Curriculum Vitae Dr. Sabina Misoch Private Address: Stauffacherweg 14 CH - 6006 Adligenswil + 41-41 - 320 07 37 http://www.misoch.ch/
Personal Data Born in Coburg/Germany, June 28,1970 Nationalities: German, Swiss * Married Four children** Position & Occupations Since 01/2014 Since 11/2013 09-11/2013 09/2010 08/2013 Senior Researcher an the University of Lucerne (CH) Head of the Institute for Qualitative Social Research in Lucerne (http://www.qualitative-sozialforschung.ch) Family break Juniorprofessorship for Media and Communication Studies at the University of Mannheim (Germany); terminated due to family reasons 08/2006 08/2010 Assistant (dt. Oberassistentin) at the sociological seminar at the University of Lucerne (CH) with focus on media and communication sociology Scientific editorial coordination of the international journal Studies in Communication Studies (SComS) 2009-2011 Lecturer at the law faculty at the University of Lucerne 10/2006 09/2008 Head of project at the TU Dresden, leading the EC-project Education & Technology (Project to develop an international English curriculum for doctoral students in the field of educational Sciences; European Commission) 08/2004-07/2006 Research associate at the University of Potsdam at the Faculty of Educational Studies in the field of Empirical Research in Teaching and Instruction and Multimedia ( Lehr-Lern-Forschung und Multimedia ) Scholastics, Promotion & Habilitation 2014-2015 Habilitation project at the University of Basel (CH) 07/2004 Rigorosum at the University of Karlsruhe (D) magna cum laude (A) Degree: Dr. phil. * Naturalization procedure will start in May 2014. ** Two own children and two stepchildren; all living in the same household. 2
2001 2003 Promotion at the Faculty for Sociology at the University of Karlsruhe Study: Analysis of self-presentations on personal homepages (quantitative Online-Study) Appraisers: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schäfers (University of Karlsruhe); Prof. Dr. Christiane Funken (TU Berlin) Scholarship from the Ministry for Science and Art in Baden- Wuerttemberg 2000 Completion of a course of study at the University of Karlsruhe Degree: M.A. (Magister Artium) until 2000 Grade 1.1 (A) Orality Literacy Cognition. The effects of literacy on the human perception against the background of neuro-biological models ( Oralität Literalität Kognition. Die Auswirkungen von Schriftlichkeit auf die menschliche Wahrnehmung vor dem Hintergrund neurobiologischer Modelle ) Course of Studies of psychology, philosophy, literary studies and sociology at the Universities of Heidelberg and Karlsruhe Research assistant for Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schäfers from 1995-2002 Scientific leadership and complete editorial overview of the Handbook of Germany s Society 1. Ed. Opladen 1998 (Handbuch zur Gesellschaft Deutschlands, 1. Aufl. Opladen 1998) Scholarships & Academic Awards Promotion scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Art in Baden-Wuerttemberg (2001-2003) Spring Semester 2009: Award for outstanding teaching ( Hervorragende Lehre ) by the Faculty of Culture and Social Studies at the University of Lucerne Methods & Software Qualitative research methods Quantitative research methods Online and offline survey methods SPSS Atlas.ti 3
Research Focuses Media and communication studies / sociology Media use / media effects Computer mediated communication / Online Communication Media and communication theories Socialization / media socialization The body as a medium of communication Identity & self-presentation online Youth culture & media use Technology acceptance Expert activities Committees Bosch Foundation: Member of the academic advisory board (Program Denkwerk ; since 03/2013) Expert for the Margarete von Wrangell-Habilitationsprogramm Federal State Government of Baden-Württemberg Reviewer for several (inter-)national Journals and sections (e.g. DGPuK, SGKM, ICA, SComS) Expert for the report Swissfuture Wertewandel-Szenarien 2030 (2010) Expert for the conceptualization of a new course of studies, University of Lucerne (2009/2010) Invited external evaluator (PhD thesis; University of Bergen/Norway, 2009) Expert for the European Commission in Brussels (ICT, Information and Communication Technologies; individual expert status, since 2007) 4
Memberships International Communication Association (ICA) German Society for Publishing and Communication Studies (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK)) Section for Computer Mediated Communication (Fachgruppe computervermittelte Kommunikation der DGPuK) Swiss Society for Communication and Media Studies (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft (SGKM) Section for Media and Communication Sociology (Sektion Medien- und Kommunikationssoziologie der DGS) Section for Sociology of the Body (Sektion Körpersoziologie der DGS) Section for Technological Sociology (Sektion Techniksoziologie der DGS) Section for Sociology of Youth (Sektion Jugendsoziologie der DGS) STS-CH (Swiss Association for the Studies of Science, Technology, and Society) Editorial boards / Journals Editorial board member of the (internat. peer-reviewed) Journal of Media and Communication (MaC) http://www.librelloph.com/ojs/index.php/mediaandcommunication/ab out/ Advisory board member of the (internat. peer-reviewed) Journal Studies in Communication Sciences (SComS) http://www.elsevier.com/journals/studies-in-communicationsciences/1424-4896/editorial-board 5