Stefanie Luthman
Position/Status
- Associated Researcher
E-mail Address
sl524@cam.ac.uk
Phone
(+44) 01223 767595
Qualifications
- Diplom in Psychology (Kiel, Germany)
- PhD in Media Psychology (Kiel, Germany)
Profile
Before joining the project, I have been teaching under- and postgraduate students in developmental and educational psychology, with an emphasis on gender development and media literacy. In my PhD project, I have developed and validated a questionnaire on transfer processes when playing computer games. In addition, I have undertaken experimental studies examining the effects of violent video games on the social information processing of children as well as examining the effects of media literacy training on aspects of critical television watching in university students. Prior to my PhD, I have been working in a health psychology project that evaluated an intervention designed to increase brief interventions of general practitioners for patients with signs of alcohol abuse. With regard to educational research, I have been working as a research assistant in a video study that examined physical science instruction in German secondary schools.
Research Topics
- Student engagement and learning in early secondary-school physical science and mathematics (see below current research project)
- Computer game effects
- Media literacy
Current Research Projects
- Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education (epiSTEMe)
Publications
Peer-reviewed journals
Luthman, S., Bliesener, T. & Staude-Mueller, F. (2009). The Effect of Computer Gaming on Subsequent Time Perception. Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 3(1), article 2.
Staude-Mueller, F., Bliesener, T., & Luthman, S. (2008). Hostile and hardened? An experimental study on (de-)sensitization to violence and suffering through playing video games. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 67(1), 41-50.
Oral presentations
Luthman, S. (2008). Game over: Back in reality? Results of a questionnaire for transfer processes between the virtual and real world. 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany, July 20 - 25, 2008.