Curriculum Vitae

since 02/2022

Professor of Social Pedagogy at the Institute of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen

10/2020 – 01/2022

Research Associate at the research institute “Oberstufen-Kolleg”, Faculty of Educational Science, University of Bielefeld

04/2020 – 09/2020

Interim Professorship "Disability and Inclusion" at the Institute of Social Work, Department of Human Sciences, University of Kassel

04/2016 – 03/2020

Guest Professor for the field of "Social Work" at the Institute of Social Work, Department of Human Sciences, University of Kassel

04/2016 – 03/2019

Process management (critical-reflexive case work) in the Bielefeld "Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung" (Quality Initiative for Teacher Education) "BiProfessional" (on leave for the entire period to fulfil the aforementioned guest professorship)

10/2015 – 03/2016

Interim Professorship "Social Pedagogy with a Focus on Theory and History" at the Institute of Social Work, Department of Human Sciences, University of Kassel

04/2015 – 03/2016

Research Associate at the research institute “Oberstufen-Kolleg”, Faculty of Educational Science, University of Bielefeld (on leave for the duration of the interim professorship)

10/2014 – 03/2015

Interim Professorship "Social Pedagogy with a Focus on Theory and History" at the Institute of Social Work, Department of Human Sciences, University of Kassel

02/2014 – 03/2015

Research Associate in the AG 4 "Schulentwicklung und Schulforschung" (School Development and School Research) at the Faculty of Educational Science, University of Bielefeld (on leave for the duration of the interim professorship)

05/2011

Ph.D. at the Faculty of Educational Science, University of Bielefeld

12/2008 – 07/2015

Research Associate in the field of Educational Research at the Institute of Education, Leibniz University Hannover (on leave for the duration of the interim professorship)

12/2005 – 11/2012

Volunteer work at the "Familienunterstützender Dienst" (FUD; Family Support Service) Herford, von Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel

12/2005 – 05/2009

Volunteer work at "Unterstütztes Wohnen" (UW; Supported Living) Herford, von Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel

12/2005 – 11/2008

Fellow in the DFG Graduate School „Jugendhilfe im Wandel“ (Youth Welfare in Transition) at the University of Bielefeld; dissertation title: "Kategorisierung in der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. Zur theoretischen und empirischen Erklärung eines Schlüsselbegriffs professionellen Handelns" (Categorization in Child and Youth Welfare. Theoretical and Empirical Explanation of a Key Concept in Professional Action)

01/2004 – 11/2005

Work at UW Herford, von Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel

08/2001 – 11/2005

Work at FUD Herford, von Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel

1999 – 2005

Study of Educational Sciences (focus on Social Work) and additional subject Music at the University of Bielefeld, diploma in Educational Sciences

1998 – 1999

Voluntary Social Year at the Integrative AWO Kindergarten Bessinger Straße in Bad Oeynhausen

1998

High School Diploma at Friedrichs-Gymnasium Herford

Additional Qualifications

03/2009 – 09/2010

Acquisition of the WindH Certificate (Further Education in Higher Education Teaching) at the Competence Center for University Didactics in Lower Saxony (KHN), TU Braunschweig

10/2007 – 08/2008

PhD-ACT: New Models of Activism in European Social Work. First 3rd cycle Module for European excellence in PhD-Studies of the Social Professions