Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors
Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors
Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors 
Portrait: Maria Kreußlein
Maria Kreußlein
Research assistant

Curriculum Vitae

Professional career

  • Since 2024: Research Associate | Chemnitz University of Technology, Chair of General Psychology and Human Factors
  • Since 2013: Research Associate | Chemnitz University of Technology, Chair of General and Occupational Psychology / Research Group on General and Occupational Psychology
  • 2008 – 2013: Research Assistant | Chemnitz University of Technology, Chair of General and Occupational Psychology

Qualification

  • Since 2018: PhD candidate (Driver distraction: A study of socio-demographic, contextual and psychological influencing factors and their implications for prevention measures)

  • 2008 – 2013: Master’s Degree in Psychology | Chemnitz University of Technology (Master's thesis: “Failures in electric vehicles and their impact on the driver.”)

  • 2013: Internship at VTI Göteborg (ERASMUS Scholarship)

  • 2013: Internship at Volkswagen AG, Corporate Research, Department: HMI Concepts and Driver

  • 2008 – 2010: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology | Chemnitz University of Technology (Bachelor's thesis: “New media in driver education: The impact of various learning offerings on the completion of a hazard perception test.”)

  • 2007 – 2008: Bachelor’s Degree at University of Erfurt | Educational, Learning, and Training Psychology (Minor: English Studies)

Research Topics/Interest

  • Traffic and Mobility Psychology (Secondary task engagement, Distracted driving, Vulnerable Road Users: Cyclists)

  • Human-Machine Interaction, Usability & Human-Centered Design

  • Participatory Research in Transportation Planning

Research Projects at TU Chemnitz

  • Seit 2023: RESONANZ: AI-based Voice Analysis for the Detection and Prediction of Mental Health along the Entire Treatment Pathway of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
  • Seit 2023: NUMIC2.0 - New Urban Mobility Awareness in Chemnitz, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
  • 2022 - 2024: SteigtUM! - System of Electric Small Vehicles for Private and Commercial Transport as a Holistic Solution to Urban Mobility Problems, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
  • 2022 - 2023: Mediator - MEdiating between Driver and Intelligent Automated Transport Systems on Our Roads, funded by Horizon 2020 (H2020)
  • 2019 - 2022: DRadEsel - Illuminating the Dark Figure of Safety-Critical Events between Cyclists, Cyclists and Cars, Pedestrians, and Public Transport: A Representative Stationary Observation Study at Urban Traffic Intersections with Interviews in Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) under the "National Cycling Plan 2020"
  • 2017 - 2020: NEMoGrid - New Energy Business Models in the Distribution Grid, ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus Initiative, H2020, EU Commission
  • 2016  -  2018: Frequency of Driver Distraction, funded by the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt)
  • 2013 - 2015: Controlled Charging v.3.0 - Grid Integration of Electric Mobility on the Path to Initial Commercial Solutions, Showcase for Electric Mobility Berlin-Brandenburg, funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
  • 2013 - 2014: Open-Air Laboratory ‘New Mobility’ at the Sachsenring – Showcase for Electric Mobility Bavaria-Saxony: ELECTROMOBILITY CONNECTS, funded by the Free State of Saxony
  • 2013 -2014: EVERSAFE – EVERSAFE (Everyday Safety for Electric Vehicles), Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development

Successful Third-Party Funding Applications at TU Chemnitz

  • 2018: DRadEsel – Illuminating the Dark Figure of Safety-Critical Events between Cyclists, Cyclists and Cars, Pedestrians, and Public Transport: A Representative Stationary Observation Study at Urban Traffic Intersections with Interviews in Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) under the "National Cycling Plan 2020"
  • 2017: NEMoGrid - New Energy Business Models in the Distribution Grid, ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus Initiative, H2020, EU Commission

Publications since 2013

Journal Papers

  • Kreusslein, M., Schleinitz, K., & Schumacher, M. (in press). Perception of Distraction and Risk among Drivers Engaging in Non-Driving Tasks: Findings from a German Study. Journal of Safety Research.
  • Kreusslein, M., Schleinitz, K., & Schumacher, M. (2024). Sociodemographic, contextual and psychological factors predicting secondary task engagement: A nationwide interview study among car drivers in Germany. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 103, 387–403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.04.008.
  • Günther, M. & Kreußlein, M. (2023). Nachhaltige Verkehrs- und Mobilitätsentwicklung im Reallabor: Erste Ergebnisse einer transformativen Straßenumgestaltung am Beispiel einer mittleren Großstadt. Journal für Mobilität und Verkehr, 19, 26-35. https://doi.org/10.34647/jmv.nr19.id124 .
  • Kreusslein, M., Morgenstern, T., Petzoldt, T., Keinath, A., & Krems, J. F. (2020). Characterising mobile phone calls while driving on limited-access roads based on SHRP 2 naturalistic driving data. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 70, 208-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.03.002
  • Cocron, P., Neumann, I., Kreußlein, M., Wanner, D., Bierbach, M., & Krems, J. F. (2018). Regenerative braking failures in battery electric vehicles and their impact on the driver. Applied ergonomics, 71, 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.03.012
  • Wanner, D., Kreußlein, M., Augusto, B., Drugge, L., & Stensson Trigell, A. (2016). Single wheel hub motor failures and their impact on vehicle and driver behaviour. Vehicle System Dynamics, 54(10), 1345-1361. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2016.1201124

Conference Papers

  • Kreusslein, M., & Günther, M. (2024). Power to the citizens: Factors fostering satisfaction with citizen participation in urban planning. In A. Maciejko (eds.) Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure. AHFE (2024) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 153. AHFE International, USA. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005342.
  • Döbelt, S. & Kreusslein, M. (2020). Peer-to-Peer Traded Energy: Prosumer and Consumer Focus Groups about a Self-consumption Community Scenario. In C. Stephanidis & M. Antona (eds.). 22nd International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19-24, 2020, Proceedings, Part I, 130-140, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50726-8-17
  • Kreusslein, M., Schleinitz, K., & Schumacher, M. (2019). What you see is what you get? Correspondence of video and interview data on secondary task engagement while driving - a naturalistic driving study. Proceedings of the 10th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Santa Fe, NM (pp. 196-202).
  • Schmalfuß, F., Kreußlein, M., Döbelt, S., Kämpfe, B., Wüstemann, R., Mair, C., Heller, C. & Krems, J. F. (2016). Smart charging systems as one solution to overcome grid stability problems in the future? A field study for examining the BEV user acceptance of a smart charging system. In A. Morris & L. Mendoza (eds.). Proceedings of European Conference on Human Centred Design Intelligent Transport Systems, 114-124.
  • Kreußlein, M., Koch, I.K., Neumann, I., & Krems, J. F. (2016). How to support eco-driving in electric vehicles? – An EV experimental field trail. Paper presented at the European Conference on Human Centred Design for Intelligent Transport Systems. Loughborough: June 2016.

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