Dr. Gesa Schaadt, Dipl.-Psych.
Main Focus
Visual, auditory, and visual-auditory speech processing of children with writing difficulties
Early language development in its relation to later dyslexic problems
The impact of sex steroids during mini-puberty on language development
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Education
2002 - 2003
King Edward VI Sixth Form College - Stourbridge; England
2003
AS-Level (Psychology; Biology; Mathematics; Spanish)
2003 - 2005
Comprehensive secondary school Rübekamp – Bremen
2005
Certificate qualifying for university entrance (Advanced Courses: English; Biology)
2005 - 2011
Diploma Study in Psychology - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2011
Diploma of Psychology (Major field of study: Cognitive Psychology)
2011 - 2016
PhD-Student of Psychology
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Psychology, Chair of Cognitive Psychology
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Department of Neuropsychology
2016
Doctor of Psychology (Dr. rer. nat.)
Thesis: Visual, Auditory, and Visual-Auditory Speech Processing in School Children with Writing Difficulties
Career
2008 - 2010
Student Assistant
Chair of Cognitive Psychology; Institute of Psychology; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2011
Research Scientist
Chair of Cognitive Psychology; Institute of Psychology; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2011 - 2013
PhD Student (Fellowship Holder)
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Department of Neuropsychology
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Institute of Psychology; Cognitive Psychology
2012 - 2015
Research Scientist
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Department of Neuropsychology
2013 - 2017
Research Scientist
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
Department of Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Since 2017
Research Scientist (Post-Doc)
Clinic of Cognitive Neurology,
Medical Faculty, University Leipzig
Department of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig