Academic Career
Scientific education
since 2016 | Doctoral studies in special education and rehabilitation, University of Cologne, Thesis: "Disability, emotions and affect - how disability studies (should) write about emotions" supervised by Prof. Dr. Markus Dederich and Prof.'in Dr.'in Marianne Hirschberg |
2008-2013 | M.A. Rehabilitation Sciences, Technical University of Dortmund, Profile Area: Structures of the Rehabilitation System, Thesis: "Gelebte" Subsidiarität? Neighborly help in multigenerational housing (1,0) supervised by Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Wacker and Simone Schüller |
2010-2011 | Semester abroad in the ERASMUS MUNDUS program "Dynamics of Health and Welfare" (M.A.), Linköpings Universitet, Linköping (Sweden) |
2005-2008 | B.A. Rehabilitation Education, TU Dortmund University, focus: psycho-social rehabilitation, supplementary area: aesthetic education, Thesis: "House communities - a concept for successful aging in seniors with visual impairment?" (1,0) supervised by Prof. Dr. Renate Walthes and Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Wacker |
2005 | Abitur, Adalbert-Stifter-Gymnasium, Castrop-Rauxel Abitur subjects mathematics (advanced course), pedagogy (advanced course), Latin, English |
University Professional Activity
| Since May 1, 2021 | Research Associate in the Department of Disability, Inclusion and Social Participation, Institute of Social Work, University of Kassel |
| WiSe 2020 | Lecturer, Department of Social Pedagogy, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin |
| Summer semester 2019 | Lecturer, Department of Vocational Pedagogy and Vocational Rehabilitation, Faculty of Rehabilitation SciencesTU Dortmund |
| 2014-2017 | Research Assistant, Chair of Sociology of Diversity, Technical University of Munich, collaboration in the projects "Ambulantization in Middle Franconia" and "Social Impact Assessment in Coastal Kenya" (in cooperation with Pwani University, Kenya) |
| 2011-2013 | Research Assistant, Study Coordinator, Dean's Office Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, TU Dortmund University, Germany |
| 2011 | research assistant in the project "StudiumEngagiert", TU Dortmund University |
| 2008-2011 | student assistant, TU Dortmund |
Scholarships and Research Awards
| 2021 | Best Paper Award, European Sociological Association, Research Network 11 "Sociology of Emotion". |
| 2017-2021 | PhD scholarship of the Hans Böckler Foundation |
| 2014 | ConSozial Science Award for outstanding scientific work in the social market, category young researchers (Master Thesis) |
| 2011 | Scholarship holder of the ASA program |
| 2010-2011 | Semester scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service for scientific education and training abroad |
Conference Organization
2019 | Co-chair of the symposium with Javier Monforte | iHuman Symposium: Biopolitical, Affect & Posthuman Critical Disability Studies. | University of Sheffield (UK) |
2019 | Conference co-chaired by Frederik Metje, Christofer Schmidt, Dr. Jens Becker | Don't worry be happy! Affect and Emotion in the Context of Neoliberal Processes of Subjectivation, Scientific Conference of Doctoral Students of the Hans Böckler Foundation. | University of Cologne |