Former staff members
Dr. Astrid Biele Mefebue was a research assistant at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from 2013 to 2017. From April 2017 to March 2022, she represented the professorship for Sociology of Diversity at the University of Göttingen.
Melanie Bittner was a research assistant at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute during the summer semester 2017.
More information about Melanie Bittner can be found on her website: https://www.melaniebittner.de/
Dr. Isabel Dean served as a Research Associate in Applications Research and Consulting at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from January to September 2018.
Currently, Isabel Dean is a research associate (postdoc) at the University of Siegen:https://www.bildung.uni-siegen.de/mitarbeiter/dean/
Dr Yvonne Franke worked as scientific coordinator in the project "Diversity Turn in Land Use Science: The Importance of Social Diversity for Sustainable Land Use Innovations using the Example of Vanilla Cultivation in Madagascar" from 2016 to 2020. From August 2020 - March 2021, she represented the Chair of Sociology of Diversity at the University of Göttingen.
Currently, Dr Yvonne Franke is a research associate at the University of Vechta and an associate member of the Institute for Diversity Research.
Arite Heuck-Richter was responsible for coordinating the administration and strategic development of the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from September 2013 to July 2015.
Currently, Arite Heuck-Richter manages the central student advisory service at the University of Hildesheim https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/zsb/kontakt/team-der-zentralen-studienberatung-zsb/#c35402 and works as an independent coach http://arite-heuck-richter.de/.
Katharina Jäntschi was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from 2017 to 2021.
Derzeit arbeitet Katharina Jäntschi am JFF – Institut für Medienpädagogik München: https://www.jff.de/ansprechpersonen/detail/katharina-jaentschi/
Marian Laubner worked as a research assistant at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from July 2016 to June 2020.
Currently, Marian Laubner works as a special education teacher at the Evangelische IGS Wunstorf: https://www.evangelische-igs-wunstorf.de/wir/mitarbeitende/kollegium
Halyna Leontiy was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from January to October 2021.
Currently, Halyna Leontiy is acting professor of
Ksenia Meshkova was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from October 2017 to November 2018.
Ksenia Meshkova is a lectuer at evangelische hochschule berlin
Anne Mielke was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from August 2016 to May 2017.She is currently a researcher at the Institut für Hochschulforschung at the University of Halle
Esther D. Scheurle was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from 2013 to 2016.
Currently, Esther D. Scheurle works at the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe
Stephan Schlosser worked at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from 2020 to 2022 in the project „Care, Career, Corona“.
Stephan Schlosser's main affiliation is with the University of Göttingen's Institute for Methods and Methodological Principles in the Social Sciences.
Kristina Schneider worked at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from October 2016 to July 2020.
Kristina Schneider currently works in the Department of Studies and Teaching at the University of Göttingen in the team 'Diversity in Studies and Teaching'. There she works on the sub-project 'Teaching without Barriers' in the LInK project.
Nelly Schubert was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from April 2017 to September 2020.
Currently, Nelly Schubert works as project consultant for qualification at the Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences (GGG)
Dr. phil. Miklas Schulz was employed as a research assistant at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute in Göttingen from September 2013 to August 2017.
Currently, Miklas Schulz represents the professorship for Inclusive Education and Diversity at the University of Duisburg-Essen https://www.uni-due.de/biwi/inklusive_paedagogik/team. He has been a research associate (postdoc) at the Institut für Sonderpädagogik at Leibniz Universität Hannover since 2017.
Daniel Schumann was a Research Associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from August 2019 to August 2022 and Research Coordinator from August 2022 to September 2022.
Daniel Schumann is a researcher at the Institute for Educational Research at Ruhr-University Bochum: Daniel Schumann's page at Ruhr-University Bochum
Ilona Sprott headed the secretariat of the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from 2013 to 2016.
Currently, Ilona Sprott works at the Faculty of Law of the University of Göttingen as office manager for Professor Krause and in the Dean's Office.
Ulrike Thiele-Manjali was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from 2013 to November 2021.
In December 2021, she took on a management position with AWO Kassel.
Dr. Eva Tolasch was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from April 2016 to August 2017.
Dr. Eva Tolasch works at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Jena.
Maia Veleva was employed as an administrative assistant at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from October 2017 to November 2018, supporting the organization and implementation of the 10th European Feminist Research Conference.
Currently, Maia Veleva works in the secretariat of the Staff Council of the University of Göttingen: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/kontakt/600103.html
Nina Vogel was employed at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from October 2016 to August 2017 for the coordination of the diversity audit " Vielfalt gestalten" ("Shaping Diversity") of the Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany.
S. Annette Witherspoon was a research associate at the Göttingen Diversity Research Institute from August 2016 to May 2021.
Currently, S. Annette Witherspoon is an adjunct professor at Theologischen Hochschule Friedensau.