Leitner

Manuel Leitner

  • Engler-Bunte-Ring 15
    76131 Karlsruhe

Consultation hour and News

By appointment

Overview

Publications

Research Areas

  • Implementation and Evaluation Research
  • Evaluation of Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Daycare Settings
  • Self-Regulation Skills in Childhood
  • Physical literacy in childhood and adolescence
  • Inclusive Physical Education

Research Projects

Accompanying Research in the Context of Promoting Physical Activity in Child Care Centers in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region

Biography

10/2025 – present Academic Employee in the Social and Health Sciences Division at the Institute of Sports and Sports Science (IfSS) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
04/2025 – 09/2025 Student academic assistant at the Chair of Applied Psychology (LAP) and in the Social and Health Sciences Division at the Institute of Sports and Sports Science (IfSS) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10/2023 – 01/2024 Research Assistant at the Centre for Active Living and Learning (CALL) at the University of Newcastle (UoN), Australia
06/2022 - 03/2025 Student Assistant at the Chair of Applied Psychology (LAP) at the Institute of Sports and Sports Science (IfSS) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
03/2022 - 03/2025 Student Assistant in the SchwimmFix project at the Research Center for School Sports and Sports of Children and Adolescents (FoSS) at the Institute of Sports and Sports Science (IfSS) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10/2021 – 03/2025 Master’s degree program in “Physical Activity and Sport in Childhood and Adolescence” at the Institute of Sports and Sports Science (IfSS) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), leading to a Master of Science degree
08/2019 - 03/2020 Student Assistant at the Junior Professorship in Sports Pedagogy (now: Professorship in Social Science Perspectives on Sports, Physical Activity, and Health Promotion) at the Institute for Applied Movement Sciences (IfAB) at Chemnitz University of Technology (TUC)
10/2016 – 09/2020 Studied “Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Fitness Sports” at the Institute for Applied Movement Sciences (IfAB) at Chemnitz University of Technology (TUC), graduating with a Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science

 

Prices

  • 2026 Early Career Award: CEREPS (European Council of Research in Physical Education and School Sport)

Responsibilities at the Institute

  • Program Coordinator (Assistant) for International Affairs and Study Abroad