Zeynep Demir

Zeynep Demir (Psychologist) works as a researcher and lecturer in the research group Socialization (Prof. Andreas Zick's Lab) at the Faculty of Educational Science. She also works in the Research Networking Office of the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) Community , at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, Bielefeld University.
She has extensive experience in the coordination and implementation of research projects, previously she worked on the projects “ZuGleich -Zugehörigkeit und Gleichwertigkeit” funded by Stiftung Mercator, and “Muslimische Perspektiven auf die Muslim- und Islamfeindlichkeit”, funded by Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG) at Bielefeld University (PI: Prof. Dr. Andreas Zick).
Her research focuses on migration, acculturation, discrimination, racism, and diversity. She is the co-host of the academic podcast ReSearching Diversity Podcast.

SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

• B.Sc. Psychology; M.Sc. Clin. Psychology

RESEARCH PROJECTS (selection)

• Research Networking Position of the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) Community, funded by Federal Ministry for Family Affairs and Civil Society Functions (BAFzA) at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, Bielefeld University (Prof. Dr. Andreas Zick)
• MuPe - Muslimische Perspektiven auf Islam -und Muslimfeindlichkeit funded by Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, Bielefeld University (Prof. Dr. Andreas Zick)
• ZuGleich - Zugehörigkeit und Gleichwertigkeit funded by Stiftung Mercator at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, Bielefeld University (Prof. Dr. Andreas Zick)

UNIVERSITY TEACHING

• Courses taught
• Teaching Abroad: Visiting Lecturer as part of the ERASMUS+ Teaching Staff Mobility programme: Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, King’s College London, UK (2023) and Faculty of Humanities and Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway (March 2025)
• Teaching Qualification: Certificate Professional Teaching Competence for Universities, Centre of Teaching and Learning, Bielefeld University (2022)
• Thesis Supervision: Insights from former students on thesis supervision – click to watch the video

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION (selection)

• Co-Host of Academic Podcast (Re)Searching Diversity Podcast (awarded with CIDER Public Science Award (1st prize) by Leibniz Education Research Network & Jacobs Foundation)

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC SERVICE (selection)

• Deputy of the Internationalization Commission, Faculty of Educational Science, Bielefeld University (2025)
• Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Faculty of Educational Science, Bielefeld University (2022-2023)
• Research Conference Planning Committee Member, APA Division 45 - Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnicity, Culture, and Race, 7th Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference Committee, San Diego, California, US (Chairs: Prof. Anne Saw, Prof. Barbara Thelamour, Prof. Gordon Nagayama Hall, & Prof. Nellie Tran)
• Task Force Member, APA Division 45 Presidential Task Force (2020) Protecting and Defending our People: Nakni tushka anowa (The Warrior's Path). Paper of Color Report (Chair: Prof. Arthur W. Blume)
• Member, Working Group within the Diversity Policy - University without prejudices, Bielefeld University

SCIENCE TRANSFER (PRESS) (selection)

• IKG-Podcast 'Conflict Talks' (2024, September). Seeing through the eyes of those affected: Anti-Muslim Racism in Germany (interviewed by Dr. Isabell Diekmann)
• WDR 5 Radio (2024, February). Muslimfeindlichkeit: „Angst und Unsicherheit steigen“ (interviewed by Andreas Bursche)
• WDR (2024, February). „Schutz von Moscheen muss ausgebaut werden“ (interviewed by Uwe Pollmann)
• taz (2023, December). Muslimfeindlichkeit in Deutschland. Hassbriefe und Hakenkreuze (interviewed by Daniel Bax)

SCIENCE MANAGEMENT

• Certificate: Mentoring program movement for female scientists with a career perspective in science, Bielefeld University (2020)
• Certificate: Leadership program for young scientists, Personnel Development Program for Researchers and Lecturers, Bielefeld University (2019)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Psychological Association (APA) (Division 9, Div. 35, Div. 45)
• International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)
• International Migration Research Network in Europe (IMISCOE) (Standing Committee on Race, Racism and Discrimination, RACED)

NEWS

• ResearchGate
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