Academic Career
Scientific education
| 2016-2024 | Doctoral studies in curative education and rehabilitation, University of Cologne, thesis: "Non-/disability, affect and emotions. Perspectives on feelings in and for Disability Studies" supervised by Prof. Dr. Markus Dederich and Prof. Dr. Marianne Hirschberg |
| 2008-2013 | M.A. Rehabilitation Sciences, Technical University of Dortmund, Profile area: Structures of the rehabilitation system, Thesis: "Lived" Subsidiarity? Neighborhood help in multi-generational housing 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 Pedagogy, TU Dortmund, focus: Psycho-social rehabilitation, supplementary area: Aesthetic education, thesis: "House communities - a concept for successful aging for seniors with visual impairment?" 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
| 2024 | Symposium organization together with Moniq Muyargas and Prof. Dr. Marianne Hirschberg | Symposium "Cripping & Queering Age(ing)" at the annual congress DGGG & DGG "Ageing without borders" | University of Kassel |
| 2024 | Symposium organization together with Prof. Dr. Marianne Hirschberg and Dr. Rebecca Yeo | Symposium "Resisting and transforming ecoableism to build climate justice" at the Disability Studies Conference 2024 | University of Leeds |
| 2024 | Workshop organization together with Prof. Dr. Sabine Flick, Prof. Dr. Marianne Hirschberg, Prof. Dr. Stephan Lessenich, Dr. Annette Hilscher, Dr. Alexandra Schauer and Stefan Stache | Research questions in participation research IV: Epistemological and social-theoretical foundations of participation research | Frankfurt on the Main |
2019 | Conference chair together with Javier Monforte | iHuman Symposium: Biopolitical, Affect & Posthuman Critical Disability Studies | University of Sheffield (UK) |
2019 | Conference management together with Frederik Metje, Christofer Schmidt, Dr. Jens Becker | Don't worry be happy! Affect and Emotions in the Context of Neoliberal Subjectivation Processes, Scientific Conference of Doctoral Candidates of the Hans Böckler Foundation | University of Cologne |