Career path
| 01/2026 - today | Research assistant, AB Empirical School Research, RPTU Landau Coordinator at the Interdisciplinary Competence Center for Data-Supported Quality Development in the CHANCEN network for scientific monitoring of the Startchancen program |
| 03/2025 - 12/2025 | Research assistant, AG Professions and School Research, University of Mannheim Employee at the Regional SchuMaS Center Mannheim in the BMBF project "Schule macht stark", Coordinator at the Interdisciplinary Competence Center Data-based Quality Development in the CHANCEN network for scientific support of the Startchancen program |
Educational pathway
| 2016 - 2019 | B.Sc. Psychology, University of Mannheim |
| 2019 - 2021 | M.Sc. Psychology - Work, Economy and Society, University of Mannheim |
Peer Reviewed:
Thielmann, M.-S., Fehringer, B. C. O. F., & Karst, K. (2025). Cultural diversity beyond the binary - testing a disparity-weighted indicator of cultural classroom composition. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 12, 1-12.
Contributions to edited volumes:
Yendell, O., Thielmann, M.-S., Gehring, K., Peters, S., Schirott, F., & Schwarz, K. (2025). Service-Learning in the context of Schule macht stark - how student teachers support schools in the context of Schule macht stark. In S. Enssen & J. Michalla (Eds.), We are strong schools and Schule macht stark! : Processes of school and lesson development within the framework of the initiative Schule macht stark (pp. 307-317), Waxmann.
Hawlitschek, P., Thielmann, M-S., Karst, K., & AG SMART (2025). Data-supported quality development. Strategies and materials in the SchuMaS research network. In K. Maaz & A. Marx (Eds.), SchuMaS - Schule macht stark. Gemeinsam Schule machen mit SchuMaS: Wissenschaft und Praxis für starke Schulen in herausfordernden Lagen (pp. 353-371). Münster: Waxmann. doi.org/10.31244/9783818850913
Ohl, S., Klein, A. J., Thielmann, M.-S., Marzen, L. M., Karst, K., & Dumont, H. (2025). What do we want to change, and how? Objectives in the SchuMaS research network and methods for reflecting on goals and change processes in school management networks. In K. Maaz & A. Marx (eds.), SchuMaS - Schule macht stark. Gemeinsam Schule machen mit SchuMaS: Wissenschaft und Praxis für starke Schulen in herausfordernden Lagen (101-126). Waxmann. doi.org/10.31244/9783818850913
Enssen, S., Farwick, S., Kalustian, A., Starke, J., Kara, B., Wendrock, R., Thielmann, M.-S., & Marzen, L. (2024). "The biggest challenge is simply also something beautiful" - The perception of schools in socio-spatially deprived locations from the perspective of school leaders. In SchuMaS - Schule macht stark : Sozialraumorientierte Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung an Schulen in schwierigen Lagen : Aufbau und erste Arbeitsergebnisse des Forschungsverbunds (pp. 175-189). Münster: Waxmann.
Farwick, S., Klein, A. J., Reiß, S., Ringler, J., & Thielmann, M.-S. (2024). Co-constructive school development planning: Experiences and conditions for success from the inventory and the perspective planning discussions within the framework of SchuMaS. In SchuMaS - Schule macht stark : sozialraumorientierte Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung an Schulen in schwierigen Lagen : Aufbau und erste Arbeitsergebnisse des Forschungsverbunds (pp. 137-149). Münster: Waxmann.
Karst, K., Thielmann, M.-S., Derkau, J., Bonefeld, M., Schrankenmüller, A., Merz, G., & Münzer, S. (2021). Dealing with performance heterogeneity: Differentiation paths in theory and practice. In Teacher education in the context of performance-related heterogeneity and multilingualism of pupils (pp. 37-59). Münster ; New York: Waxmann.
Conference papers:
Thielmann, M.-S. & Karst, K. (2025). Successfully promoting school data use - Evaluation results of a workshop on data-supported school and lesson development in Baden-Württemberg. 37th Conference of the EMSE Network 2025, Soest, Germany.
Thielmann, M.-S., Yendell, O., & Derkau, J. (2025). Sensitizing future teachers for diversity-sensitive school development - conditions for success and effects of service learning as cooperation between universities and schools in challenging situations. GEBF Conference 2025, 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research "Bildung als Schlüssel für gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen: Interdisciplinary contributions from educational research", Mannheim, Germany.
Thielmann, M.-S. & Karst, K. (2024). Measuring multidimensional learning group composition through the use of hypervolumes. GEBF Conference 2024, 11th Annual Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research "Understanding Education - Achieving Participation - Shaping Transfer", Potsdam, Germany.
Thielmann, M.-S. & Naumann, A. (2024). Symposium: Heterogeneous learning group composition: Quantitative assessment and handling of heterogeneity at class and school level. GEBF Conference 2024, 11th Annual Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research "Understanding Education - Achieving Participation - Shaping Transfer", Potsdam, Germany.
Yendell, O., Thielmann, M.-S., & Derkau, J. (2024). Empowering schools in socially disadvantaged areas and tomorrow's teachers: A German service-learning seminar's experiences. 7th European Conference on Service-Learning in Higher Education (ECSLHE 2024) - Transforming Europe through University Collaboration, Palma, Mallorca, Spain.
Thielmann, M.-S. & Karst, K. (2023). Measurement of multidimensional classroom composition using the concept of hypervolumes. EARLI 2023, 20th Biennial EARLI Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Thielmann, M.-S., Karst, K., & Fehringer, B. C. O. F. (2023). Beyond the binary classification - testing a disparity-weighted indicator of cultural diversity. EARLI 2023, 20th Biennial EARLI Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Thielmann, M.-S., Karst, K., & Fehringer, B. C. O. F. (2023). More than binary optics - Testing a disparity-weighted indicator of cultural diversity. GEBF Conference 2023, 10th Annual Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research "Education between Uncertainty and Evidence", Essen, Germany.
Thielmann, M.-S., Fehringer, B. C. O. F., & Karst, K. (2022). Cultural diversity and students' reading achievement Diversity-related teacher attitudes as moderators. GEBF Conference 2022, 9th Annual Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research "Alles auf Anfang?- Education in digital change", Online.
Research reports and other publications:
Karst, K., Feikes, K., & Thielmann, M.-S. (2025). Evaluation of the workshop "Data-supported school and lesson development ". https://ibbw-bw.de/site/pbs-bw-rebrush2024/get/documents_E378101846/KULTUS.Dachmandant/KULTUS/Dienststellen/ibbw/Systemanalysen/Projekt_Werkstatt-DSE/Abschlussbericht_DSE%20Werkstatt_kk_250131.pdf
Karst, K., Kuhn. D., Gernert, V., Thielmann, M.-S. & AG SMART (2025). Data-supported quality development in action. Handout on data-supported quality development with numerous materials - Part 1. SchuMaS project. University of Mannheim