Sigrid Schmitz

Sigrid Schmitz (born 1961, Aachen, Germany)[1] is a visiting professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin,[2] and was formerly the chair of gender studies[1] and scientific head of the Gender Research Office [Referat Genderforschung] at the University of Vienna.[3] Schmitz is also a member of The NeuroGenderings Network.[4]

Sigrid Schmitz
Born1961 (age 59–60)
Aachen, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materDepartment of Biology, University of Marburg
Scientific career
FieldsGender and science technology studies
InstitutionsHumboldt University of Berlin
ThesisInfluence of domestication on genetically fixed learning dispositions: a comparative analysis of wild Mallard and domesticated Peking ducks (1992)
WebsiteOfficial website

Education

Schmitz gained her PhD in behavioral physiology from the Department of Biology, University of Marburg in 1992.[1][5]

Research

Schmitz main areas of research are gender and science technology studies[6] with a particular focus in brain sciences and contemporary neurocultures.[7][8]

Books
  • Schmitz, Sigrid; Höppner, Grit, eds. (2014). Gendered neurocultures: feminist and queer perspectives on current brain discourses. challenge GENDER, 2. Wien: Zaglossus. ISBN 9783902902122.

See also

References
  1. "Dr. Sigrid Schmitz". univie.ac.at. University of Vienna [Universität Wien]. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. "Dr. Sigrid Schmitz". geschichte.hu-berlin.de. Humboldt University of Berlin. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. Schmitz, Sigrid, ed. (2012–13). "Aktuelles team" [Current team] (PDF). Kehrseiten. Gender Research Office [Referat Genderforschung], University of Vienna. 4: 2. ISSN 2076-9571.
  4. "Members". neurogenderings.wordpress.com. The NeuroGenderings Network. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. Schmitz, Sigrid (1992). Influence of domestication on genetically fixed learning dispositions: a comparative analysis of wild Mallard and domesticated Peking ducks [Einfluß der Domestikation auf genetisch fixierte Lerndispositionen. Ein Vergleich der Wildform, der Stockente und ihrer domestizierten Form, der Pekingente] (Ph.D thesis). Department of Biology, University of Marburg.
  6. Schmitz, Sigrid; Nikoleyczik, Katrin (2009). "Transdisciplinary and gender-sensitive teaching: didactical concepts and technical support". International Journal of Innovation in Education. Inderscience. 1 (1): 81. doi:10.1504/IJIIE.2009.030105.
  7. Schmitz, Sigrid; Höppner, Grit (25 July 2014). "Neurofeminism and feminist neurosciences: a critical review of contemporary brain research". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Frontiers. 8 (546): 546. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2014.00546. PMC 4111126. PMID 25120450.
  8. Schmitz, Sigrid (2014), "Feminist approaches to neurocultures", in Wolfe, Charles (ed.), Brain theory: essays in critical neurophilosophy, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 195–216, ISBN 9780230369573.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.