Lea Belz

Lea Belz serves as Lecturer and Advisor for Diversity in Studies and Teaching at the Technical University of Darmstadt, holding dual roles in the Biology Didactics Department and the University's Diversity Education Office. She teaches the cross-disciplinary course 'Sexual Education as a Cross-Cutting Task in School' for all teacher training students while advancing institutional diversity initiatives.

Her educational foundation includes a Master's degree in Educational Science, with career-long specialization in sexual education and diversity frameworks. This background informs her integrated approach to teacher training and institutional change.

Research focuses on difference-reflexive sexual education and anti-discrimination pedagogy form the core of her work, examined through lenses of gender equality, inclusive education, and digital teaching environments. She develops practical frameworks for educators to address racism and sexism while emphasizing theory-practice-reflection cycles. Her methodology bridges educational science with classroom applicability across biological education contexts.

Analysis of her 2020-2022 publications reveals consistent thematic threads: intersectional discrimination analysis in school settings, development of reflexive communication tools for teachers, and adaptation of diversity-sensitive practices to digital learning environments. These works demonstrate applied research directly impacting teacher training curricula and classroom interventions.

Current project involvement includes the 'Lehramtsbildung: (Schul-) Pädagogik der Vielfalt' initiative developing diversity competence in teacher education and the 'MINTplus²' project establishing systematic approaches to digitalization and heterogeneity in pedagogy. These roles position her at the nexus of educational research, institutional policy development, and practical implementation.