Stefanie Vochatzer

Dr. Stefanie Vochatzer is a Research Associate at the Institute of Educational Science within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University, where she has worked since May 2022. She also holds or has recently held teaching positions at multiple institutions including the University of Münster, Johannes Kepler University Linz, and Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

• Paderborn University: Research Associate (2022-present)
• University of Münster: Lecturer in Historical Education Research (2023-2024)
• Johannes Kepler University Linz: Lecturer (2022-2023)
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena: Lecturer (2020-2022)

Dr. Vochatzer's research focuses on historical-systematic perspectives on social pedagogy, with particular expertise in women's and gender history in education and qualitative social research methods. Her work examines Enlightenment-era girls' education, transatlantic educational exchanges, and the historical development of kindergarten pedagogy. She is currently completing her doctoral dissertation on Elizabeth Palmer Peabody through transatlantic historical analysis.

Dr. Vochatzer has received multiple prestigious awards including the Maria Countess von Linden Prize (2021), DAAD Research Fellowship (2024-2025), Fulbright Scholarship (2025), and Transkribus Scholarship (2025-2026). Her research involves significant international collaboration, particularly with institutions in the United States.

• Transkribus Scholarship (2025-2026) for AI-assisted historical document analysis
• Fulbright Scholarship (2025) for archival research at Harvard and American Antiquarian Society
• DAAD Research Fellowship (2024-2025) for dissertation research
• Maria Countess von Linden Prize (2021) for Master's thesis excellence

As an active scholar, Dr. Vochatzer has presented her work at numerous international conferences across Europe and North America. She serves in leadership roles including Spokesperson for Emerging Researchers in the Historical Education Research Section of DGfE (2022-2024) and previously as Spokesperson for Academic Middle Staff at Paderborn University's Institute of Educational Science. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on childhood and youth studies, qualitative research methods, historical perspectives on education, and gender in educational contexts.