Kathrin Schrader

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Schrader is a Professor of Social Work at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, focusing on marginalized groups such as homeless individuals, sex workers, and victims of gender-based violence. She is affiliated with Department 4: Social Work & Health and serves on the board of ragazza e.V., a Hamburg-based organization supporting drug-using sex workers.

Her research spans

• Intersectionality and agency in social work
• Critique of categorization in institutional frameworks
• Biopolitical analysis of marginalization
• Gender-based violence and housing rights
• Linking care work with sex work

. Recent projects include "Feministische Soziale Arbeit – solidarisch, intersektional und agil" and the analysis of Istanbul Convention implementation challenges in Hessen.

Schrader actively collaborates with Goethe University Frankfurt and Frankfurt's health department on "studentische Poliklinik" initiatives, providing care for excluded populations. She emphasizes participatory research and feminist methodologies in her teaching, including modules on gender theory, intersectional analysis, and precarious life situations.