Dr. Marie Sophie Hunze
| Phone: | +49 931 - 31 83957 |
| E-mail: | marie-sophie.hunze(at)uni-wuerzburg.de |
| Address: | Röntgenring 10, room 106 |
| Office hours: | by appointment |
Articles
Gerigk, Y., Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Valtin, G., Nieding, G., & Ohler, P. (2025). A Digital Training Program Fostering Media Sign Literacy in Preschool Children. An Evaluation Study. Media Psychology, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2025.2531418
Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2025). Training of media sign literacy and intelligence: Effects on preschoolers’ cognitive skills. Cognitive Development, 74, 101582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2025.101582
Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2024). Preschoolers’ knowledge acquisition from German educational media: The impact of a training program fostering media sign literacy. Journal of Children and Media, 19(2), 362–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2024.2418531
Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Nieding, G., Ohler, P., & Diergarten, A.‑K. (2024). Preschoolers’ ability to build inferences about a film protagonist’s emotional state. Cognitive Development, 69, 101414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101414
Talks and posters
Hunze, M.S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y.K., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G.(2025, September). Der Einfluss sozialer Hinweisreize in pädagogischen Agenten auf das Lernen von Kindergartenkindern in digitalen Lernumgebungen. Poster presented at 20th Fachgruppentagung Pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPS), Jena.
Hunze, M.S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y.K., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G.(2023, September). Die Auswirkung eines Trainingsprogramms zur medialen Zeichenkompetenz auf das Lernen von Kindergartenkindern aus Bildungsmedien. Paper presented at 19th Fachgrupptentagung Pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPS), Kiel.
Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G. (2023, September). Der Zusammenhang von elterlicher Medienkompetenz, sozioökonomischen Status und Mediennutzungsverhalten mit der medialen Zeichenkompetenz von Kindergartenkindern. Poster presented at 19th Fachgrupptentagung Pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPS), Kiel.
Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2022, September). Parasocial relationships with pedagogical agents in preschool years. Poster presented at 52nd DGPs Congress 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.
Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Mubarak, A., Dabbaghi, G., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2022, September). A cross-cultural comparison of the effects of German, Iranian, and Guatemalan parental and familial environmental factors on young children’s media behavior. Poster presented at 52nd DGPs Congress 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.
Gerigk, Y., Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Nieding, G., & Ohler, P. (2022, September). A media training program fostering media sign literacy in preschool: An evaluation study. Poster presented at 52nd DGPs Congress 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.
Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2021, September). Young Children’s Exposure to a Pedagogical Agent. Proceedings of the 12th Media Psychology Conference 2021, 139 - 143, https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-245984
Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G. (2021, September). The role of familial environment in the development of media sign literacy in preschool children. Poster presented at MediaPsych 2021, Aachen, Germany.
Gerigk, Y., Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Möckel, T., Pietschmann, D., Nieding, G. & Ohler, P. (2021, September). Can young Children's Media Sign Literacy predict Academic Skills in Primary School? In A. Rosenthal-von der Pütten, M. Elson, & S. Schiffer (eds.) Proceedings of the 12th Media Psychology Conference 2021, (pp. 134-137). 12th Media Psychology Conference, Aachen, Germany. doi:10.18154/RWTH-CONV-245971.
Hunze, M.S., Freudenberger, F., Diergarten, A. K. & Nieding, G. (2021, March). The Impact of Theory of Mind and Media Sign Literacy on Children’s Development of Emotional Inferences. Paper presented at 63rd TeaP 2021, Ulm, Germany.
Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Völkel, S., Diergarten, A. K., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G. (2021, March). The Impact of Media Sign Literacy and Symbolic Understanding on Children’s Development of Metaphor Comprehension. Paper presented at 63rd TeaP 2021, Ulm, Germany.
Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Diergarten, A. K., Völkel, S., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2019, September). Training zur Förderung der medialen Zeichenkompetenz im Kindergartenalter. Poster presented at PAEPSY 2019, Leipzig, Germany.
Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Diergarten, A. K., Völkel, S., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2019, September). Entwicklung & Evaluation eines Trainings zur Förderung der medialen Zeichenkompetenz im Kindergartenalter. Poster presented at PAEPSY 2019, Leipzig, Germany.
| 2025 | Doctorate, University of Würzburg |
| since 2018 | Research associate at the chair of Developmental Psychology of the University of Würzburg |
| 2023 | Research associate at the research team of Prof. Peter Ohler, TU Chemnitz |
2021 - 2023 | Research associate at the Media Center at the University of Würzburg |
2018 | Research assistant at the chair of Media Communication, TU Chemnitz |
2016 - 2018 | M.Sc. Media and Instructional Psychology, TU Chemnitz |
2013 - 2016 | B.A. Media Communication, TU Chemnitz |
2012 | Abitur (high school diploma) at Bischöflichen Gymnasium Josephinum, Hildesheim |
| 2025 | Poster Award, 20th Conference of the Educational Psychology Division (PAEPS) in Jena, 3rd Place |
| 2025 | Best Paper Award, Media Psychology Division for the Paper https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2024.2418531 |
| 2023 | Student Award for Excellent Teaching, 3rd Place for the seminar 'Social Interactions in Childhood and Adolescence' |
