Jahrgang 2025/26
Giulia Dose, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: giulia.dose@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Timothy Hubata-Vacek, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: timothy.hubata-vacek@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Jahrgang 2024/25
Kata Háver, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: kata.haver@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Christina Münch, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: christina.muench@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Jahrgang 2023/24
Magdalena Merkler, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: magdalena.merkler@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Student assistant, internship and mini jobs at CHANGE Sportswear (Cambio)
Forschungsinteressen: Gender and Queer Studies, Performance Studies, Comedy Studies, Ecofeminism, Fashion Studies, Theories of Space
Jahrgang 2022/23
Katharina Soukenik, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: katharina.soukenik@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Working Student for Communication, Marketing and Events at Continental AG, Working Student at the Schlossklinik Rottenburg (LAKUMED)
Forschungsinteressen: Gender Studies, Feminist Theory, Queer Studies, Media and Popular Culture, Film and (Video) Game Studies
Jahrgang 2021/22
Anna Alkofer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: anna.alkofer@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Graduate Student Assistant
Forschungsinteressen: Feminist Theory, Queer Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies, Intersectionality, Identity, and Popular Culture
Simone Preis, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Simone.Preis@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Forschungsinteressen: International Relations, (Climate) Migration, Contact Zones, Race and Ethnic Studies, and Media Studies.
Jahrgang 2019/20
Katya Davis, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: Intern at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; Office of Intercultural Engagement, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Forschungsinteressen: Race and Ethnic Studies, Intercultural Studies, German-American Relations, Latin American Studies, Memorialization Studies
Chenisa Hall, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Chenisa-Genee.Hall@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Jahrgang 2018/19
Sophia Bittl, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Sophia.Bittl@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Forschungsinteressen: Feminist Theory,Queer Studies, Intersectionality, Ethnic Studies, Transcultural Studies, Media and Pop Culture
Valeska Florack, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Valeska.Florack@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Recruiting at a Social Startup
Forschungsinteressen: Political Science, International and in particular German-American Relations, Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Responsibility
Kristína Gotthardová, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Kristina1.Gotthardova@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Forschungsinteressen: Women's Studies, Immigration, Identity, Transcultural Studies, International Relations, Foreign Policy
William Henderson, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: William-Charles.Henderson@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: government lawyer, federal prosecutor, and diplomat posted in Moscow, Kyiv, Belgrade, Ankara, and London
Forschungsinteressen: History of U.S. diplomatic practice; European and U.S. public perceptions of, and attitudes toward, each other, and the effects of those perceptions and attitudes on political and economic relations; History of Eastern Europe
Simone Schneider, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Simone.Schneider@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: German PEN Center, Press and PR Office City of Regensburg
Forschungsinteressen: Feminist Theory, Media Studies, Identity, Contemp. Am. Lit.
Maximiliane Vilser, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Maximiliane.Vilser@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Teaching German at Horizonte Regensburg; Child Care at a.a.a. (Arbeitskreis für ausländische Arbeitnehmer - Initiativen für Menschen mit Ein- und Zuwanderungshintergrund e.V.); Internship at Bayerischer Rundfunk (Prix Jeunesse International, Children's TV festival)
Forschungsinteressen: Queer Theory, Identity, Immigration, Transcultural Studies, Popular Culture, Transatlantic Relations
Jahrgang 2017/18
Jonathan Arévalo, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Jonathan.Arevalo@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: several jobs in wealth management, social services, and mortgage industry, research assistant
Forschungsinteressen: History of World War II POW camps, Critical Prison Studies, Philosophy of Ethics, 20th Century European History, International Relations
Haley Culpepper, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Haley.Culpepper@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Goethe Institut Berlin; two month immersive micro-finance internship in Ghana; Belmont University International Office
Forschungsinteressen: Political Science, International Relations, Political Economy, Modern History, International Organizations
Jeremy Eames, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Jeremy-Joseph.Eames@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Forschungsinteressen: Philosophy, History, particularly of the Middle Ages, and Literature
Carolina Giavedoni, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Carolina.Giavedoni@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Literacy Coalition of Central Texas; Refugee Services of Texas; and two professional internships, both at local environmental non-profit organizations
Forschungsinteressen: Transcultural Studies, Feminist Studies, International Relations, Immigration, Protest Culture, Ethnicity, Identity, Corporate Responsibility, Media
Luis Groitl, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Luis.Groitl@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Arash Kazemi, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Arash.Kazemi@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Katharina Sherman, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Katharina-Esther.Sherman@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Marketing Department of Tickaroo GmbH
Forschungsinteressen: German-American Cultural Relations, Theatre, and Regional Identities
Parker Williams, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Parker.Williams@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Jahrgang 2016/17
Jane Jiyoung Chang, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Jane.Chang@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Forschungsinteressen: History of Science, Intellectual-Cultural History, transnational History
Connor Davidson, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Connor.Davidson@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Dennis Forster, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Dennis.Forster@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: Lasky Center for Transatlantic Studies; ZDF/Phoenix
Forschungsinteressen: U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government and Political Institutions, Transatlantic Relations, American History
Allison Haskins, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Allison-Drake.Haskins@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Forschungsinteressen: Transatlantic Relations, Contact Zones, German-American Relations, Transnationalism, Identity Studies, Transcultural Studies
