Teaching
Undergraduate level
The Sociology of Conflict and Crisis. Constructor University, Germany (Fall 2023)
Academic Writing and Academic Skills (formerly Academic and Professional Skills). Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University Bremen), Germany (Fall 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Data Collection and Empirical Research Methodologies. Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University Bremen), Germany (Spring 2021, 2022, 2023)
Gender-Based Violence: Understanding Challenges and Moving Forward. Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University Bremen), Germany (Fall 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Survey and Questionnaire Design. Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (Spring 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Statistics for Experimental Sciences. Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (Spring 2017, 2018, 2019)
Data Analysis and Statistical Inference with SPSS. Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (Spring 2018, 2019)
Empirical Research Methodology. Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (Fall 2017, 2018)
Master’s level
Digital Public Spheres. MS Data Science for Society and Business, Constructor University, Germany (Spring 2024)
Advanced Qualitative Methods. MA International Relations, Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University Bremen), Germany (Fall 2021, 2022, 2023)
Advanced Quantitative Methods. MA International Relations, Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University Bremen), Germany (Spring 2021, 2022, 2023)
Data Analysis Using EpiInfo Software. Program on Forced Migration, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA (Spring 2004, 2005)
Doctoral level
Methodologies in the Social Sciences. BIGSSS, Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University Bremen), Germany (Spring 2017, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023)
Reading, Understanding, and Using Statistics as a Qualitative Researcher. BIGSSS, University of Bremen, Germany (Spring 2023)
Analysis Strategies for Qualitative Research (together with Dr. Regina Arant). BIGSSS, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (Spring 2022)
Qualitative Research (together with Dr. Juan Masullo J.). BIGSSS, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (Fall 2018)
Survey Methodologies. BIGSSS, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (Fall 2017, 2018)
Workshops and Summer Schools
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence. Centre for Sociocultural Research at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia (Fall 2019)
Measuring Cohesion in Various Contexts. SIPRI and University of Central Asia Summer School: “Social Cohesion: Concept, Implementations and Impact Evaluation”, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (Summer 2017)
Concept, Definitions, Determinants and Outcomes of Social Cohesion. SIPRI and University of Central Asia Summer School: “Social Cohesion: Concept, Implementations and Impact Evaluation”, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (Summer 2017)
Thesis Advising
Master’s theses
Niklas Schomburg (In Progress: MA International Relations, Constructor University and University of Bremen): “The impact of the digital transformation on social cohesion: Evidence from a panel data analysis” (First supervisor with Dr. Georgi Dragolov)
Lara Jähnke (2024: MA International Relations, Constructor University and University of Bremen): “History as a tool: A discourse analysis of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s communication concerning the Single European Act and the Maastrict Treaty” (First supervisor with Dr. Julia Timpe)
Danielle Peters (2024: MA International Relations, Constructor University and University of Bremen): “Affecting, sorting, and ideology — Coming to terms with polarization: A case study of polarization in the US and UK” (First supervisor with Dr. Franziska Deutsch)
Gabrielle Wright (2024: MA International Relations, Constructor University and University of Bremen): “Media framing and social movement mobilization: The case of climate change movements (2018-2023)” (Second supervisor with Prof. Dr. Martin Nonhoff)
Belle Bashaw (2023: MA International Relations, Constructor University and University of Bremen): “Accelerating through the pandemic? Examining social acceleration theory in the context of COVID-19” (Second supervisor with Prof. Dr. Martin Nonhoff)
Kelsey Hartman (2023: MA International Relations, Constructor University and University of Bremen): “Securitizing China’s rise: Evolving U.S. construction of China’s threat to democracy, world order, and American hegemony” (Second supervisor with Dr. Berenike Prem)
Nadine Wunderer (2023 MA International Relations, Constructor University and University of Bremen): “The transnationalization of women’s human rights: The public sphere and the Istanbul Convention” (Second supervisor with Prof. Dr. Klaus Schlichte)
Nicole Cagar (2021: MA International Relations, Jacobs University Bremen and University of Bremen): “A cross comparison of refugees’ access to health care in the U.S. and Germany” (First supervisor with Dr. Steffen Bandlow-Raffalski)
Talina Zähl (2020; MSc Psychologie, Jacobs University Bremen): “Intercultural awareness within the German social support system for cases of intimate partner violence” (First supervisor with Dr. Regina Arant)
Natalie Noto (2019; MSc Psychologie, Jacobs University Bremen): „Motivationsvideos und Motivation zur Zielverfolgung – Eine Mixed Method Untersuchung mit einer studentischen Stichprobe“ [Motivation videos and motivation to achieve goals: A mixed method examination with a student sample] (Second supervisor with Prof. Dr. Sonia Lippke)
Bachelor’s theses
Carlo Giulini (In Progress: BA Society, Media & Politics, Constructor University): “Exploring self-objectification among young adults on TikTok: A qualitative assessment of sexually charged viral content“ (working title)
Hannah Fischer (In Progress: BA International Relations: Politics and History, Constructor University): “Beyond borders: Examining the impact of US drug policies in South and Central America through Merida Initiative and Plan Colombia“ (working title)
Ana Paulo Pozo Laso (In Progress: BA International Relations: Politics and History, Constructor University): “Narcoterrorism in Ecuador, the construction of precise foundations for a narcostate. A comparative study between states involved in the drug trade; the cases of El Salvador and Colombia“ (working title)
Syeda Saleha Ali (In Progress: BA International Relations: Politics and History, Constructor University): “What lessons can be learned from countries with high levels of women’s representation in policy-making for promoting gender equality and inclusive governance in other contexts?“ (working title)
Jeannie Yoo Jin Kang (2023: BA Society, Media, & Politics, Constructor University): “Perception and utilization of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator among young South Koreans: A phenomenological case study”
Paula Kunz (2023: BA Society, Media, & Politics, Constructor University): “Exploring the meaning of social ties for international students’ well-being in their first year of university during the COVID-19 pandemic”
Syna Vastardis (2023: BA Integrated Social & Cognitive Psychology, Constructor University): “Fashion as a mediating variable of gender expression and the schematic perceptions of gender”
Eleanor Cwik (2022: BA Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen): “The subjective understandings of safety amongst Jacobs University residential students”. Winner of the Jacobs University Deans’ Prize for Best Bachelor’s Thesis in the School of Business, Social and Decision Sciences.
Andi Boçari (2022: BA Global Economics and Management, Jacobs University Bremen): “Unexplored heterogeneity in retrospective-quasi experimental design: How does the World Cup increase domestic abuse in England?”
Emilia Ergin (2021: BA Integrated Social Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen): “The effect of intercultural training on the working climate in a German higher education institution”
Konrad Buse (2021; BA Soziologie, University of Bremen): „Intimpartnergewalt aus soziologischer Perspektive: Ein integrativer Ansatz und seine Implikationen für die Präventionsarbeit im Bundesland Bremen“ [Intimate partner violence from a sociological perspective: An integrative approach and the implications for prevention work in the federal state of Bremen] (Second supervisor with Dr. Mandy Boehnke)