Select Consulting Experiences

Case Counseling for Berlin Clubs on Dealing with Incidents of Discrimination

Based on a systemic perspective, the workshop used the wealth of ideas of a group to solve problems. Within this framework, brought together people from different trades from Berlin clubs and collectives to discuss case studies from the club context together with professionally guided mediation and to advise each other on how to deal with incidents of discrimination.

Awareness Akademie Berlin · June 2023

Club Culture Study

A comprehensive qualitative and quantitative study of Berlin’s club and event scene, conducted in cooperation with academic partners. The study aimed to identify and analyze the economic, social, and aesthetic dimensions of this scene as well as its significance from an urban-planning perspective. Results are publicly available in English and German.

Clubcommission Berlin · 2019

Berlin Club Survey

Comprehensive online survey, yielding more than 4,370 evaluable interviews. Participated in the debrief meeting, including post-debriefing workshops on various areas such as door policy, intersectional policies, and harm-reduction. More info on the research here

Awareness Akademie Berlin · 2021

Select Training Experiences

Towards a Borderless Nightlife — Online

A 2-hour training and workshop for Berlin-based clubs, collectives, and festivals to recognize, identify, and act upon the negative experience patterns of guests, especially attuned with potential vulnerabilities and accommodations for accessibility.

Diversity-Conscious Nightlife (DAB) Training Series · Clubcommission Berlin · May 2025

Anthro 101 for Business School

A 14 week long interactive seminar and workshop series, exploring anthropological perspectives specifically curated for business school students to rethink human behavior, cultural and environmental diversity as well introducing them to novel approaches to global connections, communication and accountability.

Baruch College · Spring 2021 & Fall 2024

Cultures and Transformation: Anthropology Book Club for Everyone!

I design this book club to discuss human behavior, bodies and feelings, and cultural diversity in Brooklyn, New York.

Powered by self-reflective group discussions, the participants produce and present autobiographical works.

Brooklyn College · Spring 2018 & Fall 2026

Speeches and Presentations

Holding Space: Building Kinship Intimacy Beyond Families

Conference paper presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, 2025, New Orleans, USA.

Pull a Look for Us: Historical Lessons on the Importance of Dialogue in the Nightlife Scene

Conference paper presented at the 47th Warren Susman Conference, 2025 Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.

Oriented Towards Europe: Nightlife Door Policies and Inclusivity in Berlin, Germany

Conference paper presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, 2021, Online.

Walls without Concrete: What can the study on non-profit housing collectives in Berlin teach us about Dialogue, Connection, and Navigating Difference?

Conference paper presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, 2018, California, USA.