Felix Fabian Hemmerich

Fabian Hemmerich is a research assistant in the department of Social Pedagogy, especially Diversity Research.

His areas of interest include, in particular:
- Gender, diversity, and sensitivity to prejudice and discrimination in the context of family, childcare, and child and youth welfare
- Uses and effects of (digital) media among young people, parents, and professionals in the field of child and youth welfare
- Biographical and global crises and resilience among young people in  family and child and youth welfare contexts (especially in the context of the loss of caregivers and associated grief processes)
- Content-related characteristics in media aimed at children and young people (with a focus on gender and diversity aspects)

Professional positions

- Since 09/2025: Research assistant (postdoc) at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Institute for Social Work and Social Education, Department of Social Education, specializing in diversity research

- 03/2022-07/2025: Research assistant at the Institute for Social-pedagogical Research Mainz 

- 04/2016-02/2022: Research assistant at University of Bamberg, Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care

- Since 03/2018: Lecturer at the Academy for Innovative Education and Management Heilbronn gGmbH

Academic education

- 02/2025: PhD at University of Bamberg, thesis: Communication in online forums for parents using the example of the topic ‘Non-family care for young children’

- 10/2015: Diploma in Educational Science (majoring in Early Childhood Education and Media Education) University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau Campus

Memberships

- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft (DGfE), Sektion 8: Sozialpädagogik und Pädagogik der frühen Kindheit & Sektion 12: Medienpädagogik
- Gesellschaft für Medienpädagogik und Kommunikationskultur (GMK)
- 2021-2024: DFG-Netzwerk „Ratgeben und Ratnehmen zwischen
Selbst- und Fremdoptimierung. Empirische Rekonstruktionen zur Produktion und Rezeption von
Ratgebermedien“