Charlotte Behlau, Ph.D. of Sports science

• Research and teaching
• Applied sports psychology
• Intern support

Academic training
04.2018 – 06.2021 Doctorate, University of Münster
DFG Research Training Group 1712-2 “Trust and Communication in
a digitalized world”; Structured doctoral program with
180ECTS
Title of the doctorate: “Are you thinking, what I am thinking?
Measurement implications and empirical support of Shared Mental
Models in sports”

09.2014 – 08.2015 M.Sc. “Work and Organizational Psychology”, Maastricht University
(NL)

09.2011 – 07.2014 B.Sc. “Psychology and Neuroscience”, Maastricht University (NL)
Semester abroad at Dalhousie University, Canada

08.2001 – 07.2010 Abitur, Theodor-Fliedner-Gymnasium
Year abroad 2007-2008, Chile

Vocational training
11.2021 - 13.2023 Further training to become a systemic consultant (DSGF), Cologne Institute
Two years of further training with 570 units on theory and methodology,
Supervision, self-reflection, systemic consulting practice & intervision

06.2016 – 11.2021 NRW certificate “Professional teaching competence for universities”
Center for University Teaching, Westphalian Wilhelms University
Muenster

10.2015 – 06.2016 Training as a sports psychologist (asp), Mental Excellence
Listed on the expert database
Professional background

Since 09.2024 research assistant at TU Dortmund &
independent (sports) psychological consultant

04.2016 – 08.2024 Research assistant at the University of Münster &
independent (sports) psychological consultant

08.2021 - 08.2024 Post-doc WiMi (incl. parental leave)

04.2018 - 07.2021 Doctoral student DFG Research Training Group

04.2016 – 03.2018 Teacher for special tasks

• Team decision-making processes (especially shared mental models)
• Performance parameters in the team/group dynamics
• Communal coping
• Coping
• Applied sports psychology

Dr. Charlotte Behlau (born Raue) only had a double name after her wedding
(Raue-Behlau) and has therefore published under Raue, Raue-Behlau and Behlau.

Memberships and activities in committees
Since 2022 elected in the speaker group of the German Psychological Society (DGPs)
Sports Psychology Section as young member representative

Since 2024 appointed to the Europsys “Specialist Certificate Awarding Committee”.
German representation of the DGPs and the BDP

2025

Behlau, C., Pauly, H., Dreiskaemper, D., & Strauss, B. (2025). Are you thinking what I am thinking? A feasibility study of a virtual reality measurement for shared mental models in team sports. Team Performance Management: An International Journal, 31(3/4), 145–169. https://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-06-2024-0064

Behlau, C., Dreiskaemper, D., & Strauss, B. (2025). Team dynamics in esports and traditional sports: Similarities and differences. Team Performance Management: An International Journal, 31(5–6), 255–275. https://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-08-2024-0092

Behlau, C., & Dreiskämper, D. (2025). Do researchers have a shared cognition on team cognition in sports? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 81, 102971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102971

Buenemann, S., Behlau, C., Tamminen, K. A., Tietjens, M., & Strauss, B. (2025). Examining Correlates of Threat States Through the Lens of Team Performance Crises and the Role of Losing Streaks. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 47(5), 273–286. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2024-0328

Buenemann, S., Raue-Behlau, C., Tamminen, K. A., Tietjens, M., & Strauss, B. (2025). A conceptual model for performance crises in team sport: A narrative review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18(2), 823–848. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2023.2291799

Sperl, M. F. J., Attig, C., Baumgärtner, L., Behlau, C., Bergmann, B., Bienefeld, M., Biller, A. M., Brandt, N. D., Bühler, J. L., Frauhammer, L. T., Frick, S., Friehs, M.-T., Frischen, U., Handke, L., Hartmann, H., Hösterey, S., Hutmacher, F., Iffland, J. A., Irmer, J. P., … Wendt, A. N. (2025). Gute Betreuung, faire Bewertungen und angemessene Arbeitsbedingungen ermöglichen exzellente Promotionen in der Psychologie: Kommentar der Jungmitgliedervertretung der DGPs zum Positionspapier. Psychologische Rundschau, 76(3), 196–199. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000729

2024

Buenemann, S., & Behlau, C. (2024). Applying Crisis Decision Theory to Sports. In B. Strauss, S. Buenemann, C. Behlau, M. Tietjens, & K. Tamminen (Hrsg.), Psychology of Crises in Sport (S. 13–25). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69328-1_2

2023

Henning, L., Raue-Behlau, C., Halberschmidt, B., Peikenkamp, J., & Tietjens, M. (2023). Does COVID-19 facilitate gender inequality in article submission behavior? To what extent is article submission behavior influenced by career status? An exploration using the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research as an example. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 53(4), 443–449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-023-00891-w

Van Meurs, E., Rehr, J.-P., Raue-Behlau, C., & Strauss, B. (2023). No relevant spectator impact on home advantage in male and female professional volleyball – A longitudinal multilevel logistic model analysis over 25 years. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 66, 102401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102401

2021

Leis, O., Raue, C., Dreiskämper, D., & Lautenbach, F. (2021). To be or not to be (e)sports? That is not the question! Why and how sport and exercise psychology could research esports. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 51(2), 241–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-021-00715-9

Raue, C., Dreiskämper, D., Pauly, H., & Strauss, B. (2021). Team Trust in Sport Teams: Methodological Implications to Advance this Field. In B. Blöbaum (Hrsg.), Trust and Communication (S. 241–252). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72945-5_12

Raue, C., Dreiskaemper, D., & Strauss, B. (2021). Do We Share the Same View? Validating the Shared Mental Models in Team Sports Questionnaire. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 128(2), 831–850. https://doi.org/10.1177/0031512521990335

2020

Raue, C., Dreiskämper, D., & Strauss, B. (2020). Do we agree on who is playing the ball? Developing a video-based measurement for Shared Mental Models in tennis doubles. PLOS ONE, 15(12), e0242783. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242783