Dominik Conrad

Dr. Dominik Conrad is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, specializing in geography education, geoscience pedagogy, and student learning processes. His work focuses on improving instructional strategies through experimental studies, such as analyzing the role of gestures in teaching plate tectonics and addressing student misconceptions using conceptual metaphor theory. He also explores sustainable urban development, co-creation in urban design, and decision-making frameworks in geography education.

Research interests include:

• Gesture-based learning in geoscience education
• Student conceptions and alternative frameworks in earth science
• Sustainable urban planning methodologies
• Educational reconstruction models for complex geoscientific concepts

His publications analyze teaching strategies for plate boundaries, climate change education, and urban development case studies across Europe. Recent work emphasizes using interdisciplinary approaches to bridge gaps between scientific concepts and student understanding. No scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.

Teaching and advising activities focus on geographic education methodologies, though specific grant details or lab affiliations were not detailed in the source material.