Effects of Climbing Therapy with Nordic
Walking for Inpatient Adults with Mental Health Disorder: A Clinical Pilot Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6767. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116767

Frühauf, A; Heußner, J; Niedermeier, M; Kopp, M (2021): Expert Views on Therapeutic Climbing—A Multi-Perspective, Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research And Public Health 18(7).https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073535

Frühauf, Anika; Niedermeier, Martin; Sevecke, Kathrin; Haid-Stecher, Nina; Albertini, Christoph; Richter, Katharina et al. (2020): Affective responses to climbing exercises in children and adolescents during in-patient treatment for mental health disorders a pilot study on acute effects of different exercise interventions. In: Psychiatry research 291, S. 113245. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113245

Frühauf, Anika; Schnitzer, Martin; Schobersberger, Wolfgang; Weiss, Günter; Kopp, Martin (2020): Jogging, nordic walking and going for a walk - inter-disciplinary recommendations to keep people physically active in times of the covid-19 lockdown in Tyrol, Austria. In: CISS 0 (0). DOI: 10.15203/CISS_2020.100.

Frühauf, Anika; Niedermeier, Martin; Elliott, Lewis R.; Ledochowski, Larissa; Marksteiner, Josef; Kopp, Martin (2016): Acute effects of outdoor physical activity on affect and psychological well-being in depressed patients – A preliminary study. In: Mental Health and Physical Activity 10, S. 4–9. DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2016.02.002.

Frühauf, Anika; Sevecke, Kathrin; Kopp, Martin (2019): Ist-Stand der Fachliteratur zu Effekten des therapeutischen Kletterns auf die psychische Gesundheit – Fazit: viel zu tun. In: Neuropsychiatr 33 (1), S. 1–7. DOI: 10.1007/s40211-018-0283-0.

Happ Elisabeth

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Name: MMMag. Elisabeth Happ, PhD.

Email: Elisabeth.Happ@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45836

Office location: FH-315

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https:\\orcid.org\0000-0002-4046-6804

Research area: Sport Tourism, Sport economics, Health tourism

Elisabeth Happ, born 1978 in Salzburg, studied sports science & sport management, business administration (focus marketing) and business education at the University of Innsbruck and one semester at the Macquarie University Sydney (graduated 2005). She graduated her Ph.D. (Management) at the University of Innsbruck 2020.

Business profile:

  • Freelancer, Adidas (marketing agency cip) – 2000-2005
  • Product manager international and national & key account manager & strategic marketing, Amer Sports – Salomon, Atomic – 2005-2016
  • Consultant 2016-ongoing

Academic profile:

  • Senior scientist (Post Doc), project management and research at the department of psychology and sports medicine, UMIT TIROL, Austria – 2020-2021
  • Secretary General EASM Conference 2022 Innsbruck

Currently:

  • Research associate (Post Doc), research, lecturing and supervising/implementing research projects at the department of sport science, University of Innsbruck, Austria – 2016- ongoing (Field: Sport Tourism)
  • Research associate (Post Doc), research and supervising/implementing research projects at the UMIT-TIROL – Institute for Sports Medicine, Alpine Medicine & Health Tourism, Austria – 2022- ongoing (Field: Health Tourism)

Competitiveness and destination management in alpine urban destinations (sports tourism & sport management):

In the year 2020, she graduated from the PhD program (Management) with the title "Sport Businesses in Alpine Tourism Destinations - Analysing Factors of Competitiveness". This title also reflects very well the area of interest, namely, competitiveness of sport stakeholders from different perspectives, such as destination perspective, end consumer perspective, industry perspective and the perspective of governments, to name a few. A very up-to-date topic, which is active mobility and the sustainable use of resources in tourism complements the research area of Ms. Happ.

  • Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck (subject area: BA sport management)
  • Department Landeck, University of Innsbruck (subject area: BA Wirtschaft, Gesundheit- und Sporttourismus
  • Private University Schloss Seeburg, Austria (subject area: MA Sport Marketing & Sponsoring)
  • FH Vorarlberg, University of Applied Sciences, Austria (subject area: MA Strategic Marketing)

FLD

Highlighted publications:

Happ, E., Seidl, M., Zach, F. J., & Schnitzer, M. (2022). A look into the crystal ball of ski destination development-The role of Alpine Summer Parks.

Scholl-Grissemann, U., Peters, M., Bichler, B. F., & Happ, E. (2022). Hiking tourism: educating hikers through the interpretation of on-site information and predicting precautionary behavior. Tourism Review.

Happ, E., Hofmann, V., & Schnitzer, M. (2021). A look at the present and future: The power of emotions in the interplay between motivation, expectation and attitude in long-distance hikers. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 19, 100527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2020.100527

Happ, E. (2021). Tourism destination competitiveness with a particular focus on sport: the current state and a glance into the future–a systematic literature analysis. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 25(1), 66-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/14775085.2021.1888775

Happ, E., Schnitzer, M., & Peters, M. (2021). Sport-specific factors affecting location decisions in business to business sport manufacturing companies: a qualitative study in the Alps. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 21(1-2), 21-48. https://doi/abs/10.1504/IJSMM.2021.114170

Bazzanella, F., Muratore, N., Schlemmer, P. A., & Happ, E. (2021). How the Covid-19 Pandemic Influenced the Approach to Risk Management in Cycling Events. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(7), 296. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14070296

Blank, C., Flatscher-Thöni, M., Gatterer, K., Happ, E., Schobersberger, W., & Stühlinger, V. (2021). Doping Sanctions in Sport: Knowledge and Perception of (Legal) Consequences of Doping—An Explorative Study in Austria. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(12), 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14120603

Happ, E., Scholl-Grissemann, U., Peters, M., & Schnitzer, M. (2020). Insights into customer experience in sports retail stores. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. https://doi/10.1108/IJSMS-12-2019-0137/full/html

Happ, E. (2020). Location decisions of sport manufacturing businesses in tourism destinations–analysing factors of attractiveness. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS), 5, 006-006.

Hecksteden Anne

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Name: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hecksteden Anne

Email: Anne.Hecksteden@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45810

Office location: FH-203

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Research area: Sports medicine 

Anne Hecksteden studied medicine in Germany and France (Saarland University and Université de Nantes). Her doctoral thesis was conducted within the research training program "Cellular regulation and growth" at Saarland University and investigated the differentiation of left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes by means of tissue doppler echocardiography. After clinical training she returned to the Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine at Saarland University in 2009 as a sports physician and postdoctoral researcher. She has repeatedly been deployed as team physician of "Team D" to major international sports events. Since September 2022 Anne Hecksteden is full professor of sports medicine at the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck and the Medical University Innsbruck.

  • Interindividual variability
  • Individualization and decision support in preventive and competitive sport (e.g. optimizing efficacy of preventive training, recovery management in elite sports)
  • Molecular aspects of training adaptation and exercise physiology

Current teaching:

  • Anatomie
  • Studiendesign und statistische Analysen

Heinrich Dieter

Name: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Dieter Heinrich

Email: Dieter.Heinrich@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45867

Office location: PT-114 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: On request

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-0605

Research area: Biomechanics, Neurophysiology of exercise

Dieter Heinrich is an assistant professor (tenure track) at the Department of Sport Science of the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He received master’s degrees in Physical Education and Mathematics and his doctoral degree in Sport Science from the University of Innsbruck. From 2012 till 2014, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center of Technology of Ski and Alpine Sports in Innsbruck and from 2015 till 2019 a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Sport Science of the University of Innsbruck. He has been a visiting researcher in the Human Motion and Control Research Group of Professor Ton van den Bogert at the Cleveland State University.

Dr. Heinrich’s research focuses on the development of numerical methods for the simulation and optimal control of human movement and on modeling of the neuromusculoskeletal system. His long-term goal is to advance the field of computational biomechanics and to develop novel methods that can be applied for movement analysis, injury prevention and for performance optimization in athletes.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • SE Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit
  • PS Empirische Methoden 
  • UE Studiendesign und statistische Analyse
  • UE Fußball
  • UE Angewandte Biomechanik

Full publication list

Highlighted publications:

Heinrich, D., van den Bogert, A. J., Csapo, R., & Nachbauer, W. (2020). A model-based approach to predict neuromuscular control patterns that minimize ACL forces during jump landing. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, 1–11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2020.1842376

Nitschke, M., Dorschky, E., Heinrich, D., Schlarb, H., Eskofier, B. M., Koelewijn, A. D., & van den Bogert, A. J. (2020). Efficient trajectory optimization for curved running using a 3D musculoskeletal model with implicit dynamics. Scientific reports, 10(1), 17655. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73856-w

Koelewijn, A. D., Heinrich, D., & van den Bogert, A. J. (2019). Metabolic cost calculations of gait using musculoskeletal energy models, a comparison study. PloS one, 14(9), e0222037. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222037

Eberle, R., Heinrich, D., van den Bogert, A. J., Oberguggenberger, M., & Nachbauer, W. (2019). An approach to generate noncontact ACL-injury prone situations on a computer using kinematic data of non-injury situations and Monte Carlo simulation. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, 22(1), 3–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2018.1522534

Heinrich, D., van den Bogert, A. J., & Nachbauer, W. (2018). Peak ACL force during jump landing in downhill skiing is less sensitive to landing height than landing position. British journal of sports medicine, 52(17), 1086–1090. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098964

Eberle, R., Heinrich, D., Kaps, P., Oberguggenberger, M., & Nachbauer, W. (2017). Effect of ski boot rear stiffness (SBRS) on maximal ACL force during injury prone landing movements in alpine ski racing: A study with a musculoskeletal simulation model. Journal of sports sciences, 35(12), 1125–1133. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1211309

Heinrich, D., van den Bogert, A. J., & Nachbauer, W. (2014). Relationship between jump landing kinematics and peak ACL force during a jump in downhill skiing: a simulation study. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 24(3), e180–e187. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12120

van den Bogert, A. J., Blana, D., & Heinrich, D. (2011). Implicit methods for efficient musculoskeletal simulation and optimal control. Procedia IUTAM, 2(2011), 297–316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.piutam.2011.04.027

Hösl Benedikt

Name: Benedikt Hösl, BSc MSc

Email: Benedikt.Hoesl@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45832

Office location: FH-204

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0120-0683

Research area: Sport and exercise psychology

Benedikt Hösl - born in 1994 in Germany - studied psychology at the University of Innsbruck. In the course of his studies, he wrote both his bachelor's and master's thesis in the field of sports psychology with focus on sport climbing. His interest in the interplay of psychology and sports brought him to the Institute of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck, where he has been working as a University Assistant in the Sport and Exercise Psychology Research Group of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Kopp since 2022. As part of his dissertation, he researches the psychological effects of physical activity and the role of expectations in clinical samples.

  • Short and long-term psychological effects of physical activity
  • Determinants of physical activity
  • Role of expectations in the context of physical activity

Teaching (ongoing):

  • UE Relaxation Techniques

Jaén Diego

Name: Dr. Diego Jaén

Email: Diego.Jaen@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45846

Office location: HG-118

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0588-0871

Research area: Biomechanics, Neurophysiology of exercise

Diego was born in Murcia, Spain and completed his undergraduate degree in Sport Science (BSc) at the Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), Spain, in 2009. After that, Diego completed a MA in Teaching Proficiency at the University of Granada, Spain (2010) and a BA in English Studies at the University of Murcia, Spain, in 2014. During this time, he also got a funded scholarship at the UCAM Research and High-Performance Center as a MSc student to complete a MSc in High Performance Sport: Strength and Conditioning. His work during that time focused on the mechanisms of ACL rupture during landing after jumping in different sports. After spending some time working in Spain and Germany as a Sport Teacher for secondary school, Diego started a Graduate Teaching Assistant position at Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza (2018-2019) and completed his PhD in Health Sciences in 2020 at the same university. Immediately after that, he took the role of Assistant Professor of Sport Biomechanics and Sport Therapy at Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza until December 2022. Since January 2023, Diego acts as a Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Sports Science of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, working in the “Neurophysiology Research Group” of Prof. Dr. Peter Federolf.
Since 2021 Diego also collaborates as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sport Biomechanics in the MSc in High Performance in Cyclic Sports: running, swimming and cycling at the University of Murcia, Spain.

My research focuses on human locomotion (i.e., gait and running), movement analysis and motor control. I am also interested in the validity and reliability of new software and devices for movement analysis both in the lab and in the field. I have ongoing projects on Running with Power that aim to assess the validity and reliability of power-related metrics to quantify training load in order to prescribe training and racing accurately. Research questions that interest me are, for example, how can we relate running power zones to physiological landmarks? How do we deal with small movements in order to maintain stability in both ordinary situations and during athletic tasks? Are these small movements, at least, as important as bigger movements?

Teaching (ongoing):

  • UE Studiendesigns und statistische Analysen
  • VO Spezifische Aspekte in der Anatomie
  • UE Fußball

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Highlighted Publications

Jaén-Carrillo, D., Roche-Seruendo, LE., Felton, L., Cartón-Llorente, A., García-Pinillos, F. (2020). Stiffness in running: A narrative integrative review. Strength and Conditioning Journal. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000593

García-Pinillos, F., Jaén-Carrillo, D., Soto-Hermoso, VM. 3, Latorre-Román, PA., Delgado-Floody, P., Martínez C., Cartón-Llorente, A., Roche-Seruendo, LE. (2020). Agreement Between Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters Measured by a Markerless Motion Capture System and Two Reference Systems-a Treadmill-Based Photoelectric Cell and High-Speed Video Analyses: Comparative Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. https://doi.org/10.2196/19498

Jaén-Carrillo, D., Roche-Seruendo, LE., Cartón-Llorente, A., García-Pinillos, F. (2020). Agreement between muscle oxygen saturation from two commercially available systems in endurance running: Moxy Monitor versus Humon Hex. https://doi.org/10.1177/17543371211015764

Jaén-Carrillo, D., Roche-Seruendo, LE., Rodríguez-Campillo, R., García-Pinillos, F. (2020). Mechanical Power in Endurance Running: A Scoping Review on Sensors for Power Output Estimation during Running. Sensors. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20226482

Jaén-Carrillo, D., García-Pinillos, F., Cartón-Llorente, A., Latella, C., Moore, SR., Roche-Seruendo, LE. (2021).  Influence of footwear, foot-strike pattern and step frequency on spatiotemporal parameters and lower-body stiffness in running Journal of Sports Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1992884

Jaén-Carrillo, D., Ruiz-Alias, S.A., Chicano-Gutiérrez, J.M., Ruiz-Malagón, E.J., Roche-Seruendo, L.E.; García-Pinillos,
F. (2022) Test-Retest Reliability of the MotionMetrix Software for the Analysis of Walking and Running Gait Parameters. Sensors 2022, 22, 3201. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093201

Ruiz-Alias, SA, García-Pinillos, F., Jaén-Carrillo, Pérez-Castilla, A. (2022): Effect of intra-session exercise sequence of an 8-week concurrent training program on the components of physical fitness in recreationally trained young adults, Journal of
Sports Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2022.2103615

Kirschner Werner

Name: Dr. Werner Kirschner

Email: Werner.Kirschner@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45854

Office location: HG-118

Tutorial hours: Wed. 11.15 - 12.15 Uhr

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

Research area: Sports pedagogy and didactics

Studium der Theologie und Sportwissenschaft an der Universität Innsbruck

Einjähriger Auslandsaufenthalt an der Sporthochschule Köln

Zusatzausbildungen

  • Tanzpädagogik
  • Tanztherapie
  • Kontaktimprovisationslehrer
  • Akademische Meditationsleiterausbildung
  • Shiatsu i. A.
  • Tao-Yoga
  •  Mentalcaoch i. A.

Sportpädagogische und sportpsychologische Fragestellungen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Körperarbeit im Gesundheits- und Freizeitsport (Feldenkrais- Arbeit / Yoga; Qi-Gong, Shiatsu);

Analyse der Effekte körperorientierter Entspannungsverfahren.

Methodologische Orientierung: Integration qualitativer und quantitativer Verfahren

Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte


Der Zusammenhang zwischen ausgewählten Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen und körperlicher Fitness bei Heeresbergführern
Kirschner Werner (Institut für Sportwissenschaften Innsbruck, Erstautor), Geser Willi (Institut für Psychologie der Universität Innsbruck). Erste Ergebnisse dieses Ende 2003 abgeschlossenen Projektes wurden bei der 6. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Psychologie vorgestellt (siehe Präsentation 2004, Seite 12). Weitere Auswertungen finden derzeit statt und werden im Frühjahr 2004 präsentiert.


