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Education/Society
| Topic | Your name | e-mail address |
| Andragogy, competence research, competence assessment, requirements engineering, subject-related learning (especially in software engineering) | Prof. Dr Yvonne Sedelmaier | [email protected] |
| Human resources, leadership, change management, moderation, training, leadership development, pedagogy | Prof. Dr Anja Knippel | [email protected] |
| Special education, social work, vocational education, inclusion, exclusion, diversity, didactics | Prof Dr Marion Wüchner-Fuchs | [email protected] |
| Medical education, mind-body medicine, self-care, mindfulness, coaching | Prof. Dr Sabine Hubbertz-Josat | [email protected] |
| Medical education, (intensive) care, artificial intelligence (especially in an educational context), further education and training for healthcare professions (especially practice guidance), simulation-based learning | Katrin Möckel | [email protected] |
| Medical education, ECG, diagnostics, SOL, flipped classroom | Robert Leschowski | [email protected] |
| Refugee migration, inclusion & participation, learning through teaching, human trafficking & forced prostitution, needs, religion & spirituality | Prof Dr Simon Kolbe | [email protected] |
| Youth organisation work, child and youth welfare, child and youth psychiatry, quality management in social and health care, social work in sport, gender-sensitive social work | Prof. Dr rer. medic. Tobias Falke | [email protected] |
| Prevention, education, family, juvenile delinquency | Prof. Dr habil. Maren Weiss | [email protected] |
| Psychological traumatisation; neurobiology, spirituality and ethics; sustainability, ecological-social transformation and eco-social work; systemic attitude, theory and practice; self-awareness | Prof. Dr Ralph Kirscht | [email protected] |
| Psychology, extremism, boredom, resilience | Prof. Dr Sabrina Krauss | [email protected] |
| Basic phenomenon of play in animals and humans, play as a cultural asset, homo ludens, play as a method (play), toys, board games, group games, children's games, games for adults, board games, card games, connoisseur games, computer games, eSports, videogames, console games, mobile games, casual games, game design, gameful design, gamification, games of chance, casino games, game addiction, game therapy, health games, game development, game studies, gamesmap.de, gamecampus.de, game theories, game science, game research, ludological management, historical games, game collections, German Game Archive Nuremberg, International Game Museum Altenburg, de Cassan Collection, Teaching and Research Collection Board Games, Advisory Board Games, German Association of the Toy Industry (DVSI), Toy Museum Nuremberg, International Game Days in Essen (SPIEL), Spielwarenmesse Nuremberg, Spiel Doch! Dortmund, Brettspiel Con Berlin, Spielefest Vienna, Gamescom in Cologne and numerous other games and gaming events. Anti-racist curating for the museum. | Prof. Dr Jens Junge | [email protected] |
Design/Communication/Media
| Topic | Your name | e-mail address |
| Architecture, property management, integrated construction | Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Hort, Architect | [email protected] |
| Design and strategy, human-centred design, design thinking, branding, innovation management, regional development | Prof Katrin Androschin | [email protected] |
| Fundamentals of drawing practice, editorial illustration, illustration techniques, print media (letterpress, through-printing, gravure), children's books, narrative illustration | Prof Nele Anders | [email protected] |
| Visual communication, typography, corporate design, editorial design, posters & campaigns, signage, website | Prof Christopher Jung | [email protected] |
| visual communication, film, internet, app development | Prof Lars Roth | [email protected] |
| artistic photography, portrait photography, spatial image: stereo 3D in large format / 360° x 180° / 3D VR, analogue photography and darkroom | Prof Sebastian Denz | [email protected] |
| sustainable processes (plant-based) in photography (digital/analogue), image economies & transformation processes fashion/creative industry | Prof. Anna Rosa Krau | [email protected] |
| Music, art, culture, instrumental pedagogy, guitar, ensemble work, pop music, jazz, improvisation, performances, music/meditation/mental health, team building, groove | Prof. Robert Keßler | [email protected] |
| Sound design, sound synthesis, music software, music informatics, music theory, ear training, popular music, electronic music | Prof Tilman Ehrhorn | [email protected] |
| Acoustics, noise, room acoustics, music transmission, digital technology, recording quality, AI and music production, mixing, mastering | Prof Matthias Middelkamp | [email protected] |
