MA in human geography, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
PhD in human geography, University of Berne (Switzerland)
Habilitation in sociology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
Current Position:
Full Professor in Social Work, University of Applied Sciences and Arts HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Switzerland
Professional experience:
2019-2022 | Assistant Professor Tenure Track in Social Work, Unviersity of Applied Sciences and Arts HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Switzerland
2018 | Substitute Professor (Vertretungsprofessur) in
Social and Cultural Geography, Institute of Geography | University of Bern, Switzerland
2016 – 2020 | Senior Researcher, Prison Research Group, Institute for Penal Law and Criminology, University of Bern (Switzerland)
2012 – 2018 | Senior Lecturer, University of Fribourg (Switzerland), Domain of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work
2011/2012 | Invited Researcher, UMR 5600 “Environnement, ville, société”, ENS Lyon, France
2006-2012 | Lecturer and Researcher, University of Fribourg (Switzerland), the Department for Social Work and Social Policy
2001-2006 | GIS-Specialist at the Bank of the Kanton of Zürich
Guest Lectures at:
University of Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Geography
University of Zürich, Switzerland, Department of Geography
Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, Department of Social Work
University of Klagenfurt, Austria, Women and Gender Studies
University of Bern, Switzerland, Departmen of Geography
Teaching:
Courses at BA and MA level, teaching experience since 2006.
Major topics:
Social Work and Social Space (social work)
Criminal Justice Social Work (social work)
Research project (bachelor thesis, social work)
Theories in Social and Cultural Geography (geography)
Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography (geography)
Places of Globalisation (geography)
Migration, Transnationalism, Global Cities and related topics (sociology, social policy and social work)
Gender Studies (sociology, social policy and social work; geography)
Qualitative Data Collection and Analyses (sociology, social policy and social work)
Qualitativ Evaluation Research (sociology, social policy and social work)
Death and Dying (sociology, social policy and social work)