Doris Rosenkranz

Prof. Dr. Doris Rosenkranz is a Professor at Nuremberg Institute of Technology in the Faculty of Social Sciences, holding the position of Spokesperson for the University Volunteering Cooperation (www.hochschul-kooperation-ehrenamt.de). Current institutional roles include Board membership at Zukunftsstiftung Ehrenamt Bayern and Ethics Council membership for the Bavarian State Government. She previously served as Knowledge Transfer and Technology (KTT) Representative for the Faculty of Social Sciences from 2014 to 2023.

Her research centers on civic engagement and volunteer management, with specialized focus on senior cooperatives, neighborhood assistance systems, and public service resilience. She investigates structural frameworks for community-based care amid demographic shifts, emphasizing how volunteer networks strengthen social cohesion and address gaps in formal welfare systems. Her work bridges academic theory with practical implementation through policy consulting and community partnerships.

Publication analysis (2012-2020) reveals three dominant threads: 1) Senior cooperatives as critical responses to aging populations (evident in BMBF and Bavarian Ministry projects), 2) Service learning as a transformative university-community engagement tool (with refugee support and nonprofit collaboration case studies), and 3) Volunteer management strategies for welfare sustainability amid demographic pressures. Her output consistently prioritizes empirical fieldwork over theoretical discourse, often resulting in practical guides for policymakers.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

Rosenkranz secures substantial institutional funding through government and foundation projects, including:

• BMBF "Senior Citizens' Cooperatives" (2013-2016)
• City of Nuremberg's "Neighborhood Help" (2017-2019)
• Generali Future Fund (2016)
• Federal Government's Second Engagement Report commission

Her grant work demonstrates expertise in translating research into actionable models for municipalities and associations.

She operates through project-based collaborations rather than fixed laboratories, leading initiatives like the University Volunteering Cooperation network and the "DIAB2social" project (2020-2023). Key partnerships include the Bavarian State Ministry, municipal governments (e.g., Nuremberg), and welfare organizations like the Volunteer Fire Department project (2021-2023). Her approach emphasizes real-world application through mixed academic-practitioner teams focused on social innovation.