Sigrid Schmitz Explained

Sigrid Schmitz
Birth Place:	Aachen, Germany
Nationality:	German
Fields:	Gender and science technology studies
Workplaces:	Humboldt University of Berlin
Alma Mater:	Department of Biology, University of Marburg
Thesis Title:	Influence of domestication on genetically fixed learning dispositions: a comparative analysis of wild Mallard and domesticated Peking ducks
Thesis Year:	1992
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Website:	Official website

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 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]

Education

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

Books

• Book: Schmitz . Sigrid . Höppner . Grit . Gendered neurocultures: feminist and queer perspectives on current brain discourses. Zaglossus . Wien . 2014 . 9783902902122 . challenge GENDER, 2 .

See also

• Cognitive neuroscience
• Gender essentialism
• Neuroscience of sex differences

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Sigrid Schmitz . univie.ac.at . University of Vienna [Universität Wien] . 1 September 2017.
2. Web site: Dr. Sigrid Schmitz . geschichte.hu-berlin.de . . 1 September 2017.
3. Schmitz . Sigrid . Aktuelles team . Current team . Kehrseiten . 4 . 2 . . 2012–13 . ISSN 2076-9571.
4. Web site: Members . neurogenderings.wordpress.com . The NeuroGenderings Network . 1 September 2017. 2014-10-21 .
5. Ph.D . 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 . Department of Biology, University of Marburg.
6. Schmitz . Sigrid . Nikoleyczik . Katrin . Transdisciplinary and gender-sensitive teaching: didactical concepts and technical support . International Journal of Innovation in Education . 1 . 1 . . 10.1504/IJIIE.2009.030105 . 2009 . 81.
7. Schmitz . Sigrid . Höppner . Grit . Neurofeminism and feminist neurosciences: a critical review of contemporary brain research . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience . 8 . 546 . 546 . . 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00546 . 4111126 . 25 July 2014 . 25120450. free .