PhD Alumni

Marufa Akter, Ph.D.
Independent University Bangladesh
Associate Professor & Head
Regina Arant, Ph.D. (née Kuhl)
Constructor University
Research Associate
Dr. Kwaku Arhin-Sam
Friedensau Institute for Evaluation (FIFE)
Director
Dr. Hilal Arslan (née Galip)
Hacettepe University
Lecturer
Dr. Jennie Auffenberg
Bremen Chamber of Labour
Policy Advisor
Nazan Avci
Middle East Technical University
Lecturer
Dr. Vera Axyonova
University of Vienna
Marie Curie REWIRE Fellow
Prof. Dr. Can Aybek
City University of Applied Sciences Bremen
Professor in Empirical Social Research
Dr. Sisay Ayele
Addis Ababa University
Assistant Professor
Dr. Lusine Badalyan
University of Giessen
Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Ivan Bakalov
University of Vienna, Department of Political Science
DAAD Visiting Fellow
Dr. Anne-Luise Baumann
DeZIM Institute
Freelance sociologist
Dr. Carolin Baur
Zeppelin University
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Regina Becker
Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Adriana Berrueto
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica
Research strategist
John Anton Berten
Universität Bielefeld
Post-doctoral Researcher
Fabian Besche-Truthe
University of Bremen
Post-Doc
Dr. Tonia Bieber
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Policy Advisor
Dr. Dominika Biegon
German Trade Union Confederation
Head of the Unit “European and international economic policy”
Dr. Nadine Binder

Intercultural trainer and coach
Dr. Catherine Blair
Head of European Social Fund Division
Deputy Director
Dr. Caterina Bonora
University of Bremen
Managing Director at Institute of Political Science
Dr. Liubov Borisova
Uppsala University
Researcher in health sociology
Dr. Stefanie Börner
University of Magdeburg
Junior Professor
Dr. Christine Borowsky
Bremen State Bureau for Statistics
Senior Consultant
Dr. Benjamin Brast
Technical University of Dortmund
Graduate Center Coordinator
Dr. Nate Breznau
University of Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Dafna Burema
Technische Universität Berlin
Research Assistant
PD Dr. Sebastian Büttner
University of Duisburg-Essen
Substitute Professor
Dr. Evgenia Bystrov
Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel
Lecturer
Dr. Kristin Carls
University of Göttingen
Research Associate
Dr. Cetin Celik
Koç University
Assistant Professor
Prof. Dr. Tatia Chikhladze
British University of Georgia
Associate Professor
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Dany
University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt
Professor of Organizational Communication and Development
Dr. Gabriela de Carvalho
Univeristy of Bremen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Sezin Dereci
Istanbul Chamber of Industry
Consultant
Dr. Henning Deters
Donau-Universität Krems
Senior Researcher
Prof. Dr. Emanuel Deutschmann
Europa-Universität Flensburg
Assistant Professor
Dr. Dörte Dinger
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
State Secretary / Head of the Office of the Federal President
Dr. Stephan Dochow
University of Bamberg
Research Fellow
Dr. Georgi Dragolov
Constructor University Bremen
Research Associate
Catalina Diana Dumitru (née Enache)
Targo Unternehmensberatung
Consultant
Dr. Ulrike Ehrlich
German Centre of Gerontology (DZA)
Research Associate
Dr. Andreas Etling
University of Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Austin Ezejiofor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Abuja
Team Leader of the Programme Migration & Diaspora
Prof. Dr. Sina Farzin
University of Munich
Professor of General Sociology and Sociological Theory
Anna Fejös
Institute for Sociology at Centre for Social Sciences (CSS), Center for Excellence,
Research Fellow
Dr. Flora Ferati-Sachsenmaier
University of Göttingen
Research Associate
Dr. Alexandru Filip
Hertie School of Governance
Postdoctoral Fellow
Johanna Fischer
University of Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Björn Fleischer
Ministry for Economy, Innovation, Digitisation and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia
Policy Advisor
Prof. Dr. Dawid Friedrich
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Professor for International Relations
Dr. Lorraine Frisina Doetter
University of Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Timm Fulge
City of Hannover
Statistician
Leslie Gauditz
Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg
Research Associate
Dr. Jean-Yves Gerlitz
University of Bremen
Coordinator of the "Zusammenhaltspanel" at the FGZ-Datenzentrum
Dr. Ralf Götze
BAHN-BKK
Head of Division for Benefits
Dr. Lusine Grigoryan
University of York
Lecturer (assistant professor) of Psychology
Dr. Stefanie Grote (née Henneke)
University of Bremen
Director of Development of Study Programs
Dr. Alexander Haarmann
Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
Research Fellow
Dr. Steffen Hagemann
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Europe
Section Manager
Dr. Kristina Hahn
Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre/Hamburg
Team leader
Dr. Christoph Halbach (née Ossege)
BaFin Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
Senior Policy Officer
Dr. Tine Hanrieder
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Head of Junior Research Group
Dr. Eloisa Harris
Max Planck Institute
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Alexandra Hashem-Wangler
University of Bremen
Research Associate
Lisa Heindl, Ph.D.
