Research Interests
- Ecocriticism
- Feminism, Gender Studies, Queer Studies
- Narratology
- Popular Media
Portrait
Education
- 2024 – present Universität Zürich
PhD in Empirische Kulturwissenschaft bei Prof. Dr. C. Lötscher
Thesis: “Latent Energies: Ecocritical Approaches to the Sleeping Beauty Motif” - 2021 – 2024 Universität Zürich
MA (Monomaster) in Literaturwissenschaft
Thesis: “Sleeping Beauty as Feminist Narrative: Liminality, Motherhood, and Narrative Performance” - 2014 – 2018 University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
BA cum laude in International Relations (honors)
BA in East Asian Studies
Minor in Comparative Literature
Professional Experience (Selection)
- 2024 Doctoral Candidate, University of Zurich
- 2023 – 2024 Administration (Language School)
- 2021 – 2024 Teaching Staff for German & English
- 2018 – 2019 Editorial Assistant in Academic Publishing
- 2018 Various Internships in Publishing
- 2015 – 2018 Research Assistant in various projects
Awards & Grants
- 2025 Travel Subsidy (Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences)
- 2025 GRC Short Grant for DocNetCH Workshop (University of Zurich)
- 2015 – 2018 Dean’s List (University of Rochester)
- 2018 Alice DeSimone Award (University of Rochester)
- 2016 MLC Book Award (University of Rochester)
- 2014 Research Interest Grant (University of Rochester)
Other Activities (Panels, Podcasts, etc.)
- Perret, Salomé für Zélie Stauffer. Gast. “Austausch mit Jacqueline Heinzelmann.” Zéphir Podcast. February 25, 2026.
- Panel for “Continuity by Bess Wohl” with Jonathan Wille, Moderation: Olivia Tjon-A-Meeuw. The Fowl Owls, October 26, 2024, Zurich.
- “Kim Stanley Robinson: An Interactive Lauditory Panel” with Kim Stanley Robinson, Willem Conrad, Christine Lötscher, Simon Spiegel, Philipp Theisohn. Honorary Doctorate Celebration for Kim Stanley Robinson, June 8, 2024, University of Zurich.
Event Organization
- Tolkien Conference Switzerland, co-hosted with Prof. Dr. Christine Lötscher, University of Zurich, March 14, 2026.
- “Multispecies Storytelling with Prof. Dr. Julia Grillmayr,” 2nd Workshop for DocNetCH, Institute for Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK) – Popular Culture Studies, Universität Zürich, 24. Oktober 2025.
- PhD Networking Apéro, University of Zurich Graduate School, September 12, 2025.
Memberships
- Fachausschuss der Sozialwissenschaften der Graduiertenschule der Universität Zürich, Doktorierendenvertretung FS 2025 – HS 2026
- Swiss Literary PhD Network (DocNetCH), Board Member & UZH Representative
- Zurich Science Fiction Network (ZSFN), Member
- Empirische Kulturwissenschaft Schweiz (EKWS), Member
- Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung (GKJF), Member
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Iota Chapter of NY 2018
Publications
see CV in German