PD Dr. Dennis Krämer, M.A.
Current affiliations
- FB06 - Faculty of Educational and Social Science (FB06)Georgskommende 33, 48143 Münster
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)Heisenbergstraße 2, 48151 Münster
Further Profiles
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- Sociology of Sport, Body, and Health
- Empirical Ethics Research on Health Technologies
- Gender Diversity in Sport, Medicine, and Society
- Sociology of Classification and Knowledge Orders
- German-Japanese Research Cooperation
- Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research (empirical-ethical approaches, discourse analysis, ethnography, interview research, participatory research designs, AI-assisted qualitative data analysis, Grounded Theory, scoping reviews, and systematic reviews)
Academic Education | |
| 2020 - 2026 | Habilitation, University of Hamburg and Venia Legendi in Sociology of Sport and Health Sciences, with the study "Bodies, Data, Numbers – A Quantification-Analytical Synthesis of Sex Testing in Elite Sport and Digital Infection Prevention during the COVID-19 Pandemic" |
| 2015 - 2019 | Doctorate (Dr. phil.), University of Hamburg, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, Unit "Culture, Media and Society," with the study: "Intersex in Sport – A Discourse Analysis of the Media and Medical Negotiation of Intersex Athletes in Modern Sport" (summa cum laude) |
| 2005 - 2010 | M.A. in Sociology with minors in Cultural Anthropology and Educational Science in Augsburg and Münster |
Work Experience | |
| since 01/2024 | Senior Researcher, 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 2026 | Member, German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), TIN Working Group* |
| since 2025 | Member, Committee for Gender Equality in Sport Science of the German Society of Sport Science |
| since 2025 | Member, The German Society for Philosophy, working group "Philosophy of Digitality" |
| since 2024 | Advisory Board, The Lower Saxony State Sports Association, project “Vielfalt in Bewegung” |
| since 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; Braumüller, Birgit (Gastherausgeber) (eds.) (2027) In: Sport und Gesellschaft - Zeitschrift für Sportsoziologie, Sportphilosophie, Sportökonomie, Sportgeschichte. Special issue of a journal | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Herculine Barbin revisited – Klassifikationen geschlechtlicher Variationen aus dem Geist der Moderne Krämer, Dennis (2026) In: Zeitschrift für Kultur und Kollektivwissenschaft, 12(1), 49-76. doi:10.14361/zkkw-2026-120104 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Pamuk, Rebecca; Krämer, Dennis; Vollmann, Jochen (2026) In: Journal of bioethical inquiry.. Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | submitted / under review | |
Heckemeyer, Karolin; Rulofs, Bettina; Braumüller, Birgit; Bartsch, Fabienne; Schwark, Annika; Krämer, Dennis (2026) Other scientific publication | Published | |
Krämer, Dennis; Schyvinck, Cleo (2024) In: Kühl, Richard; Link, Daniela; Heiberger, Lisa (eds.), Sexualitäten und Geschlechter. Historische Perspektiven im Wandel, 347-365. Bielfeld: Transcript Verlag. doi:10.14361/9783839468975-014 Research article (book contribution) | Published |
Projects
Duration: 17/03/2027 - 19/03/2027 Funded by: Co-financing in the context of another project Type of project: Scientific Event | |
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 |
Talks
| Re-Sorting Sport? A Sociological Assessment of the Situation of tin* People Dennis Krämer (24/07/2026) Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB), TIN* Arbeitsgruppe, Fachimpuls, Frankfurt am Main Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Jenseits von männlich und weiblich? Geschlechterklassifikation, Fairness und Ausschlüsse im Sport Dennis Krämer (21/05/2026) LAG Queer Hamburg, Hamburg Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Resilient Healthcare in Times of Multiple Crises Krämer, Dennis (16/03/2026) Vortragsreihe des Interdisciplinary Center for Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Disease Dynamics (IMMIDD), Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Resilient Healthcare in Times of Multiple Crises (RE-CARE) Krämer, Dennis; Spieker, Malina (09/02/2026) Connecting Disciplines Through Shared Methods (CDSC), Münster Type of talk: Other | |
| 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 |
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 of the Section for Sociology of the Body and Sports 2020 (1st prize) Awarded by: German Sociological Association (DGS) 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 |