Kristin Ganahl
M.A.
Junior Researcher
Tel.: +43 1 2121 493-37
kristin.ganahl@lbihpr.lbg.ac.at
Education
- Studies of Sociology and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna and the Faculty of Social Science in Ljubljana (Slovenia). BA (Sociology) – current Sociology Graduate Student (university of Vienna)
Qualifications:
- EPCR Summer School (Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Comparative Crossnational Surveys Data 2012, Ljubljana),
- English Academic Writing Seminar Wien 2012, EPCR Winter School (Working with Comparative Survey Data – Wien 2012), Berliner Methoden Treffen (Group discussions – Berlin 2011)
Professional Career
- 2011 to now: Research Fellow at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut Health Promotion Research (http://www.lbihpr.lbg.ac.at).
- 2009 – 2010: Caretaker in the Home for Refugees Amina (Caritas, Bregenz)
- 2007-2008: Holocaust Memorial Service at the Jewish Museum Berlin
- 2006: Internship at the Goethe Institute Ljubljana
- 2005: Research Internship at the Smithsonian Institute (Office for Policy and Analysis) –Washington DC
Research Focus & Areas of Expertise
Up until now: Cultural Sociology, Role of cultural institution, especially museums, collective memory;
Currently: Health Literacy, Quantitative Methods – Analysis of national and international surveys, Data Visualizations, Translation activities (English-German)