Untersuchungen zu den Gesundheitswirkungen des Hatha-Yoga.
Zielsetzungen der Untersuchung
Viele öffentliche und private Einrichtungen bieten unterschiedliche Formen von Yoga-Kursen an, um Gesundheit und Persönlichkeitswachstum zu fördern. Trotz der zunehmenden Bedeutung von Yoga in unserem Kulturraum, wissen wir nur sehr wenig über die Anliegen, Erwartungen, gesundheitlichen Ziele und Motive von Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern derartiger Angebote. Mit der vorliegenden empirischen Untersuchung (n=316) wird die Bedeutung von Yoga aus der Sicht von Hatha-Yoga Übenden (leicht Fortgeschrittene bis Hatha-Yoga Lehrer; Männer und Frauen) erforscht.
Deutschsprachige Hatha-Yoga Übende (Österreich, Deutschland) wurden bezüglich folgender Aspekte befragt:
Grundsätzliches Verständnis von Gesundheit/Krankheit;
Subjektive Einschätzung der Gesundheitswirkung auf sich selbst und andere;
Subjektive Wahrnehmungen während des Hatha-Yoga;
Bedeutung der Meditation und Einfluss auf Lebenshaltungen

Gesundheitliche Auswirkungen und Akzeptanz der Methode Feldenkrais bei Sportstudentinnen und Sportstudenten

Zielsetzungen der Untersuchung

  • Effekte der Feldenkrais-Arbeit in Bezug auf den Alltag sowie auf ausgewählte motorische Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten
  • Veränderung der Körperaufmerksamkeit
  • Veränderung der Selbstaufmerksamkeit
  • Veränderung der aktuellen und habituellen Befindlichkeit
  • Einschätzung der Gesundheitswirkung

Ausarbeitung ausgewählter Theorie-Praxisbeiträge zum neuen österreichischen Lehrplan 99 für Bewegung und Sport
Um die Idee des neuen Lehrplans zu unterstützen, werden verschiedene Beiträge zur Umsetzung des Lehrplans veröffentlicht

Teaching (ongoing):

  • Einführung in die Sportwissenschaften (PS)
  • Fernöstliche Bewegungskulturen (KU)
  • Sportpädagogik (VO)

Kopp Martin

Name: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Kopp, Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Dean, Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science

Email: Martin.Kopp@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45866

Office location: FH-122

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3011-387X

Research area: Sport and exercise psychologySports pedagogy and didactics

Martin is a clinical health psychologist, who joined us from the Medical University of Innsbruck by being appointed as professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology in 2010. Martin was head of the Department of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck from 2013 to 2020. At the moment he serves as dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science of our University.

Coming from a background of clinical health psychology I have started with studies in chronic pain and surgical patients.  In a further step, I engaged in quality of life research with chronically ill people. Some cooperations brought me to body image related research and my trainig in cognitive behavioural therapy drove me to a focus on exercise as an intervention, not only for improving health but also for psychological well-being and behaviour change. At the moment my research is focusing on acute exercise intervention, risk behaviour, prevention and self-regulation. 

Teaching (ongoing):

Bachelor classes:

  • Sport and Exercise Psychology (VO / 1h / 2 ECTS-AP)
  • Specific aspects of Sport and Exercise Psychology (VO / 1h / 2 ECTS-AP)
  • Mental health disorders and Psychosomatics
  • Specific aspects of Sport Sociology
  • Communication and Motivation (PS / 2h / 3 ECTS-AP)

Master Classes:

  • Current Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Sport Sociology and Sport Pedagogy (VO / 2h / 4 ECTS-AP)
  • Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Sport Sociology and Sport Pedagogy (SE / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP
  • Methods in empirical social Research (VU / 1h / 2 ECTS-AP)

PhD:

  • Planning of the Dissertation Project (SE / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)
  • Analysis and Interpretation of Research Results (SE / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)

Zur Forschungsleistungsdokumentation der Universität Innsbruck von Martin Kopp

Peer-reviewed journals (without conference-papers)

Burtscher, M., Kopp, M., Millet, G. P., Burtscher, J., & Ruedl, G. (2023). Creating awareness about exercise-based ACL prevention strategies in recreational alpine skiers. British journal of sports medicine, bjsports-2023-106782. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2023-106782

Frühauf A, Kopp M, Niedermeier M. Risk Factors for Accidents and Close Calls in Junior Freeriders, Adolescent Alpine Skiers and Adult Freeriders—A Comparison (2022). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 19(22):15076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215076 

Frühauf A, Houge Mackenzie S, Boudreau P, Hodge K Kopp M (2022). Multiple Motives for Adventure Sport Revisited: A Multi-Activity Investigation. Leisure Sciences, 1-23. doi:10.1080/01490400.2022.2126910.

Bichler CS, Niedermeier M, Hüfner K, Gálffy M, Gostner JM, Nelles P, Schöttl SE, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kopp M (2022). Climbing as an Add-On Treatment Option for Patients with Severe Anxiety Disorders and PTSD: Feasibility Analysis and First Results of a Randomized Controlled Longitudinal Clinical Pilot Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (18):11622. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811622

Stefanie Schöttl, Martin Schnitzer, Martin Kopp (2022). Sport- und Bewegungsverhalten von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Österreich während Covid-19 – Übersicht und Handlungsempfehlungen. Bewegung & Sport 3 und 4; 3-10. 

Frühauf A, Hundhausen F, Kopp M (2022). Better Together? Analyzing Experiences from Male and Female Students and Teachers from Single-Sex and Coeducational Physical Education Classes. Behavioral Sciences. 12(9):306. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090306 

Stuerz K, Hartmann S, Holzner B, Bichler CS, Niedermeier M, Kopp M, Guenther V (2022). Effects of a Two-Step Cognitive and Relaxation Training Program in Care Home Residents with Mild Cognitive Impairment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(14):8316. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148316

Niedermeier M, Frühauf A and Kopp M (2022) Intention to Engage in Mountain Sport During the Summer Season in Climate Change Affected Environments. Front. Public Health 10:828405. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.828405

Bichler CS & Kopp M (2022). Bewegungsintervention als gesundheitsrelevantes Anwendungsfeld der Sportpsychologie – eine Potenzialanalyse. Psychologie in Österreich 2; 115-123.

Schoettl S, Niedermeier M, Kopp-Wilfling P, Fruehauf A, Bichler CS, Edlinger M, Holzner B, Kopp M (2022). Add-on exercise interventions for smoking cessation in people with mental illness – a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 14, 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-022-00498-y

Bichler CS, Niedermeier M, Hüfner K, Gálffy M, Sperner-Unterweger B and Kopp M (2022) Affective Responses to both Climbing and Nordic Walking Exercise are associated with intermediate-term increases in Physical Activity in Patients with Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - A Randomized Longitudinal Controlled Clinical Pilot Trial. Front. Psychiatry 13:856730. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.856730.  

Burtscher, J., Niedermeier, M., Hüfner, K., van den Burg, E., Kopp, M., Stoop, R., ... & Millet, G. P. (2022). The interplay of hypoxic and mental stress: Implications for anxiety and depressive disorders. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 104718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104718

Thaller L, Frühauf A, Heimbeck A, Voderholzer U, Kopp M (2022). A Comparison of Acute Effects of Climbing Therapy with Nordic Walking for Inpatient Adults with Mental Health Disorder: A Clinical Pilot Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/11/6767/pdf

Schöttl S, Schnitzer M, Savoia L and Kopp M (2022). Physical Activity Behavior During and After COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders—A  Longitudinal Study in the Austrian, German, and Italian Alps. Front. Public Health 10: 901763   https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.901763.

Frühauf A, Kopp M, Greier K (2022). Möglichkeiten zur Integration des Unterrichtsprinzips Umweltbildung im Fach Bewegung und Sport. Bewegung & Sport 2 - 2022; ISBN:1726-43754

Schibblock V, Hinds J, Kopp M & Schnitzer M (2022). Self-Presentation and Social Media Usage: A Case Study of Professional Alpine Skiing Athletes During the Winter Olympic Games and World Cup. International Journal of Sport Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2022-0047.

Niedermeier M, Steidl-Müller L & Kopp M (2022). Physical activity in short study breaks: Short-term effects on cognition and potential for implementation in students’ everyday life. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS), 7, 001. https://doi.org/10.36950/2022ciss001

Frühauf  A, Pahlke C, Kopp M (2022). Overcoming Gender Barriers in Sports—An Opportunity of Adventure/High Risk Sports? Sociology of Sport Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2021-0065

Benzing V, Nosrat S, Aghababa A, Barkoukis V, Bondarev D, Chang Y-K, Cheval B, Çiftçi MC, Elsangedy HM, Guinto MLM, Huang Z, Kopp M, Kristjánsdóttir H, Kuan G, Mallia L, Rafnsson D, Oliveira GTA, Pesola AJ, Pesce C, Ronkainen NJ, Timme S, Brand R (2021). Staying Active under Restrictions: Changes in Type of Physical Exercise during the Initial COVID-19 Lockdown. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 18(22):12015. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212015

Kopp M, Burtscher M (2021). Aiming at Optimal Physical Activity for Longevity (OPAL). Sports Med - Open 7, 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00360-4

Bichler CS, Niedermeier M, Gufler A, Galffy M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kopp M (2021).  A case-control study on physical activity preferences, motives, and barriers in patients with psychiatric conditions.  Comprehensive Psychiatry, Volume 111, November 2021, 152276.

Frühauf A, Heußner J, Niedermeier M, Kopp M (2021). Expert Views on Therapeutic Climbing—A Multi-Perspective, Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3535. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073535

Kopp M, Burtscher M.(2021). Associations between physical frailty, physical activity and dementia incidence. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 2, Issue 2, e66. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(20)30069-6/fulltext

Niedermeier M, Ledochowski L, Leitner H, Zingerle H, Kopp M (2021). Acute Effects of a Single Bout of Walking on Affective Responses in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021; 18(4):1524. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041524

Frühauf A, Niedermeier M, Kopp M (2020). Intention to Engage in Winter Sport in Climate Change Affected Environments. Front Public Health. 2020 Dec 18;8:598297. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.598297. PMID: 33392137; PMCID: PMC7775576.

Niedermeier M, Kogler C, Frühauf A, Kopp M (2020). Psychological Variables Related to Developmental Changes during Adolescence-A Comparison between Alpine and Non-Alpine Sport Participants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 27;17(21):7879. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217879. PMID: 33121127; PMCID: PMC7663261.

Frühauf A, Niedermeier M, Sevecke K, Haid-Stecher N, Albertini C, Richter K, Schipflinger S, Kopp M (2020). Affective responses to climbing exercises in children and adolescents during in-patient treatment for mental health disorders a pilot study on acute effects of different exercise interventions. Psychiatry Research,  Volume 291, 113245, ISSN 0165-1781, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113245 

Schnitzer, M., Schöttl, S. E., Kopp, M., & Barth, M. (2020). COVID-19 stay-at-home order in Tyrol, Austria: Sport and exercise behaviour in change?. Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.042

Niedermeier, M.; Weiss, E.M.; Steidl-Müller, L.; Burtscher, M.; Kopp, M. (2020). Acute Effects of a Short Bout of Physical Activity on Cognitive Function in Sport Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3678.

Maibach, M., Niedermeier, M., Sudeck, G., & Kopp, M. (2020). Erfassung unmittelbarer affektiver Reaktionen auf körperliche Aktivität. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 27(1), 4-12. doi:10.1026/1612-5010/a000291

Frühauf, A., Schnitzer, M. , Schobersberger, W., Weiss, G., & Kopp, M. (2020). Jogging, nordic walking and going for a walk—interdisciplinary recommendations to keep people physically active in times of the covid-19 lockdown in Tyrol, Austria. Current Issues in Sport Science, 4:100. doi: 10.15203/CISS_2020.100.

Frühauf A, & Kopp M (2020). Risikoverhalten und Aspekte der Risikosportpartizipation im Jugendalter. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, 69(2), 98-108.

Frühauf A, Zenzmaier J & Kopp M. (2020). Does Age Matter? A Qualitative Comparison of Motives and Aspects of Risk in Adolescent and Adult Freeriders. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 19(1), 112-120.

Niedermeier M, Frühauf A, Bichler C, Rosenberger R & Kopp M. (2019). Sport–zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen. Der Orthopäde, 48(12), 1030-1035.

Niedermeier M, Ruedl G, Burtscher M, Kopp M. (2019). Injury-Related Behavioral Variables in Alpine Skiers, Snowboarders, and Ski Tourers—A Matched and Enlarged Re-Analysis . Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16(20):3807; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203807

Drenowatz C, Greier K, Ruedl G, Kopp M (2019). Association between Club Sports Participation and Physical Fitness across 6-to 14-Year-Old Austrian Youth. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16(18), 3392; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183392

Kopp M & Lawley J. S. (2019). Does Sport Science need counseling?. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15203/CISS_2019.009

Gatterer K, Niedermeier M, Streicher B, Kopp M, Schobersberger W, Blank C (2019). An alternative approach to understanding doping behavior: A pilot study applying the Q-method to doping research. Performance Enhancement & Health, 6(3-4), 139-147.

Niedermeier M, Pocecco E, Hildebrandt C, Raschner C, Federolf P, Kopp M, Ruedl G (2019). Effects of Visual and Auditory Perturbations on Ski-Specific Balance among Males and Females—A Randomized Crossover Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16(15), 2665; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152665

Niedermeier M, Herzog S, Kopp-Wilfling P, Burtscher M, Kopp M (2019). Is the Effect of Physical Activity on Quality of Life in Older Adults Mediated by Social Support? Gerontology. 2019; 13, 1-8. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000496103

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020290doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01924https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.002https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13316

Frühauf A & Kopp M (2018). Visuelle Analogskalen zur Beurteilung von Müdigkeit und Schlafqualität?. Schlaf, 7(03), 135-138. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675294

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.09.234https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-018-0283-0

Frühauf A, Hardy WAS, Roberts R, Niedermeier M, Kopp, M (2018): Structural validation of three German versions of behavioral and motivational scales in high-risk sports. In: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, S. 1–11. DOI: 10.1007/s12662-018-0535-y.

Santner A, Kopp M, Federolf P (2018). Partly randomised, controlled study in children aged 6–10 years to investigate motor and cognitive effects of a 9-week coordination training intervention with concurrent mental tasks. BMJ Open; 8:e021026.  doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021026

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-018-1336-x

Schnitzer, M & Kopp, M (2018). Sport management research – an integral part of sport science? Current Issues in Sport Science, 3:001. doi: 10.15203/CISS_2018.001

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1416406

Harenberg S, Rottensteiner V, Kopp M, Wolf, S & Riemer H (2018). ‘Competent to Compete?’ Performance Satisfaction and Motivational Climate Predict Competitive Anxiety in Adolescent Skiers. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual ARCAA, 1-27

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2017.10.002 

Frühauf A, Niedermeier M, Ruedl G, Barlow M, Woodman T & Kopp M (2017). German language version and validation of the Risk-Taking Behaviour Scale (RBS-K) for high-risk sports. Sportverletzung, Sportschaden.

Frühauf A, Hardy W, Pfoestl D, Hoellen FG  & Kopp M (2017). A Qualitative Approach on Motives and Aspects of Risks in Freeriding. Front. Psychol. 8:1998.doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01998

Niedermeier M, EinwangerJ, Hartl A, Kopp M (2017). Affective responses in mountain hiking - A randomized crossover trial focusing on differences between indoor and outdoor activity. PloS One, 12(5), e0177719.

Pramsohler S, Wimmer S, Kopp M, Gatterer H, Faulhaber M, Burtscher M, Netzer NC (2017). Normobaric hypoxia overnight impairs cognitive reaction time. BMC Neurosci. 2017 May 15;18(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s12868-017-0362-3.

Frühauf A, Ruedl G, Kickenweiz C, Thöni S, Kopp M (2017). Factors Associated with Alcohol Intake in Mountain Top Huts Among Slope Tourers. In: Scher I., Greenwald R., Petrone N. (eds) Snow Sports Trauma and Safety. Springer, Cham

Kopp M (2017). The first year of current issues in sport science (2016) – journey has started. Current Issues in Sport Science, 2:002. doi: 10.15203/CISS_2017.002

Niedermeier M, Weisleitner A, Lamm C, Ledochowski L, Frühauf A, Wille M, Burtscher M, Kopp M (2017). Is decision making in hypoxia affected by pre-acclimatisation? A randomized controlled trial. Physiology & Behavior, doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.02.018.

Niedermeier M, Ledochowski L, Mayr A, Saltuari L, Kopp M (2017). A preliminary study on acute affective responses focussing on differences between physical therapy and robotic assisted gait training. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine; 49(4):341-346. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2201

Niedermeier M, Waanders R, Menz V, Wille M, Kopp, M, Burtscher, M (2017). Is acute mountain sickness related to trait anxiety? A normobaric chamber study. Physiology & Behavior , doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.004.

Ledochowski L, Stark R, Ruedl G, Kopp M. (2016). Körperliche Aktivität als therapeutische Intervention bei Depression. Nervenarzt. DOI 10.1007/s00115-016-0222-x published online 27. September 2016.

Frühauf A, Burtscher M, Pocecco E, Faulhaber M , Kopp M. (2016) Subjective assessment of acute mountain sickness: investigating the relationship between the Lake Louise Self‑Report, a visual analogue scale and psychological well‑being scales. SpringerPlus (2016) 5:1646 DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-3313-z

Frühauf A, Ruedl G, Kirschner W, Schott N, Kopp M (2016). Körperliche Aktivität und kognitive Fähigkeiten. Bewegung und Sport 4: 5-11.

Blank C, Brunner J, Kreische B, Lazzeri M, Schobersberger W, Kopp M (2016). Performance-enhancing substance use in university students: motives, attitudes, and differences in normative beliefs, Journal of Substance Use, DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2016.1208777

Blank C, Kopp M, Niedermeier M, Schnitzer M, Schobersberger W. (2016). Predictors of doping intentions, susceptibility, and behaviour of elite athletes: a meta‑analytic review. SpringerPlus (2016) 5:1333; DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-3000-0.

