David Gierszewski

Scientific activity

2025 – Commenced doctoral studies in Sociology, Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland

2020 – Master of Engineering in Integrated Design and Construction, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany

2019 – Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany

2018 – Master of Arts in Political and Social Sciences, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany

2014 – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology, Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, Germany

Scientific interests

Qualitative Research, Ethnic and Migration Studies, Urban Sociology, Poles in Germany

Supervisor and title of the doctoral thesis concept

Sławomir Łodziński, Ph.D. / Associate Professor

“The Shadow Eagle – The (In)Visibility of Polish Descent An Exploratory Qualitative Study on Identity Formation Among Second-Generation Polish Migrants in Germany”

Selected publications

• Gierszewski, D. (2025). Transformationswissen in didaktisch konnotierten Räumen – empirische Erkenntnisse eines raumbezogenen Lehrforschungsprojektes. In A. Thiesen (ed). Die soziale Welt der Transformation: Transdisziplinäre Aspekte einer transformativen Sozialen Arbeit. Springer VS. pp. 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-48380-7_9
• Krauthausen, M., Gierszewski, D., et al. (2024). Kontinuierliche Überwachung von SARS-CoV-2 Infektionen in Kindertagesstätten: eine qualitative Interviewstudie über die Erfahrungen von Betreuer*innen und Eltern mit verschiedenen Testverfahren im häuslichen Umfeld. Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen, 189, pp. 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2024.07.002
• Kurotschka, P.K., Hemkeppler, J., Gierszewski, D., Ghirotto L., & Gágyor, I. (2024). General practitioners’ decision making managing uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open, 8(3):2023.0224. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0224
• Gierszewski, D., et al. (2022). Parents’ and Childcare Workers’ Perspectives Toward SARS-CoV-2 Test and Surveillance Protocols in Pre-school Children Day Care Centers: A Qualitative Study Within the German Wü-KiTa-CoV Project. Frontiers in Medicine, 9:897726. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.897726