Research Associate with focus on LER: Lebensgestaltung – Ethik – Religionskunde (Conduct of Life – Ethics – Study of Religion, a school subject in Brandenburg)
Fields of Research
Research on rituals (ritual dynamics, ritual design, ritual transfer)
Relation of non-religion and religion (focus on Europe)
Literary theories and methods in religious studies
Since October 2010 research associate at the Department of Lebensgestaltung-Ethik-Religionskunde, Chair of Religious Studies (Focus on Christianity) at the University of Potsdam
Since 2012 PhD project: "Die Rolle von Trauansprachen und Ratgebern hinsichtlich des Designs und der Deutung ritualisierter standesamtlicher Eheschließungen in Deutschland” (The role of wedding speeches and counselors in the design and interpretation of civil wedding ceremonies in Germany), supervised by Prof. Johann Ev. Hafner
Since March 2011 participation in the certificate program “Hochschullehre Brandenburg” (Academic Teaching in Brandenburg) of the network ‘”Studienqualität Brandenburg” (Quality of Studies Brandenburg)
2007 - 2010 M.A. program in religious studies at University Potsdam
July 2009 Intense Hebrew language course at the University of Haifa, sponsored by a DAAD scholarship
June - November 2009 tutor training at the Zentrale Studienberatung (Student Counselling Center) of the University of Potsdam
2004 – 2007 B.A. in history and religious studies at the University of Potsdam
Born 1986, married, two children (*2013, *2017)
Memberships
since 2016 International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association
since 2013 Fachverband Lebensgestaltung-Ethik-Religionskunde Brandenburg e. V.
since 2011 Deutsche Vereinigung für Religionswissenschaft (DVRW)