| Marketing trends, public opinion, sponsoring | Prof. Dr Ulrike Sprengel | [email protected] |
| Error culture, brand building, brand planning, brand strategy, innovation development, campaigning, implicit market research, event planning | Prof Ralf Kemmer | [email protected] |
| Artificial intelligence, brand management, brand evaluation, digital marketing, corporate strategy, online marketing, city marketing, ChatGPT, Perlexity, OpenAI | Prof. Dr Claudia Bünte | [email protected] |
| cultural diversity, innovative diversity management, international corporate communication, intercultural communication, social innovation, gender equality, global marketing | Prof. Dr Arta Ante | [email protected] |
Health/Psychology/Sport
| Topic | Your name | e-mail address |
| History, theory and ethics of the health professions | Prof. Dr habil. Maximilian Schochow | [email protected] |
| Medical education, mind-body medicine, self-care, mindfulness, coaching | Prof. Dr Sabine Hubbertz-Josat | [email protected] |
| Medical education, (intensive) care, artificial intelligence (especially in an educational context), further education and training for healthcare professions (especially practice guidance), simulation-based learning | Katrin Möckel | [email protected] |
| Medical education, ECG, diagnostics, SOL, flipped classroom | Robert Leschowski | [email protected] |
| Nutrition | Dr Sara Ramminger | [email protected] |
| Nutritional medicine, clinical nutrition, obesity, malnutrition | Lars Selig | [email protected] |
| Malnutrition and malnutrition, clinical nutrition, organisation in the inpatient and outpatient sector, transition management | Prof Jens Putziger, MD | [email protected] |
| Swallowing, swallowing disorders, dysphagia, videofluoroscopy, pleasure, clinical decision-making for therapists, EBP | Prof Dr Stefanie Duchac | [email protected] |
| Speech therapy, child language development, reading and spelling disorders, language promotion, health literacy, counselling and coaching | Prof Dr Muna van Ermingen-Marbach | [email protected] |
| Voice disorders, evidence-based voice therapy, voice diagnostics, instrument-based voice therapy with a focus on acoustics, voice prevention, meta-analyses | Prof Dr Ben Barsties v. Latoszek | [email protected] |
| Physiotherapy, health promotion, sport, exercise and nutrition | Prof Dr Annika Jahn | [email protected] |
| Physiotherapy, health, therapeutic sciences, back pain, back and psyche, education | Prof. Dr Tobias Erhardt | [email protected] |
| Physiotherapy, effects of physical activity/exercise, health sports, training theory, structured treatment programmes (DMP), public health, health literacy, interprofessional collaboration and training in geriatrics | Tim Taddey | [email protected] |
| Physiotherapy, evidence-based practice, movement analysis, biomechanics, geriatrics, digital health | Prof Dr Joao P. Batista | [email protected] |
| Physiotherapy, health, neurorehabilitation, Parkinson's disease, freezing of gait | Prof. Dr Claudia Barthel | [email protected] |
| Physiotherapy, neurorehabilitation, motor learning | Prof. Dr Jan Mehrholz | [email protected] |
| Physiotherapy, neurorehabilitation, motor learning, evidence-based practice, implementation of innovations in healthcare | Prof Dr Gudrun Diermayr | [email protected] |
| Decubitus prophylaxis, fall prevention, expert standards, nursing care in theory and practice, nursing documentation | Prof. Dr Christine Fiedler | [email protected] |
| Music therapy, geriatrics, dementia, chronic pain, end-of-life care, escape | Prof. Dr Alexander F. Wormit | [email protected] |
| Clinical emergency medicine, artificial intelligence, health economics, health policy, hospital reform, emergency reform | Prof Dr Thomas Fleischmann | [email protected] |
| Clinical emergency medicine, preclinical emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, general medicine, health economics | Prof Dr Felix Neuenfeldt | [email protected] |
| Clinical emergency medicine, preclinical emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, internal medicine, health economics | Prof. Dr Peter Rupp MHA | [email protected] |
| Management in healthcare, health economic evaluations, agile management, process management | Prof. Dr Florian Meier | [email protected] |
| Obesity, chronic diseases, diabetes, skin diseases and psychosocial restrictions | Prof Dr Claudia Luck-Sikorski | [email protected] |
| Biological and psychosocial determinants of mental health, brain research, imaging techniques | Prof Dr Carolin Mößnang-Sedlmayr | [email protected] |
| Developmental psychology, biological and neuropsychology, social cognition, social learning | Prof Dr Christine Michel | [email protected] |