Yellow Couch
Self-employed Coach and Career Advisor
Dr. Jakob Henninger
Universität Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Sabine Henrichsen-Schrembs
International School of Amsterdam
Substitution Coordinatior
Dr. Florian Hertel
Europa-Universität Flensburg
Professor
Dr. Jan-Ocko Heuer
University of Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Elizabeth Hirata
TTS Gmbh
Talent Management Consultant
Dr. Karina Hoekstra
Institut für Informationsmanagement GmbH
Senior Researcher
Dr. Anna Hokema
University of Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Michelle Hollman
Harman International
Business Administration Analyst
Dr. Lukas Hoppe
University of Bremen
Public Sector Consultant
Dr. Daniel Horn
University of Strathclyde
Research Associate
Dr. Sebastian Huster
Ministry of Science and Culture
Head of Division: Engineering Sciences and Knowledge Transfer
Dr. Ilze Ievina
SPI Systemberatung Programmierung Industrieelektronik GmbH
Online Marketing Manager
Dr. Gulnaz Isabekova
University of Bremen
Research Fellow
Dr. Malgorzata Jakubowska
NEUROHM
Data Specialist
Dr. Dong-Ho Jang
Namseoul University
Associate Professor
Dr. Eva Johais
Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Dr. Jan-Hendrik Kamlage
KWI Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities
Head of Research Field Culture of Participation
Dr. Rose Keller
United States' National Park Service
Lead Alaska Region Social Scientist
Dr. Yulia Khalikova
University of Hamburg
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Alyona Khaptsova
Constructor University
Postdoc Position
Dr. Juliane Klein
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Personal Assistant to the Dean
Dr. Markus Klingel
TU Dortmund University
Researcher and Lecturer
Dr. Marzena Kloka-Kohnen
State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia
Policy Officer
Dr. Katharina Klug
University of Bremen
Researcher
Dr. Metin Kodalak
University of Aegean
Postdoctoral Researcher
Prof. Dr. Bettina Kohlrausch
University of Paderborn
Professor of Educational Sociology
Michail Kokkoris, Ph.D.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Associate Professor of Marketing
Dr. Regine Köller
ISG Institute for Social Research
Research Associate
Dr. Stephan Köppe
University College Dublin
Assistant Professor in Social Policy
Dr. Leman Korkmaz
Baskent University
Lecturer
Maike Koschorreck
University of Bremen
Scientific Manager
Dr. Daniela Kroos
InterVal Research and Consultancy
Senior Researcher
Johannes Kruse
European External Action Service
Policy Officer

Dr. Iryna Kyzyma
LISER Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
Research Associate
Dr. Elma Laguna
University of the Philippines
Assistant Professor
Dr. Silvana Lakeman
Springer Nature
Associate Editor
Dr. Laura Landorff
University of Aalborg
Assistant Professor in European Studies
Dr. Mandi Larsen
Constructor University
Coordinator of the Methods Center
Dr. Lena Laube
Universität Bonn
Managing Director
Alan Law, Ph.D.

Freelance Tutor
Dr. Anne Leiser
Leibniz Association
Project Manager
Dr. Philipp Lersch
Humboldt University Berlin
Associate Professor in Sociology and Social Policy
Dr. Alla Leukavets
Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies
Policy Analyst
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Leuze
Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena
Professor in Methods of Empirical Social Research and Social Structure Analysis
Dr. Yvonne Lott
Hans-Böckler Foundation
Head of the Gender Studies Unit
Dr. Diletta Luminari
Pomilio Blumm
Analyst, researcher and strategist
Dr. Thomas Lux
Humboldt University of Berlin
Research Associate
Dr. Alexander Jacob Meland
UNDP / UNODC
International Consultant
Dr. Alexa Meyer-Hamme
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Senior Project Manager
Lara Minkus, Ph.D.
Europa Universität Flensburg
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Alexandra Mittelstaedt
Constructor University
Program Service Coordinator
Dr. Linda Monsees
Goethe University Frankfurt
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Alina Neitzert
Bonn International Center for Conversion
Senior Researcher
Dr. Anna Noack
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Project Manager
Dr. Judith Offerhaus
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
Head of Graduate Program
Dr. Daniel Palm
uni-assist e. V.
