Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick

Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick serves as Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Institute of Political Science, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen within the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. Her academic journey includes a Doctorate in Social Sciences from the University of Tübingen and an M.Sc. in International Relations from the Free University Amsterdam, with prior experience as Professor of Practice of Comparative and International Education at Lehigh University.

Her research focuses on international and European education policies through comparative lenses, with specialized expertise in education policies for refugee and migrant students, (refugee) women's access to higher education, and social poverty policy in the EU. Current projects examine secondary and higher education programs for displaced populations, employing governance and Europeanization theories to analyze policy implementation.

Her publication portfolio reveals a clear trajectory toward refugee education governance, with recent works emphasizing intersectional frameworks for refugee higher education in England and Germany. The 2025 Handbook on Comparative Education and 2023 Teachers and Teaching special issue demonstrate her leadership in developing trauma-informed pedagogical approaches and teacher preparation models for refugee youth.

As lead editor for multiple major publications including the 2025 Routledge volume Preparing and Supporting Teachers of Immigrant and Refugee Students, she shapes discourse on educator preparedness across national contexts. Her conference presentations at AERA, CIES, and IMISCOE consistently address the nexus of trauma, identity, and language in refugee education.

Her institutional work connects with the European Center for Federalism Research (EZFF) in Tübingen, contributing to policy dialogues on migrant integration through education. Current research collaborations with the University of Nottingham examine intersectional social justice frameworks for refugee higher education governance.