Grad Student Forum
Welcome to the Grad Student Forum! This online platform has been created to establish a scholarly network of past and present Regensburg M.A. students. Thus it serves as a resource for new and current students to inform themselves about and stay in touch with the research and professional experience (e.g., internships) of their cohort as well as previous cohorts. Likewise, Regensburg American Studies alumni are enabled to stay informed about current cohorts and recent research.
Feel free to use this network to your scholarly advantage and browse through the entries that offer current bio notes as well as contact information and research interests. In this spirit: Stay connected and keep the research going and growing!
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Entry Year 2023/24
 | Magdalena Merkler, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact info: magdalena.merkler@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: Student assistant, internship and mini jobs at CHANGE Sportswear (Cambio) Research interests: Gender and Queer Studies, Performance Studies, Comedy Studies, Ecofeminism, Fashion Studies, Theories of Space |
Entry Year 2022/23
 | Katharina Soukenik, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: katharina.soukenik@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: Working Student for Communication, Marketing and Events at Continental AG, Working Student at the Schlossklinik Rottenburg (LAKUMED) Research Interests: Gender Studies, Feminist Theory, Queer Studies, Media and Popular Culture, Film and (Video) Game Studies |
Entry Year 2021/22
 | Anna Alkofer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: anna.alkofer@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: Graduate Student Assistant Research Interests: Feminist Theory, Queer Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies, Intersectionality, Identity, and Popular Culture |
 | Simone Preis, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Simone.Preis@stud.uni-regensburg.de Research Interests: International Relations, (Climate) Migration, Contact Zones, Race and Ethnic Studies, and Media Studies. |
Entry Year 2019/20
 | Katya Davis, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Work experience: Intern at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; Office of Intercultural Engagement, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Research Interests: Race and Ethnic Studies, Intercultural Studies, German-American Relations, Latin American Studies, Memorialization Studies |
| Chenisa Hall, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Chenisa-Genee.Hall@stud.uni-regensburg.de |
Entry Year 2018/19
 | Sophia Bittl, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Sophia.Bittl@stud.uni-regensburg.de Research Interests: Feminist Theory,Queer Studies, Intersectionality, Ethnic Studies, Transcultural Studies, Media and Pop Culture --> |
 | Valeska Florack, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Valeska.Florack@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: Recruiting at a Social Startup Research Interests: Political Science, International and in particular German-American Relations, Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Responsibility --> |
 | Kristína Gotthardová, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Kristina1.Gotthardova@stud.uni-regensburg.de Research Interests: Women's Studies, Immigration, Identity, Transcultural Studies, International Relations, Foreign Policy |
 | William Henderson, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: William-Charles.Henderson@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: government lawyer, federal prosecutor, and diplomat posted in Moscow, Kyiv, Belgrade, Ankara, and London Research Interests: History of U.S. diplomatic practice; European and U.S. public perceptions of, and attitudes toward, each other, and the effects of those perceptions and attitudes on political and economic relations; History of Eastern Europe |
| Simone Schneider, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Simone.Schneider@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: German PEN Center, Press and PR Office of the City of Regensburg Research Interests: Feminist Theory, Media Studies, Identity, Contemporary American Literature | |
 | Maximiliane Vilser, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Maximiliane.Vilser@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: Teaching German at Horizonte Regensburg; Child Care at a.a.a. (Arbeitskreis für ausländische Arbeitnehmer - Initiativen für Menschen mit Ein- und Zuwanderungshintergrund e.V.); Internship at Bayerischer Rundfunk (Prix Jeunesse International, Children's TV festival) Research Interests: Queer Theory, Identity, Immigration, Transcultural Studies, Popular Culture, Transatlantic Relations --> |
Entry Year 2017/18
Entry Year 2017/18
| Jonathan Arévalo, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Jonathan.Arevalo@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: several jobs in wealth management, social services, and mortgage industry, research assistant Research Interests: History of World War II POW camps, Critical Prison Studies, Philosophy of Ethics, 20th Century European History, International Relations | |
