Anja Pannewitz

Prof. Dr. phil. Anja Pannewitz serves as a Professor of Social Work Sciences at HTWK Leipzig since 2016. She specializes in qualitative research methods, counseling, and gender & diversity studies, with significant contributions to understanding domestic violence, gender dynamics in supervision, and spatial sociology.

• Current roles: Professor (since 2016), Coordinator for International Relations (2016–2024), Equal Opportunities Officer (2018–2024)
• Education: PhD from Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2012), MA in Sociology (specializing in Psychology) from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Research Interests intersect sociology, social work, and gender studies, focusing on:

• Spatial dimensions of domestic violence (2021–2022 projects)
• Biographical experiences of violence (2019–2020 collaboration with Heike Förster)
• Gender in leadership and coaching (2011–2014 publications)
• Memory studies (2006–2008 Dresden Frauenkirche research)

Her academic output spans 15+ years, analyzing violence-space relationships, gendered organizational structures, and medical workforce dynamics. Recent work includes a science communication comic on domestic violence (2022).