Kopp M. (2016). Why a new sport science Journal? Current Issues in Sport Science, 1:002. doi: 10.15203/CISS_2016.002.

Fruehauf A, Niedermeier M, Elliott LR, Ledochowski L, Marksteiner J, Kopp M. (2016). Acute effects of outdoor physical activity on affect and psychological well-being in depressed patients – a preliminary study. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 6-10. 

Ruedl G, Schnitzer M, Kirschner W, Spiegel R, Platzgummer H, Kopp M, Burtscher M, Pocecco E. (2016). Sports injuries and illnesses during the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival.  Br J Sports Med 2016;50:631-636 doi:10.1136

Kopp M, Wolf M, Ruedl G, Burtscher M (2016). Differences in Sensation Seeking Between Alpine Skiers, Snowboarders and Ski Tourers. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, Volume:(15), Pages:11-16

Ruedl G, Greier K, Kirschner W, Kopp M. Factors associated with motor performance among overweight and nonoverweight Tyrolean primary school children Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2015 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Schnitzer M, Bodner B, Scheiber S, Thöni E, Kopp M. Konsumverhalten von Eventbesuchern der Olympischen Jugend-Winterspiele am Beispiel Innsbruck 2012. Sportwissenschaft 2015, Oct 20 [Epub ahead of print]

Ruedl G, Pocecco E, Raas C, Blauth M, Brucker PU, Burtscher M, Kopp M.Influence of adult role modeling on child/adolescent helmet use in recreational sledging: an observational study. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2015 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Seebacher, J.; Weichbold, V.; Koci, V.; Zorowka, P.; Stephan, K.; Burtscher, M.; Kopp, M.; Ruedl, G. Sound Source Localization in the Horizontal Plane when wearing a Ski Helmet. Acta Acustica united with Acustica, Volume 101, Number 4, 2015, 789-797

Ruedl G, Pocecco E, Kopp M, Raas C, Blauth M, Brucker PU, Burtscher M. Factors Associated with the Use of Protective Gear among Adults during Recreational Sledging. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2015 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] German.

Brunner F, Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Factors Associated with the Perception of Speed among Recreational Skiers. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 29;10(6):e0132002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132002 .

Faulhaber M, Pocecco E, Ritter E, Bilek H, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Equipment, Risk Awareness and Safety-Relevant Behaviour of Via Ferrata Climbers. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2015 Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print] German.

Ledochowski L, Ruedl G, Taylor AH, Kopp M (2015) Acute Effects of Brisk Walking on Sugary Snack Cravings in Overweight People, Affect and Responses to a Manipulated Stress Situation and to a Sugary Snack Cue: A Crossover Study. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0119278. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119278 .

Ruedl G, Pocecco E, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Verletzungshäufigkeit und Unfallursachen beim Pistentourengehen – eine Pilotstudie. [Frequencies of Injuries and Causes of Accidents During Ski Touring on Ski Slopes – A Pilot Study. Sportverletz Sportschaden 2015; 29(01): DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1399354 .

Kopp M, Burtscher M, Kopp-Wilfling P, Ruedl G, Kumnig M, Ledochowski L, Rumpold G (2015). Is there a link between physical activity and alcohol use? Subst Use Misuse, 50(5), 546-551.

Ruedl G, Philippe M, Sommersacher R, Dünnwald T, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Current Incidence of Accidents on Austrian Ski Slopes. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2014 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print] German.

Kumnig M, Beck T, Schnitzer M, Kopp M, Rumpold G. Approach and Avoidance Motivations Predict Psychological Well-being and Affectivity of Volunteers at the Innsbruck 2008 Winter Special Olympics. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations; 1-22; DOI 10.1007/s11266-014-9462-1;   2014

Schnitzer M, Scheiber S, Lang M, Brandstetter E, Kopp M. Perception of the new competition formats in the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games sports programme—A spectators’ perspective. Sport Management Review 17 (2014) 432–443

Ledochowski L, Kopp-Wilfling P, Schwerdtfeger A, Höfer S; Kopp M. Bewegung und psychisches Wohlbefinden: Affektive Reaktionen auf körperliche Aktivität. Psychologie in Österreich 2/3 | 2014; 184-192

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M, Zorowka P, Weichbold V, Stephan K, Koci V, Seebacher J.Effect of Wearing a Ski Helmet on Perception and Localization of Sounds. Int J Sports Med. 2014 Jan 9.

Fink A, Fischler K, Raschner C, Hildebrandt , Ledochowski L, Kopp M. Association between Parenting Practices and Competitive Trait Anxiety of Young Female Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnasts. International Journal of Sport Psychology 44 (6), 515-530, 2013

Pocecco E, Ruedl G, Stankovic N, Sterkowicz S, Del Vecchio FB, Gutiérrez-García C, Rousseau R, Wolf M, Kopp M, Miarka B, Menz V, Krüsmann P, Calmet M, Malliaropoulos N, Burtscher M. Injuries in judo: a systematic literature review including suggestions for prevention. Br J Sports Med. 2013 Dec;47(18):1139-43. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092886  .

Kumnig M, Höfer S, Huber A, Messner C, Renn D, Mestel R, Klingelhöfer J, Kopp M, Doering S, Schüßler G, Rumpold G. Muster dysfunktionaler Erziehungsstile und psychische Störungen im Erwachsenenalter. Z Psychosom Med Psychother. 2013;59(4):356-368. German.

Ruedl G, Burtscher M, Wolf M, Ledochowski L, Bauer R, Benedetto KP, Kopp M. Are self-reported risk-taking behavior and helmet use associated with injury causes among skiers and snowboarders?Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2013 Nov 14. doi: 10.1111/sms.12139   .

Ledochowski L, Taylor AH, Haasova M, Faulkner GE, Ussher MH, Kopp M. Unmittelbare Auswirkungen einzelner Bewegungseinheiten auf das Bedürfnis zu rauchen– ein systematischer Literaturüberblick. Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 2013 21 (3), 122 - 137

Burtscher M, Bodner T, Burtscher J, Ruedl G, Kopp M, Brössner G. Life-style characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors in regular downhill skiers: an observational study. BMC Public Health. 2013 Aug 29;13(1):788.

Ruedl G, Brunner F, Woldrich T, Faulhaber M, Kopp M, Nachbauer W, Burtscher M. Factors Associated With the Ability to Estimate Actual Speeds in Recreational Alpine Skiers. Wilderness Environ Med. 2013 Jun;24(2):118-23.

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Does snowboarding increase overall injury risk on ski slopes? Letter to the editor. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Apr;41(4):NP12.

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M, Bauer R, Benedetto K. Causes and Factors Associated with Collisions on Ski Slopes. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2013 Feb 12. German.

Kopp M, Knuenz A, Oberascher F, Pfaffenberger N, Lucic N, Ruedl G, Holzner B, Bonaros N, Bonatti J. Psychomotor car-driving abilities after robotically assisted totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Oct;60(7):462-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1322607 .

Ledochowski L, Unterrainer C, Ruedl G, Schnitzer M, Kopp M. Quality of life, coach behaviour and competitive anxiety in Winter Youth Olympic Games participants. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;46(15):1044-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091539  .

Ruedl G, Schobersberger W, Pocecco E, Blank C, Engebretsen L, Soligard T, Steffen K, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;46(15):1030-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091534  .

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Is ski helmet legislation more effective than education? Br J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;46(16):1091-2. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091374 . Epub 2012 Aug 17.

Schnitzer M, Kopp M. Measuring the impacts of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 the impact - stakeholder approach. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;46(15):1029. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091700 . Epub 2012 Oct 4.

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Sommersacher R, Woldrich T, Burtscher M. Factors associated with injuries occurred on slope intersections and in snow parks compared to on-slope injuries. Accid Anal Prev. 2013 Jan;50:1221-5. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.09.019 . Epub 2012 Oct 5.

Stark R, Schöny W, Kopp M. Auswirkungen einer moderaten Bewegungseinheit auf die psychische Befindlichkeit bei PatientInnen mit affektiven Störungen in stationär psychiatrischer Behandlung. Neuropsychiatr. 2012 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] German.

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Does risk compensation undo the protection of ski helmet use?Epidemiology. 2012 Nov;23(6):936-7. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31826d2403 .

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Hotter B, Ledochowski L, Burtscher M. Attitudes of winter sport participants toward ski helmet mandatory. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2011 Dec;25(4):211-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1273300 . Epub 2011 Dec 12. German.

Ruedl G, Pocecco E, Wolf M, Schöpf S, Burtscher M, Kopp M. Does listening to music with an audio ski helmet impair reaction time to peripheral stimuli? Int J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;33(12):1016-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1312588 . Epub 2012 Aug 14.

Ruedl G, Abart M, Ledochowski L, Burtscher M, Kopp M. Self reported risk taking and risk compensation in skiers and snowboarders are associated with sensation seeking. Accid Anal Prev. 2012 Sep;48:292-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.01.031 . Epub 2012 Feb 23.

Ruedl, G; Kopp, M; Burtscher, M (2012): Is there a need for a ski helmet mandatory for children? Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2012 Jun;22(3):448-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01429.x . Epub 2012 Jan 18.

 Ruedl, G; Kopp, M; Burtscher, M (2012): Ski injury research on the pulse of time. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Letter

Moser B, Kurzthaler I, Kopp M, Deisenhammer EA, Hinterhuber H, Weiss E. Fahrtauglichkeit im Alter – Welchen Einfluss hat die Kognition? Zeitschrift für Verkehrssicherheit 2012 (1): 24-28

Kopp M, Steinlechner M, Ruedl G, Ledochowski L, Rumpold G, Taylor AH. Acute effects of brisk walking on affect and psychological well-being in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2012 Jan;95(1):25-9.

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Rumpold G, Holzner B, Ledochowski L, Burtscher M. Attitudes regarding ski helmet use among helmet wearers and non-wearers. Injury Prevention 2011 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]Ruedl G, Brunner F, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Impact of ski helmet mandatory on helmet use on Austrian ski slopes.  J Trauma 71(4):1085-1087, October 2011

Ruedl G, Bilek H, Ebner H, Gabl K, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Fatalities on Austrian ski slopes during a 5 year period. Wilderness Environ Med 2011 Dec;22(4):326-8.Ruedl G, Kopp M, Hotter B, Ledochowski L, Burtscher M. Einstellungen von Wintersportlern zur Skihelmpflicht.  Sportverl Sportschad 2011 Dec;25(4):211-5

Kopp M, Fleischhacker WW, Stürz K, Ruedl G, Kumnig M, Rumpold G. Poor health behaviour and reduced quality of life of people treated with psychotropic drugs. Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp 2011 Mar;26(2):161-7

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Helmet use in Australia versus helmet use in Austria. J Trauma 2011 Oct;71(4):1085-7

Ruedl G, Herzog S, Schöpf S, Anewanter P, Geiger A, Burtscher M, Kopp M. Do ski helmets affect reaction time to peripheral stimuli? Wilderness & Environmental Medicine.  2011 Jun;22(2):148-50.

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M. The protective effects of helmets in skiers and snowboarders, BMJ 2011; 342:d857

Pfaffenberger N, Gutweniger S, Kopp M, Seeber B, Stürz K, Berger T, Günther V. Impaired body image in patients with multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand. 2011 Sep; 124 (3) 165-70

Burtscher M, Kopp M. An Intergenerational Approach in Promoting Balance and Strength for Fall Prevention: Evidence-Based or Evidence-Inspired? Gerontology. 2011; 57 (5): 422-3.

Stürz K, Kopp M, Moser A, Günther V. The psychometric value of the Verbal Short-Term Memory Scale by Arnold & Kohlmann in psychiatry.Neuropsychiatr. 2010;24(3):190-4

Ruedl G, Kopp M, Burtscher M. Mandatory ski helmets? CMAJ. 2010 Jun 15;182(9):942.

Ruedl G, Sommersacher R, Woldrich T, Kopp M, Nachbauer W, Burtscher M. Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von Wintersportlern in Abhängigkeit verschiedener Einflussfaktoren.  Sportverl Sportschad 2010; 24: 150-153

Ruedl G, Pocecco E, Sommersacher R, Gatterer H, Kopp M, Nachbauer W, Burtscher M: Factors associated with  self-reported risk-taking behaviour on ski slopes. Br J Sports Med. 2010 Feb;44(3):204-6.

Pfaffenberger N, Doering S, Puffinger P, Höfer S, Alber H, Ruttmann E, Günther V, Kopp M: Health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression before and after coronary artery bypass grafting. Wien Med Wochenschr. 2010 Jan; 160(1-2):44-53.

Pallua S, Giesinger J, Oberguggenberger A, Kemmler G, Nachbaur D, Clausen J, Kopp M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. Impact of GvHD on quality of life in long-term survivors of haematopoietic transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2010 Mar 15.

Ruedl G, Sommersacher R, Woldrich T, Kopp M, Nachbauer W, Burtscher M: Risikofaktoren von Kopfverletzungen auf österreichischen Skipisten. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin 61: 97-102, 2010.

Günther V, Locher E, Falkenbach A, Gutweniger S, Kopp M, Pfaffenberger N, Stürz K, Mur E. Body image in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 2010 May-Jun;28(3):341-7. Epub 2010 Jun 23.

Holter S, Kopp M, Günther V. Fitnesstraining und Yoga – Auswirkungen auf Befindlichkeit, Stressempfinden, Unsicherheit im Sozialkontakt und Körperbild. Neuropsychiatr., 2009;23(4):244-8.

Kopp M. Körperliche Aktivität bei Menschen mit schweren psychischen Erkrankungen: Stand der Forschung und praktische Empfehlungen. Neuropsychiatr. 2009;23(3):151-6.

Stuerz, K, Lafenthaler, M, Pfaffenberger, N, Kopp, M, Guenther, V. Body image and body concept in patients with chronic tinnitus. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Jul;266(7):961-5. Epub 2008 Oct 22.

Innerkofler PC, Guenther V, Rehder P, Kopp M, Nguyen-Van-Tam DP, Giesinger JM, Holzner B. Improvement of quality of life, anxiety and depression after surgery in patients with stress urinary incontinence: results of a longitudinal short-term follow-up. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:72 (29 September 2008).

Dittrich S M, Günther V, Franz G, Burtscher M, Holzner B, Kopp M. Aerobic exercise with relaxation – influence on pain and psychological well-being in female migraine patients. Clin J Sport Med 2008 Jul;18(4):363-5.

Stürz, K, Viertler, HP, Kopp, M, Pfaffenberger, N, Günther, V. Die Qualität der Partnerschaft von TinnituspatientInnen. HNO, 2007 Sep 15; [Epub ahead of print].

Velikova G, Weiss J, Hjermstad M, Kopp M, Morris P, Watson M, Sezer O. The EORTC QLQ-HDC29: A supplementary module assessing the quality of life during and after highdose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. Eur J Cancer, 43 (2007), 87-94.

Holzner B, Bode RK, Hahn EA, Cella D, Kopp M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kemmler G. Equating EORTC QLQ-C30 and FACT-G scores and its use in oncological research. Eur J Cancer, 2006 Dec;42(18):3169-7.

Münzer E, Kopp M, Günther V. Der Zusammenhang von Empowerment, Wissenstand und Arztorientierung mit der Langzeitstoffwechselführung  - eine Pilotuntersuchung bei Diabetes Mellitus Typ 1 Patienten. Verhaltenstherapie & Verhaltensmedizin, 2006, 27 (4), 427-444.

Hannesschläger H, Kopp M, Holzner B. Erfolgreiche Intervention des Palliativ-Konsiliardienstes bei ethisch begründeten Konflikten. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 2006, 260-262.

Rumpold G, Klingseis M, Dornauer K, Kopp M, Döring S, Höfer S, Mumelter B, Schüßler G. Psychotropic Substance Abuse among Adolescents: A Structural Equation Model on Risk and Protective Factors. Subst Use Misuse. 2006;41(8):1155-69

Lederer W, Kopp M, Hahn O, Kurzthaler I, Benzer A.  Psychomotor performance in young and senior anaesthetists. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2006 Mar;23(3):251-6

Giacomuzzi SM, Ertl M, Vigl A, Riemer Y, Gunther V, Kopp M, Pilsz W, Haaser W.Driving capacity of patients treated with methadone and slow-release oral morphine. Addiction. 2005 Jul;100(7):1027

Kopp M, Holzner B, Meraner V, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kemmler G,   Nguyen-Van-Tam DP, Nachbaur D. Quality of life in adult hematopoietic cell transplant patients at least five years after treatment: a comparison with healthy controls. Eur J Haematol   2005; 74: 304-308

Langer P, Holzner B , Magnet W, Kopp M. Hands-free mobile phone conversation impairs the peripheral visual system to an extent compareable to an alcohol level of 4-5 gram per 100 ML Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp: 2005; 20: 65–66

Langer P, Holzner B , Magnet W, Kopp M. Der Einfluss von Mobiltelefongesprächen sowie geringgradiger Alkoholisierung auf die Wahrnehmung peripherer visueller Reize. Neuropsychiatrie: 2004; 18, 111-114

Kopp M, Holzner B. Drogen und Medikamente im Straßenverkehr: Systemischer Betrachtungsversuch einer interdisziplinären Herausforderung und Folgerungen für den Präventionsbereich. Neuropsychiatrie: 2004; 18, 82-85.

