Since July 2020, Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Institute of Political Science. Prior, she worked as a Professor of Practice of Comparative and International Education at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. She holds a Doctorate in Social Sciences from the Institute of Political Science / University of Tübingen and a M.Sc. in International Relations from the Free University Amsterdam. In her research, she analyzes international and European education policies in a comparative perspective. Currently, she conducts research on education policies and programs for refugee and migrant students in secondary and higher education. Her research areas further include women in higher education and educational poverty policies and programs for school dropouts.