 | Haley Culpepper, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Haley.Culpepper@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: Goethe Institut Berlin; two month immersive micro-finance internship in Ghana; Belmont University International Office Research Interests: Political Science, International Relations, Political Economy, Modern History, International Organizations |
 | Jeremy Eames, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Jeremy-Joseph.Eames@stud.uni-regensburg.de Research Interests: Philosophy, History, particularly of the Middle Ages, and Literature |
 | Carolina Giavedoni, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Carolina.Giavedoni@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work Experience: Literacy Coalition of Central Texas; Refugee Services of Texas; and two professional internships, both at local environmental non-profit organizations Research Interests: Transcultural Studies, Feminist Studies, International Relations, Immigration, Protest Culture, Ethnicity, Identity, Corporate Responsibility, Media |
| Luis Groitl, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Luis.Groitl@stud.uni-regensburg.de | |
| Arash Kazemi, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Arash.Kazemi@stud.uni-regensburg.de | |
 | Katharina Sherman, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Katharina-Esther.Sherman@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work experience: Marketing Department of Tickaroo GmbH Research Interests: German-American Cultural Relations, Theatre, and Regional Identities |
| Parker Williams, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Parker.Williams@stud.uni-regensburg.de |
Entry Year 2016/17
 | Jane Jiyoung Chang, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Jane.Chang@stud.uni-regensburg.de Research Interests: History of Science, Intellectual-Cultural History, transnational History |
| Connor Davidson, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Connor.Davidson@stud.uni-regensburg.de | |
 | Dennis Forster, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Dennis.Forster@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work Experience: Lasky Center for Transatlantic Studies; ZDF/Phoenix Research Interests: U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government and Political Institutions, Transatlantic Relations, American History |
 | Allison Haskins, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Allison-Drake.Haskins@stud.uni-regensburg.de Research Interests: Transatlantic Relations, Contact Zones, German-American Relations, Transnationalism, Identity Studies, Transcultural Studies |
 | Karolin Hofbauer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Karolin.Hofbauer@stud.uni-regensburg.de Work Experience: World Showcase at Epcot; Disney World, Florida; CSU Landesleitung, München Research Interests: International and Transatlantic Relations, American Foreign Policy, International Organizations |
| Jens Schmid, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Jens.Schmid@stud.uni-regensburg.de | |
 | Marina Wudy, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Contact Info: Marina.Wudy@stud.uni-regensburg.de Research Interests: Transatlantic and International Relations, Visual Culture, North American History, Zombie Studies |
Entry Year 2015/16
 | Sandra Bartol, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
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 | Marlena Brzeska, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Work Experience: DziekonskiÜbersetzungen Research Interests: Transnationalism, Ethnicity, Identity, Contact Zones, Cultural Memory, Performance and Media Studies |
 | Katherine Dufour, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Work Experience: Office of International Relations of the city halls of Nuremberg and Nice (France); Québec Government Office in Munich Research interests: Transatlantic and International Relations, Canadian and American Politics, Canada-US Relations, International Organisation, European Migration, Diplomacy |
| Sophia Ehrhardt, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Research Interests: Gender Studies, Transnational and Transcultural Studies, Comparative Literary Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Identity Studies | |
 | Jon-Wyatt "Jack" Matlack, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Work Experience: Musconetcong Foundryman Historical Society Research Interests: The Weimar Republic, Transatlantic Relations, NATO policy, Holocaust Studies, Imperial Germany 1871-1919, History of German-American Relations |
 | Sandra Schlecht, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Work Experience: United States Consulate General in Munich Research Interests: mass media, history and the current state of European-American relations, governmental German-American public affairs |
 | Alexander Schneider, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Work Experience: Cultural Department of the City of Regensburg; U.S. Consulate General Munich; REWAG Research Interests: American Domestic Politics and Foreign Affairs, Transatlantic Relations, Transatlantic History, Western Identity |
