Team

The interdisciplinary SMASCH team unites research from the following areas:

The interdisciplinary SMASCH team unites research from the following areas:

  • education science
  • sociology
  • organizational research and accounting
  • digital transformation
  • qualitative methods for the research and development of digitalization in educational settings

Team Hamburg


Prof. Dr. Sigrid Hartong
Heisenberg Professorship “Transformation of Governance in Education and Society”, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Helmut-Schmidt-University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Head of the Initiative Unblack the Box


Prof. Dr. Tobias Scheytt

Department for Management Accounting and Control, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Helmut-Schmidt-University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Dr. Nadine Gerhardt-Huber
Department for Management Accounting and Control, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Helmut-Schmidt-University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Anja Loft-Akhoondi
Heisenberg Professorship “Transformation of Governance in Education and Society”, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Helmut-Schmidt-University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Nina Brandau
Heisenberg Professorship “Transformation of Governance in Education and Society”, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Helmut-Schmidt-University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg


Team Leuven/ PH Zürich


Prof. Dr. Mathias Decuypere

Professor of School Development and Governance
Zurich University of Teacher Education (PH Zürich)

Until 01/2024:
Methodology of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences
KU Leuven

Dr. Samira Ali Reza Beigi
Methodology of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences
KU Leuven

Toon Tierens
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Methodology of Educational Sciences
KU Leuven