Höfer, S., Benzer, W., Alber H.,  Ruttmann, E.,  Kopp, M., Schüßler, G., Doering, S. Determinants of Health Related Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease Patients – A Prospective Study Generating a Structural Equation Model. Psychosomatics 2005; 46:212-223

Holzner B, Fischhofer M, Kemmler G, Kopp M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Krugmann J, Dirnhofer S, Greil R.Is higher income and educational status associated with poorer outcome in patients with Hodgkin's disease? Eur J Haematol. 2004 Nov;73(5):318-24.

Holzner B, Kemmler G, Cella D, De Paoli C, Meraner V, Kopp M, Greil R, Fleischhacker WW, Sperner-Unterweger B.Normative data for functional assessment of cancer therapy--general scale and its use for the interpretation of quality of life scores in cancer survivors. Acta Oncol. 2004;43(2):153-60.

Holzner B, Kemmler G, Kopp M, Nguyen-Van-Tam D, Sperner-Unterweger B, Greil R.Quality of life of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: results of a longitudinal investigation over 1 yr. Eur J Haematol. 2004 Jun;72(6):381-9.

Tesar N, Baumhackl U, Kopp M, Günther V. Effects of psychological group therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand. 2003 Jun;107(6):394-9

Kopp M, Bonatti H, Haller Ch, Rumpold G, Holzner B, Schweigkofler H, Aigner F, Hinterhuber H, Günther V. Life satisfaction and coping style as important predictors of surgical outcome. J Psychosom Res. 2003 Oct;55(4):371-7.

Holzner B, Kemmler G, Meraner V, Maislinger A, Kopp M, Bodner T, Nguyen-Van-Tam D, Zeimet A, Fleischhacker WW, Sperner-Unterweger B. Fatigue in ovarian cancer patients: a neglected issue? Cancer. 2003 Mar 15;97(6):1564-72

Holzner B, Kemmler G, Greil R, Kopp M, Zeimet A, Raderer M, Hejna M, Zochbauer S, Krajnik G, Huber H, Fleischhacker WW, Sperner-Unterweger B (2002)The impact of hemoglobin levels on fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients . Ann Oncol.;13(6):965-73.

Kemmler G, Holzner B, Kopp M, Dunser M, Greil R, Hahn E, Sperner-Unterweger B (2002). Multidimensional scaling as a tool for analysing quality of life data. Qual Life Res. 2002 May;11(3):223-33.

Nachbaur D, Eibl B, Kropshofer G, Meister B, Mitterschiffthaler A, Schennach H, Fischer G, Kopp M, Gunsilius E, Gastl G (2002). In vivo T cell depletion with low-dose rabbit antithymocyte globulin results in low transplant-related mortality and low relapse incidence following unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Hematother Stem Cell Res. 11(4):731-7.

Holzner B, Kemmler G, Kopp M., Dachs E, Lechner T, Kaserbacher R, Spechtenhauser B, Vogel W, Sperner-Unerweger B (2001): Pre-operative expectations and post-operative quality of life in liver transplant survivors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (82): 73-79.

Kopp M, Holzner B,Brugger A, Nachbaur D (2001). Successful management of claustrophobia and depression during allogeneic SCT. Eur J Haematol: 67: 54-55.

Holzner B, Kemmler G, Kopp M, Moschen R, Schweigkofler H, Dunser M, Margreiter R, Fleischhacker WW, Sperner-Unterweger B.(2001): Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients-Not Enough Attention for Long-Term Survivors? Psychosomatics 42(2):117-123.

Holzner B, Kemmler G, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kopp M, Dünser M, Margreiter R, Marschitz I, Nachbaur D, Fleischhacker WW, Greil R:(2001). Quality of life measurement in oncology – a matter of the assessment instrument? Eur J Cancer 37: 2349-2356.

Kopp M, Schweigkofler H, Holzner B, Nachbaur D, Niederwieser D, Fleischhacker WW, Kemmler G, Sperner-Unterweger B (2000): EORTC QLQ-C30 and FACT-BMT for the measurement of quality of life in bone marrow transplant recipients: a comparison: Eur J Haematol 65(2):97-103.

Oberbauer H, Holzner B, Kopp M, Sperner-unterweger B (2000). Psychoonkologie im Krankenhaus – Ist- und Sollzustand. Neuropsychiatrie 14: 194-200.

Gutweniger S, Kopp M, Mur E, Günther V (1999): Body image in women with chronic rheumatism. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 17: 413-17.

Kemmler G, Holzner B, Kopp M, Dünser M, Margreiter R, Greil R, Sperner-Unterweger B (1999): Comparison of two quality of life instruments for cancer patients. FACT-G and EORTC QLQ-C30. Journal of Clinical Oncology 17 (9):2932-40.

Greil R, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Kopp M, Buchowski A, Oberaigner W, Fritsch E, Dirnhofer S, Rueffer U, Diehl V, Sperner-Unterweger B (1999): Retrospective assessment of quality of life and treatment outcome in patients with Hodgkin’s disease 1969 to 1994. Eur J Cancer 35: 698-706.

Kopp M, Schweigkofler H, Holzner B, Nachbaur D, Niederwieser D, Fleischhacker WW, Sperner-Unterweger B (1998): Time after bone marrow transplantation as an important variable for quality of life: results of a cross-sectional investigation using two different instruments for quality-of-life assessment. Annals of Hematology 77: 27-32.

Schweigkofler H, Kopp M, Holzner B (1998). Verhaltenstherapie in der Medizin am Beispiel der Abteilung für Knochenmarktransplantation der Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin Innsbruck. Mitteilungsblatt der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie 4-6.

Fiala B, Kopp M, Günther V (1997): Why do young women use sunbeds? A comparative psychological study. British Journal of Dermatology 137: 950-954.

Schweigkofler H, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kopp M, Trojer-Zeidler M, Holzner B (1996): Psychische Probleme von Patienten unter Knochenmarktransplantation während der Isolation. Nervenarzt 67: 799-804.

Kopp M, Richter R, Kopp-Wilfling P, Rainer J, Rumpold G, Walter MH (1995): Differences in family functioning between patients with chronic headache and patients with chronic low back pain. Pain 63: 219-224.

Schweigkofler H, Kopp M (1995): Collaborazione tra ematologi e psicologi clinici in una unita` di Trapianto di Midollo Osseo. Fogli di informazione (Documenti e ricerche per l´elaborazione di pratiche alternative in campo psyichiatrico e istitutionale): 32-36.

Mur E, Kopp M, Günther V (1995): Streßcoping und Rheumafaktor - eine Vergleichsuntersuchung. Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 54: 319-323.

Schweigkofler H, Kopp M, Holzner B, Niederwieser D, Sperner-Unterweger B, Hinterhuber H (1995): Erfassen der Lebensqualität von Patienten nach KMT. APIS 5: 35-39.

Günther V, Mur E, Kopp M (1994): Unterschiedliche Streßbewältigungsmuster von seropositiven und seronegativen Polyarthritispatientinnen. Psychother. Psychosom. Med Psychol. PPmP 44: 169-171.

Schweigkofler H, Kopp M (1994): Interdisziplinarität - nur ein Schlagwort? Aspekte der Kommunikation und Führung in psychiatrischen Einrichtungen. Gemeindenahe Psychiatrie 15 (2): 116-123.

Kopp M, Schweigkofler H, Fleischhacker W, Günther V, Hinterhuber H, Niederwieser D, Sperner-Unterweger B (1994): Psychoonkologischer Liaisondienst zur Versorgung von Krebspatienten im Rahmen einer Knochenmarktransplantation. Psychotherapeut 39: 380-385.

Kopp M, Schweigkofler H, Günther V, Hinterhuber H, Weyrer W, Niederwieser D (1993): Die Zusammenarbeit von Hämatologen und Klinischen Psychologen in der Betreuung von Krebspatienten unter Knochenmarktransplantation. Psychologie in Österreich: 143-145.

Books, Proceedings

Kopp M., Niedermeier M. (2020) Sport, Krankheit und Verletzungen. In: Schüler J., Wegner M., Plessner H. (eds) Sportpsychologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56802-6_26

Niedermeier M, Weisleitner A, Ledochowski L, Frühauf A, Burtscher M, Kopp M (2017). Riskante Entscheidungen in Hypoxie - eine Beobachtungsstudie über potentielle Einflussfaktoren. In: Faulhaber M, Schobersberger B, Schobersberger W, Sumann G, (eds.): Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Alpin- und Höhenmedizin 2017. Innsbruck: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Alpin- und Höhenmedizin, S. 165-178.

Schnitzer M, Brandstetter E, Lang M, Kopp M. 9 The Youth Olympic Games sports programme. In: The Youth Olympic Games: ed . Dag Vidar Hanstad, Milena M. Parent, Barrie Houlihan; Routledge: London: 2014

Höfer S, Pfaffenberger N, Kopp M. Stress and psychological factors. In: Wakabayashi I, Groschner K (eds). Interdisciplinary Concepts in Cardiovascular Health – Volume I: Primary Risk factors. Springer: Wien: 2013

Harenberg, S., Rottensteiner,V., Kopp, M., Koch, R., Riemer, H. & Karremann, E. Konfirmatorische Faktorenanalyse der deutschen Leadership Scale for Sports. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft, Band 210, 2011, 49

Ledochowski, L., Kandolf, A. & Kopp, M. Auswirkungen einer moderaten Bewegungseinheit auf die unmittelbare affektive Befindlichkeit von Frauen mit Migrationshintergrund. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft, Band 210, 2011, 83

Ledochowski, L., Ruedl, G. & Kopp, M. Unmittelbare Effekte einer Bewegungsintervention bei übergewichtigen Personen auf das Verlangen, hochkalorische Lebensmittel zu konsumieren - Affekt und Reaktion auf einen Stressor, sowie auf einen suchtgebundenen Hinweisreiz. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft, Band 210, 2011, 84

Gerhard Ruedl, Simone Herzog, Stephanie Schöpf, Pia Anewanter, Astrid Geiger, Martin Kopp. Beeinträchtigt der Skihelm die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit auf periphere Reize? In: Amesberger G, Finkenzeller T, Würth S (Hrsg). Psychophysiologie im Sport – zwischen Experiment und Handlungsoptimierung. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft, Band 201, 2010, 153

Kopp, M. Höher, schneller, weiter – Ist Leistungsdenken selbstverständlich? 3D - Denkraum für jugendarbeit, ÖAV, 2010, 5-7

Kopp M, Pfaffenberger N, Stürz K, Gesundheit -: Perspektive der Gesundheitspsychologie. In Biendarra I, Weeren M. Gesundheit- Gesundheiten? Eine Orientierungshilfe; 2009; 339-362

Kopp M, Holzner B.Grundlagen und Richtlinien der verkehrspsychologischen Begutachtung von alkohol- oder drogenbeeinträchtigten Verkehrsteilnehmern. in motion: 2005, 57 - 68.

Kopp M, Schweigkofler H, Holzner B (2000) Psychologische Faktoren oder Verhaltensfaktoren bei andernorts klassifizierten Erkrankungen – in der Onkologie. In: Beiglböck, W., Feselmayer, S., Honemann E. (Hrsg) Handbuch der klinisch-psychologischen Behandlung. Springer: Wien, 345 – 357.

Schweigkofler H, Kopp M (1996). Verhaltensmedizinische Betreuung von Patienten im Krankenhaus am Beispiel einer Abteilung für Knochenmarktransplantation. In: Schweigkofler H, Kopp M (Hrsg.) Handbuch für Klinische Psychologie. Berenkamp.

Schweigkofler H, Kopp M (Hrsg.) Handbuch für Klinische Psychologie. Berenkamp, 1996.

Kopp M, Kopp-Wilfling P(1996). Psychologie des Schmerzes. In: Schweigkofler H, Kopp M (Hrsg.) Handbuch für Klinische Psychologie. Berenkamp.

Kopp M (1996).Psychosoziale Einflüsse und Interventionsmöglichkeiten bei chirurgischen Patienten. In: Schweigkofler H., Kopp M. (Hrsg.) Handbuch für Klinische Psychologie. Berenkamp.

Tursky I Bakacsy H, Kopp M (1996) Der Übertritt von der Hauptschule bzw. allgemeinbildenden höheren Schule in berufsbildende höhere Schulen. In: Sedalk F (Hrsg.) Psychologie für die Schule. Wien: BMUK.

Kopp M, Schweigkofler H, Holzner B, Oberbauer H, Sperner-Unterweger B (1995). Psychoonkologie im Krankenhaus: Integrationsmöglichkeiten und Erfahrungen. In: ÖGPO. Jahrbuch der Psychoonkologie. Wien: Springer, 51-62.

Kryspin-Exner I, Kopp M, Günther V, Barth D (1995). Möglichkeiten und Grenzen eines Schulungsprogrammes für Pflegepersonal und Angehörige von Altersheimbewohnern. In: Günther V, Meise U, Kalousek ME, Hinterhuber H: Dementielle Syndrome, 127-137. Innsbruck: VIP

Highlighted publications:

Kopp M, Richter R, Kopp-Wilfling P, Rainer J, Rumpold G, Walter MH (1995): Differences in family functioning between patients with chronic headache and patients with chronic low back pain. Pain 63: 219-224. (IF: 6.029)

Kemmler G, Holzner B, Kopp M, Dünser M, Margreiter R, Greil R, Sperner-Unterweger B (1999): Comparison of two quality of life instruments for cancer patients. FACT-G and EORTC QLQ-C30. J Clin Oncol 17 (9):2932-40. (IF: 28,245)

Kopp M, Holzner B, Meraner V, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kemmler G, Nguyen-Van-Tam DP, Nachbaur D. Quality of life in adult hematopoietic cell transplant patients at least five years after treatment: a comparison with healthy controls. Eur J Haematol. 2005; 74: 304-308. (IF: 2.217)

Kopp M, Fleischhacker WW, Stürz K, Ruedl G, Kumnig M, Rumpold G. Poor health behaviour and reduced quality of life of people treated with psychotropic drugs. Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp 2011 Mar;26(2):161-7. (IF: 2.265)

Kopp M, Steinlechner M, Ruedl G, Ledochowski L, Rumpold G, Taylor AH. Acute effects of brisk walking on affect and psychological well-being in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Jan;95(1):25-9. (IF: 3.239)

Ledochowski L, Unterrainer C, Ruedl G, Schnitzer M, Kopp M. Quality of life, coach behaviour and competitive anxiety in Winter Youth Olympic Games participants. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;46(15):1044-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091539. (IF: 11.645)

Ledochowski L, Ruedl G, Taylor AH, Kopp M (2015) Acute Effects of Brisk Walking on Sugary Snack Cravings in Overweight People, Affect and Responses to a Manipulated Stress Situation and to a Sugary Snack Cue: A Crossover Study. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0119278. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119278. (IF: 2.766)

Fruehauf A, Niedermeier M, Elliott LR, Ledochowski L, Marksteiner J, Kopp M. (2016). Acute effects of outdoor physical activity on affect and psychological well-being in depressed patients – a preliminary study. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 6-10. (IF: 1.797)

Niedermeier M, EinwangerJ, Hartl A, Kopp M (2017). Affective responses in mountain hiking - A randomized crossover trial focusing on differences between indoor and outdoor activity. PloS One, 12(5), e0177719. (IF: 2.766)

Niedermeier M, Herzog S, Kopp-Wilfling P, Burtscher M, Kopp M (2019). Is the Effect of Physical Activity on Quality of Life in Older Adults Mediated by Social Support? Gerontology. 13, 1-8. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000496103 (IF: 3.353)

Kornexl Elmar

Name: Emerit. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Elmar Kornexl

Email: Elmar.Kornexl@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45850

Office location: HG-106

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

Persönliches 
Verheiratet, 3 Kinder, ehemaliger Leistungssportler
Studium der klassischen Philologie, Sportwissenschaft.

Funktionen

  • Dekan der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck: 1989-2003
  • Funktionen in mehreren sportwissenschaftlichen und sportpolitischen Gremien
  • Sportmotorische Tests / Leistungsdiagnose
  • Anthropologische Grundlagen / motorische Entwicklung
  • Zeitliche Bewegungsgenauigkeit (Timing)
  • Mountainbiking 
  • Demographische, physiologische und touristische Analysen 
  • Betreuungsfunktion von Sportvereinen
  • Sport an Berufsschulen

Lawley Justin

Name: Univ.-Prof. Lawley Justin, PhD

Email: Justin.Lawley@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45896

Office location: PT-006 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: Tuesday and Thursday 14:00 to 15:00 - to book an appointment please use the Link. - https://calendly.com/lawley-studienbeauftragter/student-meeting

Dienstag und Donnerstag 14:00 bis 15:00 - Um einen Termin zu vereinbaren, benutzen Sie bitte den Link. - https://calendly.com/lawley-studienbeauftragter/student-meeting

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-7966

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention

Justin Lawley, born 1983 in North Wales, studied sports science and outdoor activities at the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Bangor University. He then continued his doctoral studies in a successful collaboration between the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences and School of Psychology at Bangor University. His research focused on how low oxygen effects the human brain. Professor Lawley then moved to the United States, where he completed his postdoctoral training under the mentorship of Professor Benjamin Levine at the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas. During this time, Professor Lawley worked with his closest colleagues Dr. Erin Howden, Professor Satyam Sarma and Professor William Cornwell on some of the most challenging studies in exercise cardiology and gravitational physiology. He has received grants from agencies such as the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC), the Wilderness Medical Society (WM), and Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OeAD-GmbH). He has been awarded numerous national sponsorship prizes including winner of the early investigator prize by the journal of physiology, and has given numerous lectures at national and international conferences, advisory boards and specialist seminars.

