Research contributions & publications
Monograph
Götz, R. (2022). Musical family learning environment. Transfer effects on phonological information processing at kindergarten age taking into account structural characteristics of origin. Hamburg: Dr. Kovač. www.verlagdrkovac.de/978-3-339-13038-9.htm.
Journal articles (*peer-reviewed)
*Fries, A., Jurkutat, A., Barthold, M. & Götz, R. (2024). Usefulness of spontaneous speech analyses and naming tests within standardized testing procedures for the diagnosis of secondary childhood pronunciation disorders. Journal of Special Education, 9, 409-418.
*Fries, A., Jurkutat, A., Barthold, M. & Götz, R. (2023). Spontaneous speech analyses and standardized naming tests for the diagnosis of childhood pronunciation disorders. Praxis Sprache, 68 (4), 273-243. DOI: 10.2443/skv-s-2023-56020230403.
Kobs, R., Götz, R. & Jurkutat, A. (2023). Transfer effects of early childhood musical skills - opportunities for undisturbed language acquisition. Praxis Sprache, 68 (3), 149-156. DOI: 10.2443/skv-s-2023-56020230301.
*Barthold, M., Jurkutat, A., Götz, R., Schubring, L., Spiegler, J., Fries, A., Kiesel, L. & Klepper, J. (2023). Timing of Ketogenic Dietary Therapy (KDT) introduction and its impact on cognitive profiles in children with Glut1-DS - a preliminary study. Children, 10, 681. DOI: 10.3390/children10040681.
*Jurkutat, A., Götz, R., Barthold, M., Schölderle, T., Haas, E. & Klepper, J. (2022). The glucose transporter (Glut1) defect. A new syndrome as a challenge for speech and language therapy. Frühförderung interdisziplinär, 41, 199-211. DOI: 10.2378/fi2022.art23e.
Jurkutat, A., Götz, R., Heeg, K., Grandl, A., Kraus, F., Hansen, D. M. (2021). Prevention of voice disorders in teacher education - Possibilities and limitations of a concept implementation in the curriculum. Logos, 29(4), 267-277.
*Armbrüster, L., Mende, W., Götz, G., Wermke, P., Götz, R. & Wermke, K. (2020). Musical Intervals in Infants' Spontaneous Crying over the first 4 Months of Life. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. DOI: 10.1159/000510622
*Kempert, S., Götz, R., Blatter, K., Tibken, C., Artelt, C., Schneider, W., & Stanat, P. (2016). Training early literacy related skills. Which contribution does a musical training make to phonological awareness development? Frontiers in Psychology, 7: 1803.
Unpublished university theses
Götz, R. (2012). Experiential breath and self-esteem. Thesis, Institute for Breathwork Munich.
Weigl, R. (2012). Noise or song? Analysis of musical intervals in the vocalizations of infants as a complex pre-linguistic ability. Diploma thesis, University of Würzburg.
Weigl, R. (2009). Music and language in pre-linguistic communication - A study on the auditory perception of musical intervals in the pre-linguistic development of infants. Admission thesis (1st state examination, teaching degree at grammar schools), University of Music & University of Würzburg.
Contributions to edited volumes & brochures
Kempert, S., Tibken, C., Götz, R., Blatter, K., Stanat, P., Schneider, W. & Artelt, C. (2015). The development of written language precursor skills: What is the effect of musical skills training? In A. Redder, J. Naumann & R. Tracy (Eds.), Research Initiative Language Diagnostics and Language Support (FiSS) - Results, 155-176. Münster: Waxmann.
Tibken, C., Blatter, K., Kempert, S., Götz, R., Artelt, C., Stanat, P. & Schneider, W. (2015). How can the prerequisites for the acquisition of written language be promoted in kindergarten through play? In A. Redder & S. Lambert (Eds.), Research Initiative Language Diagnostics and Language Support (FISS). Transfer - Perspectives, 12-14. Hamburg: FiSS Coordination Office.
Götz, R., Blatter, K., Kempert, S., Tibken, C., Beinicke, A., Artelt, C., Stanat, P. & Schneider, W. (2014). Promoting phonological awareness in preschool children. In A. Redder & S. Lambert (Eds.), Research initiative language diagnostics and language support (FiSS). The projects introduce themselves, 52-55. Hamburg: FiSS Coordination Office.
