Education and Experience

• 1997 Diploma college photography (Graphische Vienna)
• 2011 Bachelor Communication Science (University of Vienna)
• 2011 Individual master Development Studies (University of Vienna)
• 2012 Master Communication Science (University of Vienna)
• 2022 PhD Social Sciences, field Communication Science (University of Vienna)

• Curriculum Vitae

Area of Research

• Polyamory (multiple emotional and sexual relationships with informed and consensual partners)

Externally Funded Projects

• Polyamory in media, social and identity perspective (FWF, 2016-2019) (http://polyamory.univie.ac.at/)
• Crossmedia and quality journalism (TEMPUS IV, 2012 – 2014) (http://cuq.cc/en)
• C2Learn creative learning (BM:UKK, 2012 – 2014) (http://www.c2learn.eu/)

Selected Publications 

• Ossmann, Stefan F. (2021): Loving, living, acting, thinking and feeling poly. Polyamory in self-perception and media representation in the German-speaking region 2007-2017, utheses.univie.ac.at/detail/61599/, PhD thesis: University of Vienna.
• Ossmann, Stefan F. (2021). What’s love (not) got to do with it. How to pair sexuality-and relationship research with citizen science. Proceedings of Science, ACSC2020(003), 1-5. Retrieved from pos.sissa.it/393/003/pdf
• Ossmann, Stefan F. (2020). Introducing the new kid on the block: Polyamory. In Z. Davy, A. C. Santos, C. Bertone, R. Thoreson & S. Wieringa The SAGE handbook of global sexualities (Vol. 1, pp. 363-385). London: SAGE Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781529714364.n17
• Ossmann, Stefan F. (2020). Schöner leben mit Polyamory? Von selbstbestimmten beziehnungsweise fremdbestimmten Beziehungen. In M. Raab & C. Schadler (HRSG), Polyphantastisch? Nichtmonogamie als emanzipatorische Praxis (S. 65-84). Münster: Unrast Verlag.
• Ossmann, Stefan F. (2019). Polyamorie in der deutschsprachigen Presse 2007-2017. Eine medienanalytische Untersuchung zu einem sich etablierenden Beziehungsmodell. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichswissenschaften, 30(1), S. 181-191.
• Ossmann, Stefan F. (2017). Viele Lieben. Zur medialen Repräsentation polyamoröser Beziehungen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. IN: Nieradzik, Lukasz (Ed.), „Kinship trouble“. Dimensionen des Verwandtschaftmachens in Geschichte und Gegenwart, (Vol. 44), S. 49-84. Wien: Verlag des Instituts für Europäische Ethnologie.
  
  

Awards and Prices

• Junior Scientist PhD completion grant by the University of Vienna
• Literar Mechana PhD Completion grant (duration 1st of September 2019 - 28th February 2021
• Research price agpro (Austrian Gay Professionals) 2018, category ‚Homosexuality, LGBTIQ* and career in organisations‘