Education

2016 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Gender Studies, Sociology and Dance Studies, University of Leeds

2011 Master of Arts with Distinction in Global Genders, University of Leeds

2010 Bachelor of Arts Mass Media and Communication Research, Political Science, Theatre and Dance Studies, University of Fribourg and University of Berne

Experience (Selected)

From 09/2026 Visiting Lecturer, Center for Gender Studies, University of Basel

Since 06/2023 Titular Professor, Institute of Sociocultural Community Development, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Since 09/2020 Head of Research

Since 09/2019 Lecturer and Project Manager (Dozentin)

09/16 – 08/19 Postdoctoral Researcher, Gender Studies Programme, Georg-August Universität Göttingen

09/13 – 08/16 Visiting Researcher and Visiting Lecturer, Center for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

12/12 – 07/13 Project Assistant for the ESRC Knowledge Transfer “Recognising Diversity? Equalities in Principle and Practice”, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds

09/11 – 01/13 Teaching Assistant, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds

Honours & Awards

Emma Goldman Award 2021, Flax Foundation, Amount: 50’000 € (international)

Inaugural Member of the Swiss Young Academy 2020-2025, Board Member 2020-2022 (national)

Research Funding

I have been awarded over 1.2 million Euro in external research and project grants from the following funders (selected):

  • Horizon Europe

  • Swiss National Science Foundation (Spark programme)

  • Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences

  • Flax Foundation (NL)

  • German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)

  • German Academic Exchange DAAD

  • Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Studentship (UK)

Service

Since 2024 Board Member Swiss Association for Gender Studies

2021-2024 Advisory Board Think Tank Gender & Diversity

2017-2023 Associated Expert Center for Intersectional Justice

2017-2020 Board Member, ATGENDER, the European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation

Peer reviewer for: European Journal of Gender and Politics, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Patterns of Prejudice, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Sociological Review Online, Dutch Journal of Gender Studies, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, SAGE Research Methods Books (selected)