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Theresa Focke is a Research Associate at the Department of Religious Education, Educational and Gender Research within the Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Münster. She concurrently pursues a PhD in Practical Theology and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the same institution.
Her academic background includes:
- PhD in Practical Theology (since 2023), University of Münster
- BSc in Psychology (since 2023), University of Münster
- MEd and Magistra Theologiae in Catholic Religious Education and Mathematics (2019-2023), University of Münster
- BA in Catholic Religious Education and Mathematics (2016-2019), University of Münster
- Erasmus Study at University of Vienna (2022-2023)
Focke's research centers on diversity-sensitive pastoral care, integrating gender studies, intersectionality, and religious education. Her dissertation develops an integrative framework for discrimination-free pastoral care through theoretical analysis and empirical investigation, emphasizing practical applications for inclusive spiritual guidance.
She actively contributes to scholarly communities:
- AGENDA – Forum katholischer Theologinnen
- Working Group for Pastoral Theology
- AKRK (Catholic Religious Education)
- ESWTR (European Society of Women in Theological Research)
- Network Dis/Ability and Theology
Awarded the Cusanuswerk Basic Scholarship (2018-2023), Focke teaches diversity-focused courses on dogmatics and religious education while serving on the Faculty of Catholic Theology's Committee for Equality and Diversity since 2023.
