Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience

Education

• CAS in University Didactics
• MAS in Change and Organisational Dynamics (Organisational Consulting, Coaching and Supervision), FHNW (2017-2020)
  
• CAS in Team Dynamics and Change - Leading and Advising Groups, School of Social Work, FHNW (2017-2019)
• CAS in Organisation Development - OE Compact Training, School of Social Work, FHNW (2016-2017)
• CAS Management and Role Understanding in Community, Urban and Regional Development, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (2017)
• Master of Arts in Social Sciences with Focus on Sociology of Social Problems and Social Policy, Gender Studies and NPO Management, University of Fribourg (2008-2012)
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, Social Politics and Social Anthropology, University of Fribourg (2004-2008)

Career milestones

• Research associate at the Institute for Social Planning, Organisational Change and Urban Development (HSA FHNW) (Since 2012)
• Evaluator of the microfinance project of the Cameroon organisation SAIMED, Cameroon (2012)
• Expert on prevention at the Violence and Addiction Prevention Unit, Social Security Office, Social Integration and Prevention Department, Canton of Solothurn (2011-2013)
• Research assistant in the Swiss National Science Foundation Project NCCR North-South at the Centre for Development and the Environment, Bern (2010-2011)
• Research assistant in the Research and Development Department at the Berne University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Berne (2009-2010)
• Tutor for the Chair of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Fribourg (2009-2010)
• Supervisor in the Villa Christine community, Biel (2006-2009)

 Main focus

Content

• Urban and neighbourhood development
• Social space theories
• Space appropriation
• Participation
• Health promotion
• Gender and queer theories

Methods

• Qualitative research methods
• Evaluation
• Social space and lifeworld analysis
• Organisational development and supervision

Teaching

• BA 103 Socialisation, development and education
• BA 107 Cooperative process design in social work (module head)
  
• BA 110 Fundamentals of professional cooperation (module head)
• BA 111 Fundamentals of communication, conversation and counseling
• BA 115 Supervision bachelor’s thesis
• BA 134 Case-based reasoning I: Introduction
• BA 262 Planning and control of social space
• BA 263 City, change and urban living environments as a challenge for social work (module head)

Publications and projects