| Developmental psychology, early parent-child interaction, social cognition | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Anne Henning | [email protected] |
| Developmental psychology, moral development, social cognition, social norms | Prof. Dr Susanne Hardecker | [email protected] |
| Prevention, education, family, juvenile delinquency | Prof. Dr habil. Maren Weiss | [email protected] |
| Youth organisation work, child and youth welfare, child and youth psychiatry, quality management in social and health care, social work in sport, gender-sensitive social work | Prof. Dr rer. medic. Tobias Falke | [email protected] |
| Systemic therapy, clinical hypnosis, impathy, empathy, psychosomatics | Prof Dr Stefanie Neubrand | [email protected] |
| Clinical and health psychology, prevention, health promotion, healthcare, e-health, Long-COVID, psychological coaching and training | Prof Dr Nadia Sosnowsky-Waschek | [email protected] |
| Clinical psychology, differential psychology, sexology, gender and queer studies, forensics, psychotherapy (VT, ST, TP, AP), sex therapy, couples therapy/relationship dynamics | Prof Dr Philipp Stang | [email protected] |
| Music and emotions, personality, stress and health, statistics, test theory and test construction | Prof. Dr MA Dipl.-Psych. Richard von Georgi | [email protected] |
| Computational neuroscience, psychology, statistics, time perception, working memory, social cognition, imaging techniques | Prof. Dr Joachim Haß | [email protected] |
| Psychological traumatisation; neurobiology, spirituality and ethics; sustainability, ecological-social transformation and eco-social work; systemic attitude, theory and practice; self-awareness | Prof. Dr Ralph Kirscht | [email protected] |
| Emergency psychology, crisis intervention, healthy people at work, well-being, dealing with stress, leadership, self-leadership, aviation psychology, human factor, coaching | Prof Dr Bettina Schleidt | [email protected] |
| Psychology, extremism, boredom, resilience | Prof Dr Sabrina Krauss | [email protected] |
| Sports psychology, health sports, motivation | Prof. Dr habil. Martin Köllner | [email protected] |
| Health sport, sport with type II diabetes, sport and well-being | Prof Dr Björn Eichmann | [email protected] |
| Sports management, sports economics, e-sports | Markus Breuer | [email protected] |
| Business psychology, new work, coaching, sustainability, healthy work, regenerative work, leadership, diversity | Prof Dr Franziska Schölmerich | [email protected] |
| Business psychology, decision-making, generalist/scanner personality, social psychology, coaching | Prof Dr Maria Douneva | [email protected] |
| Legal psychology, penal system, penitentiary system, forensic assessment, treatment of offenders | Dr Andreas Sauer | [email protected] |
Natural sciences/technology
| Topic | Your name | E-mail address |
| Recycling, sustainability | Prof Dr Gesa Beck | [email protected] |
| renewable energies, biomass and energy from waste, sustainability, life cycle analysis, information management, water treatment | Prof. Dr Osvaldo Romero | [email protected] |
| air pollution control, biogas, humanitarian technology, product development, sustainability, water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment, waste management | Prof. Dr Ulrike Gayh | [email protected] |
| Water, extreme events, climate change, sustainability, sustainability reporting, transformation knowledge | Prof. Dr habil. Heike Zimmermann-Timm | [email protected] |
| Green chemistry, technology, renewable energies | Prof. Dr Minoo Tasbihi | [email protected] |
| Technology assessment (technical/economic/ecological, partly social), energy technology, energy economics, alternative drives and fuels, hydrogen, sustainability, LCA, basic engineering sciences (TM, fluid mechanics, numerical methods) | Prof Dr Doruk Özdemir | [email protected] |
| Digital methods for sustainable construction | Prof. Dr Benjamin Ströbele | [email protected] |
| Cyber security, security, data protection | Prof Dr Vladimir Stantchev | [email protected] |
| Data science, big data & AI, computational physics, complex systems & networks, computational epidemiology | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Fakhteh Ghanbarnejad | [email protected] |
| Data science, machine learning, natural language processing, generative AI, data engineering, data visualisation, data science for social purposes | Prof. Dr Swati Chandna | [email protected] |
| machine learning, knowledge management, deep learning, affective computing, data engineering | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Binh Vu | [email protected] |
| AI, machine learning, knowledge management, data engineering, signal processing, image processing | Prof. Dr Alexander Iliev | [email protected] |
