Science, technology and society studies, artificial intelligence in healthcare, personalized medicine, especially questions pertaining to discrimination, fairness and health equity.

Sociology of sexualities, sexualities and gender, sexual minorities (specifically plurisexual identities such as bisexuality and pansexuality), marginalized relationships, discrimination, gender und queer studies.

Qualitative research methods (grounded theory and situational analysis), design methods against discrimination and for inclusion.

• starting 2018: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Gender and Diversity Research, University of Tübingen.
• 2018-2020: Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Education, University of Vienna.
• 2015-2018: Research project “Relationship Realities of Women with „bisexual relationship experiences““, Vienna .
• 2015-2018: Interdisciplinary education in sociology und gender studies, University of Vienna.
• 2013-2015: Project Manager Clinical Development, CROMA-Pharma, Korneuburg.
• 2011-2013: Project Leader Research, CROMA-Pharma, Korneuburg.
• 2007-2010: Doctorate in Pharmacy (summa cum laude), University of Vienna, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Verena Dirsch, part of the doctorate programme „Molecular Drug Targets“, Title of Thesis: “In silico and real screening of natural products to find effective modulators of PTP1B”, Vienna.
• 2007-2010: Lecturer at University of Vienna, Pharmacy, Vienna.
• 2006-2007: Pharmacist in pharmacy pre-registration training at „Alte  Feldapotheke“, Vienna.
• 1999-2006: Bachelor and Master in Pharmacy, University of Vienna.
• 2005: Internship as Weleda AG, Schwäbisch Gmünd with Danube-Funding.
• 2004: Research for master thesis at Centre de Recherche et de Développement en Horticulture (CDRH), St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (CA), with Short term research funding (KWA) from University of Vienna.
• 2002: Tutor at Department for Botanics, University of Vienna.

Edited volumes

Ed. With Emiel Maliepaard. Bisexuality in Europe: Sexual Citizenship, Intimate Relationships, and Bi+Identities. Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2020 (November).

Articles and Book Contributions (peer reviewed)

Social sciences

• R. Baumgartner and W.  Ernst. "Automatisierte Gerechtigkeit? Kritik und Orientierung für die digitale Transformation." GENDER Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Forthcoming.
• R. Baumgartner, S.-B. Evans-Jordan, M. Leger, T. Schwertel, M. Urbanczyk. "Mapping Together: Diversität und digitale Formate nutzen." Situational Analysis Reader (VS Springer). Forthcoming.
• R. Baumgartner. "Precision medicine and digital phenotyping: Digital medicine’s way from more data to better health?" Big Data & Society, 2021, July - December, 1-12. Link to publication
• R. Baumgartner & S. Kuhn. „Bias does not equal bias“ TATuP, 2021, 30(2): 69-70. Link to publication
• R. Baumgartner. "Künstliche Intelligenz in der Medizin: Diskriminierung oder Fairness?“, In "Diskriminierung und Antidiskriminierung: Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis" Hg. Gero Bauer, Maria Kechaja, Sebastian Engelmann und Lean Haug, Bielefeld: transcript, 2021.
• R. Baumgartner. “Viele Lieben- Polyamorie als Identität und Praxis.” In Sexuelle und geschlechtliche Vielfalt- Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft und Praxis Hg. Stefan Timmermanns und Maika Böhm, Weinheim Basel: Beltz Verlag, 2020. Link to publication
• R. Baumgartner und E. Maliepaard. "Concluding remarks: Proposing future directions“, In: Bisexuality in Europe: Sexual citizenship, romantic relationships, and bi+identities, Hg. Emiel Maliepaard und Renate Baumgartner, Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2020. Link to publication
• E. Maliepaard und R. Baumgartner. "Bisexuality in Europe: Introduction to the field and this book“, In: Bisexuality in Europe: Sexual citizenship, romantic relationships, and bi+identities, Hg. Emiel Maliepaard und Renate Baumgartner, Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2020. Link to publication
• E. Maliepaard und R. Baumgartner. "Bisexuality", In: The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology,  Hg. George Ritzer und Chris Rojek,  2nd Edition, 2020. Link to publication
• R. Baumgartner. “I think that I’m not a relationship person” – Bisexual women’s accounts of (internalised) binegativity in non-monogamous relationship narratives. Psychology of Sexualities Review, 2017, 8(2):25-40. Link to publication

