Franziska Schulmann is a first-year PhD researcher at the School of Law, University College Cork.

She completed her postgraduate degree in Family Studies—a multidisciplinary program combining law, psychology, and social sciences—with a minor in Gender, Society, and Social Policy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, graduating with first-class honours in 2023. Franziska’s thesis explored the restriction of freedom of choice through abortion bans and its effects on psychological well-being, comparing legal frameworks in Poland and Switzerland.

In her doctoral research, Franziska explores the intersections of law, psychology, and social sciences, investigating stalking in current and former romantic relationships as a risk factor for intimate partner homicide in Ireland.

Domestic, Intimate Partner & Family Violence Criminal Justice & Legal Reform