| Katrin Sicklinger, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies | |
 | Leslie Caroline Southard, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Work Experience: Press and PR-Office of the City of Regensburg; U.S. Consulate General Munich Research Interests: Transatlantic History, Western Identity, German-American Cultural Relations, National Stereotypes, Advertising |
 | Jared-Ross Wilson, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Research Interests: Cultural Studies and Historical Interactions |
Entry Year 2014/15
| Julia Bienek, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Research Interests:Transnationalism, American Political Culture, American Foreign Policy, European-American Relations | |
 | Anna-Magdalena Haßkerl, M.A. candidate in American Studies Internship: Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus, Munich; ZDF Auslandsstudio, Washington, D.C. Research Interests: Visual Culture Studies, Literary Studies, African American Studies, (Trans-) Cultural Studies, Transnational American Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Media Studies, Identity Studies |
 | Marta Kowalska, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Research Interests: Native and Indigenous Studies, Transnational and Transcultural Studies, Ethnicity, Identity, Contact Zones, Popular Culture |
 | Yuliia Yunyk, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Research Interests: Information Technology, Mass Media, Digital Humanities, Globalization, History of European-American Relations, History of North America |
Entry Year 2013/14
 | Tom Auer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Research Interests: Material Culture Studies, Transatlantic Relations, Popular Culture, Visual Culture Studies |
 | Claudia Braunstorfer, M.A. candidate in American Studies Internships: Filter Verlag, Regensburg (Redaktion); Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich (Lektorat); US Consualte, Commercial Services, Munich Research Interests: Popular Culture, Visual Culture Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Trauma Studies |
 | Tina Flemmerer, M.A. candidate in American Studies Research Interests: Visual Culture Studies, Performance Studies, Trans-national and Transcultural Studies, Contact Zones, Popular Culture, and Interpictorality |
 | Michelle-KaLin, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Internships: Wall Street Journal Office Network (Chicago, IL) Research Interests: Political science, international relations, European-American politics |
 | Kurt Kalanz, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Internship: International Office, University of Regensburg Research Interests: Atlantic History and Transatlantic Relations, Cultural Memory, Material Culture Studies, Contact Zones, Americanization and Westernization |
| Sonja Rothfischer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Internship: PR & Eventmanagement agency "Powerkeks" Research Interests: Media representations and affect; culture, identity, popular culture; ethnicity, race, diaspora and transnationalism; the American creed and contemporary politics; international relations, treaties and warfare | |
 | Katharina Schmaus, M.A. candidate in American Studies Internship: Goethe Institut, Washington, DC Research Interests: 9/11, Memory Studies, Visual Culture Studies, Contact Zones, Performance of Identity, Race, and Gender, Photography, Cultural Studies |
Entry Year 2012/13
 | Shai Ben Ami, M.A. in European-American Studies Internship: European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) in Amsterdam Research Interests: History of zoos in the west, American and European cultural and political history, Sociology and Anthropology, Memory studies, Biographies, Contact Zones, Race and LGBT representations in the media, International relations and American foreign policy |
 | Sonja Kleinmaier, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Internships: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),Bonn; U.S. Consulate General, Munich; IP Journal (DGAP), Berlin Research Interests: International Relations, esp. European-American Relations; Political Economy; Transnational and Transcultural Studies; Literary Studies; American Cultural History |
 | Lucy Schulz, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Internships: US Consulate General, Munich; German-American Fulbright Commission, Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Abroad, Berlin Research Interests: Visual Culture, Photography, Popular Culture, Gender, Transnationalism |
 | Imani Wadud, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies Internships: The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; Inside-Out Project, NYC; Regensburger Short Film Festival, Regensburg; donumenta e.V. Regensburg Research Interests: Visual Culture Studies, Art as Social Practice, Transnationalism and Diaspora, Popular Culture, Social Media & Affect, Performances of Identity, Race, and Gender |
Katharina Matuschek - 28.02.2024 12:39 