Verena Ketter

Prof. Dr. Verena Ketter serves as a Professor of Media in Social Work at Hochschule Esslingen since 2015. She holds multiple leadership roles including Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, Education and Care, Senate Member, Building Committee Member, and DV Committee Member.

• Current: Professor (since 2015)
• Prior: Substitute Professor at RheinMain University (2014-2015)
• Education: Dr. phil. from Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (2014), MA in Media Education (2006), Diplom-Sozialpädagogin (1999)

Her research focuses on media education within social work, particularly examining vireal social space appropriation, mobile learning in urban environments, and gender-sensitive media pedagogy. She explores digital participation mechanisms, peer education models, and Web 2.0 applications in educational contexts.

Articles highlight her expertise in media-supported participation, with recurring themes of Web 2.0 integration, social space research, and digital youth empowerment. Her work bridges practical social work with cutting-edge media education theories.

• Fellowship for Innovations in Higher Education Teaching (2013)
• klicksafe National Prize (2009)
• Dieter-Baacke Prize (2007)

She maintains active roles in multiple academic societies including GMK, DGfE, DGSA, and GMW. Her methodology combines vireal (virtual-real) approaches, emphasizing practical media research and community-based digital engagement strategies.