EDUCATION
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Doctoral student program at the Institute of Public Health; expected completion date September 2020; awarded with a full
scholarship by the Hans Böckler Foundation
City University New York, USA
Visiting Scholar at the School of Public Health & Health Policy, March 1 – 31, 2018
European University Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
Master of Arts in Sociocultural Studies; Graduated (cum laude) 2017
University of California Berkeley, USA
Research Semester invited by the School of Social Welfare, research on “Trans*intersectional Aging: How Trans* Seniors
Age Successfully”; August – December 2016
Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
Bachelor of Arts Social Work; Graduated (magna cum laude) 2015
LANGUAGES
German (Native Language)
English (CEFR Level C1; TOEFL iBT score 108)
Spanish (CEFR Level B1)
French (Good Knowledge)
Hebrew (Basics)
German Sign Language (Basics)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Global Action for Trans
Equality –
since October 2019
Project Coordinator – Working Group about Trans Men & HIV
Robert Koch Institut
– since September 2019
Project Intern
– Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Unit
FG34 HIV/AIDS, STI and Blood-Borne Infections
Alice Salomon University of Applied Science, Berlin – since September 2018
Research Assistant – „CILIA LGBTIQ+ - Comparing Intersectional Lifecourse Inequalities amongst LGBTIQ+ Citizens
in Four European Countries“
Journal of Sex Research – since March 2017
Reviewer – Peer review journal
Freelance Educational Workshops & Trainings – since March 2014
Conceptualization and delivery of trainings and workshops on trans* and queer- sensitive care to social, psychological and medical service providers
International Trans Fund – March 2017 - June 2019
Member Grant Making Panel – Advisory board and decision making about international grant applications
Alice Salomon University of Applied Science, Berlin – April 2017 - March 2019
Lecturer – Introduction of Gender and Queer Studies for social work students
GLS Sprachenzentrum Berlin – April – Juli 2017
Cultural Guide – Cultural tours provided to international students
Alice Salomon University of Applied Science, Berlin– September 2015 – July 2017
Research Assistant – „GLEPA – LGBT*I* Aging and Care“
Wesley Mission Brisbane – September 2013 - February 2014
Internship at the Expanded Horizons Program, Gold Coast, Australia
Counseling and support for LGBT*IQ young people; delivery of qualificatory workshops for social workers
Mosaik Werkstätten für Behinderte GmbH, Berlin – May 2011 - October 2012
Care Worker – Day care for people with disabilities
PUBLICATIONS
Appenroth, M. & Castro Varela, M.d.M (Eds.) (in progress, 2020) “Trans & Care - Global Perspectives”
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag
Appenroth, M. & Castro Varela, M.d.M (Eds.) (2019) “Trans & Care - Trans Personen zwischen Selbstsorge,
Fürsorge und Versorgung” Bielefeld: transcript Verlag
Scheim, A. I.; Appenroth, M. N.; Beckham, S. W.; Golstein, Z.; Cabral Grinspan, M.; Keatley, J. G. & Radix, A.
(2019) "Transgender HIV research: nothing about us without us" in The Lancet HIV, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016
Appenroth, M. (in progress, 2019) “Trans* Male Sex Workers”
in John Scott, David Bimbi, Christian Grov & Victor Minichiello (eds.) “Male Sex Work and Society: Volume 2”, New
York: Harrington Park Press
Appenroth, M. (2019) “Gesundheitsversorgung von transgeschlechtlichen Menschen” Online publication by the
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
(Online) https://www.regenbogenportal.de/gesundheitsversorgung-von-transgeschlechtlichen-menschen/
Appenroth, M. (2015) “The cis-washing of the Stonewall Riots – Why trans* activists can’t be heroes” (Online) https://www.academia.edu/16241721/The_ciswashing_of_the_Stonewall_Riots_Why_trans_activists_can_t_be _heroes
Appenroth, M. (2015) “Männliche Gewalt aus einer trans* Perspektive”. Published Bachelors thesis. (Online)
http://femarburg.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/BA-Max-Appenroth.pdf
Appenroth, M. (2015) “Stolen Generation 2.0 – Australia and its problem with genocide” (Online)
https://www.academia.edu/13200125/_Stolen_ Generation_2.0_Australia_and_its_problem_with_genocide_
LECTURES/ WORKSHOPS/ CONFERENCES (selection)
„Panel discussion on transgender health, social and epidemiologic situation in differen settings“ Panelist, invited
by Virology & Education, International Workshop on HIV & Transgender People, Mexico City, Mexico; July 2019
„Trans & Aging: Care Needs of Older Trans People“ Invited speaker at the World Congress of European Association
for Palliative Care, Berlin, Germany; May 2019
„PrEP Service Delivery and Monitoring: Minimum Standards and Key Principles in the EU/EEA Setting“
Panelist, invited by UNAIDS, the World Health Organization/WHO and the European Center for
Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden; November 2018
“Money Makes the World Go Round” Workshop for funding applications for trans organizations, invited by
Bundesvereinigung Trans*, Berlin, Germany; November 2018
“Trans and HIV: Who are we really talking about and who is being left behind” & “HIV Prevention Tools:
Designed for One and Applied on all; Does this really work? Hear what Community Experts have to
say” Speaker at a paneldiscussion at the World AIDS Conference, invited Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE),
Amsterdam, Netherlands; July 2018
“Funding Our Movement – Opportunities and Applying for Grants in Europe” Workshop for funding applications for
trans organizations, invited by Transgender Europe, Antwerp, Belgium; July 2018
“Intersectional Perspectives on Improving the Access to Health Care for Trans* Identities in the United States”
Paper presentation at the Annual Global Health Conference, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, New York,
USA; March 2018
“Trans* and Aging: How Do Trans* Seniors Age Successfully”
Paper
presentation at the Aging and Society Conference, University of California, Berkeley, USA; November 2017
“Male violence from a trans* Perspective”
Paper presentation at the Conference Feministische und queere Perspektiven für die Psychologie II, University of Cologne, Germany, March 2017
MEMBERSHIPS
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Trans* Rights Advocacy & Support Organization, Berlin, Germany
TransInterQueer* e.V. (TRiQ*)
Trans* Rights Advocacy & Support Organization, Berlin, Germany
Stretch Village e.V.
Community center for queer, trans*, gay and bisexual men, Berlin, Germany
Queer Matters e.V.
Co-Founder, community support offering psychosocial services for queer, trans*, gay and bisexual men, Berlin,
Germany
Männer Minne e.V.
Gay Men’s Choir, Berlin, Germany
Harriet-Taylor-Mill-Institute Berlin
Institute for Economics and Gender Studies. The Institute is part of the Berlin School for Economics and Law, Germany