Life sciences and medicine

• X. Dai, L. Li, W. Peterson, R. Baumgartner, J. Huang, A. Baer-Zwick, S. Hoeller, Z. Ivezic-Schoenfeld, M. Prinz. Safety and effectiveness of hyaluronic acid dermal filler in correction of moderate-to-severe nasolabial folds in Chinese subjects. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2019 Jan 24; 12: 57-62. Link to publication
• D. Schmidl, R. Werkmeister, K. Semira, A. Unterhuber, K. J. Witkowska, R.R. Baumgartner, S. Höller, M. O’Rourke, W. Peterson, A. Wolter, M. Prinz, L. Schmetterer, G. Garhöfer. A controlled, randomized, double blind study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Chitosan-N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome. Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics, 2017, 33(5). Link to publication
• D. D. Kopera, M. Palatin, R. Bartsch, K. Bartsch, M. O’Rourke, S. Höller, R. Baumgartner, M. Prinz. An open-label uncontrolled, mulitcenter study for the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of the dermal filler Princess VOLUME in the treatment of nasolabial folds, Biomed Res Int., 2015. Link to publication
• C. Bauer, M. Berger, R.R. Baumgartner, S. Höller, H. Zwickl, E. Niculescu-Morzsa, F. Halbwirth, S. Nehrer. A Novel Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid Porous Scaffold for Cartilage Repair. An In Vitro Study With Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes, Cartilage, 2015.
• D. Steinmann*, R.R. Baumgartner*, E.H. Heiss, M. Ganzera, A.G. Atanasov, H. Stuppner, V.M. Dirsch. PTP1B Bioguided isolation of (9Z)-octadec-9-enoic acid from Phellodendron amurense Rupr. and identifitcation of fatty acids as PTP1B inhibitors. Planta med, 2012 Feb;78(3):219-24.*equal first authors
• R.R. Baumgartner*, D. Steinmann*, E.H. Heiss, M. Ganzera, A.G. Atanasov, H. Stuppner, V.M. Dirsch. Bioactivity-Guided Isolation of 1,2,3,4,6-Penta-O-galloyl-D-glucopyranose from Paeonia lactiflora Roots As a PTP1B Inhibitor.  The Journal of natural products, 2010 Sep 24;73(9):1578-81. *equal first authors

Articles (non-peer reviewed)

• C. Bath, R. Baumgartner, W. Ernst, K. V. Hartmann, T. Kubes, I. Matthias, M- Raboldt, J. Steinke. STELLUNGNAHME der AG DIG*IT*AL zum Vorschlag einer EU-Verordnung „zur Festlegung harmonisierter Vorschriften für künstliche In- telligenz und zur Änderung bestimmter Rechtsakte der Union“ vom 21. April 2021 Link to article
• R. Baumgartner. Awakening of the bi*movement. Fiber #25/2016. Reprinted in Centaurus Magazine, 2016/2017. Link to article
• R. Baumgartner. Visible lesbians – invisible bisexuals? Bisexual Women Quarterly, 2018, 36(3):22. Link to article
• R. Baumgartner. Imagining Bisexual Futures… . Bisexual Women Quarterly, 2018, 36(1):18-19. Link to article
• R. Baumgartner. Bisexual women and trauma: Findings from “The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey”. Bisexual Women Quarterly, 2017, 35(3):18-19. Link to article

Interviews

• Interview with R. Baumgartner in B. Enzenhofer. Binegativität macht krank. Missy Magazine, 2019, #01
• Interview with R. Baumgartner in K. Payk. Bi*sexuelle haben mit Diskriminierung von allen Seiten zu tun. Der Ausgrenzungserfahrung steht ein besonderes aktivistisches Potenzial entgegen. an.schläge, 2017, VIII.

