Dr. Dennis Krämer
Current affiliations
- FB06 - Faculty of Educational and Social Science (FB06)
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Sociology of Sport
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of the Body
- Gender-Diversity
- Sociology of Classification
- Technological resilience and crisis research
- German-Japanese Collaboration on Crises, Technology and Resilience
- Qualitative and mixed-methods research (discourse analysis, ethnography, AI-assisted data analysis, participatory research designs, interview-based research, scoping and systematic reviews, grounded theory)
Academic Education | |
| since 2020 | Ongoing Habilitation-Project |
| 2015 - 2019 | PhD (Dr. phil.), University of Hamburg, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Unit “Culture, Media and Society / Sociology” (summa cum laude) |
| 2005 - 2010 | M.A. in Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Educational Science, University of Münster and University of Augsburg |
Work Experience | |
| since 01/2024 | Postdoctoral Researcher & Research Coordinator, University of Münster |
| 02/2026 | Visiting researcher, Nord University, Norway |
| 03/2025 - 04/2025 | Visiting researcher, University of Tokyo, Japan |
| 04/2022 - 09/2023 | Professor, Sociology of Sport and Health (interim W2), University of Göttingen |
| 03/2023 - 04/2023 | Visiting researcher, Teikyo University Tokyo, Japan |
| 10/2013 - 03/2022 | Research Associate in Hamburg, Lüneburg und Bochum |
| 08/2008 - 05/2010 | Student Assistant, Institute for Sex Research, University Medical Center Hamburg |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 06/2024 | Founder, DFG International Network "Resilient Healthcare in Times of Multiple Crises" |
| since 2021 | Advisory Board, Interdisciplinary Commitee Medical Treatment of Intersex/DSD Children, according to BGB 1631e |
| since 2021 | Member, Academy for Ethics in Medicine |
| since 2020 | Member, German Society of Sport Science (dvs) |
| since 2019 | Member, German Sociological Association |
Publications
Krämer, Dennis (2026) In: Zeitschrift für Kultur und Kollektivwissenschaft. Research article (journal) | |
Pamuk, Rebecca; Krämer, Dennis; Vollmann, Jochen (2026) In: Journal of bioethical inquiry.. Research article (journal) | |
Krämer, Dennis; Schyvinck, Cleo (2024) In: Kühl, Richard; Link, Daniela; Heiberger, Lisa (eds.), Sexualitäten und Geschlechter. Historische Perspektiven im Wandel. Bielfeld: Transcript Verlag. Research article (book contribution) | |
Krämer, Dennis (2024) In: Schmidt, Robert; Weigelin, Max; Kempf, David (eds.), Leistungsvergleiche und evaluative Praktiken. Sport als instruktiver Fall der Soziologie der Bewertung. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag. Research article (book contribution) | |
Krämer, Dennis; Bosold, Anja; Minarik, Martin; Schyvinck, Cleo; Hajek, André (2024) In: arXiv Research article in digital collection |
Projects
Duration: 25/08/2025 - 26/08/2025 Funded by: Co-financing in the context of another project Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 24/03/2025 - 25/03/2025 Funded by: Co-financing in the context of another project Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: since 12/06/2024 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Initiation of International Collaboration Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: since 01/06/2023 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 14/03/2022 - 18/03/2022 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster |
Talks
| Managing Sexdiversity in a Gender-Binary Sports Environment Krämer, Dennis (03/12/2025) "Zwischenräume: Geschlechterdiversität in der Wissenschaft, Medizin und Gesellschaft", Öffentliche Vortragsreihe auf Einladung des Sonderforschungsbereichs "Sexdiversity" (SFB 1665), Lübeck Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| “What is fair?” Gender diversity in sports and the challenges of equal opportunity Krämer, Dennis (10/10/2025) Öffentlicher Vortrag auf Einladung des Hamburger Sportbunds, Hamburg Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Chair of the invited symposium “What Is Fair? Gender Diversity in Sport Between Equal Opportunity and Self-Determination”, as part of the 27th Sport Science… Krämer, Dennis (19/09/2025) 27. Sportwissenschaftlicher Hochschultag der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (dvs)" zum Thema…, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Quantifying Gender Diversity in Contemporary Competitive Sport Krämer, Dennis (17/09/2025) Invited Symposiums "Was ist fair? Geschlechterdiversität im Sport zwischen Chancengleichheit und Selbstbestimmung". 27.…, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The Treatment of Gender Diverse People in Sport as a Crisis of Classification Krämer, Dennis (26/08/2025) Crises and Resilience. Multidisciplinary Perspectives from Germany and Japan (25.-26. August 2025, DFG Project "RE…, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| Teaching Award, Social Sciences Awarded by: University of Göttingen Award given to: Krämer, Dennis Announced at: 02/10/2023 | Date of awarding: 02/10/2023 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Teaching Award, Social Sciences Awarded by: University of Göttingen Award given to: Krämer, Dennis Announced at: 03/10/2022 | Date of awarding: 03/10/2022 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| DOSB Research Award (bronze) Awarded by: German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Award given to: Krämer, Dennis Announced at: 30/11/2020 | Date of awarding: 30/11/2020 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Dissertation Award 2020 (1st prize) Awarded by: German Sociological Association (DGS) Section Sociology of the Body and Sports Award given to: Krämer, Dennis Announced at: 01/10/2020 | Date of awarding: 01/10/2020 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fellow of the Global Young Faculty Awarded by: Mercator Research Award given to: Krämer, Dennis Announced at: 15/03/2021 Type of distinction: Scholarship |