Katharina Schaaf

Katharina Schaaf is a doctoral student and researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt, specializing in the Department of Music. Her work focuses on early childhood musical development, rhythmic skill acquisition, and measuring musical abilities through empirical methods.

• Education
  • Master of Science in Psychology (2022–2024), University of Ulm
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology (2018–2022), University of Ulm
• Research Areas
  • Music and child development
  • Implicit musical learning in children
  • Measuring musical creativity and communication
  • Art appreciation's impact on empathy

Her projects include Musicovid and Development of a concept of art in children, and she has participated in interdisciplinary events like ArtLab live and CLaME. She previously worked as a tutor for psychological research methods at the University of Ulm (2023–2024).