• 10/2022: „KI in der Medizin: Welche Rolle spielt Geschlecht und Diversität?“ Festival of Digital Connections, Universität Göttingen. (online) [invited talk]
• 07/2022: “AI-based CDSS: Two sociological case studies.” (with K. Wiggert) EASST Madrid 2022
• 06/2022: „KI in Medizin und Gesundheitsversorgung: Ein Blick aus Gender- und Diversitätsperspektive.“ Ringveranstaltung: Gender und Diversity in Sprache, Gesellschaft und Praxis. Universität Stuttgart. (online) [invited talk]
• 06/2022: “Dilemmas around social categories in developing AI for equitable healthcare.” (with W. Ernst) EFRC Milano 2022
• 05/2022: „Künstliche Intelligenz in Medizin und Gesundheitsversorgung: Ein Blick aus Gender- und Diversitätsperspektive.“ Studium Generale Reihe, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. [invited talk]
• 05/2022: “Situational analysis as a critical feminist method to analyse digital technologies: the case of HIV-treatment optimization tools.” STS Graz Conference 2022
• 02/2022: "Programmierte (Un-)Gleichbehandlung? Gefahren der Diskriminierung durch KI in der Medizin"; Institute for Ethics and the History of Medicine at the University Medical Center Göttingen.
• 01/2022: "Bias in Technology"; CISMA Colloquia, The University of Edinburgh. (online) [invited talk]
• 11/2021: „Queer durch Tübingen“; Stadtmuseum Tübingen.
• 10/2021: "Mapping Gordian Knots in Developing Fair ML Tools for Healthcare: the Dilemma of Inclusion vs. Privacy“; 4S Conference 2021 (online)
• 10/2021: "AI in Medicine: from Expert Systems to Algorithm-driven Healthcare" (together with Elida Detfurth and Vassilis Galanos) 4S Conference 2021.
• 06/2021: "Possibilities and Challenges of AI in Medicine and Healthcare“; Research colloquium TU Berlin. (online) [invited talk]
• 05/2021: "Mapping Gordian Knots in Developing Fair ML Tools for Medicine and Healthcare“; STS Conference Graz 2021 (online)
• 03/2021: "Gordian Knots in Health Equity through AI“; Faire Medizin und KI Konferenz. (online)
• 08/2020: "Personalised Anti-Retroviral Treatment for HIV as Example of AI in Medicine“; EASST. (online)
• 10/2020: "Diversität- eine kurze Einführung“; Vortrag für das Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Vorsorgsforschung, Tübingen. [invited talk]
• 12/2019: “Fairness durch künstliche Intelligenz in der Medizin? Positionen und Herausforderungen.”; presentation at Studium Generale “Umkämpftes Wissen, situierte Erkenntnis. Blicke hinter die Kulissen der Wissenschaft.”; Tübingen (DE), 12.10.2019. [invited talk] Link
• 10/2019: “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: A Conceptual Exploration of Gender and Diversity Perspectives.”; presentation at the “Interdisciplinary Conference on the Relations of Humans, Machines & Gender”, Braunschweig (DE), 17.10.2019.
• 10/2019: “Gender war für mich ein Thema…” Persistenz von Kategorien in Veranstaltungen zu künstlicher Intelligenz.”; presentation at “Categories in Flux Continuity and/or Change?”, Tübingen (DE), 10.10.2019.
• 07/2019: “Bisexualität* und Gesundheit”; presentation at FF*GZ, Stuttgart (DE), 16.07.2019. [invited talk]
• 06/2019: “Maschinelles Lernen in der Medizin: konzeptionell Methodologische Überlegungen für eine Gender- und Diversitätsperspektive.”; presentation at “Quo vadis Feminist STS”, Berlin (DE), 14.06.2019.
• 05/2019: “Das Sternchen - die Lücke - der Unterstrich. 3. Geschlecht, gegen die Vereinheitlichung der Identität.”; presentation and discussion at ESG (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde), Tübingen (DE), 23.05.2019. [invited talk]
• 05/2019: ““Das ist doch nur eine Phase!” – Wieso Binegativität krank macht.”; presentation at IDAHOBIT, Mainz (DE), 16.05.2019. [invited talk]
• 02/2019: “(Bi)sexual identity construction in a postmodern world- the role of relationship experiences.” (Titel geändert); presentation at ESA Sexuality Research Network (23) Midterm Konferenz, Cracow (PL), 14.02.2019.
• 10/2018: “Bisexual women in Austria: challenges within monogamous and non-monogamous relationships”; presentation at Queering Friendship conference, Lisbon (PT),
• 09/2018: “Bisexuelle Frauen* in Wien: Herausforderungen in monogamen und nicht-monogamen Beziehungen”; presentation at ÖGGF (annual meeting of the Austrian society for gender research), Vienna (AT), 28.09.2018.
• 09/2018: “Bisexual women in Austria: challenges of monogamous and non-monogamous relationships”; presentation at EFRC (European Feminist Research Conference), Göttingen (DE), 13.09.2018.
• 07/2018: “Linking non-monogamy to bisexuality: case studies from bisexual women in Austria”; presentation at “BPS Psychology of Sexualities 20th Anniversary Conference 1998-2018: Reflecting Back, Looking Forwards”, London (UK), 06.07.2018. 
• 05/2018: “Bisexual (non)-monogamous women in Austria: challenges and potentials”; presentation at “Bisexual – Pansexual – Omnisexual -  Fluid -  Queer. European Workshop on the Transformations of Identities among People whose Sexual Attractions are not Limited to one Gender only”, Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), 26.05.2018. [invited talk]
• 08/2017: “Bisexual women in Austria: challenges of monogamous and non-monogamous relationships.” presentation at NMCI (non-monogamies and contemporary intimacies conference), Vienna (AT), 01.09.2017.
• 10/2017: “Bisexuell in Wien: Agency? Diskriminierung?” at feminismen diskutieren, Vienna (AT), 24.10.2017. [invited talk]
• 10/2011: “Advanced technologies for ophthalmic applications”, Ophtalmology Congress, Sinaia (RO), 07.10.2011.
• 04/2009: “Virtual and real screening of natural products to find effective modulators of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B. ÖPhG (Austrian Society of Pharmacy) Yearly Meeting, Vienna (AT), 17.04.2009.

