Experts on current topics
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Politics
Prof. Dr. Philip Manow
Contact: philip.manow@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- German politics, the German political system
- European Union / European Integration
- Political Parties
PD Dr. Christian Zimmermann
Contact: christian.zimmermann@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- Political Protest
- Political Parties
- Civic Education
- General Questions About Democracy
Prof. Dr. Philip Manow
Contact: philip.manow@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- German politics, the German political system
- European Union / European Integration
- Political Parties
PD Dr. Christian Zimmermann
Contact: christian.zimmermann@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- Political Protest
- Political Parties
- Civic Education
- General Questions About Democracy
Prof. Dr. Christian Lahusen
Contact: lahusen@soziologie.uni-siegen.de
- Protest research, e.g., anti-war demonstrations in Germany
Prof. Dr. Niels Werber
Contact: werber@germanistik.uni-siegen.de
- Popular Cultures
- Populism
- Science Policy
- COVID-19 Communication
Prof. Dr. Friedemann Vogel
Contact: friedemann.vogel@uni-siegen.de
- Strategic Communication
- War Propaganda
- Language on Social Media
- Political Communication
- Language as a Subject in Court
- Comprehensibility of Laws and Legal Language
PD Dr. Christian Zimmermann
Contact: christian.zimmermann@uni-siegen.de or 0176/21632091
- Populism
- Political Protest
- Political Parties
- Civic Education
- General Questions About Democracy and Its Future
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Ackermann
Contact: kathrin.ackermann@uni-siegen.de
- Voter Turnout
- Political and social participation
- Attitudes toward democracy
- Voting Behavior
Prof. Dr. Alexander Wohnig
Contact: alexander.wohnig@uni-siegen.de
- Youth Engagement
- Social Sciences / Political Education
- Extracurricular Youth Education
- Formal and Non-Formal Political Education
PD Dr. Yasemin Niephaus
Contact: Yasemin.Niephaus@uni-siegen.de
- Social Inequalities and Societal Disruptions in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Nationally and Globally
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kutzner
Contact: kutzner@soziologie.uni-siegen.de
- Family and Social Policy
- Migration
- Social Issues
Climate Change, Ecology, Sustainability
Prof. Dr. Peter Burggräf
Contact: peter.burggraef@uni-siegen.de
- Sustainability Strategies for Manufacturing Companies
- Sustainable Resource Use
- Critical Skills and Prerequisites for Circular Processes in Industrial Companies
- Compliance with Environmental and Technical Goals
- Emissions Reduction in Industry
- Waste Prevention and Recycling
Prof. Dr. Niko Paech
Contact: niko.paech@uni-siegen.de
- Sustainability Research Critical of Economic Growth
- Ecological Economics
- Environmental and Climate Communication
- Alternative and Transformative Economic Models
- Production, Supply Chain Management
- Innovation Research
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Erl
Contact: erl@architektur.uni-siegen.de
- Urban Planning and Transformation
- Co-design in Urban Planning
- Neighborhood Learning Spaces / Learning Landscapes
- University Development = Urban Development
Prof. Dr. Reinhild Kreis
Contact: reinhild.kreis@uni-siegen.de
- Do-It-Yourself
- Morality and Economics
- Shopping
- Gender
Psychology
Prof. Dr. Tim Klucken
Contact: tim.klucken@psychologie.uni-siegen.de; Phone: 0176/45621435
- Fears, Disgust, Stress Management
- Fear of infection
- Mental health
- Psychotherapy in the Context of COVID-19
- How can psychotherapy be ensured during these times?
Prof. Dr. Simon Forstrevier
Contact: simon.forstmeier@uni-siegen.de
- Mental Health in Later Life
- Psychotherapy in Later Life (e.g., depression, anxiety, trauma, dementia)
- Life review and biographical work
- Self-regulation/Self-control Across the Lifespan
Prof. Dr. Julia Haberstroh
Contact: julia.haberstroh@uni-siegen.de
- Resource-oriented assessment and psychological intervention to promote autonomy, quality of life, and social inclusion in older adults
- Patient Information, Decision Support, and Capacity to Give Consent
- Communication, psychosocial interventions, participation, and empowerment in dementia
Health / Health Policy
Prof. Dr. Claus Wendt
Contact: wendt@soziologie.uni-siegen.de
- Healthcare Systems in International Comparison: Overwhelmed in a Crisis?
