Prof. Dr. phil., Dipl. Educational Science, Dipl. Social Pedagogy (FH), Supervisor. Professor at Bielefeld University for Educational Science with a focus on counseling and gender. Previously, she was a professor at Landshut University of Applied Sciences for gender-sensitive social work and a senior researcher for family policy at the German Youth Institute in Munich. She was chair of the German Society for Social Work (DGSA) from 2016 to 2022.
Main areas of work
Counseling in social work and educational contexts, gender studies in the context of care and family, theories and methods of gender-sensitive counseling, organizational dynamics especially with regard to diversity and equality.
Activities
Advisory board of the Federal Foundation for Early Support and the National Centre for Early Support, editorial board of Blätter der Wohlfahrtspflege, mandated to update the S3 child protection guideline.