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology. 

Prof. Lawley's research interests explores how maintaining a physically active lifestyle benefits human health (exercise is medicine). Specifically, my group is interested in how starting and/or maintaining a new exercise regime, or lifelong committed exercise, benefits the function of blood vessels, the heart, and the brain.

Environmental physiology.

Prof. Lawley's group is also interested in several aspects of environmental physiology. For example: 1) identifying risks associated with travelling to, and exercising at, high altitude with preexisting medical conditions, 2) examining the pathophysiology of high altitude disorders (acute mountain sickness & high altitude cerebral edema), 3) exploring the interactive effects of hypoxia and cold environments on thermal balance and the risk of cold injury or hypothermia, 4) exploring the pathological impact of chronic mountain sickness, which is characterized by polycythemia. 5) Physiological impact of apnea diving including competition divers and spear-fishermen. 6) investigating the effect of deconditioning (space flight / bedrest) on blood vessel, heart and brain function and developing effective countermeasures, 7) Identifying the interaction of deconditioning and hypoxia as it relates to space flight extravehicular atmospheric conditions of 8.2 psia and 34% O2.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • VO Herzkreislauf, Atmung
  • VO Spezifische Aspekte der Leistungsphysiologie
  • VO Ernährung im Sport
  • VU Präsentieren von Forschungsergebnissen
  • VU Wissenschaftliches Publizieren
  • VO Aktuelle Forschung in der Trainingswissenschaft
  • SE Problemanalyse und Forschung im Gesundheitssport
  • SE Problemanalyse und Forschung in der Trainingswissenschaft
  • SE Diskussion der Ergebnisse

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Highlighted publications:

Cardiovascular & Exercise physiology.

Hansen et al., Mechanisms of sympathetic restraint in human skeletal muscle during exercise: role of α-adrenergic and nonadrenergic mechanisms. (2020) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.

Sarma et al., Mechanisms of Chronotropic Incompetence in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. (2020) Circulation heart failure.

Lawley et al., Safety, hemodynamic effects and detection of acute xenon inhalation: Rationale for banning xenon from sport. (2019) J Appl Physiol https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31414955

Katrin et al., Effect of Acute and Chronic Xenon Supplementation on Erythropoietin, Hematological Parameters, and Athletic Performance. (2019) J Appl Physiol

Howden et al., Reversing the Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Aging in Middle Age, A Randomized Controlled Trial: Implications for Heart failure Prevention Circulation (2018). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311053

Howden, Lawley et al., [Invited Review] Potential role of endurance training in altering renal sympathetic nerve activity in chronic kidney disease Auton Neurosci (2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27908698

Howden et al., Integrative blood pressure response to upright tilt post renal denervation. Hypertension (2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28338768

Cornwell III et al., Restoration of pulsatile flow reduces sympathetic nerve activity among individuals with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices Circulation ( 2015). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26510698

Hieda M et al., Pre-load Corrected Dynamic Starling Mechanism in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction J Appl Physiol (2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29051333

Environmental physiology.

Mugele et al., [Invited Review] Integrative crosstalk between hypoxia and the cold: Old data and new opportunities. (2020) Exp Physiol.

Tymko et al., Global Reach 2018: Heightened α-Adrenergic Signaling Impairs Endothelial Function During Chronic Exposure to Hypobaric Hypoxia. (2020) Circ Res.

Simpson et al., Sympathetic neural activation in humans: a potential role for pulmonary arterial baroreceptors (2020) J Physiol.

Petersen, Lawley, et al., Lower body negative pressure to safely reduce intracranial pressure (2019) J Physiol. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311053

Lawley et al., Effect of gravity and microgravity on intracranial pressure. J Physiol (2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28092926

Lawley et al., [Invited Review] Cerebral spinal fluid dynamics: Effect of hypoxia and implications for altitude illness J Appl Physiol (2016). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26494441

Lawley et al., Unexpected reductions in regional cerebral perfusion during prolonged hypoxia  J Physiol (2017). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27506309

Lawley et al., Normobaric hypoxia and symptoms of acute mountain sickness: Elevated brain volume and intracranial hypertension Ann Neurol (2014). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24788400

Mazzolari Raffaele

Name: Dr. Raffaele Mazzolari

Email: Raffaele.Mazzolari@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45868

Office location: FH-201

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID-ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9923-6018

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention, Sports medicine

Raffaele completed his BSc in Sport and Exercise Science (2009) and his MSc in Sciences and Techniques of Preventive and Adaptive Motor Activity (2012) at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Italy). He also completed an international MSc in Science of Sport Coaching and Fitness Testing at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) under Prof. Keijo Häkkinen in 2015 and finally a PhD in Physical Activity and Sport at the University of the Basque Country (Spain) under Prof. Jordan Santos-Concejero in 2022. Before starting his PhD, Raffaele spent a year at the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine of the University of Cape Town (South Africa), where he collaborated in a research project sponsored by the World Anti-Doping Agency on a new ‘omics’ approach for differentiating the use of recombinant human erythropoietin doping from the effects of altitude training. During his PhD, he was a visiting scholar at the Department of Molecular Physiology of the University of Pavia (Italy), where he co-conducted a study on the effects of replicated exercise training interventions on muscle adaptations and mitochondrial memory. Raffaele is currently a PostDoc at the University of Innsbruck in the research group led by Anne Hecksteden.

  • Sport performance
  • Individualized exercise prescriptions
  • Preventive exercise
  • Research design and statistics

Teaching (ongoing):

  • UE Study design and statistical analysis
  • UE Fitness training

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Pilotto AM, Adami A, Mazzolari R, et al. Near-infrared spectroscopy estimation of combined skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and O2 diffusion capacity in humans. J Physiol. 2022;600(18):4153-4168. doi:10.1113/JP283267

Mazzolari R, Porcelli S, Bishop DJ, Lakens D. Myths and methodologies: The use of equivalence and non-inferiority tests for interventional studies in exercise physiology and sport science. Exp Physiol. 2022;107(3):201-212. doi:10.1113/EP090171

Rasica L, Porcelli S, Limper U, et al. Beet on Alps: Time-course changes of plasma nitrate and nitrite concentrations during acclimatization to high-altitude. Nitric Oxide. 2021;107:66-72. doi:10.1016/j.niox.2020.12.004

Schumann M, Mykkänen OP, Doma K, Mazzolari R, Nyman K, Häkkinen K. Effects of endurance training only versus same-session combined endurance and strength training on physical performance and serum hormone concentrations in recreational endurance runners. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2015;40(1):28-36. doi:10.1139/apnm-2014-0262

Menz Verena

Name: Verena Menz, PhD

Email: Verena.Menz@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45885

Office location: PT-010 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1833-6568

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention, Training science

Verena was born in1986 in Immenstadt im Allgäu, Germany. She studied sport science at the University in Innsbruck and completed her PhD in 2016 under the mentorship of Martin Burtscher. During this time, her research interests were mainly directed towards understanding the hematological adaptions to different forms of exercise training in normoxia and hypoxia, physical activity as therapeutic and preventive applications and effects of intermittent hypoxia on performance and health. She is a certified ski, strength training and track and field instructor and was a student member at the Board for Ethical Issues at the University of Innsbruck. Since 2018 she has a post-doctoral position at the University of Innsbruck.

  • Exercise physiology
  • Health promotion
  • Physical activity as therapeutic and preventive application
  • High-intensity interval training
  • High-intensity functional training
  • Sex differences in training adaptions

Teaching (ongoing):

  • Angewandtes Training (A)

Past courses:

  • VO Herzkreislauf Atmung
  • VO Spezifische Aspekte der Leistungsphysiologie
  • VU Angewandte Leistungsphysiologie (B)
  • SE Problemanalyse und Forschung in der Trainingswissenschaft
  • SE Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit
  • UE Ausdauertraining
  • UE Bewegungsspiele

Publications on Pubmed

All publications FLD

Highlighted publications:

Menz, V; Niedermeier, M; Stehle, R; Mugele, H; Faulhaber, M (2021): Assessment of Maximal Aerobic Capacity in Ski Mountaineering: A Laboratory-Based Study. In: International Journal of Environmental Research And Public Health

Menz, V; Marterer, N; Amin, SB; Faulhaber, M; Hansen, AB; Lawley, JS (2019): Functional Vs. Running Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training: Effects on VO2max and Muscular Endurance. In: Journal of Sports Science & Medicine

Menz, V; Strobl, J; Faulhaber, M; Gatterer, H; Burtscher, M (2015): Effect of 3-week high-intensity interval training on VO2max, total haemoglobin mass, plasma and blood volume in well-trained athletes. In: European Journal of Applied Physiology

Menz, V; Philippe, M; Pocecco, E; Ruedl, G; Woldrich, T; Sommersacher, R; Burtscher, M (2019): The use of medication and alcohol in recreational downhill skiers: Results of a survey including 816 subjects in Tyrol. In: Journal of Science And Medicine In Sport

Menz, V; Semsch, M; Mosbach, F; Burtscher, M (2016): Cardiorespiratory Effects of One-Legged High-Intensity Interval Training in Normoxia and Hypoxia: A Pilot Study. In: Journal of Sports Science & Medicine

Mössner Martin

Name: Mössner Martin, Mag. Dr. 

Email: Martin.Moessner@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45841

Office location: PT-113 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

Research area: Biomechanics

Martin Mössner, born 1964 in Austria, studied Mathematics and Physics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Innsbruck. Thesis at the Department of Sport Science: Investigations on the Ski-Snow Contact in Alpine Skiing.

  • Sachiko Yahashi Memorial Award of the ISSS, 2007
  • ÖSG Preis 2006
  • Sports Biomechanics
  • Skiing
  • Biomechanical Modeling
  • Friction on Snow and Ice
  • Musculoskeletal Modeling

  • Aktuelle Forschung in der Biomechanik
  • Angewandte Biomechanik
  • Datenanalyse Datenaufbereitung: OpenSim
  • Datenanalyse Datenaufbereitung: Matlab
  • Seminar Biomechanik

W. Nachbauer, P. Kaps, M. Hasler, and M. Mössner, Friction between ski and snow, The Engineering Approach to Winter Sports (F. Braghin, F. Cheli, S. Maldifassi, S. Melzi, and E. Sabbioni, eds.), Springer, New York, US-NY, 2016, pp. 17-32. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3020-3

W. Nachbauer, M. Mössner, S. Rohm, K. Schindelwig, and M. Hasler, Kinetic friction of sport fabrics on snow, Lubricants 4 (2016), no. 7, 8 pages. DOI: 10.3390/lubricants4010007

M. Mössner, G. Innerhofer, K. Schindelwig, P. Kaps, H. Schretter, and W. Nachbauer, Measurement of mechanical properties of snow for simulation of skiing, Journal of Glaciology 59 (2013), no. 218, 1170-1178. DOI: 10.3189/2013JoG13J031

M. Mössner, D. Heinrich, K. Schindelwig, P. Kaps, H. Schretter, and W. Nachbauer, Modeling the ski-snow contact in skiing turns using a hypoplastic vs. an elastic force-penetration relation, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 24 (2014), no. 3, 577-585. DOI: 10.1111/sms.12035

M. Mössner, M. Hasler, K. Schindelwig, P. Kaps, and W. Nachbauer, An approximate simulation model for initial luge track design, Journal of Biomechanics 44 (2011), no. 5, 892-896. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.12.001

M. Mössner, D. Heinrich, P. Kaps, H. Schretter, and W. Nachbauer, Computer simulation of consecutive ski turns, Journal of ASTM International vol. 5, no. 8 (2008). DOI: 10.1520/JAI101387

P. Kaps, M. Mössner, W. Nachbauer, and R. Stenberg, Pressure distribution under a ski during carved turns, Science and Skiing (Hamburg, DE) (E. Müller, H. Schwameder, C. Raschner, S. Lindiger, and E. Kornexl, eds.), Verlag Dr. Kovac, 2001, pp. 180-202.

M. Mössner, W. Nachbauer, and K. Schindelwig, Einfluss der Skitaillierung auf Schwungradius und Belastung, Sportverletzung Sportschaden 11 (1997), 140-145. DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993385

W. Nachbauer, P. Kaps, B.M. Nigg, F. Brunner, A. Lutz, G. Obkircher, and M. Mössner, A video technique for obtaining 3-D coordinates in alpine skiing, Journal of Applied Biomechanics 12 (1996), 104-115.

M. Mössner, P. Kaps, and W. Nachbauer, A method for obtaining 3-D data in alpine skiing using pan and tilt cameras with zoom lenses, Skiing Trauma and Safety, 10th vol., ASTM STP 1266 (Philadelphia, US-PA) (C.D. Mote, R.J. Johnson, W. Hauser, and P.S. Schaff, eds.), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1996, pp. 155-164. DOI: 10.1520/STP37925S

P. Kaps, M. Mössner, and W. Nachbauer, Determination of kinetic friction and drag area in alpine skiing, Skiing Trauma and Safety, 10th vol., ASTM STP 1266 (Philadelphia, US-PA) (C.D. Mote, R.J. Johnson, W. Hauser, and P.S. Schaff, eds.), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1996, 165-177. DOI: 10.1520/STP37926S

Mohr Maurice

Name: Ass. Prof. Maurice Mohr, PhD

Email: Maurice.Mohr@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45871

Office location: HG-118

Tutorial hours: after arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3726-730X

Research area: Biomechanics, Neurophysiology of exercise

Maurice was born in Wuppertal, Germany and completed his undergraduate degree in “Sports and Technology (B.Sc.) at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg in 2012. In 2013, Maurice moved to the University of Calgary, Canada where he spent the next six years working under the supervison of Dr. Benno Nigg at the Human Performance Laboratory. Following an internship in 2013, Maurice became a M.Sc. student at the Faculty of Kinesiology that same year and pursued a doctoral degree between 2015-2018. His work in Calgary focused broadly on the study of lower extremity movement and muscle activation during athletic tasks with specific application in the field of knee injury rehabilitation. During this time, Maurice also conducted research for Biomechanigg Sport & Health Research, a company supporting clients in the sporting goods and health industry. Maurice completed his PhD in Biomechanics at the end of 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Nigg and co-supervision of Dr. Carolyn Emery. In 2019, Maurice started a Post-doc position at the Department of Sports Science of the University of Innsbruck where he worked in the “Neurophysiology Research Group” of Prof. Peter Federolf. Currently, Maurice is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Sports Science in Innsbruck and works at the intersection of biomechanics, motor control, and training science to help prevent knee injuries in sports.

Whole-body movement coordination and variability during athletic tasks

Each movement that we perform is unique in the sense that this exact movement will never happen again. We are studying this variability in whole-body movement coordination during athletic tasks and are interested in the question whether the amount and structure of variability may be related to an ahtlete’s risk of injury.

Muscle activation and knee joint stability

The muscles surrounding the knee are the main contributor to the loading and stability of the joint. Here we are interested in the muscle activation patterns that athletes use (or should use) to protect their knees from initial or recurring injury.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • UE Neurophysiologische Messmethoden: Elektromyographie
  • PS Empirische Methoden
  • VO Laufschuhforschung
  • SE Forschung und Problemanalyse in der Neurophysiologie

Past courses

  • Introduction to Biomechanics (University of Calgary)

Mohr-Google-Scholar-Publications

Highlighted publications:

Mohr M, Federolf P (2021). Fatigue-related reductions in movement smoothness during a lateral shuffle and side-cutting movement. European Journal of Sport Science. online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1960427

Mohr M, Pieper R, Löffler S, Schmidt AR, Federolf P (2021). Sex-specific hip movement is correlated with pelvis and upper body rotation during running. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9:657357. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.657357

Mohr M, von Tscharner V, Emery CE, Nigg BM (2019). Classification of gait muscle activation patterns according to knee injury history using a support vector machine approach. Human Movement Science. 66: 335-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.05.006

Mohr M, von Tscharner V, Whittaker J, Emery CE, Nigg BM (2019). Quadriceps-hamstrings intermuscular coherence during single-leg squatting 3-12 years following a youth sport-related knee injury. Human Movement Science. 66: 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.04.012

von Tscharner V, Ullrich M, Mohr M, Comaduran D, Nigg BM (2018). A wavelet based time frequency analysis of electromyograms to group steps of runners into clusters that use similar muscle activation patterns. PLoS ONE 13(4): e0195125. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195125

Mohr M, Lorenzen K, Palacios-Derflingher L, Emery CE, Nigg BM (2018). The reliability of the muscle co-contraction index during gait in individuals with and without a history of knee injury. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 38: 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.10.014

Meyer C, Mohr M, Falbriard M, Nigg S, Nigg BM (2018). Influence of footwear comfort on variability of running kinematics. Footwear Science. 10 (1) 29-38: Special Issue: The State of the Art in Footwear Science 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2017.1388296

Nigg BM, Vienneau J, Smith AC, Trudeau MB, Mohr M, Nigg SR (2017). The preferred movement path paradigm: Influence of running shoes on joint movement. Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 49(8). 1641-1648.https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001260

Mugele Hendrik

Name: Hendrik Mugele, PhD

Email: Hendrik.Mugele@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45872

Office location: PT-010 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1043-0536

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention, Training science

Hendrik Mugele received his B.A. (2013) in Sports Science at the Humboldt-University Berlin followed by his M.Sc. (2018) in Clinical Exercise Science at the University Potsdam. After volunteering in Prof. Lawley’s laboratory at the University of Innsbruck in early 2018, he started his Ph.D. under Prof. Lawley’s mentorship in late 2018 and finished in 2022. The focus was on how mild cold stress and the combination of a prolonged exposure to hypoxia and the cold affects human blood pressure regulation. Currently, he is a postdoctoral fellow at Prof. Lawley’s laboratory, where he continues its work in the cold hypoxic multistressor environment and its effect on the human integrative physiology.

