Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Gröpel
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Gröpel
Education
2018
Habilitation, Technical University of Munich, Germany
2007
PhD, University of Trnava, Slovakia
2005
Dr. rer. nat., University of Osnabrück, Germany
2001
Master (Psychology), University of Trnava, Slovakia
Professional Positions
since 2019
Professor, University of Vienna, Austria
2017-2019
Postdoc, University of Vienna, Austria
2007-2016
Postdoc, Technical University of Munich, Germany
2002-2006
Research Associate, University of Trnava, Slovakia
Activities for Sport Psychology Community (selected)
since 2017
Trainer and Lecturer, Postgraduate Sport Psychology Program, Mental Excellence GmbH, Austria
2013-2014
Congress Manager (Finances), The 46th Congress of the German Association of Sport Psychology, Munich, Germany
2009-2013
Managing Director of ASP-Curriculum (Postgraduate Sport Psychology Program accredited by the German Association of Sport Psychology), Germany
Grants
2021-2022
Validation of a mental training app. Grant from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Austria (PI; together with Athletic Research Center GmbH).
2021-2022
Quantifying the impact of visual distraction on psychomotor skills performance using eye-tracking. Grant from the INSPIRE Network Leadership, USA (CO-PI; together with Isabel Gross, Travis Whitfill, and Marc Auerbach, Yale University School of Medicine, and Michael Wagner, Medical University of Vienna).
2019-2020
Improving simulation-based medical education in pediatric resuscitation: Real-time feedback and visual attention. Grant from the ZOLL Foundation, USA (CO-PI; together with Michael Wagner, Felix Eibensteiner, and Francesco Cardona, Medical University of Vienna).
2016-2017
Interventionen zur Leistungsstabilisierung: Weiterentwicklung und Transfer. Grant from the Federal Institute of Sport Sciences, Germany (CO-PI; together with Jürgen Beckmann, TUM).
2016
Choking under Pressure: Interventions and Mechanisms. Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service and the Universities Australia (CO-PI; together with Jürgen Beckmann, TUM, and Christopher Mesagno, Federation Uni Australia).
2013
Motivationale und willentliche Faktoren des Sporttreibens. Grant from Bayerische Forschungsallianz (PI).
2010-2012
On the Relationship between Motive/Goal Discrepancies and Volition: Testing Two Different Models. Grant from the German Science Foundation (PI).
Training
2011-2012
Training in Hypnotherapy, Stefan Junker Practice, Germany
2010
Rock Climbing Instructor, JAMES, Slovakia
2008-2009
Training in Sport Psychology, German Association of Sport Psychology, Germany
2003-2005
Training in Personality Diagnostics, Institute for Motivation and Personality Development, Osnabrück, Germany
Scholarships
2004
Visiting Doctoral Student, London School of Economics, UK
2002-2005
Doctoral Scholarship, German Science Foundation, Germany
1999-2000
Graduate Scholarship, Catholical University of Eichstätt, Germany
Awards
2019
Research prize for the co-authored paper in Pediatrics (2019) awarded by the Society for Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Germany
2019
Research prize for the co-authored paper in Pediatrics (2019) awarded by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
2012
Poster Award, The 16th European Conference on Personality, Trieste, Italy