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)
Further information
Memberships, review & commission activities
- FoKo social problems
- Deutsche Nachwuchsgesellschaft für Politik- und Sozialwissenschaft (German Young Talent Society for Political and Social Sciences) (DNGPS)
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit (SGSA)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit (DGSA)