- Are the resources of the German healthcare system sufficient in times of crisis?
- Roles and Actors in Health Policy
- Prevention Policy in an International Comparison
- Health Inequality: Why Are the Socially Disadvantaged Particularly Vulnerable?
- Inequalities in the Use of Health Care Services
Prof. Dr. Christoph Strünck
Contact: christoph.struenck@uni-siegen.de
Phone: 0179/5331646
- Social Gerontology
- Fewer Social Contacts with Older Adults: Meaning and Consequences
- Older Adults as a Health Risk Group
- An Aging Society
- The Importance of Prevention and Education in the Healthcare System
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Hahn
Contact: kai.hahn@uni-siegen.de
- Medical Technology
- Sensor Technology
- Data Medicine
- Telematics Infrastructure (ePA, TIM, KIM, etc.)
Dr. Christian Weber
Contact: christian.weber@uni-siegen.de
- Data Science (Medical & Industrial)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Medicine
- Knowledge Modeling and Semantic Analysis Using Knowledge Graphs
- Explainable Recommendation Systems in Education
Prof. Dr. Christoph Dockweiler
Contact: christoph.dockweiler@uni-siegen.de
- Implementation and Acceptance of Digital Health Technologies
- Digital approaches to prevention and health promotion
- Effectiveness of digital health technologies
- Equity and User-Centered Design of Digital Health Technologies
- Digital Inequality and Health
- Digital Health Communication
Prof. Dr. Philip Manow
Contact: philip.manow@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- German politics, the German political system
- European Union / European Integration
- Political Parties
PD Dr. Christian Zimmermann
Contact: christian.zimmermann@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- Political Protest
- Political Parties
- Civic Education
- General Questions About Democracy
War / Security
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kipke
Contact: kipke@uni-siegen.de
- History of Crimea (to the present day)
- Political and Cultural Significance of the Crimean Peninsula for Russia
Prof. Dr. Reinhild Kreis
Contact: reinhild.kreis@uni-siegen.de
- Transatlantic Relations
- Culture of the Cold War
- History of Protest
Prof. Dr. Friedemann Vogel
Contact: friedemann.vogel@uni-siegen.de
- Strategic Communication
- War Propaganda
- Language on Social Media
- Political Communication
- Language as a Subject in Court
- Comprehensibility of Laws and Legal Language
Migration / Globalization
Prof. Dr. Karin Schittenhelm
Contact: karin.schittenhelm@uni-siegen.de
- Family reunification, family migration
- Refugee Protection and Asylum Policy in the EU
- International Mobility and Migration in Academia
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kutzner
Contact: kutzner@soziologie.uni-siegen.de
- Family and Social Policy
- Migration
- Social Issues
Economy / Economic Policy
Associate Professor Dr. Lars Siemers
Contact: lars.siemers@uni-siegen.de
- Tax Policy
- Public Debt
- Sustainable Public Finances
- Federal and State Debt Limits
- Structural Financial Situation
- Period of Low Interest Rates
- Public Finances
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Finances
- EU Stability and Growth Pact
- Value-Added Tax Reform
Prof. Dr. Hanna Schramm-Klein
Contact: schramm-klein@marketing.uni-siegen.de
Phone: 0271/7404281
- Retail and Consumer Research (“Panic Buying”)
- Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on brick-and-mortar retail and online retail
- Long-term consequences of the crisis for retail and consumers
Prof. Dr. Carsten Hefeker
Contact: carsten.hefeker@uni-siegen.de
- International Trade and Monetary Policy
- Economic and Financial Policy with a Focus on European Integration (including Monetary Policy)
New Work / Digital Transformation
Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter
Contact: via Jutta Gröschel: groeschl@ifm-bonn.org; Phone: 0228/7299729
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- Entrepreneurship
- Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on SMEs and ways to respond to the crisis
Dr. Axel Volkmar
Contact: volmar@medienwissenschaft.uni-siegen.de
- Increased Use of Video Conferencing in Daily Life and at Work
- Media for geographically distributed work
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kastenmüller
Contact: Phone: 0160/1503978
- Mental Health
- Work and Organizational Psychology (e.g., "Working from Home")
- Communication Psychology
- Business Psychology
School / Education / Inclusion
Dr. Jörg Siewert
Contact: siewert@paedagogik.uni-siegen.de
- School Pedagogy, School and Classroom Research
- Learning inside and outside the classroom
- Impact of school closures on students and teachers
- How can students learn successfully at home?
