Judith Beck

	RESEARCH ASSISTENT / PhD STUDENT PHONE:      0049 (0)761 203 4945  E-MAIL: judith.beck[:)at(:]cognition.uni-freiburg.de ROOM: 03012	Center for Cognitive Science Hebelstraße 10 D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

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Research interests

• Language~Mind

...And the role of rhythm: Cognitive/Neurocognitive poetics

• Eye-movement research

...Reading

• Perception~Proprioception

...Embodied Cognition

• Spatial Cognition

...Orientation, Locomotion

Projects

LANGUAGE, RHYTHM AND MUSIC

Project Manager: Konieczny L.

Start/End of project: since 2017

Project Details

ASSIST ALL

Project Manager: von Stülpnagel R., Höflinger F.

Start/End of project: 2019/2020

Project Details

Publications

Papers

Beck, J. & Konieczny, L. (2023). What a difference a syllable makes—Rhythmic reading of poetry.
Frontiers in Psychology [Section Performance Science, Research Topic Rhythm Across the Arts and Sciences: A Synergy of Research], 14:1043651. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1043651

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2021). Rhythmic subvocalization: An eye-tracking study on silent poetry reading. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.13.3.5

Conference Contributions

Upcoming:

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Past:

Beck, J. & L. Konieczny (2024, August, 21-24). RHYTHMIC READING OF CONVENTIONAL POETRY: INVESTIGATING A COGNITIVE PHENOMENON. [Paper Presentation | Part of workshop: Poetic Language, organizers: Paul Widmer (University of Zurich), Barbara Sonnenhauser (LMU Munich)]. SLE 2024, Helsinki, Finnland (in-person).

Beck, J. (2024, July, 18-20). The experience of rhythm and beat in the silent reading of German poetry - a 'perspectivity' shaped by musical activity? [Poster Presentation]. IGEL 2024, Aachen, Germany (in-person).

Beck, J. & Konieczny, L. (2023, September, 26–28). Oral/subvocalizational reading of conventional poetry: Experiencing rhythmic compositions and syllabic effects [Paper Presentation]. ENN7, Monopoli, Italy (in-person).

Beck, J. & Konieczny, L. (2023, September, 28–30). The spatiotemporal in-between of music and language: POETRY - ways to investigate phonemic paths, syllabic rhythmicity and metric phenomena [Symposium. Chair: J. Beck, Presenters: J. Beck, C. Hilton, T. Popescu, F. N. Silva]. IGEL 2023, Monopoli, Italy (in-person).

Beck, J. & Konieczny, L. (2023, August, 31–September, 2). What a difference a syllable makes –
rhythmic oral reading of conventional poems [Poster Presentation]. AMLAP23, San Sebastian, Spain
(in-person).

Beck, J. & Konieczny, L. (2022, October, 28). What a difference a syllable makes – rhythmic reading of poetry [Poster Presentation]. HPSL Day 2022 (Hermann Paul School of Linguistics
Basel - Freiburg), Freiburg, Germany (in-person).

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2022, August, 20–22). Rhythmic subvocalization in silent poetry reading [Poster Presentation]. ELM 2022 (Expression, Language, Music). Storrs (CT), USA (in-person). 

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2022, July, 7–8). Rhythmic subvocalization in silent poetry reading [Poster Presentation]. Music and Eye-Tracking 2022. Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (in-person).

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2022, March, 21–23). Rhythmic subvocalization in silent poetry reading
[Symposium Talk: Cognition in the context of language and culture I: Processing and representing linguistic information; organized by: A. Rothe-Wulf]. TeaP 2022, Cologne, Germany (virtual).

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2021, September, 2–4). Rhythmic subvocalization in silent poetry reading  [Short Talk]. AMLaP 2021, Paris, France (virtual).

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2021, June, 4–5). Rhythmic subvocalization in silent poetry reading [Poster Presentation]. Art in Motion - Rhythm! (AIM), 2021. Munich, Germany (virtual).