Exercise and environmental physiology

Examining the combination of exposure to hypoxia and the cold on integrative human physiology. Specifically, exploring how these two competing stressors effect the brain, heart, and blood vessels to maintain oxygen delivery whilst defending peripheral and core temperatures.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • SL Sportwissenschaft
  • VU Angewandtes Training
  • VO Leistungsphysiologie
  • VU Angewandte Leistungsphysiologie
  • UE Fitnesstraining

Nachbauer Werner

Name: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Werner Nachbauer

Email: Werner.Nachbauer@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45890

Office location: PT-118 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: Wed. 13:00 - 14:00 Uhr 

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6831-2690

Research area: Biomechanics, Epidemiology of alpine sports

Kinesiologische (vor allem biomechanische) Aspekte alpiner Sportarten

  • Biokinetische und biodynamische Technikanalysen
  • Belastung des Bewegungsapparate
  • Theorie des Skigleitens

Teaching (ongoing)

  • Biomechanics (VO)
  • Current research in biomechanics (VO)
  • Biomechanics (SE)
  • Movement Science (SE)

Netzer Nikolaus

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Name: Prof.Prof.(Hon) Nikolaus Netzer MD PhD

Email: Nikolaus.Netzer@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45898

Office location: PT-201 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020 Innsbruck

Research group: Physiology of performance and prevention, Sports medicine

Niedermeier Martin

Name: Martin Niedermeier

Email: Martin.Niedermeier@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45860

Office location: FH-205

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7571-4962

Research area: Sport and exercise psychology

Martin Niedermeier studied sport and movement science at the Department of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck. In his doctoral thesis supervised by Prof. Martin Kopp, he focused on associated psychophysiological effects and risk considerations in Alpine sports. His research interests include associated psychological aspects of single exercise bouts and the role of expectations in the context of exercise and physical activity.

  • Exercise and health psychology (focus on alpine sports)
  • Single exercise bouts and associated psychological aspects
  • Expectations in the context of physical activity
  • Statistics

Teaching (ongoing):

  • PS Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten
  •  SL Sportwissenschaft
  • PS Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung
  • UE Studiendesigns und statistische Analysen

Teaching (previously):

  • SE Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit
  • UE Bewegungsspiele
  • PS Empirische Methoden in der Sportwissenschaft
  • VU Studiendesigns

Pubmed

Scopus

Web of Science

Highlighted publications:

Niedermeier M, Steidl-Müller L, Kopp M (2022). Physical activity in short study breaks: Short-term effects on cognition and potential for implementation in students’ everyday life. Current Issues in Sport Science, 7, 001. https://doi.org/10.36950/2022ciss001 

Niedermeier M, Frühauf A, Kopp M (2022). Intention to Engage in Mountain Sport During the Summer Season in Climate Change Affected Environments. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.828405 

Maibach M, Niedermeier M, Sudeck G, Kopp M (2020). Erfassung unmittelbarer affektiver Reaktionen auf körperliche Aktivität: Eine Validierungsstudie für deutschsprachige Versionen der Feeling Scale und der Felt Arousal Scale. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie 2020, 27(1), 4-12. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1026/1612-5010/a000291

Niedermeier M, Herzog S, Kopp-Wilfling P, Burtscher M, Kopp M (2019). Is the Effect of Physical Activity on Quality of Life in Older Adults Mediated by Social Support? Gerontology 2019, 13, 1-8. Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000496103

Niedermeier M, Frühauf A, Kopp-Wilfling P, Rumpold G, Kopp M (2018). Alcohol consumption and physical activity in Austrian college students – a cross-sectional study. Substance Use Misuse 2018, 1-10 (efirst). Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1416406

Niedermeier M, Einwanger J, Hartl A, Kopp M (2017). Affective Responses in Mountain Hiking - a Randomized Crossover Trial Focusing on Differences between Indoor and Outdoor Activity. PloS One 2017, 12(5), e0177719. Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177719

Perkins Dean

Name: Dean Ryan Perkins, MSc

Email: Dean.Perkins@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45843

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention, Training science

Pocecco Elena

Name: Dr. Elena Pocecco

Email: Elena.Pocecco@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45864

Office location: HG-106

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3730-1961

Research area: Epidemiology of alpine sports

Education

  • University degree in Sport Science at the Faculty of Sports Science of the University of Bologna, Italy
  • PhD in Sport Science at the Department of Sports Science of the University of Innsbruck, Austria
  • State-certified judo-coach; swimming instructor (2nd level), lifeguard; basic-instructor for fitness / wellness as well as for running / walking / Nordic walking

Actual academic position

Senior scientist

My research focuses mainly on epidemiology / injury prevention in alpine and combat sports. Specifically, I am interested in determining how often injuries occur in different sports and which factors could have an influence on these events. Further research would focus attention on understanding the supposed injury mechanisms involved in order to introduce preventive measures, that would be evaluated. The final aim of my research is to make sport safer.

On the other hand, I am also fascinated by other fields of sports science and sports medicine, such as training science, applied sports physiology incl. high altitude physiology, and, last but not least, understanding how prevention of violence could be achieved through participants’ attendance of courses in the field of self-defence and self-assertion.

University lectures for under- and post-graduate students at the Department of Sport Science of the University of Innsbruck

Ongoing teaching:

  • Lecture / exercise Fachdidaktik: Erlebnis - Abenteuer (Teaching methodology: experience - adventure)
  • Course Selbstverteidigung (Self-defence)
  • Course Bewegungsspiele (Movement games)
  • Study orientation lecture Einführung in die Sportwissenschaft (Introduction to sport science)
  • Introductory seminar Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten (Introduction to scientificresearch)
  • Course Judo

Past teaching:

  • Tutorial to the lecture Anthropologische Grundlagen des Sports (Anthropological foundations of sport)
  • Seminar Problemanalyse und Forschung in der Trainingswissenschaft (Analysis of problems and research in the field of training science)
  • Lecture / exercise Angewandte Leistungsphysiologie (Applied performance physiology)

Lectures at the Department Junge Uni (Young University, i.e., university department for the promotion of science among children and juveniles) of the University of Innsbruck

Ongoing teaching:

  • Webinar Gewaltprävention (Prevention of violence)
  • Several courses on physical activity games: Bewegungsspiele; Abenteuerspiele; Spiel, Sport, Spaß (Movement games; Adventure games; Games, sport and fun)
  • Course Selbstverteidigung und Selbstbehauptung (Self-defence and self-assertion)
  • Course Judo

Lectures at the Department Personal Development of the University of Innsbruck

Occasional teaching:

  • Course Selbstverteidigung und Selbstbehauptung (Self-defence and self-assertion)

Pocecco’s publication list on FLDPubMedResearchGateScholarScopusWeb of Science.

Highlighted publications

Pocecco E, Wafa H, Burtscher J, Paal P, Plattner P, Posch M, Ruedl G (2022) Mortality in recreational mountain-biking in the Austrian Alps: a retrospective study over 16 years. Int J Environ Res Public Health 19(19):11965. doi:10.3390/ijerph191911965

Schwendinger F, Pocecco E (2020) Counteracting physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence-based recommendations for home-based exercise. Int J Environ Res Public Health 17(11):3909. doi:10.3390/ijerph17113909

Faulhaber M, Ruedl G, Schneider F, Walter D, Sterr R, Schobersberger W, Schwendinger F, Pocecco E (2020) Characteristics of victims of fall-related accidents during mountain hiking. Int J Environ Res Public Health 17(3):E1115. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17031115

Ruedl G, Schnitzer M, Kirschner W, Spiegel R, Platzgummer H, Kopp M, Burtscher M, Pocecco E (2016) Sports injuries and illnesses during the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival. Br J Sports Med 50(10):631-636. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-095665

Pocecco E, Ruedl G, Stankovic N, Sterkowicz S, Del Vecchio F, Gutiérrez-Garcia C, Rousseau R, Wolf M, Kopp M, Miarka B, Menz V, Krüsmann P, Calmet M, Malliaropoulos N, Burtscher M (2013) Injuries in judo: a systematic literature review including suggestions for prevention. Br J Sports Med 47(18):1139-1143. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-092886

Pocecco E, Burtscher M (2013) Sex-differences in response to arm and leg ergometry in juvenile judo athletes. Arch Budo 9(3):181-187. ISSN:1643-8698

Ruedl G, Schobersberger W, Pocecco E, Blank C, Engebretsen L, Soligard T, Steffen K, Kopp M, Burtscher M. (2012) Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria. Br J Sports Med 46(15):1030-1037. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091534

Pocecco E, Gatterer H, Ruedl G, Burtscher M (2012) Specific exercise testing in judo athletes. Arch Budo 8(3):133-139. 

Pocecco E, Faulhaber M, Franchini E, Burtscher M (2012) Aerobic power in child, cadet and senior judo athletes. Biol Sport 29(3):217-222. doi:10.5604/20831862.1003446

Ruedl G, Pocecco E, Sommersacher R, Gatterer H, Kopp M, Nachbauer W, Burtscher M (2010) Factors associated with self-reported risk-taking behaviour on ski slopes. Br J Sports Med 44(3):204-206. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.066779

Possnig Carmen

Name: Dr. Carmen Possnig

Email: Carmen.Possnig@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45842

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention

Raschner Christian

Name: ao. Univ.-Prof. Ing. Dr. Christian Raschner 

Email: Christian.Raschner@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45900

Office location: OLZ-36 (Leichtathletik-Tribüne)

Tutorial hours: by appointment

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1025-734X

Research area: Training science

Training Centre located at the Campus Sport. He is responsible for the fitness training, performance diagnostics, consultation and supervision of about 80 elite and junior athletes in various sports. His staff consists of an interdisciplinary team of about 15 experts (see homepage Olympiazentrum). Working together different sports federations for the past 25 years, most of his scientific work aimed to analyse and optimise performance for elite and junior athletes, including talent development and injury prevention. His research work as first author or as co-author (project manager) has received several national and international awards. He has given numerous lectures at national and international conferences, advisory boards and specialist seminars. As an engineer, one of his interests is also the development of training and test equipment. He was or is a consultant in training science issues in elite sports such as ski racing, Formula 1, tennis, luge, and many more. Christian Raschner is a state-certified ski instructor and a ski trainer.

Christian Raschner studied in Innsbruck and Salzburg, is married and has two sons.

  • Elite Sport
  • Talent development
  • Training and testing
  • Injury prevention in alpine ski racing
  • Development of training and test devices

Teaching (ongoing):

  • VO Trainingswissenschaft
  • VO Einführung in den Leistungssport
  • VO Aktuelle Forschung in der Trainingswissenschaft
  • SE Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit Sportwissenschaft
  • VU Sportwissenschaftliche Aspekte von Sportstätten und -geräten
  • UE Fitnesstraining
  • UE Krafttraining
  • PR Begleitlehrveranstaltung zur Trainingspraxis im Leistungssport
  • AG Planung des Dissertationsprojekts

Pubmed

Highlighted publications:

Raschner C, Hildebrandt C, Mohr J, Müller L. Sex Differences in Balance Among Alpine Ski Racers: Cross-Sectional Age Comparisons. Percept Mot Skills. 2017 Dec;124(6):1134-1150. doi: 10.1177/0031512517730730.

Raschner C, Müller L, Patterson C, Platzer H.P, Ebenbichler C, Luchner R, Lembert S, Hildebrandt C. Current performance testing trends in junior and elite Austrian alpine ski, snowboard and ski cross racers. Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 2013 Sept;29(3):193-202. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2013.07.016.

Raschner C, Platzer HP, Patterson C, Werner I, Huber R, Hildebrandt C. The relationship between ACL injuries and physical fitness in young competitive ski racers: a 10-year longitudinal study. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;46(15):1065-71. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091050.

Raschner C, Müller L, Hildebrandt C. The role of a relative age effect in the first winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;46(15):1038-43. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091535.

Raschner C, Platzer HP, Patterson C. Physical characteristics of experienced and junior open-wheel car drivers. J Sports Sci. 2013;31(1):58-65. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2012.720703.

Raschner C, Platzer HP, Patterson C, Zeppetzauer M, Del Frari B, Estermann D, Piza-Katzer H. An isometric hand tester: quantifying motor function in the hand. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2010 Jul;35(6):486-93. doi: 10.1177/1753193410363532.

Raschner C, Lembert S, Platzer HP, Patterson C, Hilden T, Lutz M. S3-Check--Evaluierung und Normwerteerhebung eines Tests zur Erfassung der Gleichgewichtsfähigkeit und Körperstabilität [S3-Check--evaluation and generation of normal values of a test for balance ability and postural stability]. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2008 Jun;22(2):100-5. German. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1027239.

Steidl-Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Ebenbichler C, Luchner R, Patterson C, Müller E, Gonaus C, Raschner C. Changes in Anthropometric and Fitness Characteristics Over a Decade of Young Elite Alpine Ski Racers. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2020 Dec 2:1-11. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2019-0889.

Hollaus B, Stabinger S, Mehrle A, Raschner C. Using Wearable Sensors and a Convolutional Neural Network for Catch Detection in American Football. Sensors (Basel). 2020 Nov 24;20(23):E6722. doi: 10.3390/s20236722.

Barth M, Güllich A, Raschner C, Emrich E. The path to international medals: A supervised machine learning approach to explore the impact of coach-led sport-specific and non-specific practice. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 25;15(9):e0239378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239378.

Hildebrandt C, Oberhoffer R, Raschner C, Müller E, Fink C, Steidl-Müller L. Training load characteristics and injury and illness risk identification in elite youth ski racing: A prospective study. J Sport Health Sci. 2020 May 16:S2095-2546(20)30054-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2020.03.009.

Csapo R, Pointner H, Hoser C, Gföller P, Raschner C, Fink C. Physical Fitness after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Influence of Graft, Age, and Sex. Sports (Basel). 2020 Mar 6;8(3):30. doi: 10.3390/sports8030030.

Steidl-Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Müller E, Raschner C. Relationship of Changes in Physical Fitness and Anthropometric Characteristics over One Season, Biological Maturity Status and Injury Risk in Elite Youth Ski Racers: A Prospective Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 5;17(1):364. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010364.

Morawetz D, Dünnwald T, Faulhaber M, Gatterer H, Höllrigl L, Raschner C, Schobersberger W. Can Hyperoxic Preconditioning in Normobaric Hypoxia (3500 m) Improve All-Out Exercise Performance in Highly Skilled Skiers? A Randomized Crossover Study. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2019 Oct 10:1-8. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2019-0016.

Patterson C, Platzer HP, Raschner C. The 2 Minute Loaded Repeated Jump Test: Longitudinal Anaerobic Testing in Elite Alpine Ski Racers. J Sports Sci Med. 2019 Feb 11;18(1):128-136.

Gilgien M, Reid R, Raschner C, Supej M, Holmberg HC. The Training of Olympic Alpine Ski Racers. Front Physiol. 2018 Dec 21;9:1772. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01772.

Steidl-Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Müller E, Fink C, Raschner C. Limb symmetry index in competitive alpine ski racers: Reference values and injury risk identification according to age-related performance levels. J Sport Health Sci. 2018 Oct;7(4):405-415. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2018.09.002.

Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Müller E, Fink C, Raschner C. Long-Term Athletic Development in Youth Alpine Ski Racing: The Effect of Physical Fitness, Ski Racing Technique, Anthropometrics and Biological Maturity Status on Injuries. Front Physiol. 2017 Aug 31;8:656. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00656.

Müller L, Gonaus C, Perner C, Müller E, Raschner C. Maturity status influences the relative age effect in national top level youth alpine ski racing and soccer. PLoS One. 2017 Jul 31;12(7):e0181810. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181810.

Hildebrandt C, Müller L, Heisse C, Raschner C. Trunk Strength Characteristics of Elite Alpine Skiers - a Comparison with Physically Active Controls. J Hum Kinet. 2017 Jun 22;57:51-59. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0046.

Müller L, Müller E, Hildebrandt C, Raschner C. Biological Maturity Status Strongly Intensifies the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing. PLoS One. 2016 Aug 9;11(8):e0160969. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160969.

