Biography
Initial and continuing education
2017 Doctorate in Educational Studies, Goethe University (FFM, D.)
2014 Certificate in university teaching, Goethe University (FFM, D.)
2012 Stafff Mobility, Institute of Education, UCL (UK)
2004 – 2010 Diploma in Educational Studies (focus on social pedagogy/social work), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D.)
2006 – 2008 Interdisciplinary study focus on European migration, additional academic qualification, Johannes Gutenberg University (Mainz, D.)
2006 – 2007 semester abroad, Universidat de Valencia/Spain
Employment
Since 10/2022 lecturer and project manager, Institute for Socio-Cultural Development, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Social Work
- Co-Head of the Executive Master Programme Municipal, Urban and Regional Development; Head of continuing education at the institute
2020 - 2023 Postdoc at Institute of Education, University of Zurich
2020 - 2022 Various mandates at universities
- Eastern Swiss University of Applied Sciences, center for higher education: management, conception and implementation of further training in the field of qualitative research methods
- University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, work as method coach and scientific advisor in the project "Interventions by social workers through home visits", NRP 76
- University of Zurich, research workshops led by QualiZüri
2017 – 2020 Research Associate at the Institute for Social Work and Space (IFSAR-OST), Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
- Co-leadership and participation in the SNF project “Getting displaced – a qualitative study on how to deal with evictions in the course of structural upgrading and densification” (Project information here: https://www.ost.ch/de/ project/being-rented-and-evicted-a-qualitative-study-on-dealing-with-housing-evictions-in-the-course-of-structural-upgrading-and-densificationacronym-wohnsog-28) Participation in the focus “Housing and Neighborhoods”
2015 - 2016 Lecturer, Institute of Education, University of Zurich
2015 - 2016 External research assistant at the Social Pedagogical Research Center, Goethe University (FFM, D.)
2010 – 2015 Research Associate at the Institute for Social Pedagogy and Adult Education, Goethe University (FFM, D.)
2008 - 2009 Research Assistant, Institute for Socio-Pedagogical Research Mainz
Further scientific activities and memberships
Reviews: International Journal of Housing Policy; Soziale Passagen - Journal für Empirie und Theorie Sozialer Arbeit; Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft
Since 2021, initiator and spokesperson for the SGSA's "Housing and Social Work" commission
Since 2020 Part of a gropup “Critical Displacement Research”
Since 2017 Habitologie network (interdisciplinary housing researchers in the DACH region)
Competitive Funding
Committee for Research and Young Talent Promotion for final funding for doctoral theses, Department of Education Goethe University (FFM) (07/2016 - 01/2017)
DAAD Congress Funding (XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology Yokohama, Japan) (07/2014)
Staff Mobility – Teaching stay at the Institute of Education, UCL (02/2012 – 03/2012)
Erasmus grant, study abroad at the Universidat de Valencia/Spain (09/2006-04/2007)
Scholarship holder of the Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst (2005 – 2010)
