Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience
- PhD in Social Sciences, University of Geneva (2018-2023). Dissertation: From conflict to support? Changes in personal networks of parents during a Social Pedagogical Family Intervention.
- MA in Social Work, FHNW School of Social Work, Olten (2011-2014)
- BA in Social Work, FHNW School of Social Work, Olten (2008-2011)
- Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET), Architectural Draftsman (2001-2005)
Main focus
- Home-based family services
- Child and youth residential care
- Child protection
- Child welfare statistics
- Families in the context of child welfare services
- Social work and networks
- Social Network Analysis (SNA)
- Quantitative research methods
Teaching
- BA2601 FW Empirical Social Research Methods: Compulsory Module I
- BA2602 FW Empirical Social Research Methods: Compulsory Module II
- BA3501 WPK Child and Youth Residential Care
- BA4000 Bachelor Thesis
- MA10 Master Thesis
Further information
Memberships, review & commission activities
- Founder Member of the European Social Work Research Association ESWRA
- Member of the Swiss Society of Social WorkSGSA/SSTS
- Member of the Society for Quality in Child Protection IGQK
- Member of the NCCR LIVES "Understanding vulnerability and resilience across the life course"