Our Team

The Sustainability Education Research Group (SERG) is an interdisciplinary and international team of researchers and lecturers at the Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute (SETRI), based in the School of Sustainability at Leuphana University Lüneburg. It is also affiliated to the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development.


Team Members


Daniel Fischer

Daniel Fischer

Professor for Sustainability Education & Communication, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Jodie Birdman

Jodie Birdman

Research Associate, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Lina Bürgener

Lina Bürgener

Research Associate, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Eva Freund

Eva Freund

Teacher for Special Tasks, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Senan Gardiner

Senan Gardiner

Research Associate, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Claire Grauer

Claire Grauer

Dr., Research Associate (PostDoc), Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Daria Humburg

Daria Humburg

Research Associate, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Deepika Joon

Deepika Joon

Research Associate, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Luisa Kahlke

Luisa Kahlke

Research Associate, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Jessica Meyn

Jessica Meyn

Dr., Research Associate (PostDoc), Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Laura Picht-Wiggering

Laura Picht-Wiggering

Dr., Research Associate (PostDoc), Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Sabine Richter

Sabine Richter

Dr., Teacher for Special Tasks, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Honorary Professors and Affiliated Faculty


Thomas Hoffmann

Thomas Hoffmann

Prof. Dr., Honorary Professor, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Harald Hantke

Harald Hantke

Prof. Dr., Affiliated Faculty Collaborator, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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PhD Students


Melanie Barth

Melanie Barth

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Astrid Becker

Astrid Becker

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Leonie Bellina

Leonie Bellina

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Ayşe Doğrubak

Ayşe Doğrubak

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Jorrit Holst

Jorrit Holst

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Matthias Kramer

Matthias Kramer

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Max Kretschmer

Max Kretschmer

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Anna Lewis

Anna Lewis

PhD Student, University of Bern, Switzerland

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Sina Mosen

Sina Mosen

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Karoline Poeggel

Karoline Poeggel

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Jeanine Rühle

Jeanine Rühle

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Nurasih Shamadiyah

Nurasih Shamadiyah

PhD Student, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Former PhD Students

For a list of completed PhD theses, please see Theses


Salomé Areias

Salomé Areias

PhD Student und Research Associate, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE), Portugal

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Student Researchers


Mariia Statkova

Mariia Statkova

Student Researcher, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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Office Management

Mariia Statkova

Ann-Justine Drossel

Office Management, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

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