Kristin Hammer is a PhD Candidate in the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R, sub-project 3 Ethnography of Human Reproduction and Single Case Studies in Threshold Areas.

Kristin's research focuses on the reasons and factors that lead to declining fertility rates at an individual level, as well as the experiences of people without children in Swiss society.

Education

• PhD student, URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R, sub-project 3 (since 2024)
• Master of Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics, University of Zurich (2019-2021)
• Master of Arts in History, German Literature and International Law, University of Zurich (2001-2009)
• Registered Midwife, University of Munich (1994-1997)

Work experience

• Lecturer in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programme in Midwifery, Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, ZHAW Winterthur (since 2013)
• Midwife at Spital Zollikerberg, Zurich (1999-2013)
• Midwife at Städtisches Krankenhaus München-Harlaching (1997-1999)