• SuSe 2022: Seminar “Sociology of science and technology – application field artificial intelligence”, Master study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• SuSe 2022: Seminar “Possibilities and challenges of participatory research”, Master study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• WiSe 2021/2022: Seminar "Introduction in design methods against discrimination and for inclusion“, Master study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• WiSe 2021/2022: Seminar "Key texts in feminist Science and Technology studies", Master study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• SuSe 2021: Seminar "Sociology of quantification", Bachelor study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• SuSe 2021: Seminar "Practical methods seminar: analysis in interpretative social sciences (grounded theory and situational analysis)", Bachelor study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• WiSe 2020/21: Seminar "Sociological Perspectives on artificial intelligence using the example 'Discrimination/Fairness through machine learning'", Master study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• WiSe 2020/2021: Seminar "Key texts of feminist science and technology research", Bachelor study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• SuSe 2020: Seminar "Practical methods seminar: analysis in interpretative social sciences", Bachelor study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• SuSe 2020: Seminar "Sociology of quantification" (with Prof. Marion Müller), Bachelor study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• WiSe 2019/2020: Seminar "Sociology of Science and Technology - Application Field of Artificial Intelligence (AI)", Master study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• WiSe 2019/2020: Seminar "'Non-normative' sexualities - a view from a sociological perspective", Studium Professionale, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• SuSe 2019: Seminar "Introduction to the sociology of 'non-normative' sexualities", Bachelor study sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• WiSe 2016/17: Lecture "Sexual orientation and health: challenges and topics of lesbian women, gay men and bisexual people”, part of the lecture series "Basics of female and male medicine" at the Medical University of Vienna (AT).
• SuSe 2008, 2009 und 2010: Lecturer in practical course "Methods for identification & characterization of pharmaceutically relevant organisms", Pharmacy, University of Vienna (AT).
• WiSe 2008/2009: Lecturer in practical course "Isolation and instrumental analytics of biogenic pharmaceuticals", Pharmacy, University of Vienna (AT).
• SuSe 2002: Tutor in "Practices in botanics for pharmacists", Pharmacy, University of Vienna (AT).

