Biographical

Since 2018/06: Doctoral Student at the Department of Social Work and Social Welfare (Prof. Dr. Sigrid James)

PHD Project: Unaccompanied migrant children’s experiences of transnational family life and social work perspectives in Germany

2015-2017: M.A in Communication for Development (1 year M.A; 50% distance). University of Malmö/Sweden

2012-2014: M.A in International Migration and Ethnic Relations. (1-year) University of Malmö/Sweden

2011-2013: M.Sc. in Global Studies/Social Work.  University of Lund/Sweden

2007-2011: B.A Social Work/Cultural Studies. University of Applied Sciences. Munich/Germany

2011: Erasmus Exchange Term: Ersta Sköndal Högskola, Faculty for Social Sciences, Stockholm/Sweden

2009: Exchange Term: Universidad de Guadalajara, Faculty for Social Sciences and Humanities, Mexico

Various (international) summer schools and trainings in the field of trauma- sensitive care, motivational interviewing, suicide prevention, children’s rights, child-welfare, etc.

Since 2017/04: Research Assistant at the Department of Social Work and Social Welfare/University of Kassel (Prof. Dr. Sigrid James)

2015/08-2017/04: Social Worker in Residential Care with Unaccompanied Refugee Minors. Malmö/Sweden.

2015/06 -2015/09: Social Worker in Residential Care with Unaccompanied Refugee Minors. Trelleborg/Sweden.

2013/10-2015/10: Pedagogical Staff (Part Time) in a Nursery and Pre-school. Malmö/Sweden

2012/08-2014/08: Student Assistant and Administrative Assistant (Part Time). University of Lund/Sweden

09/2009-08/2010: Social Work Intern at INKOMM (Project Center Intercultural Communication). Munich/Germany.

2006/09-2007/09: Intern in Daycare Facility for Children and Youth. Quito/Ecuador.