Team

Prof. Dr. Carola Mantel
Head of IZB
+41 41 727 12 91
carola.mantel@phzg.ch
Doctoral degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Zurich; Master's degree in Social Anthropology (major), International Law (minor) and Religious Studies (minor) from the University of Zurich. Professional experience as lecturer, researcher and consultant at the University of Teacher Education Zug, as researcher in the field of social impact assessment in the post-Tsunami Indonesian province of Aceh and as primary and secondary school teacher at different schools in the canton of Zurich. Currently involved in pre-service and in-service teacher education as well as in different research and development projects, consultancies and leadership functions, focusing on the following areas of interest: social boundary making, social justice in and through education, dealing with social inequalities and migration-related diversity, study abroad and its learning potential, professional development, teachers with a so-called immigrant background and diversity among teachers.
Publication list Carola Mantel
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Dominique Braun, lic. phil.
Lecturer
+41 41 727 12 75
dominique.braun@phzg.ch
Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Zurich, Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education from former Teacher Training College Zurich and CAS German as a second language from the Institute Unterstrass in Zurich. Professional experience as primary school teacher in Switzerland and as research associate in different education projects. Currently involved in research projects covering education in the context of migration and inequality.

Shpresa Jashari, Dr.
Research Associate
shpresa.jashari@phzg.ch
Doctoral degree in Social Sciences from the University of Neuchâtel (in Transnational Studies); Master’s degree in German Linguistics and Literature (major), International Law (minor) and International Relations (minor) from the University of Zurich. Research experience at the Universities of Bremen (Interdisciplinary Linguistics & Study of Social Space), Neuchâtel (Border Studies, Boundary Making & Sociolinguistics) and Zurich (Multilingualism & Social inequalities). Teaching experience at the Universities of Bremen (Introduction to Linguistics, Discourse Analysis & Linguistic Landscapes) and Freiburg im Breisgau (Sociolinguistics of Gender, Migration & Humor). Currently leading the mentoring project ‘Nightingale’, lecturing and researching.

Celina Nesme, Dr. phil.
Lecturer
+41 41 727 12 56
celina.nesme@phzg.ch
Doctoral degree in Educational Science from the University of Zurich; Master`s degree in Educational Science from the University of Fribourg. Bachelor`s degree in Pre-Primary Education from the University of Teacher Education Thurgau. Teaching experience as a preprimary teacher in Switzerland.
Professional experience as a scientific assistant at the Institute of Education at University of Zurich. Teaching experience at the University of Zurich (Introduction to qualitative research, dealing with heterogeneity in the classroom).
Currently involved in pre-service teacher education and as well as in research and development projects regarding education in the context of migration and inequality.