Karolin Hofbauer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Karolin.Hofbauer@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Berufserfahrung: World Showcase at Epcot; Disney World, Florida; CSU Landesleitung, München
Forschungsinteressen: International and Transatlantic Relations, American Foreign Policy, International Organizations
Jens Schmid, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Jens.Schmid@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Marina Wudy, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Kontakt: Marina.Wudy@stud.uni-regensburg.de
Forschungsinteressen: Transatlantic and International Relations, Visual Culture, North American History, Zombie Studies
Jahrgang 2015/16
Sandra Bartol, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: Institute for the Development of Education; the Institute for the Development of Entrepreneurship and European Projects; Youth Initiative for Human Rights
Forschungsinteressen: International Relations, Transatlantic Relations, North American History, East-West Relations, Cultural memory, Contact zone
Marlena Brzeska, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: Dziekonski Übersetzungen
Forschungsinteressen: Transnationalism, Ethnicity, Identity, Contact Zones, Cultural Memory, Performance and Media Studies
Katherine Dufour, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: Office of International Relations of the city halls of Nuremberg and Nice (France); Québec Government Office in Munich
Forschungsinteressen: Transatlantic and International Relations, Canadian and American Politics, Canada-US Relations, International Organisation, European Migration, Diplomacy
Sophia Ehrhardt, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Forschungsinteressen: Gender Studies, Transnational and Transcultural Studies, Comparative Literary Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Identity Studies
Jon-Wyatt "Jack" Matlack, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: Musconetcong Foundryman Historical Society
Forschungsinteressen: The Weimar Republic, Transatlantic Relations, NATO policy, Holocaust Studies, Imperial Germany 1871-1919, History of German-American Relations
Sandra Schlecht, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: United States Consulate General in Munich
Forschungsinteressen: mass media, history and the current state of European-American relations, governmental German-American public affairs
Alexander Schneider, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: Cultural Department of the City of Regensburg; U.S. Consulate General Munich; REWAG
Forschungsinteressen: American Domestic Politics and Foreign Affairs, Transatlantic Relations, Transatlantic History, Western Identity
Katrin Sicklinger, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Leslie Caroline Southard, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Berufserfahrung: Press and PR-Office of the City of Regensburg; U.S. Consulate General Munich
Forschungsinteressen: Transatlantic History, Western Identity, German-American Cultural Relations, National Stereotypes, Advertising
Jared-Ross Wilson, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Forschungsinteressen: Cultural Studies and Historical Interactions
Jahrgang 2014/15
Julia Bienek, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Forschungsinteressen: Transnationalism, American Political Culture, American Foreign Policy, European-American Relations
Anna-Magdalena Haßkerl, M.A. candidate in American Studies
Praktikum: Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus, Munich; ZDF Auslandsstudio, Washington, D.C.
Forschungsinteressen: Visual Culture Studies, Literary Studies, African American Studies, (Trans-) Cultural Studies, Transnational American Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Media Studies, Identity Studies
Marta Kowalska, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Forschungsinteressen: Native and Indigenous Studies, Transnational and Transcultural Studies, Ethnicity, Identity, Contact Zones, Popular Culture
Yuliia Yunyk, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Forschungsinteressen: Information Technology, Mass Media, Digital Humanities, Globalization, History of European-American Relations, History of North America
Jahrgang 2013/14
Tom Auer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Forschungsinteressen: Material Culture Studies, Transatlantic Relations, Popular Culture, Visual Culture Studies
Claudia Braunstorfer, M.A. candidate in American Studies
Praktika: Filter Verlag, Regensburg (Redaktion); Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich (Lektorat); US Consulate, Commercial Services, Munich
Forschungsinteressen: Popular Culture, Visual Culture Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Trauma Studies
Tina Flemmerer, M.A. candidate in American Studies
Forschungsinteressen: Visual Culture Studies, Performance Studies, Trans-national and Transcultural Studies, Contact Zones, Popular Culture, and Interpictorality
Michelle-KaLin, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Praktika: Wall Street Journal Office Network (Chicago, IL)
Forschungsinteressen: Political science, international relations, European-American politics
Kurt Kalanz, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Praktikum: International Office, University of Regensburg
Forschungsinteressen: Atlantic History and Transatlantic Relations, Cultural Memory, Material Culture Studies, Contact Zones, Americanization and Westernization
Sonja Rothfischer, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Praktikum: PR & Eventmanagement agency "Powerkeks"
Forschungsinteressen: Media representations and affect; culture, identity, popular culture; ethnicity, race, diaspora and transnationalism; the American creed and contemporary politics; international relations, treaties and warfare
Katharina Schmaus, M.A. candidate in American Studies
Praktikum: Goethe Institut, Washington, DC
Forschungsinteressen: 9/11, Memory Studies, Visual Culture Studies, Contact Zones, Performance of Identity, Race, and Gender, Photography, Cultural Studies
Jahrgang 2012/13
Shai Ben Ami, M.A. in European-American Studies
Praktkum: European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) in Amsterdam
Forschungsinteressen: History of zoos in the west, American and European cultural and political history, Sociology and Anthropology, Memory studies, Biographies, Contact Zones, Race and LGBT representations in the media, International relations and American foreign policy
Sonja Kleinmaier, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Praktika: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),Bonn; U.S. Consulate General, Munich; IP Journal (DGAP), Berlin
Forschungsinteressen: International Relations, esp. European-American Relations; Political Economy; Transnational and Transcultural Studies; Literary Studies; American Cultural History
Lucy Schulz, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Praktika: US Consulate General, Munich; German-American Fulbright Commission, Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Abroad, Berlin
Forschungsinteressen: Visual Culture, Photography, Popular Culture, Gender, Transnationalism
Imani Wadud, M.A. candidate in European-American Studies
Praktika: The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; Inside-Out Project, NYC; Regensburger Short Film Festival, Regensburg; donumenta e.V. Regensburg
Forschungsinteressen: Visual Culture Studies, Art as Social Practice, Transnationalism and Diaspora, Popular Culture, Social Media & Affect, Performances of Identity, Race, and Gender