| Graph learning, social networks, machine learning, generative AI | Prof. Dr Mehrdad Jalali | [email protected] |
| Technologies (AI, smart home, semantic analysis of multimedia signals) and strategic management | Prof. Dr.-Ing. & MBA Ronald Glasberg | [email protected] |
| Applied computer science, software architecture, application development, Docker/Kubernetes, virtual machines, UI/UX, (industrial) Internet of Things | Prof. Dr Peter Dillinger | [email protected] |
| Electrical engineering, mathematics, DSP, robotics | Prof. Dr Achim Gottscheber | [email protected] |
| Rotor dynamics, structural dynamics, experimental methods, modal analysis, vibration measurement technology, bearings, simulation, optimisation | Prof. Dr Martin Kreschel | [email protected] |
| Expertise-oriented teaching in engineering sciences, women in STEM, interdisciplinary research in physics and architecture | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Denise Reichel | [email protected] |
| Business model innovation, platform business models, digital strategy, digital transformation, digital technology, entrepreneurship, corporate venturing, generative AI, coaching | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Christian Kapteyn | [email protected] |
| Digital supply chain, quantum technologies, blockchain, sensor technology, warehouse automation | Prof. Dr Gerd Wintermeyer | [email protected] |
| Supply chains, processes, lean production, supplier cooperation, automotive industry, sustainability, production processes, technology, corporate strategy, clusters | Prof. Dr Axel Werner | [email protected] |
| Production, supply chains, logistics, sustainability, recycling, infrastructure, construction | Prof.Dr.-Ing. Joseph W. Dörmann | [email protected] |
| Innovation management, social innovation, product development process, project management in research, technological development, innovation and entrepreneurship, humanitarian (water) engineering and related (water) technology management, applied research, social research, creative methods, sustainable community development | Prof. Dr Irma Livier De Regil Sanchez | [email protected] |
Economy/Law
| Topic | Your name | e-mail address |
| Architecture, property management, integrated construction | Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Hort, Architect | [email protected] |
| Construction project management, sustainability in the property industry, facility management | Prof. Dr Christian Meysenburg, engineer | [email protected] |
| Accounting & Auditing, Auditing | Prof. Dr Sonja Schütte-Biastoch | [email protected] |
| Banks, financial instruments, payment services, asset management, funds, capital/financial markets, crypto-assets, ESG, regulation, compliance, human and social rights, supply chains | Prof Dr Bernd Geier | [email protected] |
| Digital transformation, entrepreneurship, strategy, innovation, ESG, sustainability, financial markets | Prof Dr Cordelia Friesendorf | [email protected] |
| Strategy, strategic alliances, negotiations, economic development, labour market incentives, finance | Prof Dr Stefanie A. Schubert | [email protected] |
| Circular economy, sustainability, sustainable business models, marketing, corporate development, corporate management, megatrends, market research, e-commerce, digitalisation | Prof. Dr Arno Lammerts | [email protected] |
| Business model innovation, platform business models, digital strategy, digital transformation, digital technology, entrepreneurship, corporate venturing, generative AI, coaching | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Christian Kapteyn | [email protected] |
| Innovation, creative techniques, hackathon, management strategy, OKR, digital transformation, start-ups, new work, gamification | Prof Benjamin Zierock | [email protected] |
| Rooms Division, F&B, tea culture, tea tourism, hotel project development, hotel market development, trends in the hotel industry, hotel concepts | Prof Dr Hartwig Bohne | [email protected] |
| Hotel project development, hotel market development, trends in the hotel industry, hotel concepts, innovation, technology and digitalisation, foresight, digital business models and business development | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vanessa Borkmann | [email protected] |
| Sustainable tourism, tourism and climate change, resilience / digitalisation / innovation / governance in tourism, food waste, special segments: stationary travel agencies, destinations, mobility | Prof. Dr rer.nat. Ines Carstensen | [email protected] |
| Sustainable supply chains, electrification of lorries, CO2-neutral logistics hubs, supply chains to Ukraine, development of logistics infrastructure in Ukraine, cooperation with the National Transport University (NTU) in Kyiv | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Karl-Georg Steffens | [email protected] |
