Arbeitsschwerpunkte an der PHSH

• Prorektorin Weiterbildung, Dienstleistungen und Forschung

Berufstätigkeit

2018 – 2025
Dozentin (Institut Primarstufe, Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW)

2015 – 2019 
Oberassistentin (Psychologisches Institut, Universität Zürich)

2014 – 2018
Dozentin (Institut Sekundarstufe I, Pädagogische Hochschule Bern)

2013-2014
Dozentin (Departement Soziale Arbeit, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften)

2008 – 2015
Assistentin (Psychologisches Institut, Universität Zürich)

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2022-2023
CAS Management (Universität St. Gallen)

2019-2020
Qualifizierungsangebot «Doppeltes Kompetenzprofil» (verschiedene PHs)

2015-2017
CAS Hochschuldidaktik (Universität Zürich)

2008-2011
Doktoratsstudium der Psychologie (Universität Zürich)

2001-2007
Studium der Psychologie (Universität Zürich)

Publikationen

Zuber, S., Kliegel, M., Schumacher, V., Martin, M., Ghisletta, P., & Horn, S. (2025). Individual differences and 11-year longitudinal changes in older adults' prospective memory: A comparison with episodic memory, working memory, processing speed, and verbal knowledge. Journal of Memory and Language, 141, 104602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2024.104602

Schumacher, V. (2020). Bessere Schule durch Gehirnforschung? 4bis8 Zeitschrift für Kindergarten und Unterstufe, 1, 28-29.

Aschwanden, D., Schumacher, V., Zimmermann, K., Allemand, M., Zimprich, D., & Martin, M. (2019). Do professors better maintain cognitive functioning in older age? The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 32, 5-17. https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000201

Eggenberger, P., Theill, N., Holenstein, S., Schumacher, V., & de Bruin, E. D. (2015). Multicomponent physical exercise with simultaneous cognitive training to enhance dual-task walking of older adults: A secondary analysis of a 6-month randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 10, 1711-1732. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S91997

Eggenberger, P., Schumacher, V., Angst, M., Theill, N., & de Bruin, E. D. (2015). Does multicomponent physical exercise with simultaneous cognitive training boost cognitive performance in older adults? A 6-month randomized controlled trial with a 1-year follow-up. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 10, 1335-1349. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S87732

Zöllig, J., Martin, M., & Schumacher, V. (2014). Cognitive development in aging. In C. Green & K. Laidlaw (Eds.), Oxford handbook of clinical geropsychology: International perspectives (pp. 125-143). Oxford University Press.

Martin, M., Theill, N., & Schumacher, V. (2013). Gerontopsychology: Ageing is all in your head. In M. Aartsen (Ed.), Growing old in Europe: A text book of gerontology (pp. 29-43). Springer.

Schumacher, V., & Martin, M. (2013). Lernen und Gedächtnis im Alter. In T. Bartsch & P. Falkai (Eds.), Gedächtnisstörungen (pp. 31-39). Springer Verlag.

Theill, N., Schumacher, V., Adelsberger, R., Martin, M., & Jäncke, L. (2013). Effects of simultaneously performed cognitive and physical training in older adults. BMC Neuroscience, 14, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-14-103

Adelsberger, R., Theill, N., Schumacher, V., Arnrich, B., & Tröster, G. (2012). One IMU is sufficient: A study evaluating effects of dual-tasks on gait in elderly people. Paper presented at the MOBILHEALTH, Paris, France.

Schumacher, V., & Martin, M. (2011). Psychologie der Hochaltrigkeit: Kognitive Entwicklung im hohen Alter. In H. G. Petzold, E. Horn, & L. Müller (Eds.), Hochaltrigkeit: Herausforderung für Persönliche Lebensführung und biopsychosoziale Arbeit (pp. 127-146). Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Theill, N., Martin, M., Schumacher, V., Bridenbaugh, S., & Kressig, R. W. (2011). Simultaneously measuring gait and cognitive performance in cognitively healthy vs. cognitively impaired older adults: The Basel Motor-Cognition Dual Task Paradigm. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59, 1012-1018. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03429.x

Schäfer, S., & Schumacher, V. (2010). The interplay of cognitive and motor functioning in healthy older adults: Findings from dual-task studies and suggestions for intervention. Gerontology, 57, 239-246. https://doi.org/10.1159/000322197

Schumacher, V., & Martin, M. (2009). Comparing age effects in normally and extremely highly educated and intellectually engaged 65-80 year-olds: Potential protection from deficit through educational and intellectual activities across the lifespan. Current Aging Science, 2(3), 200-204. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874609810902030200