Sheikh Muhammad Subhan, born in Lahore, Pakistan, in 2003, completed his Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology from Lahore Garrison University in 2023, graduating with bronze medal honors. His academic journey has been defined by a dedication to understanding human behavior and cognitive processes. His bachelor's thesis, titled “YouTube Screentime, Self-Esteem, Prosocial Behavior, and Eating Patterns among Children,” reflects his commitment to research with practical applications. Since beginning his M.Sc. in Cognitive Science (Embodied Cognition) at the University of Potsdam, Germany, Mr. Subhan has contributed to various research initiatives, with expertise in experimental design and statistical analysis software, including SPSS, AMOS, Smart PLS, and R Studio. His research skills are complemented by proficiency in survey design, literature reviews, and a foundational understanding of ethical research practices.

In addition to his research, Mr. Subhan’s language skills in Urdu, English (C1), and German (A1) enable him to collaborate across diverse cultural and academic contexts. Since October 2024, he has been working at the Chair of Inclusive German Didactics and in particular supports data preparation and data analysis in research projects.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9951-4513

After graduating from high school in Münster, Susanne Strach completed a state-recognised acting course at the German-Polish Teatr Studio in Berlin. Parallel to her work as an actress in theatre and film, she acquired the foundations for managing numerous projects in school and extracurricular contexts through further training in theatre education. This awakened her interest in scientific reflection and research-based work in the field of education.
In 2024, she completed her bachelor's degree in primary school teaching at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, specialising in German, subject teaching and special education with a focus on language, learning and emotional and social development. She is now continuing her studies in the Master of Education programme. In her Bachelor's thesis, she used video analysis to investigate reading skills in primary school children who took part in the theatre performance ‘Stop Bullying!’. She is continuing this research at the Chair of Inclusive German Didactics, particularly in the field of videography research on theatre projects at the interface of performing arts and science.
She has been working as a student assistant at the chair since June 2025 and is looking forward to contributing her experience from theatre work and her scientific findings to innovative teaching and research projects as well as the connection between performing arts, pedagogical practice and scientific research.

After completing his Master of Arts degree in German as a Foreign Language and English Studies at the University of Leipzig, supplemented by study visits to Denmark and Norway in the field of Scandinavian Studies, Dietmar Benndorf gained extensive international teaching experience. Over a period of ten years, he taught German as a foreign language in South Korea and the Netherlands, including adult education at institutions such as the Goethe-Institut, the European Patent Office and various universities. The focus was on general language courses and exam preparation.
He regularly conducted examinations as a certified Goethe examiner and has particular expertise in the use of digital media in German as a foreign language teaching. He is currently studying computer linguistics in a bachelor's programme and works as a research assistant in the Department of Linguistics. His tasks include, in particular, data annotation in the areas of rhetorical structure theory (RST) and argumentation analysis.

Since February 2025, he has also been working on a DFG-funded research project, where he is responsible for annotations, the analysis of argumentation structures and qualitative evaluations. At the same time, he continues to work as a freelance German as a foreign language teacher.

Charlize Williams was born in germany and grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, where she completed her 10^th grade year. Additionally, she finished her A levels in the German school system in Brandenburg. She has gained experience as a lesson's instructor, as well as one on one student assisting in classroom settings.

She is currently finishing her bachelor semester for the subjects English and Special Needs Pedagogy with the focus on learning and language. She is a student assistant in the junior professorship of German Didactics in inclusive settings at the University of Potsdam. She has been working on the DAAD Service- Learning Program research project since March 2026 and is looking forward to gaining experience through this project. 

Eric Graßnick, born in Berlin, completed his A-levels in Berlin-Lichtenberg in 2020. He is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Teaching for Secondary Levels I and II, specialising in German and Political Education.

Since 2023, he has been working as a student assistant at the Chair of Inclusive German Didactics. There, he initially worked on the DAAD project Service-Learning-Angebot (Project IV) and subsequently participated in the research project Fair Debating and Written Argumentation (Project I).

As part of this project, he wrote his Bachelor’s thesis under the supervision of Dr Deutzmann and Prof. Dr Giera. In it, he examined the persuasive power of discussion texts written by Year 9 pupils using corpus-based text analysis. The thesis was awarded a grade of 1.0 (very good).

From February 2025 to July 2025, he completed his practical semester at the German School Jakarta (Indonesia).

Eric Graßnick is currently working on the DFG project Q+ASA and assisting with the annotation of students’ discussion texts.

After completing his A-levels, Hannes Lang began studying to become a teacher in English and Chemistry in the winter semester of 2020/21, switching to English and German after four semesters. He completed his Bachelor of Education in 2025 with a grade of ‘Very Good’ and immediately went on to begin his Master’s degree, during which he is currently undertaking his teaching placement at OSZ Flakowski in Brandenburg an der Havel.

Since his fifth semester at university, Lang has worked in various research groups and departments as a student assistant and, most recently, as a research assistant, starting with the Chair of English Didactics as a tutor for Academic Core Competencies (Winter Semester 23/24). This was followed by positions at the Chairs of School-Related Media Education (since Summer Semester 24, ongoing) and Didactics of the German Language (Summer Semester 24 – Summer Semester 25) before taking up his post at the Chair of Inclusive German Didactics in April 2026, where he supports Dr Lucas Deutzmann and Ms Karen Kölling with their habilitation and doctoral projects.

In his spare time, Hannes Lang is involved in politics and trade union activities, acts occasionally at his local theatre, and takes part in competitive gaming tournaments.