Müller L, Müller E, Hildebrandt C, Kornexl E, Raschner C. Influential Factors on the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 7;10(8):e0134744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134744.

Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Raschner C. The relative age effect and the influence on performance in youth alpine ski racing. J Sports Sci Med. 2015 Mar 1;14(1):16-22.

Müller L, Müller E, Hildebrandt C, Kapelari K, Raschner C. Die Erhebung des biologischen Entwicklungsstandes für die Talentselektion - welche Methode eignet sich? [The assessment of biological maturation for talent selection - which method can be used?]. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2015 Mar;29(1):56-63. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1399043.

Liebensteiner MC, Platzer HP, Burtscher M, Hanser F, Raschner C. The effect of gender on force, muscle activity, and frontal plane knee alignment during maximum eccentric leg-press exercise. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Mar;20(3):510-6. doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1567-0.

Lembert S, Schachner O, Raschner C. Development of a measurement and feedback training tool for the arm strokes of high-performance luge athletes. J Sports Sci. 2011 Dec;29(15):1593-601. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2011.608433.

Gstoettner M, Raschner C, Dirnberger E, Leimser H, Krismer M. Preoperative proprioceptive training in patients with total knee arthroplasty. Knee. 2011 Aug;18(4):265-70. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.05.012. Epub 2010 Aug 30.

Hildebrandt C, Mildner E, Hotter B, Kirschner W, Höbenreich C, Raschner C. Accident prevention on ski slopes - Perceptions of safety and knowledge of existing rules. Accid Anal Prev. 2011 Jul;43(4):1421-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.02.018.

Hildebrandt C, Raschner C, Ammer K. An overview of recent application of medical infrared thermography in sports medicine in Austria. Sensors (Basel). 2010;10(5):4700-15. doi: 10.3390/s100504700. Epub 2010 May 7.

Gstöttner M, Neher A, Scholtz A, Millonig M, Lembert S, Raschner C. Balance ability and muscle response of the preferred and nonpreferred leg in soccer players. Motor Control. 2009 Apr;13(2):218-31. doi: 10.1123/mcj.13.2.218.

Gardetto A, Raschner Ch, Schoeller T, Pavelka ML, Wechselberger G. Rectus femoris muscle flap donor-site morbidity. Br J Plast Surg. 2005 Mar;58(2):175-82. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.08.001.

Müller E, Benko U, Raschner C, Schwameder H. Specific fitness training and testing in competitive sports. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000 Jan;32(1):216-20. doi: 10.1097/00005768-200001000-00032.

Rausch Linda

Name: Linda Rausch, PhD

Email: Linda.Rausch@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45848

Office location: HG-107

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1015-4033

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention, Sports medicine

Linda Rausch studied sport science at the institute of human movement science, sport and health in Graz and at the sport science department in Innsbruck. In her doctoral thesis, she researched physiological and pathophysiological metabolism responses in hypoxia with the focus on women. During her doctoral thesis she also worked as exercise therapist with geriatric patients, who mainly suffered from internal diseases.

After her PhD studies, the general research interest shifted to investigating the effects of therapeutic exercise interventions in rehabilitation of internal diseases and psychosomatic disorders. In this area, she focusses on sex differences in order to contribute to a broader scope: gender equity in health.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • VO Stoffwechsel
  • VU aktuelle Forschung in der Trainingstherapie
  • PR Begleitlehrveranstaltung zur praktischen Ausbildung
  • PR Begleitlehrveranstaltung zur praktischen Ausbildung im Fachbereich Innere Erkrankungen
  • PR Begleitlehrveranstaltung zur praktischen Ausbildung im Fachbereich Neurologie/Psychosomatik

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Highlighted publications:

Rausch, L.K., Puchner B., Fuchshuber, J., Seebacher, B., Löffler-Ragg, J., Pramsohler, S., Netzer, N.,Faulhaber, F. (under review): The effects of exercise therapy moderated by sex in rehabilitation of COVID-19. J Infect Diseases. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1192916/v1

Rausch, L. K., Hofer, M., Pramsohler, S., Kaser, S., Ebenbichler, C., Haacke, S., Gatterer, H., & Netzer, N. C. (2018). Adiponectin, Leptin and Visfatin in Hypoxia and its Effect for Weight Loss in Obesity. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 9, 615. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2018.00615

Rausch, L. K., Netzer, N. C., Hoegel, J., & Pramsohler, S. (2017). The Linkage between Breast Cancer, Hypoxia, and Adipose Tissue. Frontiers in Oncology, 7, 211. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2017.00211

Rausch, L., Pramsohler, S., & Netzer, N. C. (2017). Epidemiologie von Schlafstörungen bei Frauen. Atemwegs-und Lungenkrankheiten, 43(10), 451. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5414/ATX02276

Pramsohler, S., Burtscher, M., Faulhaber, M., Gatterer, H., Rausch, L., Eliasson, A., & Netzer, N. C. (2017). Endurance Training in Normobaric Hypoxia Imposes Less Physical Stress for Geriatric Rehabilitation. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, 514. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00514

Rodrigues Patrick

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Name: Dr Patrick Rodrigues (Postdoc)

Email: patrick.rodrigues@i-med.ac.at

Phone number: (will be added soon)

Office location: FH-201

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck, Department of Physiology (MUI) and Department of Sport Science (UIBK)

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-3971

Research area: Sports medicine, Motor neurophysiology

Patrick Rodrigues, born in Brazil, completed a double degree in Physical Education and Exercise Science (2007) and a specialization degree in Exercise Physiology (2009) at Uniguaçu University (Brazil). In 2012, he completed a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology at the Federal University of Parana (Brazil) and in 2021 completed his PhD in Exercise Science at Queensland University of Technology (Australia). Currently, Patrick has a Postdoc position at the Medical University of Innsbruck and works in the Sports Medicine Lab at the University of Innsbruck led by Univ.-Prof. Anne Hecksteden.

  • The effect of passive heating interventions (e.g., hot bath or sauna) on health and rehabilitation outcomes.
  • Neuromuscular functions.
  • Injury prevention and recovery management

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1.            Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Orssatto, L., Minett, G. M. (2023). Hot-water immersion at 42 ºC improves muscle contractile function and reduces motor unit discharge rate. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14312

2.            Orssatto, L. B. R., Rodrigues, P., Phillips, K. M., Blazevich, A. J., Borg, D. N., Souza, T. R., Sakugawa, R. L., Shield, A. J., Trajano, G. S. (2023). Intrisic motor neurone excitability is increased after resistance training in older adults. Journal of Neurophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00462.2022

3.            Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Stewart, I., Minett, G. M. (2022). Potential role of passively increased muscle temperature on contractile function. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-022-04991-7

4.            Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Orssatto, L., Minett, G. M. (2021). An acute increase in muscle temperature by hot-water immersion enhances rapid force production and neuromuscular function in healthy adults. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.01.003

5.            Silva, J. K. F., Sotomaior, B. B., Carneiro, C. F., Rodrigues, P., Wharton, L., Osiecki, R. (2021). Anaerobic threshold (Dmax method) prediction by the rate of perceived exertion in young competitive male swimmers. Perceptual and Motor Skills. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125211005227

6.            Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Minett, G. M. (2020). Muscle temperature and thermoregulatory responses to 42 °C hot-water immersion in healthy males and females. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04482-7

7.            Rodrigues, P., Trajano, G. S., Wharton, L., Minett, G. M. (2020). Effects of passive heating on muscle hypertrophy and neuromuscular function: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Thermal Biology. 102684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102684

8.            Rodrigues, P., Gabellone Hernandez, S., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Oliveira, E., Whaton, L. & Osiecki, R. (2020). Acute effect of three different warm-up protocols on maximal isokinetic strength in young men. Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Desporte, 13(1): 5-9. DOI:10.33155/j.ramd.2018.02.007

9.            Rodrigues, P., Correia, M. A., Whaton, L. (2019). Effect of menstrual cycle on muscle strength. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 22(5), 89-97.

10.          Pianezzer, L., Rodrigues, P. (2019). Comparison of morphological and cardiovascular indices among strength training, aerobic training and competitive training. RBPFEX-Revista Brasileira de Prescrição e Fisiologia do Exercício, 13(86), 995-1003. (paper in Portuguese)

11.          Oliveira, E. C., Rodrigues, P., Salgueirosa, F. M., Seniski, G. G., Wharton, L., & Osiecki, R. (2018). Effect of ACTN3 R577X genotypes on muscle strength and power in Brazilian mixed martial arts athletes. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 21(2), 202-213.

12.          Rodrigues, P., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F. (2018). Effect of an active static stretching session on maximal handgrip muscular strength production. Educacao Fisica em Revista, 12(1): 1-6.

13.          Rodrigues, P., Wassmansdorf, R., Gabellone Hernandez, S., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Bonfim Gomes, E., Oliveira, E., Whaton, L. & Osiecki, R. (2017). Time-course of neuromuscular parameters, muscle soreness and sympatho-vagal balance following a 130-km cycling race. Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto, (1). DOI:10.5628/RPCD.17.01.13

14.          de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Rodrigues, P., Seniski, G. G., Wharton, L., & Osiecki, R. (2017). ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D Genotype Frequencies of Professional Soccer Players in Brazil. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 20(6), 129-139.

15.          Rodrigues, P., Hernandez, S. G., de Macedo Salgueirosa, F., Novack, L. F., Wassmansdorf, R., Wharton, L., & Osiecki, R. (2017). The influence of two static stretching protocols with different intensities on concentric knee extension strength. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 25(1), 41-46.DOI:10.3233/IES-160643

16.          Rodrigues, P., Wassmansdorf, R., Salgueirosa, F. M., Hernandez, S. G., Nascimento, V. B., Daros, L. B., Wharton, L., & Osiecki, R. (2016). Time-course of changes in indirect markers of muscle damage responses following a 130-km cycling race. Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano, 18(3), 322-331. DOI:10.5007/1980-0037.2016v18n3p322

Ruedl Gerhard

Name: Assoz.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Gerhard Ruedl

Email: Gerhard.Ruedl@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45861

Office location: HG-117

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5036-7984

Research area: Sports pedagogy and didacticsEpidemiology of alpine sports

  • Unfallgeschehen im Alpinsport: Epidemiologie, Risikofaktoren und Präventivmaßnahmen
  • Risikoverhalten im Alpinsport
  • Schutzausrüstung im Alpinsport

Teaching (ongoing)

  • Einführung in die Sportwissenschaft (Proseminar)
  • Bewegungsspiele (KU)
  • Volleyball (KU)
  • Didaktische Übungen

Schabbehard Eva-Lotte

Name: Eva-Lotte Schabbehard, MSc

Email: Eva-Lotte.Schabbehard@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45878

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention

Schnitzer Martin

Name: Univ.-Prof. Martin Schnitzer, PhD, Deputy Head of Department

Email: Martin.Schnitzer@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45865

Office location: FH-224

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4551-2056

Research area: Sports economics

Verheiratet, 4 Kinder

Studium:

  • Diplomstudium Sportwissenschaft – Schwerpunkt Sportmanagement/Sportökonomik an der LFU Innsbruck (07/2001)
  • PhD Studium der Sportwissenschaft – Dissertationsthema „Major Sports Events Strategie – Entwicklung eines Bewertungsinstruments für Sportgroßveranstaltungen in Innsbruck-Tirol“ an der LFU Innsbruck (11/2012)

Beruflicher Werdegang:

  • Mitarbeit an mehreren Sportgroßveranstaltungen (Handball Europameisterschaft 1998, Frauen Handball Weltmeisterschaft 2001, Winteruniversiade 2005, Olympische Winterspiele 2006, UEFA EURO 2008)
  • Mitarbeiter von Bewerbungskomitees von Sportgroßveranstaltungen (u.a. Olympische Winterjugendspiele 2012, Alpine Ski Weltmeisterschaft 2015, 2017, 2019)
  • Unternehmensberater (ICG Integrated Consulting Group, SMTConsulting, Fortius Sportmanagement)
  • Projektmitarbeiter am Institut für Sportwissenschaft
  • Seit 01.07.2014 Senior Scientist am Institut für Sportwissenschaft bzw. Bachelorstudium Wirtschaft, Gesundheits- und Sporttourismus Landeck

Sonstige Tätigkeiten:

  • Initiator und Koordinator des Youth Olympic Laboratory for Youth and Innovation
  • Initiator und Koordinator des Innsbrucker Sportökonomie- und Managementsymposiums
  • Vistiting Professor an der Russian International Olympic University (RIOU)
  • Visiting Progessor des Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management (MEMOS)
  • Wirkungen von Sportgroßveranstaltungen
  • Bidding und Management von Sportgroßveranstaltungen
  • Sportentwicklung

Teaching at the Department of Sport Science:

  • Sportökonomik (VO, PS)
  • Finanzierung im Sport (PS)
  • Sportmanagement: praktische Erprobung und Evaluierung (UE)

Teaching at the Bachelorstudium Wirtschaft, Gesundheits- und Sporttourismus – Landeck:

  • Sport- und Gesundheitstourismus (SL)
  • Trends, Gesundheits- und Freizeitsport, Pädagogik (VU)
  • VO Grundlagen Sport- und Gesundheitspsychologie und Soziologie (VO)

Schindelwig Kurt

Name: Ass. -Prof. Dr. Kurt Schindelwig

Email: Kurt.Schindelwig@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45887

Office location: PT-114 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

Research area: Biomechanics

Kurt works in the field of biomechanics. He had a degree in Sport and Mathematic. Since 2017 he worked as Associated Professor for biomechanics at our Institute of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck.

Safety aspects in skiing, e.g. jumps in downhill skiing and in terrain parks;  three-dimensional finite element model for simulation of the skier-flex pole impact to reduce the injury risk and improve fairness in slalom races; development of a standardized laboratory test to evaluate the excavation effectiveness of avalanche shovels.

Friction of skis on snow, the friction is influenced by a variety of factors, e.g. speed, contact area, snow type (temperature, liquid water content, hardness, texture) and ski properties (stiffness, thermal conductivity, base material, base roughness. With our developed new linear tribometer we analyzed meltwater production due to frictional heating depends on the contact area between ski and snow and quantity of quasi liquid water; effect of roughness on the friction between steel and snow and friction of ski garment to improve safety.

Teaching (ongoing)

Bachelor courses:

  • Empirical Methods (PS / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)
  • Didactics of swimming and water world (VU / 2h / 2 ECTS-AP)
  • Cross-Country Skiing (EX / 2h / 2 ECTS-AP)
  • Movement Patterns in the Water (UE / 1h / 1 ECTS-AP)

Master courses:

  • Biomechanical methods of measurement (UE / 1h / 2 ECTS-AP)

PhD:

  • AG Dissertation Project Planning (AG / 2h / 5 ECTS-AP)

Highlighted publications:

Schindelwig, K; Platzer, HP; Mössner, M; Nachbauer, W (2019): Safety recommendations of winter terrain park jumps into airbags.
In: Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport 22/1, S. S50 - S54. 

Schindelwig, K; Ellensohn, S; Kaps, P; Nachbauer, W (2017): Validation of a three-dimensional finite element model of flex-pole impacts. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology 231/4, S. 298 - 306. 

Schindelwig, K; Reichl, W; Kaps, P; Mössner, M; Nachbauer, W. (2015): Safety assessment of jumps in ski racing.
In: Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine & Science In Sports 25/6, S. 797 - 805. 

Schindelwig, K; Hoffmann, A; Mössner, M; Nachbauer, W (2017): Does Avalanche Shovel Shape Affect Excavation Time: A Pilot Study. In: Sports 5/2, Nr. 31. 

Schindelwig, K; Mössner, M; Hasler, M; Nachbauer, W (2017): Determination of the rolling resistance of roller skis.
In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology 231/1, S. 50 - 56.

Full publications:

Kurt Schindelwig's publication list

Schöttl Stefanie

Name: Stefanie Schöttl, MA MSc 

Email: Stefanie.Schoettl@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45865

Office location: FH-315

Tutorial hours: by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-802X

Research area: Sports economics, Sport and exercise psychology

Stefanie Schöttl studied Scientific Principles of Sports and the Master in Movement and Health - Diagnostics, Prevention and Intervention at the TU Munich. Afterwards she gained practical experience and worked in a rehabilitation clinic at the Tegernsee. She then completed a part-time Master´s degree in Sports-, Culture- and Events Management at the FH Kufstein and worked in the field of prevention during this time. To finally pursue a scientific career, she started her doctoral studies at the chair for sport psychology at the University Innsbruck. In her doctoral thesis, she researches the effect of exercise as an add-on therapy in smoking cessation in patients with mental illness and collaborates with the Medical University of Innsbruck. In her free time, Stefanie also works as an official judge for the German and International Skating Union.