| Production, supply chains, logistics, sustainability, recycling, infrastructure, construction | Prof.Dr.-Ing. Joseph W. Dörmann | [email protected] |
| Supply chains, processes, lean production, supplier cooperation, automotive industry, sustainability, production processes, technology, corporate strategy, clusters | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Werner | [email protected] |
| Supply Chain Sustainability Act, purchasing, raw materials, semiconductors, digitalisation, strategy, business processes, digital strategy, supply chain strategy, raw material prices, disruption | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Becker | [email protected] |
| Digital supply chain, quantum technologies, blockchain, sensor technology, warehouse automation | Prof Dr Gerd Wintermeyer | [email protected] |
| Innovation management, social innovation, product development process, project management in research, technological development, innovation and entrepreneurship, humanitarian (water) engineering and related (water) technology management, applied research, social research, creative methods, sustainable community development | Prof. Dr Irma Livier De Regil Sanchez | [email protected] |
| AI, start-ups, supply chain, manufacturing, sustainability | Prof. Dr Azadeh Dindarian | [email protected] |
| Statistics, business research methods, empirical social research | Roger Giegrich | [email protected] |
| Holistic organisational transformation in light of the growing influence of AI; corporate values; forward-looking human resources/people & culture management with a generational focus (managing generational diversity); leadership development towards an AI mindset; changes in professions in the cultural and creative industries as a result of AI; future skills ( skills sets for digitalisation); network management (tools and measures for personal and corporate establishment) | Prof Dr Agnes Schipanski | [email protected] |
| Futurology, transformation: psychological and communicative effects and solutions with regard to employees + customers + society, innovation, AI, sustainability, longevity | Prof. Dr Anabel Ternès von Hattburg | [email protected] |
| Market research (target group analysis, competition analysis, trend research); product management (product development, life cycle management, innovation management); pricing policy (pricing strategies, discounts and promotions, pricing psychology); communication policy; sales channels; customer relationship management (CRM); branding and brand management; digital marketing; sales strategies; International marketing; sustainability in marketing; innovations in marketing; leadership styles; team dynamics and development; communication; goal setting and realisation; emotional intelligence; KODE; MBTI; OCEAN; motivation and commitment; decision-making; change management; self-management and time management; coaching and mentoring; cultural intelligence; ethics and responsibility in leadership | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nils Albrecht | MBA | [email protected] |
| Leadership and creativity, art for personnel and organisational development, gender, TV series and leadership | Prof. Dr Brigitte Biehl | [email protected] |
| cultural diversity, innovative diversity management, international corporate communication, intercultural communication, social innovation, gender equality, global marketing | Prof. Dr Arta Ante | [email protected] |
| Error culture, brand building, brand planning, brand strategy, innovation development, campaigning, implicit market research, event planning | Prof Ralf Kemmer | [email protected] |
| Artificial intelligence, brand management, brand evaluation, digital marketing, corporate strategy, online marketing, city marketing, ChatGPT, Perlexity, OpenAI | Prof. Dr Claudia Bünte | [email protected] |
| Business psychology, decision-making, generalist/scanner personality, social psychology, coaching | Prof. Dr Maria Douneva | [email protected] |
| Business psychology, new work, coaching, sustainability, healthy work, regenerative work, leadership, diversity | Prof. Dr Franziska Schölmerich | [email protected] |
| Legal psychology, penal system, penitentiary system, forensic assessment, treatment of offenders | Dr Andreas Sauer | [email protected] |
| Guardianship law, social law, restraints, labour law, social insurance law | Prof. Dipl. theol. Tobias Noll | [email protected] |
| Copyright law, media law, press law, internet law, event law | Prof. Dr Dr Dr Marcel Bisges, LL.M. | [email protected] |
| Tax law, ESG, compliance, corporate governance, IFRS | Stb Lars Holger Tilgner, LL.M. | [email protected] |
