Ulrike Pfeifer

Prof. Ulrike Pfeifer (Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences) holds the Professorship for Music in Social Work within Department 4: Social Work & Health. Her work bridges music, cultural education, and social work, focusing on addiction prevention ("High Life" projects), inclusive school collaborations ("Höchst kreativ"), and documentary theater with marginalized communities. She teaches courses in aesthetic-media project work, cultural education, and creative interventions.

• Diplom in Kunsttherapie und Kunstpädagogik (FH Ottersberg, 1990)

Research emphasizes music as a transformative tool in social work, including drug counseling, youth empowerment, and correctional institution projects (e.g., "Romeo und Julia", "MS Carmen"). Her publications include CDs documenting collaborative musical works and a 2019 chapter on music in addiction prevention. She leads the "High Life" series with institutions like Gallustheater Frankfurt and coordinates media-pedagogical initiatives with 36+ students annually.

Her recent projects span inclusive school workshops (sculpture, music, rap), documentary theater on migrant experiences (2023/24), and multimedia exhibitions during the pandemic. Awards include the TheoPrax-Stiftung Sonderpreis (2010) for innovative teaching practices. She actively collaborates with Hessische Film- und Medienakademie (since 2013), ArtQ (since 2010), and Freie Musikschule Rodgau.