Monika Thomas

Dr. Monika Thomas is a researcher at the Institute for Sports Didactics and School Sports at German Sport University Cologne. Her work focuses on digital teaching competencies, curriculum development, and addressing diversity in physical education teacher training.

• Primary affiliation: Institute for Sports Didactics and School Sports, German Sport University Cologne
• Research collaborations with Thomas Abel, Petra Guardiera, and Helga Leineweber

Her research centers on enhancing digital skills and inclusion in physical education, particularly through projects like Curriculumentwicklung zum Aufbau digitaler Kompetenzen in der Lehrer*innenbildung. She has also contributed to studies on teacher stress and self-efficacy in diverse classroom settings.

Notable scientific recognition includes the 2017 award for developing scales to measure teachers’ attitudes and stress related to diversity in physical education. She collaborates on international projects such as Physical Education in the context of violence prevention in Egypt and is co-author of 37 publications.

• Key awards: Development of scales for teacher stress and diversity research (2017)

Monika Thomas has delivered guest lectures in Egypt (2018–2021) and works on funded projects like Schulsport2020 and ComᵉSport to advance digitalization and inclusion in sports education. Her collaborations span departments including Training Science Intervention Research and Movement and Neuroscience.