Review by
Götz, R. (2016). Review of Stadler Elmer, S.: Child and music. Recognizing and understanding developmental potential. Berlin: Springer. In: Early Education, 5 (3), 179-180.
Test procedure
Stock, C., Götz, R. & Schneider, W. (in press). German spelling test for the first and second school year (DERET 1-2+). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Stock, C., Götz, R. & Schneider, W. (in press). German spelling test for the third and fourth school year (DERET 3-4+). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Invited lectures
Götz, R. & Kandert, C. (2024). Healthy through music - positive effects of music on body and psyche. Lecture at the 19th Ansbach Diabetic Day of the ANregiomed klinikum ansbach, Ansbach, 15.11.2024.
Götz, R. (2024). Transfer effects of music & musical learning environment on the (precursor) competencies of written language acquisition. Lecture at Rotary Club Würzburg, Würzburg, 04.06.2024.
Poster
Götz, R., Störlein, A. & Jurkutat, A. (2024). The development of vocal performance skills in student teachers. Poster presentation at the 40th annual conference of the German Society for Music Psychology e.V. (DGM), Munich, September 6-8, 2024.
Jurkutat, A., Barthold, M. & Götz, R. (2022). Linguistic-cognitive functions and dysarthric disorders in Glut1 deficiency. Study protocol and first results. Sprachtherapie aktuell: Research - Knowledge - Transfer 9(1): XXXIV Clinical Linguistics Workshop. e2022-14, Würzburg, 01.04.2022.
Jurkutat, A., Barthold, M. & Götz, R. (2021). Cognitive and communicative functions in glucose transporter (Glut1) deficiency. Study protocol and first results. Poster presentation at the 3rd Congress of Medical Centers for Adults with Disabilities (MZEB), Halle, 02.11.-03.11.2021.
Tibken, C., Kempert, S, Götz, R., Blatter, K. & Schneider, W. (2017). Implementation effects in the training of phonological awareness in kindergarten children. Poster presentation at the 17th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Tampere, 29.8-02.09.2017.
Tibken, C., Götz, R., Blatter, K., Kempert, S. & Schneider, W. (2016). Interrelations between music and linguistic abilities: Mutual influences in kindergarteners over time. Poster presented at the 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development in Vilnius, Lithuania, 10.14.07.2016.
Götz, R., Langheinrich, T., Lehmann, A. C. & Schneider, W. (2015). How reliably can singing performance of kindergarten children aged four to six years be measured and assessed? Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Conference of the German Society for Music Psychology (DGM), Oldenburg, September 11-13, 2015.
Tibken, C., Beinicke, A., Götz, R., Blatter, K., Kempert, S. & Schneider, W. (2015). The early influence of kindergarten teachers' expectations on kindergarten children's linguistic competencies. Poster presentation at the 16th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Limassol, 25-29.08.2015.
Götz, R., Lehmann, A. C., Tibken, C. Blatter, K., Kempert, S. & Schneider, W. (2015). Influence of the Home Musical Environment on phonological competencies in preschool children. Poster presentation at the 9th Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM), Manchester, 17-22.8.2015.
Tibken, C., Götz, R., Beinicke, A., Schneider, W., Blatter, K., Artelt, C., Kempert, S., & Stanat, P. (2014). Effects of musical support on the development of phonological skills at kindergarten age. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the German Psychological Society 2014, Bochum, 21.09.-25.09.2014.
Tibken, C., Beinicke, A., Götz, R., Schneider, W., Blatter, K. & Artelt, C. (2014). The Pygmalion effect in kindergarten: The influence of teachers' expectations on children's verbal competencies. Poster presentation at the 23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD), Shanghai, July 8-12, 2014.
Kempert, S., Blatter, K., Götz, R., Tibken, C., Beinicke, A., Stanat, P., Artelt, C. & Schneider, W. (2014). Prerequisites for written language acquisition: Support through language and music. Poster presentation at the BMBF conference "Bildungsforschung 2020 - Zwischen wissenschaftlicher Exzellenz und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung", Berlin, March 27-28, 2014.
