Team
Chairpersons
Prof. Dr. Torsten Meireis
Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Jeremy Punt
Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Regina Römhild
Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Federico Settler
Chairperson
Coordination Office
Dr. Clemens Wustmans
Scientific Coordinator
Bettina Schön, M.A.
Coordination Office
Janice Martin
Coordination Office
Principal Investigators
Prof. Dr. Heike Becker
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Nadine Bowers Du Toit
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Andreas Feldtkeller
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Jung Ran Annachiara Forte
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Gräb †
Principal Investigator (2022-2023)
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kluge
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Baz Lecocq
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Henry Mbaya
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Torsten Meireis
Principal Investigator | Chairperson | Speaker
Dr. Cherry Muslim
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Beatrice Okyere-Manu
Principal Investigator (2022-2023)
Prof. Dr. Maheshvari Naidu
Principal Investigator
Dr. Kennedy Owino
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Jeremy Punt
Principal Investigator | Chairperson | Speaker
Prof. Dr. Regina Römhild
Principal Investigator | Chairperson
Dr. Lee Scharnick-Udemans
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Federico Settler
Principal Investigator | Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Henrik Simojoki
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. D. Xolile Simon
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Ignatius Swart
Principal Investigator
Postdocs / Junior Principal Investigators
Seyram Amenyedzi, Ph.D.
Postdoc
Armanc Yildiz, Ph.D.
Postdoc
Associated Researchers
Dr. Ayşe Almıla Akca
Associated Researcher
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Auga
Associated Researcher
Prof. Dr. Johan Cilliers
Associated Researcher
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dion Forster
Associated Researcher
Dr. Philipp Öhlmann
Associated Researcher
Prof. Dr. Marcia Pally
Associated Researcher
Prof. Dr. Almut-Barbara Renger
Associated Researcher
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Schmidt
Associated Researcher
PhD-Candidates
Quinton Apollis
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Sophie Bärtlein
PhD Candidate
Sina Benyamina
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Candy Boche
PhD Candidate
Georg Breitfeld (2022-2024)
PhD Candidate
Laureen Confait
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Aryasp Delvarani
PhD Candidate
Elaine Dippenaar
PhD Candidate
David Elliot
PhD Candidate
Jayson Gribble
PhD Candidate
Farah Hasan
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Mlungisi Vusumuzi Hlabisa
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Dewald Jacobs
PhD Candidate
Maja Jakarasi
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Nadya Jaziri Arjona
PhD Candidate
Sabrina Keller
PhD Candidate
Nawfal Khmirau
PhD Candidate
Bongani Khoswe
PhD Candidate
Zikhona Kokoma
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Anat Kraslavsky
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Philipp Kurowski
PhD Candidate
Jakob Langen
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Anna Lauenstein
PhD Candidate
Whitney Muller
PhD Candidate
Ali Niroumand
PhD Candidate
Lerato Nkosi
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Vuyolwethu Qinela
PhD Candidate
Julius Schoebel
PhD Candidate
Sizwesamajobe Gcinizwi Sithole
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Nomusa Thabede
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Susanna Trotta
PhD Candidate
Nina van der Puije
PhD Candidate (2022-2024)
Duduzile Voigts
PhD Candidate
Kieryn Wurts
PhD Candidate
Li Tsoanelo Zwane
PHD Candidate
Student Assistants
Viktoria Herold
Student Assistant
Lea-Marie Klug
Student Assistant
Julius Kost
Student Assistant
