German-Japanese Collaboration on Crises, Technology and Resilience
Qualitative and mixed-methods research (discourse analysis, ethnography, AI-assisted data analysis, participatory research designs, interview-based research, scoping and systematic reviews, grounded theory)
Academic Education
From 2020
Ongoing Habilitation Project
2015-2019
PhD, University of Hamburg, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science Grade: summa cum laude
2011-2015
Doctoral studies in Cultural Anthropology and Psychology at the University of Münster without permanent employment; later transferred to the University of Hamburg and completed the PhD thesis with distinction.
2005-2010
M.A. in Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Educational Science, University of Münster
Awards
2023
Teaching Award, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Göttingen (Evaluation based)
2022
Teaching Award, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Göttingen (Evaluation based)
2021
Fellow of the Global Young Faculty, Mercator Research
2020
PhD Thesis Award of the German Sociological Association (DGS), Sociology of the Body and Sports
2020
DOSB Research Award – German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) (3rd Place)
Review Activies
International Journal of the History of Sport
Sport and Society (Sport und Gesellschaft)
German Society of Sport Science
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
Big Data & Society
Digital Culture & Society
Digital Government: Research and Practice
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
Postdoctoral Researcher & Research Coordinator, University of Münster
From 06/2023
Initiator: “Artificial Intelligence in Sport” (own resources project)
03/2025-04/2025
Visiting Researcher, University of Tokyo, Japan
04/2022-09/2023
Professor, Sociology of Sport and Health (W2 interim), Georg-August-University of Göttingen
03/2023-04/2023
Visiting Researcher, Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan
11/2021-12/2022
Principal Investigator (PI): „Digital Technologies of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Transnational Dialogue between Germany and Japan“ (TECHCO) – German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
04/2020-03/2022
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ruhr-University Bochum
10/2020-12/2021
Principal Investigator (PI): „The Ethics of Livetracking-Applications in Connection with SARS-CoV-2“ (ELISA) – German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
Memberships (selected)
Founder & Coordinator: International DFG Network “Resilient Healthcare in Times of Multiple Crises” (RE-CARE)
Advisory Board: Interdisciplinary Committee on the Medical Treatment of Children with Congenital Sex Differences (§1631e BGB)
Advisory Board: Queer Network and LandesSportBund of Lower Saxony (“VIELFALT IN BEWEGUNG”)