Michelle Christensen

Michelle Christensen is a Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Berlin and shares the chair for Open Science with Florian Conradi. She is affiliated with the Einstein Center Digital Future and the Institute for Philosophy, History of Literature, Science and Technology (Faculty I - Humanities and Educational Sciences). Her work bridges sociology and design, focusing on critical making, free/open technologies, and interdisciplinary approaches.

• Berlin University of the Arts (UdK): Doctorate in Design Research
• Roskilde University: BA in Political Sociology
• Utrecht University: MA in Conflict Studies
• University of Amsterdam: M.Sc. in Gender Studies
• Köln International School of Design: MA in Integrated Design

Her research integrates decolonial frameworks, feminist/queer theory, and sustainability principles to interrogate the socio-political dimensions of objects and technologies. She actively promotes democratic engagement through open science initiatives.

• Humanity in Action Fellow
• Congressional Fellow in Washington, DC

Christensen has held research and teaching roles at institutions including UdK Berlin, DFKI, and Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. She co-founded the Critical Making research group and serves on editorial boards for design theory and research.