• Member of the Senate at Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen
• Depute Member of commission for quality management at Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen
• Member of the DGFG (German Society for Gender research), AG DIG*IT*AL (working group gender in digitalisation of DGFG)
• Member of European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation (Atgender)
• Member of the German network of critical relationship research
• Member of the Austrian society for gender research (ÖGGF)
• Member of the Austrian society of sociology (ÖGS)/ Section sociology of the body
• Member of the Austrian society for Sex-based medicine (ÖGGSM)

• Big Data and Society
• Computer Law & Security Review: The International Journal of Technology Law and Practice
• Ethik in der Medizin
• Bioethics, Internet Policy Review
• Sociology Research Online
• Journal of Bisexuality
• 01/2018: Expert on polyamory for Stefan Ossmann’s presentation of media analysis of the project "Polyamorie in medialer, sozialer und Identitätsperspektive" , University of Vienna (AT), 26.01.2018. [invited]

• 04/2022: Organisation of the working conference “Soziale Welten, Arenen, Situationsanalysen”, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen , 06.-07.04.2022
• 03/2021: Organisation and moderation of the international online Conference “Fair Medicine and AI: Chances, Challenges, Consequences”, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 3.-5.03.2021.
• 02/2020: Moderation of final discussion in „Feminism Today: Challenges, Arguments, and Issues“, International winter school, center for gender and diversity research, Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen, 21.02.2020.
• 09/2018: Moderation of the panels „Engaging language and literature“ and „Investigating Intimacies“ at EFRC (European Feminist Research Conference), Göttingen (DE), 13.-14.09.2018.
• 09/2017: Organisation of the panel “Between sexual agency and fulfilling stereotypes: the intersections between bisexuality and non-monogamies” at NMCI (non-monogamies and contemporary intimacies conference), Vienna (AT), 01.09.2017.

• 09/2019: “Bi* Empowermentworkshop”; PLUS e.V., Mannheim (DE), 23.09.2019
• 05/2018: “Bisexual*visibility - das B in LGBTIAQ sichtbar machen”; at IDAHOBIT, organised by student association and the Queer referat of the University of Graz (AT), 17.05.2018. [invited workshop]
• 06/2018: “Bisexualität: über Sichtbarkeit, Ausgrenzung und aktivistisches Potential”¹, organised by Hosi (homosexual initiative) Salzburg (AT), 22.06.2018. [invited workshop]
• 11/2018: “Bi*- und Pansexualität -  Einführungs- und Empowermentworkshop”, at Archfem, Innsbruck (AT). 17.11.2018. [invited workshop]
• 09/2018: “Bi* / Pan / Poly*. Zwischen Ausgrenzungserfahrung und aktivistischem Potential”², at NMCI (non-monogamies and contemporary intimacies conference), Vienna (AT), 01.09.2018.
• 04/2018: “Bi* open: Workshop zum Thema Bisexualität” ¹, part of the series “Voller l(i)eben” of the protestant student community, Vienna (AT), 18.04.2018. [invited workshop]
• 11/2017: “Queer Empowerment Workshop”³, WAG Assistenzgenossenschaft, Vienna (AT), 25.11.2017.
• 10/2017: “Bisexuality: between marginalisation and activist potential” ², at European Lesbian* Conference, Vienna (AT), 07.10.2017.
• 05/2017: “Bisexual/Queer Empowerment through Body Attention”³, Praxis Millergasse, Vienna (AT), 20.05.2017.
• 01/2017: “Bisexual/Queer Empowerment through Body Attention”³, Praxis Millergasse, Vienna (AT), 28.01.2017.
• 11/2016: “Bisexual/Queer Empowerment through Body Attention”³, Praxis Millergasse, Vienna (AT), 26.11.2016.
• 05/2016: “Bi- and Pansexuality between social marginalization and activism” ², at feministische Frühlingsuni, Innsbruck (AT), 15.05.2016.

¹ with Mag. Katharina Payk
² with Mag. Katharina Payk and Claudia Breitenberger BSc
³ with Hille Beseler