Personal profile

Research interests

Disability Studies, Disability History, Social Policy, Health Policy, Social Change

Professional career

Since 2011 Senior Scientist at the Institute for Politics and Social Policy (until 2024: Institute for Societal and Social Policy) at the Johannes Kepler University Linz

2003-2010 Project assistant at the Institute for Social and Societal Policy

In the past also: Lecturer at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences / Klagenfurt and at the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences / Linz or Bertha von Suttner University

Scientific evaluation activities

Reviewer for national und international journals (e.g. Berliner Journal für Soziologie, Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, Disabilities, ALTER European Journal for Disability Research) and national and international prizes (e.g. ÖGPW Nachwuchspreise, ALTER best paper award)

Member of programme committees of national and international conferences (e.g. Linzer Forum, ESPAnet Austria, ALTER Conferences)

Member of the editorial board of ALTER European Journal for disability research

University Positions/Functions

Since 2017 Deputy chairperson of the Works Council for scientific university staff

2019-2022 Member of the Senate

Member of the Study Commission for Bachelor and Master Programme Social Economy and Joint Master Programme Comparative Social Policy and Welfare

Till 2024 Member of the Institute Conference for Political Science and Social Policy

Notes

https://unigewerkschaft-bv13.goed.at/themenChairperson of the Upper Austrian union for the academic and artistic university staff / Upper Austrian public service trade union (GÖD OÖ)

Member of the federal union for the academic and artistic university staff / public service trade union (GÖD)