  • Exercise as an add-on therapy in smoking cessation in patients with mental illness
  • Barriers and incentives to quit smoking in patients with psychiatric diagnoses 
  • Sports and exercise behavior during Covid-19

Teaching (ongoing):

  • UE Gymnastik in der Trainingstherapie
  • UE Gesprächsführung
  • UE Bewegungsspiele

Schöttl, S. E., Niedermeier, M., Kopp-Wilfling, P., Frühauf, A., Bichler, C. S., Edlinger, M., Holzner, B., & Kopp, M. (2022). Add-on exercise interventions for smoking cessation in people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Sports Science, Medicine & Rehabilitation, 14(1), 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-022-00498-y

Schöttl, S. E., Schnitzer, M., Savoia, L., & Kopp, M. (2022). Physical Activity Behavior During and After COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders-A Longitudinal Study in the Austrian, German, and Italian Alps. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 901763. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.901763

Schnitzer, M., Schöttl, S. E., Kopp, M., & Barth, M. (2020). Covid-19 stay-at-home order in Tyrol, Austria: Sports and exercise behaviour in change? Public Health, 185, 218–220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.042

Simpson Lydia

Name: Lydia Simpson, PhD

Email: Lydia.Simpson@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45892

Office location: PT-201 (Pulverturm)

Tutorial hours: by appointment

Address: Fürstenweg 189, A-6020 Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0357-6561

Research area: Physiology of performance and prevention

Lydia completed her BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham in 2014 and was awarded an MSc in Human and Applied Physiology, from Kings College London, in 2016. She then joined Bangor University, as a PhD researcher, in the autonomic cardiovascular laboratory. Lydia’s doctoral research examined the adaptation of the autonomic nervous system during chronic high-altitude hypoxia, with a specific focus on baroreflex control of blood pressure. She has taken part in research expeditions to the Himalaya and the Peruvian Andes, as part of the international research collaboration Global REACH, where she has collected data in lowland and high-altitude natives. Lydia has presented at several international conferences and scientific symposia and was awarded the Early Career Researcher Prize at the Physiological Society’s Extreme Environmental Physiology conference.

Lydia’s primary research interest is how the autonomic nervous system controls cardiovascular function, specifically the control of blood pressure by the arterial baroreflex mechanism. Lydia is interested in how arterial baroreflex function is altered during chronic hypoxic exposure, and its interation with other neural reflexes, including those originating from the peripheral oxygen sensors and pressure sensitive receptors in the pulmonary arteries. Lydia is also interested in the influence of sex on the regulation of blood pressure at high altitude, in both Lowland and highland natives.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • VO Leistungsphysiologie
  • VO Stoffwechsel
  • VU Angewandte Leistungsphysiologie
  • SE Problemanalyse und Forschung in der Trainingswissenschaft

Lydia L Simpson full publication list

Highlighted publications:

Simpson et al., (2019). Baroreflex control of sympathetic vasomotor activity and resting arterial pressure at high altitude: insight from Lowlanders and Sherpa. Journal of Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP277663

Simpson et al., (2020). Evidence for a physiological role of pulmonary arterial baroreceptors in sympathetic neural activation in healthy humans. Journal of Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP278731

Simpson et al., (2021). Global REACH 2018: Andean highlanders, chronic mountain sickness and the integrative regulation of resting blood pressure. Experimental Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP088473

Simpson et al., (2021). A sympathetic view of blood pressure control at high altitude: new insights from microneurographic studies. Experimental Physiologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1113/EP089194

Lord et al., (2020). The influence of barosensory vessel mechanics on the vascular sympathetic baroreflex: Insights into aging and blood pressure homeostasis. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00265.2020

Berthelsen et al., (2020). Highs and lows of sympathetic neurocardiovascular transduction:       influence of altitude acclimatization and adaptation. American Journal of Physiology-  Heart and Circulatory Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00364.2020

Wakeham et al., (2019). Upward resetting of the vascular sympathetic baroreflex in middle-aged male runners. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00106.2019

Busch et al., (2020). Muscle sympathetic reactivity to apneic and exercise stress in high-altitude Sherpa. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00119.2019

Braz et al., (2014). Influence of muscle metaboreceptor stimulation on middle cerebral artery blood velocity in humans. Experimental Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2014.081687

Busch et al., (2017). Chemoreflex Mediated Arrhythmia during Apnea at 5050m in Low but not High Altitude Natives. Journal of Applied Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00774.2017

Steidl-Müller Lisa

Name: Priv.-Doz. Mag. Lisa Steidl-Müller, PhD

Email: Lisa.Steidl-Mueller@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45904

Office location: OLZ-38 (Leichtathletik-Tribüne)

Tutorial hours: Tuesday 09:00-10:00

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6831-2690

Research area: Training science, Sports pedagogy and didactics

Lisa Steidl-Müller studied Physical Education and Italian Language for becoming a grammar school teacher, as well as Sports Science at the Department of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck. During her studies, she was an exchange student at the University of Ferrara, Italy, and performed an internship at the Isokinetic – Centre (FIFA Medical Center of Excellence) in Bologna, Italy. While performing her Teaching Practice (“Referendariat”) in the subjects Physical Education and Italian Language at a grammar school in Innsbruck in 2012, she started her PhD studies and worked as student assistant and scientific research assistant at the Department of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck. In 2015, she finished her PhD-studies in Sports Science; her thesis was awarded with the Award of Excellence by the Ministry for Science, Research and Economy of Austria. While working as a post-doc at the Department of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck, she worked on her habilitation thesis entitled “Talent development and injury prevention in youth sports on the example of alpine ski racing”. She finished her habilitation in 2020 (venia docendi: Sportwissenschaft mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Trainingswissenschaft) and has currently a “Laufbahnstelle mit Qualifizierungsvereinbarung”.

  • Talent development
  • Injury prevention, injury risk factors
  • Training and testing
  • Physical education and motor performance of pupils

Teaching (ongoing):

  • SL Sportwissenschaft
  • PS Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten
  • KU Bewegungsspiele
  • SE Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit Sportwissenschaft
  • VU Fachdidaktik Bewegungs- und Sportspiele
  • VU Fachdidaktik Sportspiele
  • VU Theorie-Praxis-Transfer im Schulsport

Steidl-Müller Publications List

Highlighted publications:

Steidl-Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Ebenbichler C, Luchner R, Patterson C, Müller, E, Gonaus C, Raschner C. (2020). Changes in anthropometric and fitness characteristics over a decade of young elite alpine ski racers. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, accepted for publication.

Hildebrandt C, Oberhoffer R, Raschner C, Müller E, Fink C, Steidl-Müller L. (2020). Training load characteristics and injury and illness risk identification in elite youth ski racing: a prospective study. Journal of Sport and Health Science, doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2020.03.009. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32428673/

Steidl-Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Müller E, Raschner C. (2020). Relationship of Changes in Physical Fitness and Anthropometric Characteristics over One Season, Biological Maturity Status and Injury Risk in Elite Youth Ski Racers: A Prospective Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 364. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31948103/

Steidl-Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Raschner C, Müller E. (2019). Challenges of talent development in alpine ski racing: A narrative review. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(6), 601-612. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30676888/

Steidl-Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Müller E, Fink C, Raschner C. (2018). Limb symmetry index in competitive alpine ski racers: reference values and injury risk identification according to performance level. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 7(4), 405-415. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30450248/

Müller L, Gehmaier J, Gonaus C, Raschner C, Müller E. (2018). Maturity status strongly influences the relative age effect in international under-9 soccer. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 17, 216-222. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29769822/

Müller L, Hildebrandt C, Müller E, Fink C, Raschner C. (2017). Long-Term Athletic Development in Youth Alpine Ski Racing: The Effect of Physical Fitness, Ski Racing Technique, Anthropometrics and Biological Maturity Status on Injuries. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, 656. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28912731/

Müller L, Gonaus C, Perner C, Müller E, Raschner C. (2017). Maturity Status Influences the Relative Age Effect in National top level Youth Alpine Ski Racing and Soccer. PLoS One, 12(7), e0181810. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28759890/

Müller L, Müller E, Hildebrandt C, Raschner C. (2016). Biological Maturity Status Strongly Intensifies the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing. PLoS One, 11(8), e0160969. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27504832/

Raschner C, Müller L, Hildebrandt C. (2012). The role of a relative age effect in the first winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(15), 1038-1043. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22976907/

Wachholz Felix

Name: Wachholz Felix, PhD

Email: Felix.Wachholz@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45857

Office location: FH-124

Tutorial hours: Appointments available during office hours, arranged by email

Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020, Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7421-9852

Research area: Sports economics, Neurophysiology of exercise

Felix Wachholz was born 1991 in Bad Aibling near by Rosenheim in Germany. He started studying “Sportmanagement” 2011 in Innsbruck and made his bachelor’s degree in 2014. Afterwards he started a 6-month internship at adidas AG in Herzogenaurach, Germany and started studying “Sport Science” 2015 after returning to Innsbruck. He received a “Leistungsstipendium” in 2016 and graduated 2017 and began his doctoral studies in the Neurophysiology-Group of Prof. Dr. Peter Federolf in the same year. During this time, he was granted by the University of Innsbruck and received a “Doktoratsstipendium aus der Nachwuchsförderung” from 2017 to 2019. In 2020 he finished his PhD. and started working in the "Researchcenter Snow Ski Alpine Sport". Since February 2022 he is an University Assistant and works in the Sportmanagement-Group of Prof. Dr. Martin Schnitzer, with focus on Digitalization in Sport.

Besides working in the scientifically field, he is a certified climbing-, track & field- and ski-instructor. Moreover, he works as lecturer for different sports organisations like the “Bundessportakademien” or the “Sportunion Tirol” teaching theoretical and practical training science. He is co-author of the book "E-Sport Fitness", giving advice to E-Athletes how to use physical exercise to improve performance.

Digitalization in Sport

The ongoing development of new and innovative technological solutions does offer advanced ways of performing, evaluating and experiencing sport. My research focus lies on digital phenomena like e-sport and the questions, if and how physical activity can be integrated in such digital environments. Moreover, innovations in sport due to e.g. virtual or augmented reality are on a rise, offering possibilities to use gamification aspects for hobby as well as elite athletes. To evaluate such innovations and their impact on movement, is also part of my research focus. In general, the effect of digital and technological inventions on movement behavior opens up a lot of research questions I'm interested in. 

Motor Control & Human Movement Science

How the human body adapts motor control in different situations is another research field I'm interested in. Underlying mechanisms are still topic to debate and new methodological approaches offer new insights in how we as human beings alter consciously or unconsciously our behavior during different situations, e.g. while performing dual-task or after disturbance of the postural control system. Variability and human movement are connected due to the vast amount of possible degrees of freedom in our movements. Although this is no new finding, research keeps exploring this field of research and still reveals new insights and mechanisms. I’m interested in applying new methods to these known questions and try to help deepen the understanding of ongoing mechanisms.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • SE Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit - Sportmanagement
  • PR Angewandtes Sportmanagement
  • UE Leichtathletik

Highlighted publications:

Wachholz, F., Tiribello, F., Mohr, M., van Andel, S. & Federolf, P. (2020). ‘Adolescent awkwardness’: Alterations in Temporal Control Characteristics of Posture with Maturation and the Relation to Movement Exploration. Brain sciences.

Wachholz, F., Tiribello, F., Promsri, A. & Federolf, P. (2020). Should the minimal intervention principle be considered when investigating dual-tasking effects on postural control?. Brain sciences, 10(1), 1.

Wachholz, F., Kockum, T., Haid, T., & Federolf, P. (2019). Changed Temporal Structure of Neuromuscular Control, Rather Than Changed Intersegment Coordination, Explains Altered Stabilographic Regularity After a Moderate Perturbation of the Postural Control System. Entropy, 21(6), 614.

van Andel, S., Pieper, R., Werner, I., Wachholz, F., Mohr, M., & Federolf, P. (2021). Implications of Optimal Feedback Control Theory for Sport Coaching and Motor Learning: A Systematic Review. Motor Control, 1(aop), 1-24.

Doix, A.C., Wachholz, F., Marterer, N., Immler, L., Insam, K., Federolf, P. (2018). Is the cross-over effect of a unilateral high-intensity leg extension influenced by the sex of the participants? Biology of sex differences, 9(1), 29.

Werner Inge

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Name: Ass. Prof. Dr. Inge Werner

Email: Inge.Werner@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45884

Office location: HG-113

Tutorial hours: Thursday 11:30-12:30 or others by arrangement

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8478-8565

Research group: Neurophysiology of exercise

Inge Werner was born in 1959 in Innsbruck (married, three children). She finished teacher training studies in Physical Education and Mathematics in 1983. From 1980 till 1993 she worked half time as assistant, since 1993 full time at the institute of Sport Science in Innsbruck being assistant professor. In 1992 she finished her PHD studies in the field of movement co-ordination and fatigue. In autumn 2017 she stayed in Los Angeles for a sabbatical with Prof. Francisco Valero-Cuevas in the Brain-Body Dynamics Laboratory at USC.

From 2001 to 2017 she was responsible of all study-programs (or parts) at the institute, 2013 to 2017 she was Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science. She is a board member of the Austrian Association of Sport Science.

Her sports background is apparatus gymnastics. Competition experiences in volleyball, table tennis or track and field in youth times help to apply theoretical knowledge into the sports field. Her actual interests lie in leisure time sports like mountain hiking, ski touring, biking and sports climbing. She holds a trainer diploma in apparatus gymnastics, over some years a national judge diploma and owns an additional qualification in Motopädagogik (working with children suffering from developmental disorders).

Motor Control and Motor Learning
Analyses of sport related movement techniques and motor control aspects (sports climbing specific holds and finger force sharing, balance and high altitude, sensory motor control in gliding on cross country skis, movement instructions), using principal component analysis for movement analysis.

Furthermore: Sure footedness and foot target accuracy in mountain hiking; factors affecting stepping accuracy (in context of accident prevention in mountain hiking esp. stumbling and slipping); movement variability.

Teaching (ongoing):

  • VO Kinesiology (Bewegungswissenschaft)
  • SE Seminar with Bachelor thesis

Former courses:

  • Multivariate Statistics
  • Study design
  • Proseminar Statistics
  • Masterseminar Kinesiology
  • Practical courses: Apparatus Gymnastics and Motopedagogy

Website UIBK

Highlighted publications:

Promsri, A; Haid, T; Werner, I; Federolf, P (2020): Leg Dominance Effects on Postural Control When Performing Challenging Balance Exercises.
In: Brain Sciences. Special Issue Collection on Systems Neuroscience

Werner, I; Peer-Kratzer, M; Haid, T; Federolf, P (2019): Effects of external versus internal focused instructions for knee alignment on whole body kinematics of landing and jumping movements.
In: Bunc, V; Tsolakidis, E: ECSS Prague 2019. Book of Abstracts. European College of Sport Science, ISBN 978-3-9818414-2-8, S. 154 - 155.

Promsri, A; Haid, T; Werner, I; Federolf, P (2019): Changes in coordinative complexity of postural movements in response to increased balance task difficulty.
In: Gait & Posture 73/Supplement 1, S. 290 - 292.

Werner, I; Enzinger, A; Ressel, J (2015): Effects of uphill walking and downhill walking on postural control.
In: Radmann, A; Hedenborg, S; Tsolakidis, E (eds): ECSS Malmö 2015. European College of Sport Science, ISBN 978-91-7104-567-6, S. 191.

Krenn, O; Werner, I; Lawrence, E; Valero-Cuevas, FJ (2015): The lower extremity dexterity test quantifies sensorimotor control for cross country skiing.
In: Müller, E; Kröll, J; Lindinger, S; Pfusterschmied, J; Stöggl, T (Eds.): Science and Skiing VI. ISBN 978-1-78255-066-2, S. 439 - 445.

Zwölfer Michael

Name: Michael Zwölfer, BEd BSc MSc

Email: Michael.Zwoelfer@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45876

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

Research area: Biomechanics

Name: Abentung Manuela

Email: Manuela.Abentung@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45852

Office location: HG-116

Office hours: Mon. - Thu. 09:00 - 12:00

Name: Freiseisen Theresia

Email: Theresia.Freiseisen@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45851

Office location: FH-121

Name: Hofer-Stern Andrea (on maternity leave)

Email: Andrea.Hofer-Stern@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45880

Office location: PT-116 (Pulverturm)

Name: Rietzler Laura

Email: Laura.Rietzler@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45881

Office location: HG-116

Name: Saurwein Barbara, ISW and Olympic Center

Email: Barbara.Saurwein@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45901

Office location: OLZ-13 (Leichtathletik Tribüne)

Name: Schaffenrath Sandra

Email: Sandra.Schaffenrath@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45891

Office location: PT-116 (Pulverturm)

Office hours: Mon. - Thu. 09:00 - 12:00

Eigner

Name: Eigner Johannes, BEng

Email: Johannes.Eigner@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45837

Office location: HG-120

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck

Eigner

Name: Hasler Christoph, MSc

Email: Christoph.Hasler@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45869

Office location: PT-204 (Pulverturm)

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

Name: Javorsky Tomas, MSc

Email: Tomas.Javorsky@uibk.ac.at

Office location: PT-201 (Pulverturm)

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

Name: Mag. Niederkofler Armin

Email: Armin.Niederkofler@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45847

Office location: PT-010 (Pulverturm)

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

Name: van Putten Joost, BEng

Email: Joost.Van-Putten@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45833

Office location: PT-204 (Pulverturm)

Address: Fürstenweg 189, 6020, Innsbruck

Name: Weichenberger David

Email: David.Weichenberger@uibk.ac.at

Phone number: +43 512 507 45882

Office location: HG-120

Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck