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Vanessa Hämmerl, MA

Vanessa Hämmerl completed her Bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Regensburg and her Master’s degree as part of a double-degree programme at the Universities of Regensburg and Turku (Finland). Since 2023, she has been working as an assistant professor at the Chair of Pedagogy II, headed by Prof. Dr Regina H. Mulder, within the Faculty of Human Sciences at the University of Regensburg. As part of her PhD research, she is examining the current working environment in general (uncertainty, the introduction of new technologies) and, in particular, the concept of “meta-work”. Vanessa Hämmerl serves as a member of the collegial leadership team for mid-level academic staff at the Institute of Educational Science (University of Regensburg). As a member of the teaching staff, she delivers seminars on research methodology and theoretical content within the Bachelor’s degree program in education, and in her teaching she emphasises humanity, transparency, honesty, empathy and motivation.

Academic background

  • October 2017 – July 2020: Bachelor of Arts in education at the University of Regensburg

    Bachelor's thesis: ‘Course evaluation at universities: factors unrelated to academic performance. Environmental characteristics and characteristics of lecturers’

  • Dec 2018 – May 2023: Student assistant at the Chair of Pedagogy II (Prof. Regina H. Mulder), University of Regensburg

  • November 2020 – May 2023: Finnish-German Master’s Programme in Education at the University of Regensburg and the University of Turku

    Master’s thesis: “Observational learning of teacher education students – Teacher education educators as role models for pedagogical professionalism”

  • Since 06/2023: PhD student at the Chair of Pedagogy II (Prof. Regina H. Mulder), University of Regensburg

Key areas of research

  • Meta-work
  • Professional development
  • Changes in the workplace resulting from the introduction of new technologies
  • Uncertainty
  • Innovative working practices

Publications

  • Hämmerl, V. & Förster, J. (2022, 15. September). 8 Wege wie das „T“ in Tutor:innen für „Team“ stehen kann. Lehrblick – Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsdidaktik, Universität Regensburg. https://doi.org/10.5283/ZHW.20220915.DE

  • Hämmerl, V. & Mulder, R. H. (2025). Relationships between new technologies, metawork and professional development. Working paper, präsentiert auf der University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD) Conference, Belfast, Vereinigtes Königreich.

    Präsentationen

  • Hämmerl, V. & Mulder, R. H. (2025, 25─29 August) The meaning of the relationships between new technologies, meta-work, and professional development [Konferenzpräsentation]. Invited Symposium “Professional learning and development in the digital age: Forms and implications of meta-work”, EARLI, Graz, Österreich.
  • Hämmerl, V. & Mulder, R. H. (2025, 11─13 Juni) Relationships between new technologies, metawork and professional development [Konferenzpräsentation]. UFHRD, Belfast, Vereinigtes Königreich.
  • Hämmerl, V., Beer, P. & Mulder, R.H. (2024, 21─23 August) The relationships between uncertainty and innovative work behaviour – A systematic literature review [Konferenzpräsentation]. EARLI SIG 14, Jyväskylä, Finnland.

Teaching

  • Introduction to Empirical Research Methods I (Bachelor’s)
  • Introduction to Empirical Research Methods II (Bachelor’s)
  • Theories of Teaching and Learning (Bachelor’s)

  • Theories on the Process and Content of Educational, Training and Organisational Consultancy (Bachelor’s)

Research projects

  • March 2022 – September 2022: Internship at the Centre for University and Academic Teaching (CUAT) at the University of Regensburg. Project coordination for the Selvi@ur project
  • 2024 – 2025: ‘Meta-work’ working group – Professional development arising from the use of new technologies and meta-work. Funded by the University of Oslo (other partners: University of Gothenburg, University College London, The Open University)

Memberships and Community Involvement

  • Since October 2024: member of the collegial management team for mid-level academic staff at the Institute of Educational Science, University of Regensburg
  • Since 2024: Member of EARLI (European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction).
  • EARLI SIG14 Learning and Professional Development

MA Vanessa Hämmerl

PhD student

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