Other

Upcoming:

Beck, J. (2024, Dec, 13). The experience of rhythm and beat in the silent reading of German poetry - a 'perspectivity' shaped by musical activity? [Poster Presentation]. Workshop Mainz - Freiburg (with Prof. G. Lauer. Organized by: Lars Konieczy, J. Beck

Past:

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2024, June, 12). Oral/subvocalizational reading of conventional poetry: Experiencing rhythmic compositions and syllabic effects [Lab Talk]. For: Workshop Freiburg - Mainz (with Prof. G. Lauer) |  Book and Reading Studies, University of Mainz, 2024. Mainz, Germany (in-person).

Beck, J., & Konieczny, L. (2024, January, 2). Oral/subvocalizational reading of conventional poetry: Experiencing rhythmic compositions and syllabic effects [Talk]. For: Seminar Audiotexte: Literature and Sound Studies (Prof. Dr. Claudius Sittig-Krippner, Prof. Dr. Evi Zemanek) | UFR, Faculty for 'Neuere Deutsche Literatur' (in-person).

Beck, J. (2023, June, 21). Effects of rhythmic properties and phonemic qualities on oral/silent reading of conventional poetry [Lab Talk]. International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), 2023. Montreal, Canada (virtual).

Ferstl, E., Konieczny, L., von Stülpnagel, R., Beck, J., and Zacharski, L., (Eds.) (2022). Proceedings of KogWis2022, the 5th Biannual Conference of the German Society for Cognitive Science. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Sep. 5th-7th 2022. doi: 10.6094/UNIFR/229611

Teaching

Summer term 2024

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Kognitionswissenschaftliches Proseminar (Literaturrecherche, Embodiment, Action Memory)

Prof. L. Konieczny, R. Albrecht, J. Beck, L. Zacharski

Summer term 2023

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Kognitionswissenschaftliches Proseminar (IAT, Embodiment, Action Memory)

Prof. E. Ferstl, Prof. L. Konieczny, J. Beck

Winter term 2022/23 (advanced seminar)

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Predictive Coding in Musik- und Sprachverarbeitung

Prof. L. Konieczny, J. Beck

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Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Experimentelle Sprachforschung

Prof. L. Konieczny, J. Beck

Summer term 2022

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Kognitionswissenschaftliches Proseminar (IAT, Embodiment, Action Memory)

Prof. habil. Sigrid Schmitz, Prof. L. Konieczny, J. Beck

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Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, TU Dortmund

Title: Das Potential rhythmischer Sprache im Kontext von Körper und Bewegung; Seminar "Sprache und Bewegung" (The potential of rhythmic language in the context of body and movement; Language and Movement Seminar) - 1. June 2022

J. Beck, PD Dr. habil. B. Bläsing

Winter term 2021/2022 (advanced seminar)

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Musik und Sprache (music and language)

Summer term 2021

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Kognitionswissenschaftliches Proseminar (IAT, Embodiment, Action Memory)

Prof. E. Ferstl, Prof. L. Konieczny, J. Beck

Winter term 2020/21 (advanced seminar)

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Verarbeitung und Effekte rhythmisierter Sprache & rhythmischer Texte

Prof. L. Konieczny, J. Beck

Winter term 2019/20 (advanced seminar)

Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Title: Rhythmus in Sprache und Musik: Kognitive Verarbeitung und Effekte

Prof. L. Konieczny, J. Beck

Summer term 2018 (seminar)

Digital Humanities Lab, Deutsches Seminar, University of Basel:

Title: Bibliotherapie. Zur Theorie und Praxis des Zusammenhangs zwischen Literatur und Gesundheit (Seminar 53866)

Prof. G. Lauer, J. Beck

Awards, Grants & Scholarships

• Student Paper Award at IGEL 2023 (2023, September, 28–30), Monopoli, Italy (in-person).
• Travel & conference funding for ENN7 & IGEL 2023 by the Scientific Society Freiburg (Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Freiburg social media)
• Programm Lernrückstände des Ministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg. Weitere Infos: MWK Sonderprogramm zur Abmilderung pandemiebedingter Lernrückstände
• Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (2004 - 2011)

