Vita

since 06/2022: Research Fellow in the project "Trust as the Foundation of Society's Future" at the Faculty of Education, Institute for Social Work/Social Pedagogy, Leuphana University Lüneburg at the Faculty of Education, Institute for Social Work/Social Pedagogy, Leuphana University Lüneburg

02/2019-05/2022: Research Fellow in the project "Integration through Trust" at the Faculty of Education, Institute for Social Work/Social Pedagogy, Leuphana University Lüneburg

09/2017-02/2019: Research Fellow at the Federal Institute for Population Research in Wiesbaden, Migration and Mobility Research Unit

10/2018-02/2019: Lectureship "Empirical Methods of Social Research - Qualitative Methods" at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

10/2014 - 04/2017: Master of Arts in Sociology and Social Research, University of Bremen

09/2013 - 01/2014: Internship at Deutsches Haus of New York University, New York

10/2009 - 09/2013: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology, University of Hamburg 

08/2011 - 01/2012: Semester abroad at Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

Publications

Journal contributions

  1. Integration durch Vertrauen?: Hauptergebnisse einer explorativen Mixed Methods-Studie zum Vertrauensaufbau geflüchteter Eltern gegenüber frühpädagogischen Angeboten
    Philipp Sandermann (Author) , Vanessa Sophia Schwenker (Author) , Laura Wenzel (Author) , Onno Husen (Author) , Marek Winkel (Author) , Henrike Friedrichs-Liesenkötter (Author) , Anna Henkel (Author) , Hila Kakar (Author) , Sybille Münch (Author) , Anna Siede (Author) , 07.08.2023 , in: Migration und soziale Arbeit, 45, 2 , p. 166-172

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Surveying Diverse Subpopulations in Refugee Studies: Reflections on Sampling, Implementation, and Translation Strategies Drawn from Experiences with a Regional Quantitative Survey on Refugee Parents in Germany
    Laura Wenzel (Author) , Philipp Sandermann (Author) , Onno Husen (Author) , 01.12.2022 , in: Journal of Refugee Studies, 35, 4 , p. 1593-1615

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Vertrauensaufbau zwischen geflüchteten Eltern und frühpädagogischen Angeboten: Ausgewählte Ergebnisse einer explorativen Mixed-Methods-Studie
    Laura Wenzel (Author) , Philipp Sandermann (Author) , Hila Kakar (Author) , 01.01.2022 , in: Neue Praxis, 52, 1 , p. 61-81

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Besonders, aber nicht besondernd zu betrachten: Heterogenitätssensible Flucht-Familien-Forschung im Kontext Sozialer Arbeit
    Philipp Sandermann (Author) , Laura Wenzel (Author) , Marek Winkel (Author) , 01.12.2021 , in: Soziale Passagen, 13, 2 , p. 389-403

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Together or apart?: Spousal migration and reunification practices of recent refugees to Germany
    Laura Wenzel (Author) , Elisabeth K. Kraus (Author) , Lenore Sauer (Author) , 01.12.2019 , in: ZEITSCHRIFTE FUR FAMILIENFORSCHUNG-JOURNAL OF FAMILY RESEARCH, 31, 3 , p. 303-332 , 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Familie und Familialität
    Philipp Sandermann (Author) , Laura Wenzel (Author) , Marek Winkel (Author) , 01.01.2023 1 ed. Baden-Baden , p. 471-478

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologiesContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

Activities

  1. Zwischen Inklusion und exklusiver Verbesonderung
    Vanessa Sophia Schwenker (Speaker) , Laura Wenzel (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference PresentationsResearch

  2. 18th IMISCOE Annual Conference
    Laura Wenzel (Speaker) , Onno Husen (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference PresentationsResearch

  3. ZUGÄNGE UND VERTRAUENSAUFBAU geflüchteter FAMILIEN gegenüber frühpädagogischen Angeboten
    Laura Wenzel (Speaker)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  4. Bedingungen und Prozesse der Vertrauensbildung von geflüchteten Eltern gegenüber frühpädagogischen Angeboten: Erste Ergebnisse einer explorativen Mixed-Methods-Studie
    Laura Wenzel (Speaker) , Hila Kakar (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference PresentationsResearch

  5. The role of informal contacts and communication in refugee families’ access to early childhood education and care
    Anna Siede (Speaker) , Laura Wenzel (Speaker) , Marek Winkel (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference PresentationsResearch

Prizes

  1. Leuphana Dissertationspreise
    Laura Wenzel (Recipient) ,

    Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointmentsResearch

Courses