Members of the KomSI

At the Competence Center for Social Intervention Research (KomSI), professors and staff with diverse professional backgrounds, thematic focuses, and methodological approaches conduct empirical research in the field of social intervention research.

The research is interdisciplinary, incorporating social policy, legal, economic, as well as pedagogical and psychological contextual factors, among others. It is also characterized by its practical relevance, participatory orientation, and close connections to the practice of social work.

KomSI members possess a high level of expertise in intersectional social research.

Prof. Dr. Youssef Abid (deputy professorship)
Social Work in an International Context/International Social Work

Prof. Dr. Chaitali Das
Transnational and International Social Work

Prof. Dr. Sarah Elsuni
Law in Social Work

Prof. Dr. Nicole Göler von Ravensburg
Socio-Economics

Prof. Dr. Kerima Kostka
Educational Support/Public Child and Youth Services

Prof. Dr. Christian Kolbe
Municipal Social Policy and Poverty Prevention

Prof. Dr. Michaela Köttig (Spokesperson)

Fundamentals of Conversation, Communication, and Conflict Management

Praxis-Postdoc Dr. Carolin Mauritz
Social Work and Volunteering

Prof. Prof. h.c., Dr. phil. Michael Märtens
Counseling, Intervention Methods and Intervention Research

Prof. Dr. Stephanie Mehl
Learning theory-based and behavior-oriented approaches to social work, with a particular focus on substance-related and non-substance-related disorders

Prof. Dr. Claus Reis (Emeritus)
Organization of Social Work

Prof. Dr. Dagmar Oberlies
Law in Social Work

Prof. Dr. Lotte Rose
Pedagogy of Child and Youth Work

Prof. Dr. Ute Schaich
Early Childhood Education

Prof. Dr. Sarah Schmidt (debuty professorship)
Quantitative Empirical Social Research

Prof. Dr. Caroline Schmitt
Ecosocial Work and Care

Prof. Dr. Sabrina Schmitt
Gender und Care

Prof. Dr. Helen Schneider
Professor of Socioeconomics: Planning, Management, Organization and Financing

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Schrader
Social Work with People in Precarious Living Conditions

Prof. Dr. Larissa von Schwanenflügel
Child and Youth Work, Youth Education and Participation

Prof. Dr. Irini Siouti

Qualitative Empirical Social Research
Head of the Institute for Migration Research (IMiK)

Prof. Dr. Stefan Timmermanns
Sexual Pedagogy and Diversity in Social Work

Prof. Dr. Bernd Werse

Social Work, Social Scientific Addiction Research
Head of the Institute for Addiction Research (ISFF)

Prof. Dr. Ute Zillig
Trauma-Informed Social Work