Dr. Tina Kreische
Contact: Tina.kreische@uni-siegen.de
- Practicum Phases in Teacher Education
- Professional Development for Working with Traumatized Students
- Service Learning—a (democracy-oriented) teaching and learning concept
Prof. Dr. Ingo Witzke
Contact: witzke@mathematik.uni-siegen.de
- Mathematics Education: Promoting Mathematical Thinking and Learning Through Innovative Pedagogical Approaches and Evidence-Based Teaching Methods
- Use of Digital Media in Mathematics Instruction: Integration and Evaluation of Digital Tools to Support the Mathematical Learning Process
- Artificial Intelligence in an Educational Context: Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of AI in Schools, Particularly in Mathematics Instruction
- Teacher Education and Professional Development: Developing pedagogical and technological competencies for meaningful instruction
Prof. Dr. Jutta Wiesemann
Contact: wiesemann@erz-wiss.uni-siegen.de
- Media Use in Childhood and School
- Elementary School Education and Early Childhood Education
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Roos
Contact: stefanie.roos@uni-siegen.de
- Empirical research on inclusion in schools, special education practices, and professionalism
- Linking learning to social-emotional experiences and behaviors, particularly through learning ladders
- Multiprofessional collaboration, particularly regarding the onboarding of special education and MPT (teaching) staff
- Development of digital and digitally supported teaching and learning scenarios and materials (e.g., through digital case studies)
Prof. Dr. Daniel Mays
Contact: daniel.mays@uni-siegen.de
- Emotional and Social Development
- Professional Development of Teachers in the Context of Inclusion, Multiprofessional Collaboration, and Digitalization
- Early childhood education
- Inclusion-Sensitive Transition Planning
Media
Dr. Sebastian Gießmann
Contact: Sebastian.giessmann@uni-siegen.de
- Media History and Media Theory (general)
- Digital payments, cash, digital euro, blockchain
- Networks, platforms, and social media
- Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Dr. Dagmar Hoffmann
Contact: Dagmar.Hoffmann@uni-siegen.de
- Digital Skills
- Youth and Media, as well as Young People’s Political Interest and Engagement
- Social Media
- Protest Research
- Gender-Specific Issues
Prof. Dr. Philip Manow
Contact: philip.manow@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- German politics, the German political system
- European Union / European Integration
- Political Parties
PD Dr. Christian Zimmermann
Contact: christian.zimmermann@uni-siegen.de
- Populism
- Political Protest
- Political Parties
- Civic Education
- General Questions About Democracy
Art / Culture
Prof. Dr. Daniel Stein
Contact:
Email: stein@anglistik.uni-siegen.de
Dr. Jana Mikota
Prof. Dr. Johanna Schwarz
Contact: schwarz@kunst.uni-siegen.de
- Artistic Strategies in Public Spaces
- Time-Based Art and Participatory Strategies
- Sculpture
- Performance
- Art and the Promotion of Democracy
Artificial Intelligence / Technology
Prof. Dr. Michael Möller
Contact: michael.moeller@uni-siegen.de
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Image Recognition
- Image Processing
Prof. Dr. Peter Burggräf
Contact: peter.burggraef@uni-siegen.de
- Sustainability Strategies for Manufacturing Companies
- Sustainable Resource Use
- Critical Skills and Prerequisites for Circular Processes in Industrial Companies
- Compliance with Environmental and Technical Goals
- Emissions Reduction in Industry
- Waste Prevention and Recycling
Society
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Hopmann
Contact: benedikt.hopmann@uni-siegen.de
- Child and Youth Services
- Disability
- Inclusion
Prof. Dr. Bernd Drolliger
Contact: bernd.dollinger@uni-siegen.de
- Delinquency
- Drug Use
- Rap
- Criminal Justice Policy
Prof. Dr. Matthias Pollmann-Schult
Contact: pollmann-schult@soziologie.uni-siegen.de
- Well-being of Parents and Children
- Consequences of Atypical Employment for Families
- Parenting and Subjective Well-Being
