معرفی
Dr. Christoph Lanzen is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. In parallel, he works as a communication scientist at the Institut für medizinische und pharmazeutische Prüfungsfragen (IMPP) in Mainz, where he prepares and evaluates practical medical examinations with a focus on communicative competencies.
Education
- American Studies, Political Science and Law – Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Graduate studies in English – Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Research stay as teaching fellow and visiting scholar – Georgia State University, Atlanta
- Two-year professional counselling training – Milton-Erickson Institut, Heidelberg
- Part-time studies in Leadership and Management – Universities of Hagen and St. Gallen
Research Interests
Dr. Lanzen’s scholarship integrates Medical Humanities with Narrative Medicine, drawing on Black literature and philosophy, continental philosophy, and communication theory (especially Paul Watzlawick). He explores how narratives of illness and care cultivate superordinate competencies—such as empathy, ethical reasoning, and advanced communication skills—in medical students. His empirical work at IMPP aims to design assessment tools that validly measure these competencies within high-stakes practical medical examinations.
Publications & Scholarly Impact
His 2018 monograph Physicians of Culture examines healing catharsis in Toni Morrison’s fiction through the lens of Nietzschean philosophy, exemplifying his interdisciplinary approach. Ongoing projects translate insights from literary and communication studies into innovative educational practices for future physicians.
Contact & Affiliations
- Adjunct Faculty, Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies, JGU Mainz
- Communication Scientist, IMPP – AG mündlich-praktische Prüfungen Medizin