Research and Communications Coordinator
Dr. Christopher Paun
Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany
Senior Policy Advisor
Dr. Sarah Perumalla
Lecturer & Postdoctoral Researcher
Technical University Munich
Dr. Jonas Pieper
Der Paritätische Gesamtverband
Policy Advisor
Dr. Ania Plomien
London School of Economics
Assistant Professor in Gender and Social Science
Dr. Matthias Pohlig
Leibniz University Hannover
Research Associate
Olga Poluektova
Economic and Social Research Institute
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Vladimir Ponizovskiy
Ruhr University Bochum
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Priyadarshani Premarathne
University of Peradeniya
Lecturer
Fatma Rebeggiani (née Ebcinoglu)
German Council of Science and Humanities
Policy Advisor
Dr. Dennis Redeker
University of Bremen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Elisabeth Reichart
Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning
Research Associate
Dr. Thomas Richter
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Barbara Rinken
City University of Applied Sciences Bremen
Research Associate
Dr. Meike Rodekamp
German Council of Science and Humanities
Policy Advisor
Dr. Benedikt Rogge
Evangelical Church of Bremen
Pastor
Prof. Dr. Christof Roos
Europa-Universität Flensburg
Junior Professor of European and Global Governance
Dr. Clémentine Roth (née Chaigneau)
Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (SEZ)
Project Manager
Evgenia Samoilova, Ph.D.
Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Postdoctoral researcher
Dr. Andrea Schapper
University of Stirling
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Alexander Schellinger
Techniker Krankenkasse
Head of Healthcare Management Development
Angelika Wiebke Schenk
Boston Consulting Group GmbH
Consultant
Dr. Henning Schmidtke
GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies
Research Fellow
Dr. Margret Aenne Schoop
Continental AG
Learning Business Partner
Dr. Björn Schreinermacher
Bundesverband Wärmepumpe (BWP) e.V.
Head of Politics
Dr. Klaas Schüller
Die Wirtschafts- und Sozialakademie der Arbeitnehmerkammer Bremen
Education Manager
Dr. Claudia Schüller (née Hippel)
Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research
Assistant to the Director
Dr. Maike Schulz
Klinikum Bremen-Ost
Head of Social Therapy
Dr. Reinhard Schunck
University of Wuppertal
Professor of Sociology
Helen Arlen Seitzer
Universität Bremen
Doctoral Researcher
Dr. Julia Selva (née Gieseler)
University of Bremen
Personal Assistant to the Rector
Dr. Maor Shani
National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education
Researcher
Dr. Dora Simunovic
BIGSSS, Jacobs University
Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Esther Somfalvy
University of Bremen
Research Fellow
Dr. Elena Sommer
Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy
Researcher
Dr. Keonhi Son
University of Bremen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Ines Spieler (née Janke)
Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität (PMU) Nürnberg
Administrative Leitung
Dr. Ajita Srivastava
Constructor University Bremen
Lecturer
Dr. Adrian Stanciu
University of Vechta
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Frank Stengel
Kiel University
Research Fellow
Prof. Dr. Susanne Strauß
University of Konstanz
Professor of Sociology
Dr. Christopher Swader
Lund University
Associate Senior Lecturer
Dr. Simone Tonelli
University of Edinburgh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Susanne Tönsmann
University of Zurich
Managing Director of the Participatory Science Academy
Simon Tunderman
University of Groningen
Lecturer
Dr. Ekaterina Uglanova
FernUniversität in Hagen
Online Scientific Tutor of Work and Organizational Psychology
Dr. Daria Ukhova
University of Glasgow
Research Associate
Dr. Audris Umel
Constructor University Bremen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Sanne Van der Lugt
Clingendael Institute
Associate Fellow
Dr. Jolanda van der Noll
FernUniversität in Hagen
Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer
Dr. Marieke Christina van Egmond
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands
Policy Researcher
Dr. Christian Völkel
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Head of Programme
Dr. Constanze Volkmann
Faculty of Psychology
Lecturer
Dr. Volha Vysotskaya
University of Luxemburg
Research Associate
Prof. Dr. Nora Waitkus
Tilburg University
Assistant Professor
Dr. Stefan Wallaschek
Europa-Universität Flensburg
Research Associate
Dr. Caroline Warfelmann
University of Bremen
Postdoctoral Researcher and Coordinator of Master in Social Policy
Dr. Philine Weyrauch-Herrmann
wvib Schwarzwald AG
Head of Academy
Dr. Amanda Whittal
Bocconi University
Research Associate
Dr. Nina Wichmann
Goethe Institut Nairobi
Director
Dr. Irina Wiegand
University of Bremen
Coordinator of Welfare Societies and Program Manager of the Master in Social Policy
Dr. Jenni Winterhagen
SYSPONS
Senior Consultant
Dr. Nils Witte
Federal lnstitute for Population Research (BiB)
Research Associate
Dr. Florian Wittmann
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI)
Project Manager and Researcher
Dr. Anna Wolkenhauer
Universität Bremen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Sonja Wrobel
Ministry of Science, State of North Rhine‐Westphalia
Scientific Officer
Dr. Ge Yu
Liaoning University China
University Lecturer
Dr. Patricia Zauchner
University of Bremen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Natascha Zaun
London School of Economics
Assistant Professor
Dr. Annabell Zentarra
German Research Foundation (DFG)
Programme Officer
Dr. Chenjian Zhang
University of Bath
Lecturer in Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Dr. Michael Richter
University of Surrey
Postdoc Research Fellow and Lecturer