Laura Schelenz Email & Phone Number

Düsseldorf, Nrw, De

Frankfurt, He, De

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

I am very honored to be part of a brilliant intellectual community of communications scholars and Internet researchers as a member of the 2023-2024 affiliation cohort: Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) at the University of North Carolina.

Tübingen Area, Germany

GENERAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES· Observation, analysis and evaluation of transformation processes, especially digital transformation and societal change· Independent writing and editing of scientific articles, policy papers, deliverables, applications for third-party funds, reports, etc.· Project management· Leadership, coordination and motivation of junior researchers Since 8/2024: RESEARCHER IN THE PROJECT “Web analytics buisness modells for Privacy-by-Design and support of citizens’ informational self-determination”: Research and analysis on privacy-preserving technologies, data protection laws, and more Since 12/2023: PROJECT LEAD: Collaboration of the IZEW with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the motto “Data Science and Society“: Establishment of an institutionalized cooperation between the IZEW and the UNC at Chapel Hill Since 07/2023: RESEARCHER IN THE PROJECTS “Security for Children in the Digital World“ and TueDiTeach (Teacher Education on Artificial Intelligence): Strategic networking to expand expert pool in the SIKID project, analysis of current trends in child protection and regulation of digital spaces, adult education 01/2019-06/2023: RESEARCHER IN THE PROJECTS “WeNet – The Internet of Us” and “Digilog (Digitalisation in Dialogue)”: Research and analysis on diversity-sensitive AI technologies and the implementation of the GDPR, project management and reporting to the European Union and cooperative and trusting collaboration in an international consortium09/2017-12/2018: RESEARCHER IN THE PROJECT “Ethical implications of IT export to sub-Saharan Africa“: Acquiring third-party funds, fundraising and organization of an international conference on "Digitalization in sub-Saharan Africa"

Friedrichsdorf, Germany

Writing informational texts and social media content for World Vision Germany; producing content for the website "Child Participation and Peace", producing a campaign report on the topic of "Children in Armed Conflicts", preparing internal guidelines and child protection guidelines, public relations work on child rights campaigns to include children's rights in the German constitutionEnd violence against children in armed conflict: please download our campaign report here: https://www.worldvision.de/sites/worldvision.de/files/pdf/World-Vision-Gewalt-gegen-Kinder-in-bewaffneten-Konflikten.pdf

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Daily and weekly media analysis of HRW's work in German-language media, organization, preparation and participation in high-level expert meetings on human rights policy issues in Berlin, including Russia, Yemen, Ukraine and Rwanda, communication and consultation with HRW offices abroad and with NGOs at national level

Heidelberg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Observation of interstate tensions, conflicts and wars related to the USA: observation of social upheavals in the course of conflicts and wars, writing and publication of descriptive conflict reports in an annual publication “Conflict Barometer”;Co-lead of the working group "Conflicts in the Americas" with 10 student researchers, moderating working group meetings, editing of researchers’ texts for publication, supervision of 10 junior team membersFundraising: management of the 2013 fundraising campaign

Heidelberg Area, Germany

Student assistant at the Heidelberg Graduate School for the Humanities and Social Sciences: Design and writing of texts for the website, newsletter coordination, communication via email lists with the members of the Graduate School, organization of representative events such as the graduation ceremony for the doctoral candidates

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, American Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Peace Studies And Conflict Resolution

Erasmus Exchange Scholarship, Gender Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), American Studies

Exchange Student, Human Rights

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International Student Group