I am a social and visual anthropologist with regional focus on Asia and Europe. As a social anthropologist, I have conducted research on topics such as transnational migration, rural-urban mobility, residential segregation, and the politics of belonging. As a visual anthropologist, I conduct research on digital media practices, use ethnographic filmmaking as a research method, and lead the Vienna Visual Anthropology Lab to support multimodality in research and teaching. My current research about urban cycling explores how anthropological ways of knowing can support initiatives that try to make cities more sustainable.

I am a tenured associate professor in social and cultural anthropology with a focus on visual anthropology at the University of Vienna. In the past I held positions at the University of Tuebingen, Leiden University and International Institute for Asian Studies. I conducted doctoral research as part of the NWO/WOTRO-funded project 'Provincial Globalisation' at the University of Amsterdam (AISSR) and the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore (NIAS).