Kempert, S., Götz, R., Tibken, C., Beinicke, A., Blatter, K., Stanat, P., Schneider, W. & Artelt, C. (2014). Effectiveness of phonological awareness support measures in comparison: First results of a musical training program for preschool children. Poster presentation at the 2nd Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Frankfurt am Main, 03-05.03.2014.
Tibken, C., Götz, R., Beinicke, A., Jäger, D., Blatter, K., Kempert, S., Artelt, C., Stanat, P., Schneider, W. (2013). Effects of early musical support on the development of phonological awareness in kindergarten children. Poster presentation at the 14th Specialist Group Conference on Educational Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), University of Hildesheim, 23-25.09.2013.
Conference contributions
Jurkutat, A., Knoblauch, A.-L. & Götz, R. (2024). Suitability of the RBH classification and the Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) for the assessment of early symptoms in student teachers. Presentation at the 40th Annual Conference of the German Society for Music Psychology e.V. (DGM), Munich, 06.09.-08.09.2024.
Heeg, K., Götz, R. & Jurkutat, A. (2023). Possible long-term effects of the voice prevention measures STARKE-STIMME-macht-SCHULE for teacher training students. Presentation at the 51st dbl Congress, Erlangen, 16.06.-17.06.2023.
Jurkutat, A., Barthold, M. & Götz, R. (2023). German Glut1DS speech study. Talk at the 4th European Glut1 Conference, Aschaffenburg, 15.06.-16.06.2023.
Heeg, K. & Götz, R. (2022). Possible long-term effects of a voice prevention program in former student teachers. Presentation at the 14th Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVOC), Tallinn, Estonia, 24.08.-27.08.2022.
Götz, R., Heeg, K. & Jurkutat, A. (2022). "Starke STIMME macht Schule" - Selected aspects of the voice prevention concept for student teachers of the Chair of Speech and Language Pathology at the University of Würzburg. Presentation at the 50th dbl Congress, Koblenz, 20.05.-21.05.2022.
Jurkutat, A., Barthold, M. & Götz, R. (2022). Speech motor disorders in glucose transporter (Glut1) deficiency. Presentation at the 50th dbl Congress, Koblenz, 20.05.-21.05.2022.
Götz, R., von Fürstenberg, E. & Jurkutat, A. (2022). Musical elements in the therapy of specific language development disorder. Sprachtherapie aktuell: Research - Knowledge - Transfer 9(1): XXXIV Clinical Linguistics Workshop. e2022-05, Würzburg, 01.04.2022.
Tibken, C., Kempert, S., Blatter, K., Götz, R. & Schneider, W. (2017). Development and reciprocal influence of linguistic and phonological skills in preschool children. Presentation at the joint conference of developmental psychology and educational psychology (PAEPSY), Münster, September 11-14, 2017.
Kempert, S., Tibken, C., Blatter, K., Götz, R., Artelt, C., Schneider, W. & Stanat, P. (2017). The earlier the better? Training of literacy-related skills in preschool children with phonological and musical training programs. Presentation at the joint conference of developmental psychology and educational psychology (PAEPSY), Münster, September 11-14, 2017.
Tibken, C., Blatter, K., Kempert, S., Götz, R. & Schneider, W. (2015). The "how" decides: The influence of framework conditions in kindergarten on the effectiveness of "Listen, listen, learn". Presentation at the 15th Professional Group Conference on Educational Psychology (PAEPS), Kassel, 14-16.09.2015.
Kempert, S., Tibken, C., Götz, R., Blatter, K., Stanat, P, Schneider, W., & Artelt, C. (2015). Improving preschoolers' phonological awareness with music and phonological training. Talk at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Limassol, Cyprus, 25.08.-29.08.2015.
Presentations at project-internal conferences & trainings
Tibken, C., Kempert, S., Blatter, K., Götz, R., Artelt, C., Stanat, P., & Schneider, W. (2015). How can the prerequisites for the acquisition of written language be playfully promoted in kindergarten? Presentation at the 3rd International FiSS Spring Conference, Hamburg-Blankenese, 07.-08.05.2015.
Götz, R. & Tibken, C. (2014). Effects of combined musical and phonological early intervention on the development of phonological awareness in kindergarten children of German and non-German heritage language. Presentation at the Fall School of the Research Initiative Language Diagnostics Language Support (FiSS) Interdisciplinary Research and Scientific Career Planning, Frankfurt am Main, November 12-14, 2014.