self-concept
physical ability / Motor Fitness (childhood / adolescents)
physical activity (childhood/ adolescents)
Cross-Cultural Research (self-concept, motor fitness (phyiscal ability), physical activity)
sport & development aid

Academic Education
07/2010 - 05/2015	Promotionsstudium im Fach Sportwissenschaft (PhD)
10/2004 - 11/2009	Studium WWU Münster, Sportwissenschaften, Mathematik, Germanistik, 1. Staatsexamen
10/2003 - 10/2005	Studium WWU Münster, Rechtswissenschaften
09/2002 - 02/2003	Studium Ramapo College of New Jersey, Rechtswissenschaften
Work Experience
since 11/2014	Teacher (physical Education / math) Friedensschule Muenster
since 04/2012	Lehrauftrag WWU Münster, Institut für Sportwissenschaften, Praxiskurs Skateboarden
07/2010 - 09/2014	Promotionsstipendium in der bischöflichen Studienförderung Cusanuswerk
02/2011 - 03/2011	DAAD gefördertes Seminar "Interkulturelles Lernen und Feldforschung in Nigeria"
02/2010 - 06/2010	0,5 Stelle (Projekt) wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, WWU Münster, AB Sportpsychologie
08/2009 - 01/2010	Vertretungslehrerin im Fach Sport
01/2009 - 03/2009	DAAD geförderter Forschungsaufenthalt (Nigeria) im Rahmen der 1. Staatsexamensarbeit
Functions and Memberships
since 06/2010	Mitglied: International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sports (ISCPES)
since 05/2010	Mitglied: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp)
since 10/2005	aktives Mitglied des Ökumenischen Eine-Welt-Kreis St. Nikolaus Wolbeck e.V.
03/2008 - 03/2012	Vorstandsmitglied des Ökumenischen Eine-Welt-Kreis St. Nikolaus Wolbeck e.V.

Die Überprüfung der Konstruktvalidität des Deutschen Motorik-Tests 6-18 für die vierte Klasse Utesch T, Strauss B, Tietjens M, Büsch D, Ghanbari M-C, Seidel I (2015) In: Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 22(2) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Studien zur Bewegungsförderung und motorischen Tests in der Grundschule an der WWU Münster Ghanbari M-C, Strauss B, Tietjens M, Utesch T (2013) In: (eds.), . (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)
Testing the general fitness of children – Using rasch measurement to analyze the construct validity of the German Motor Ability Test, DMT 6-18 Tietjens M, Strauss B, Utesch T, Büsch D, Ghanbari M-C, Seidel I (2013) In: The ISSP 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology, Beijing, China, . Type of Publication: Abstract in digital collection (conference)
Testing the general fitness of Children - Construct validity of the German Motor Ability Test, DMT 6-18 Tietjens M, Strauss B, Utesch T, Büsch D, Ghanbari M-C, Seidel I (2013) In: (eds.), . (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)
Die Konstruktvalidität des Deutschen Motorik-Tests 6-18 Utesch T, Strauss B, Tietjens M, Büsch D, Ghanbari M-C, Seidel I (2013) In: Stoll O, Lau A, Moczall S (eds.), Angewandte Sportpsychologie. Hamburg: Feldhaus Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)

Intercultural Learning and Field Research in Nigeria Duration: 10/02/2011 - 10/03/2011 Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service Type of project: Participation in other joint projects
Motor Fitness of primary school children Duration: 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2013 Funded by: Ministerium für Kinder, Jugend, Familie, Gleichstellung, Flucht und Integration des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen Type of project: Individual project
Self-concept, motor Fitness and physical activity of adolescents in cultural contexts - A longitudinal cross-cultural study between Germany and Nigeria Duration: 01/07/2010 - 01/07/2014 Type of project: Own resources project

Cusanus-Preis für besonderes gesellschaftliches Engagement 2013 Awarded by: Stiftung Begabtenförderung Cusanuswerk Award given to: Ghanbari, Marie-Christine Date of awarding: 15/10/2013 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Absolventenpreis für die beste studentische Abschlussarbeit im Bereich der naturwissenschaftlichen Teildisziplinen Awarded by: Institut für Sportwissenschaften WWU Münster Award given to: Ghanbari, Marie-Christine Announced at: 15/01/2010 \| Date of awarding: 15/01/2010 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Nominated for: Global Teacher Prize Top 10 Award Announced by: Varkey Foundation, Global Education and Skills Forum in Cooperation with UNESCO Nominees: Yang, Boya; Calle, David; Silburn, Ken; MacDonnell, Maggie; Ghanbari Jahrami, Marie-Christine; Wamaya, Michael; Chambers, Raymond; Begum, Salima; Hall, Tracy-Ann; da Silva Nogueira, Wemerson Announced at: 20/03/2017 Type of distinction: Nomination for an award or distinction

Self-concept, motor Fitness and physical activity of adolescents in cultural contexts - A longitudinal cross-cultural study between Germany and Nigeria
Candidate: Wehrmann, Marie-Christine | Supervisors: Tietjens, Maike; Strauß, Bernd
Period of time: 01/07/2010 - 01/07/2014
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster