Mag. Verena E. Kozmann

• Juni 2023-September 2024 Universitätsassistentin (Prae Doc), Institut für Systematische Theologie & Religionswissenschaft, Universität Wien
• 2021-2022 Programm-Referentin WU4You, Ready4WU & WU@School, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
• 2020-2021 wiss. Mitarbeiterin (Drittmittelprojekt), Medizinische Universität Wien
• 2017-2019 DOC-Stipendiatin, Österr. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien
• 2017-2018 Intl. Visiting Graduate Student, Forschungsaufenthalt (Prae Doc), University of Toronto
• 2015 Adjunct Faculty, Summer School, Trinity College, Hartford
• 2014-2015 Visiting Assistant in Research, Yale University, New Haven
• 2012 Sprachlabor-Tutorin & Engl. Language Proficiency Program TN, University of Hartford
• 2012 Mag. Phil., Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Universität Wien
• 2010-2011 Forschungsaufenthalt (Prae Mag.Phil.), Near East School of Theology, Beirut
• 2009-2010 SiMO-Austauschstudentin, Near East School of Theology, Beirut
• 2006 wiss. Mitarbeiterin (Drittmittelprojekt), Österr. Institut für Jugendforschung Wien

• Medical Anthropology
• Women’s Health
• Intercultural/Interreligious Healthcare
• Choice & Decision-Making Processes

• 2021 Buchkapitel „Valuing Health, Negotiating Paradoxes: Medicalization of the Hymen, Hymenoplasty, and Women’s Healthcare in Ontario,” in Marcia Inhorn & Lucia Volk (eds.) “(Un)Settling Middle Eastern Refugees: Regimes of Exclusion and Inclusion in the Middle East, Europe, and North America,” Berghan Books, New York/Oxford. (Dissemination Grant Universität Wien)
• 2021 Artikel, “Challenges and opportunities in plastic reconstructive surgery and burn care in Bangladesh”, (co-author), open access, www.burnsopen.com.
• 2021 Buchkapitel “Vision, Ambition, and Failure — Adolf Allwohn’s practical take on implementing an early intercultural and interreligious dialogue organization (Religiöser Menschheitsbund / 1921 - 1923)”, in Karsten Lehmann (ed.) in cooperation with Patrice Brodeur, Talking Dialogue, Eleven Episodes in the History of the Modern Interreligious Dialogue Movement, DeGruyter, Berlin/Boston.
• 2013 Buchkapitel „Nobody will know—Notes on Hymen-repair Practices in Beirut“ In: Zur Situation der Christen in der Türkei und in Syrien. Martin Tamcke (ed.), Göttinger Orientforschungen SYRIACA, pp. 253-267.
• 2008 Artikel Fleischanderl Bettina, Verena Kozmann, Thomas Schönberger „Wenn der Nachbar zum Feind wird,” (co-author), Ethnologische Zeitschrift „Die Maske“, Nr.3, Wien.
• 2007 Artikel „Diskriminierung aufgrund der Religionszugehörigkeit. Religion als Feindbild – der Islam im Zentrum aktueller Debatten,“ Co-Autorin, ZARA -Rassismus Report 07, Wien.

Auswahl

• 10/2021 “Doing Ethnographic Research: Virginity Imperativ” Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften, Universität Wien (Präsentation)
• 11/2020 "Muslim youth and the virginity imperative" Graduate Student Seminar via Zoom Concordia University, Montréal/CAN (Lecture)
• 02/2020 "Female Immigrants Healthcare: Consent and Choice": Undergraduate Student:innen, Trinity College, CT/USA (Lecture)
• 09/2019 “(Un)Settling Middle Eastern Refugees: Regimes of Inclusion and Exclusion in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States", Yale University, CT/USA (Presentation)
• 05/2019 „The Virginity Paradox “, Österr. Gesellschaft für Public Health: 22. Jahrestagung, (Presentation)
• 09/2018 Valuing Health, 1st bi-annual Medical Anthropology Conference, University of Edinburgh, Schottland/UK, (Presentation)
• 06/2018 “The Social Life of the Hymen” 1st Science Slam, dt. Konsulat, Toronto/CAN, (Presentation)
• 05/2018 2nd International Expert Meeting on FemaleGenital Mutilation/Cutting, Montréal/CAN (Attending)
• 04/2018 “Female Virginity Imperatives and Migration” Graduate Seminar, Concordia University/CAN (Presentation)
• 04/2018 CEETUM, Bi-Annual Conference, University of Montreal/CAN (Presentation)
• 11/2017 “Hymen, Medicalization & Ontological Anthropology– Reflecting Challenges, Chances and “Limitations of Using the Ontological Turn In Medical Anthropology” American Anthropological Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C./USA (Presentation)
• 04/2016 „Grounded Theory and Doing Ethnography“ Universität Wien, Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften (Lecture)
• 09/2015 „Hymen Repair in Beirut - Notes from a Field Research” Undergrad Lecture at Trinity College, Hartford, CT/USA (Presentation)
• 11/2013 „Rethinking Palestine“, Universität Wien (Konferenzassistentin)
• 06/2009 „Christlich-Islamische Beziehungen im europäischen Kontext“, Studienwoche für Student:innen und junior Researcher, Konferenzzentrum Weingarten/GER
• 10/2009 “Freedom of Religion and Faith”, OSZE Konferenz, Wr. Hofburg