About us
We are a small, dedicated team of professionals who thrive on collaboration and creativity. Our mission is to revolutionize the collection and analysis of real-time data using cutting-edge mobile and wearable technologies.
In our team, every voice matters, and each member plays a crucial role in driving our projects forward. We value curiosity, initiative, and a shared commitment to excellence. Together, we tackle complex challenges and transform innovative ideas into impactful solutions.
Dr. Marco Giurgiu
Karlsruhe
“The method of ambulatory assessment fascinates me because as researchers we are able to understand with a high- temporal resolution associations of daily behavior in everyday life.”
Contact
Institute for Sports and Sports Science (IfSS) / Mental mHealth Lab
KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hertzstr. 16, Geb. 06.31
76131 Karlsruhe
marco.giurgiu (at) kit.edu
Selected References
Giurgiu, M., Koch, E. D., Ottenbacher, J., Plotnikoff, R. C., Ebner‐Priemer, U. W., & Reichert, M. (2019). Sedentary behavior in everyday life relates negatively to mood: An ambulatory assessment study. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 29(9), 1340-1351.
Giurgiu, M., Koch, E. D., Plotnikoff, R. C., Ebner-Priemer, U. W., & Reichert, M. (2020). Breaking up sedentary behavior optimally to enhance mood. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 52(2), 457-465.
Giurgiu, M., Niermann, C., Ebner-Priemer, U., & Kanning, M. (2020). Accuracy of sedentary behavior–triggered ecological momentary assessment for collecting contextual information: development and feasibility study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(9), e17852.
Giurgiu, M., Plotnikoff, R. C., Nigg, C. R., Koch, E. D., Ebner‐Priemer, U. W., & Reichert, M. (2020). Momentary mood predicts upcoming real‐life sedentary behavior. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 30(7), 1276-1286.
Giurgiu, M., Ebner-Priemer, U. W., & Dumuid, D. (2022). Compositional insights on the association between physical activity and sedentary behavior on momentary mood in daily life. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 58, 102102.
Prof. Dr. Martina Kanning
Konstanz
“I love ambulatory assessment because it allows me to understand the interactions between a person and their environment in a remarkable way.”
Contact
University of Konstanz
Department of Sports Sciences
Social and Health Sciences
Universitätsstr. 10
78464 Konstanz
martina.kanning (at) uni-konstanz.de
Selected References
Kingsbury, C., Buzzi, M., Chaix, B., Kanning, M., Khezri, S., Kiani, B., Kirchner, T. R., Maurel, A., Thierry, B., & Kestens, Y. (2024).
STROBE-GEMA: a STROBE extension for reporting of geographically explicit ecological momentary assessment studies.
Archives of Public Health, 82, 84, Doi: 10.1186/s13690-024-01310-8
Kanning, M., Yi, L., Yang, Ch., Niermann, Ch., & Fina., S. (2023).
Mental health in urban environments: Uncovering the black box of person-place interactions requires interdisciplinary approaches. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) MHealth and uHealth,11, e41345. Doi: 10.2196/41345
Kanning, M., Bollenbach, L., Schmitz, J., Niermann, Ch., Fina, S. (2022).
Analyzing person-place interactions during walking episodes: Innovative ambulatory assessment approach of walking-triggered e-diaries. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Formative Research, 6 (11), e39322, doi: 10.2196/39322
Kanning, M., Niermann, Ch., Ebner-Primer, & Giurgiu, M. (2021).
The context matters – not all prolonged sitting bouts are equally related to momentary affective states: an ambulatory assessment with sedentary-triggered E diaries. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18:106, doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01170-3
Kanning, M., Ebner-Priemer, U., & Schlicht, W. (2013).
How to investigate within-subject associations between physical activity and momentary affective states in everyday life: A position statement based on a literature overview. Frontiers in Psychology Movement Science and Sport Psychology. 4 (187), doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00187.
Prof. Dr. Markus Reichert
Salzburg
“Ambulatory Assessment opens a window to understand how physical activity and its psychological correlates unfold in everyday life.”
Contact
Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg
Schlossallee 49, 5400 Hallein
markus.reichert (at) plus.ac.at
Selected References
Reichert, M., Giurgiu, M., Koch, E., Wieland, L.M., Lautenbach, S., Neubauer, A.B., von Haaren-Mack, B., Schilling, R., Timm, I., Notthoff, N., Marzi, I., Hill, H., Brüßler, S., Eckert, T., Fiedler, J., Burchartz, A., Anedda, B., Wunsch, K., Gerber, M., Jekauc, D., Woll, A., Dunton, G.F., Kanning, M., Nigg, C.R., Ebner-Priemer, U., & Liao, Y. (2020). Ambulatory Assessment For Physical Activity Research: State Of The Science, Best Practices And Future Directions. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 50, 101742. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101742
Reichert, M.*, Braun, U.*, Gan, G., Reinhard, I., Giurgiu, M., Ma, R., Zhenxiang, Z., Hennig, O., Koch, E.D., Wieland, L., Schweiger, J., Dragos, I., Hoell, A., Akdeniz, C., Zipf, A., Ebner-Priemer, U.W.*, Tost, H.*, & Meyer-Lindenberg, A.* (2020). A neural mechanism for affective well-being: Subgenual cingulate cortex mediates real-life effects of non-exercise activity on energy. Science Advances, 6(45), eaaz8934. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz8934
Benedyk, A.*, Reichert, M.*, Giurgiu, M, Timm, I., Reinhard, I., Nigg, C., Berhe, O., Moldavski, A., von der Goltz, C., Braun, U., Ebner-Priemer, U.W., Meyer-Lindenberg, A.*, Tost, H.* (2024). Real-life behavioral and neural circuit markers of physical activity as a compensatory mechanism for social isolation. Nature Mental Health, 2, 337–342 (2024). doi: 10.1038/s44220-024-00204-6
Tost, H.*, Reichert, M.*, Braun, U.*, Reinhard, I., Peters, R., Lautenbach, S., Hoell, A., Schwarz, E., Ebner-Priemer, U.*, Zipf, A.* & Meyer-Lindenberg, A.* (2019). Neural correlates of individual differences in affective benefits of real-life urban green space exposure. Nature Neuroscience, 22(9), 1389–1393. doi: 10.1038/s41593-019-0451-y
Timm, I., Giurgiu, M., Ebner-Priemer, U., Reichert, M. (2024). The Within-Subject Association of Physical Behavior and Affective Well-Being in Everyday Life: A Systematic Literature Review. Sports Medicine, 54, 1667–1705. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230027 .
Dr. phil. Birte von Haaren-Mack
Bonn
“I feel compelled to share my experiences to increase awareness of these methods in sports science.”
Contact
Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft
Fachbereich III – Forschung und Entwicklung: Sport und Gesellschaft
Graurheindorfer Straße 19
853117 Bonn
birte.vonHaaren-Mack (at) bisp.de