Dr. Jannika John
Contact
Institute of Sports Science
Wilhelmstraße 124,
1st floor, room 115
07071 29-72654
jannika.john@uni-tuebingen.de
Consultation Times (PDF)
Main research
- Talent and giftedness
- Activity biographies
- Psychosocial factors in talent development
- Sociology of elite sport
- Biopsychosocial approaches in sport science
- Health and injuries in elite sports
Short vita
Since 2022
Junior Research Group Leader for Social Scientific Elite Sports Research
2022
2022 PhD
University of Tübingen
2017
Research assistant and PhD student, Institute of Sports Science
University of Tübingen
2017
Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis on nutrition
Lamar University, Texas
2016
Master of Science in Kinesiology
Lamar University, Texas
2014
Bachelor of Science Scientific in Principles of Sport
Technische Universität München
Selected publications
Journal articles
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John, J.M. & Thiel, A. (2022). All roads lead to Rome? Talent narratives of elite athletes, musicians, and mathematicians. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2074078
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John, J. M., Haug, V., & Thiel, A. (2020). Physical Activity Behavior from a Transdisciplinary Biopsychosocial Perspective: a Scoping Review. Sports Medicine - Open, 6(1), 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-020-00279-2
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Frahsa, A., Altmeier, D., John, J. M., Gropper, H., Granz, H., Pomiersky, R., . . . Thiel, A. (2020). “I Trust in Staff's Creativity”—The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Physical Activity Promotion in Nursing Homes Through the Lenses of Organizational Sociology. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2(131). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.589214
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Thiel, A., John, J.M., Carl, J., & Thedinga, H. (2020). Weight stigma experiences and physical (in)activity: A biographical analysis. Obesity Facts, 13, 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1159/000507936
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Gropper, H., John, J.M., Sudeck, G., & Thiel, A. (2020). The impact of life events and transitions on physical activity: A scoping review. PlosOne. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234794
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Bekker S, Bolling C, Ahmed O, Badenhorst M, Carmichael J, Fagher K, Hägglund M, Jacobsson J, John J, Litzy K, Mann R, McKay C, Mumford S, Tabben M, Thiel A, Timpka T, Thurston J, Truong L, Spörri J, van Nassau F, Verhagen E. (2020). Athlete Health Protection: Why qualitative research matters. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23 (10), 898-901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.06.020
- John, J. M., Gropper, H., & Thiel, A. (2019). The role of critical life events in the talent development pathways of athletes and musicians: A systematic review. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 45, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101565
- Thiel, A., John, J., & Frahsa, A. (2019). Qualitative interviews in sport and physical activity research – do not forget the body. European Journal for Sport and Society, 16, 1-4. DOI: 10.1080/16138171.2019.1616423
- Thiel, A. & John, J. M. (2019). Is eSport a ‘real’ sport? Reflections on the spread of virtual competitions, European Journal for Sport and Society, DOI: 10.1080/16138171.2018.1559019
Conference presentations
- John, J., Gropper, H. & Thiel, A. (2019). Mapping biographies – A method for the analysis of the subjective history of physical activity. Oral presentation at the ISSA World Congress of the Sociology of Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand
- John, J. & Thiel, A. (2019). The role of critical life events in the talent development pathways of athletes and musicians: A systematic review. Oral presentation at the ISSA World Congress of the Sociology of Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand
- John, J. & Thiel, A. (2018). Developmental pathways of gifted individuals - a biographical analysis. Oral presentation at the 2nd Summer School of the international PhD program Bern-Tübingen "Interdisciplinary sport science", Sankt Moritz, Switzerland
- John, J. & Thiel, A. (2018). Developmental pathways of gifted individuals - a biographical analysis. Oral presentation at the international PhD Workshop "Culture, Sport, and Society", Tübingen.
Functions
- Editorial’s Assistant for the European Journal for Sport and Society (2017-2019)
- Associated member of the LEAD Graduate School and Research Network (since 2018)
- Holder of scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation (2014-2017)
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the 2022 eass & ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport (2020-2022)
- Project coordinator FIDELIS (Figurations of painkiller consumption in elite handball – Modulation patterns and interdependence networks); BISP (2021-2024)
- Project coordinator "Figurations of painkiller consumption in semi-professional football – Modulation patterns and interdependence networks“; DFL and DFB (2021-2023)