I am a health justice researcher, consultant, advocate, and teacher.
With 10+ years in health justice research and advocacy, I combine interdisciplinary academic expertise with hands-on experience.
I break down complex systems into changeable parts.
For me, health research is a means to address the many challenges facing health systems today. It is my method of advocating for greater social justice and equity.
I live and work in Vienna. I am a PostDoc and Lead Researcher at the University of Vienna and the Health Matters Research Group, Department of Social & Cultural Anthropology, an affiliate member of the Community Health Lab at the Medical University of Vienna, a freelance health justice researcher, and the Health Programs Director of AmberMed, an NGO offering healthcare services to people without health insurance.
A lead in multiple health research projects, I focus on issues of health justice, equitable healthcare access, and better healthcare governance. My research and community advocacy work go hand in hand, and I teach at various universities in Austria and internationally on medical ethics, diversity, and qualitative research methods.
Education
& Awards
2023, Cornell University
PhD. Science & Technology Studies
2017, Cornell University
MA. Science & Technology Studies
2014, University of Vienna
MA. Science-Technology-Society
2012, University of Vienna
BA. Political Science
2011, University of Vienna
BA. Sociology
2022, 2023 & 2024
Young Forum Gastein Scholarship for EHFG
2020
KLI Writing-up Fellowship
2018
Dan David Prize Scholarship for “Bioethics”
2017
Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (SSRC)
2015
Würdigungspreis – Staatspreis für die besten Diplom- und Masterabschlüsse (Austrian Ministry of Sciences)
2015
Förderungspreis der Dr.-Maria-Schaumayer-Stiftung
Between the lines...
I am said to have mastered the art of lovingly stirring tiny cups of coffee with equally tiny spoons. I played the piano once but had to stop trying. I published a youth magazine when I started to try to say something and there wasn’t as much at stake yet. I grew up watching TV shows and movies to teach myself better English, and got stuck with a love for narrative and seeing what we can be made to feel. I do yoga.
pronouns: she / her
Positions
since 2023
PostDoc & Project Lead
University of Vienna, Department of Social & Cultural Anthropology, more at Projects
Affiliate Senior Researcher
Medical University of Vienna, Center for Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, More at MUW Researcher Profiles
since 2022
Lecturer and Coordinator for Medical Ethics
Medical University of Vienna, Center for Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
since 2021
Health Programs Director (Gesundheitsreferentin)
Ambermed Vienna, Diakonie Flüchtlingsdienst
2024
Visiting Scholar
Cornell University, department of Science & Technology Studies
2020
KLI Fellow
Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, More at KLI Alumni
2019
Postgraduate Researcher
medical University of Vienna, Unit for Medical Anthropology and Global health, Center for Public Health, Department for Social and preventive Medicine
2017
PhD Candidate
Cornell University, Department of Science & Technology Studies, College of arts and Sciences, more at Cornell STS Alumni & Projects
2014
PhD Student
Cornell University, Department of Science & Technology Studies, College of arts and Sciences, more at Cornell STS Alumni & Projects
2011
Junior Researcher