معرفی
Ann Kristin Augst is a Researcher at TU Dortmund University's Department of Sociology of Science and Technology since October 2023. She holds a master's degree in Sociology from Bielefeld University and previously worked at the University of Augsburg's Sociology Department. Her research focuses on medical sociology, science and technology studies, and the sociology of health. Key projects include Collaborative Research Center 1472's subproject C02 on 'Digital Body Knowledge' and Working Group 7 on 'Gender and Intersectionality'.
Education:
- Master's in Sociology (Bielefeld University)
- Bachelor's in Sociology (University of Hamburg)
- Semester abroad in Warsaw focusing on Science and Technology Studies
Research interests emphasize qualitative methods, digital interventions in healthcare, and the performativity of quantitative data. Her work interrogates how patient-generated data reshape clinical interactions and how popular health movements transform corporeal understandings.
Her publications analyze doctor-patient relationships in digital contexts and the societal implications of health-related social media trends. Current research explores conflict lines in healthcare's use of popular digital tools.
Active in interdisciplinary collaborations, she participates in TU Dortmund's subprojects on 'Somatics of the Popular' and 'Performativity of the Quantitative'.
