Tanja Kinne

Dr. Tanja Kinne is a Senior Research Fellow at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg's Institute for Rehabilitation Pedagogy within the Faculty of Philosophy III. Her academic trajectory includes positions at the University of Leipzig (2001-2007) and as a substitute professor at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (2021-2022). She holds leadership roles including Board Member of the Center for Teacher Education and Faculty Council representative.

Her research focuses on embodied dimensions of inclusive education through three primary lenses:

• Body Pedagogy: Examining how bodily experiences influence learning and inclusion/exclusion mechanisms
• Disability Studies: Analyzing social constructions of disability in educational contexts
• Experiential Learning: Developing adventure-based methodologies for diverse learners

She coordinates BMBF/DFG-funded projects on bodily diversity in pedagogical settings.

Publications (2017-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on post-phenomenological analyses of embodiment in education. Recent works explore:

• Teacher education reform through body-sensitive approaches
• ICF framework applications in psychomotor therapy
• Transdisciplinary methodologies for studying embodied discrimination

Professional activities include:

• Scientific advisory board member for inclusion research conferences
• Reviewer for German Educational Research Association
• Co-organization of international symposia on inclusive pedagogy