Memberships

• Hermann Paul School of Linguistics (see HPSL)
• International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature (see IGEL)
• Member of the German Society for Cognitive Science e.V.  (see GK e.V.)
• Assoziertes Mitglied PhD Program, Digital Humanities, Universität Basel, CH (see DHLab)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Poesie- und Bibliotherapie, kreatives Schreiben und Biographiearbeit e.V. (see DGPB)

Organizational activities

• Member of the Organizing Committee of the Biannual Conference of the German Cognitive Science Society, KogWis22 - Understanding Minds, September, 5 - 7, 2022, Freiburg (KogWis 2022 (uni-freiburg.de)

Extracurriculars

• "Schreibtherapeutische Methoden im studentischen Alltag" [online talk]. For: WissensschUB, (01.07.2024). (virtual)
• "Resilience, Mental self-support & Healthy communication patterns" [Keynote]. For: 9. DokGF Netzwerktreffen, (26. April 2024). (in-person)
• „Schreibtherapeutische Methoden im studentischen Alltag nutzen“ [Zoom Talk]. For: „Wie mache ich‘s besser? Stressfrei durch die Prüfungszeit“, UB-Activity day for students, (25.01.2024) +++ Referenz I. Falk [Abteilung Informationsdienste]: "Die Studierenden erhielten umfassende und sehr anregende Einblicke in die Möglichkeiten der Schreibtherapie. Zahlreiche Übungsvorschläge wurden vermittelt und Lektürehinweise zur Vertiefung gegeben. Im Feedback wurde deutlich, dass die Teilnehmenden die Veranstaltung dankbar angenommen und viele Inspirationen mitgenommen haben." +++
• "Using Bibliotherapy in daily life" [Workshop]. For: University Health Day, https://unifreiburg.
  de/universitaet/events/1876/, (04.10.2023).
• "How to be (more) resilient during PhD" [key lecture]. For: HPSL Day 2022, www.hpsl-linguistics.org, (28.10.2022).
• "Resilience - Basics & Hands-on tipps for PhD students" [virtual presentation, 2 parts]. For: Arbeiterkind.de local group Freiburg (17.02.2022 & 17.03.2022).
• "Bibliotherapy" [in-person presentation]. Together with Gerhard Lauer. For: Mental Health Days, Mind-Map University of Basel, (8.-9.9.2021).

Other qualifications

• FRS-IGA digital course: Stress Management (2022, lead: Dr. Andrew Wold)
• FRS-IGA digital course: Konfliktmanagement (2022, lead: Dr. Anne Wilmers | Wilmers Kommunikation)
• WVF-Workshop/digital course: Einführung in die Analyse linearer gemischter Modelle (Mehrebenen-Analyse/Analyse hierarchischer Modelle) mit R und RStudio (2021, lead: Prof. Krummenacher)
• FRS-IGA digital course: Time Management (2020, lead: Dr. Matthias Mayer)
• FRS-IGA digital course: Mnemo-Techniken für Gespräche, Verhandlungen und Präsentationen - Steigern Sie Ihre Erinnerungsquote! (2020, lead: Jörg Blömeling)
• FRS-IGA digital course: Good Scientific Practice - Protecting Scientific Integrity (2020, lead: Dr. Debbie Radtke)
• Workshop on methods: Story world absorption in online reader’s review, at University of Basel (2019, lead: Dr. Moniek Kuijpers, funded by Schweizerischer Nationalfonds)
• Sommer school at RWTH Aachen, empirical literature science (2018, lead: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lauer, Dr.
  Moniek Kuijpers)
• Certified Shared Reading Facilitator (2017), see Shared Reading bzw. The Reader

• Certified as leader for creative writing and biographical narration/orientation, based on the Integrative Poetry- and Bibliotherapy (2012-2017, Deutsches Institut für Poesie- und Bibliotherapie, EAG-FPI)