Dr. Judith Keller
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Contact
Geographisches Institut
Berliner Straße 48
69120 Heidelberg
Tel.: +49 6221 545593
E-mail: judith.keller@uni-heidelberg.de
Office Hours
Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Institute for Geography, room 015

Areas of Specialization
- home and housing
- urban real estate markets
- urban inequalities
- North American cities
- social movements and urban activism
Education and Employment
2024: Postdoc in the Research Training Group „Authority and Trust”
2023: Dr. Phil., University of Heidelberg
2020/21 Visiting Researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2019 State Exam, University of Heidelberg
Studied geography and English Studies at the University of Heidelberg and Heidelberg University in Tiffin,Ohio
Selected Publications
The US Housing Crisis: Home and Trust in the Real Estate Economy. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024.
“Let’s Talk About Emotional Labor: Some Reflections From the Field,” with C. Pierce, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2023 (online first).
“No Place for Trust: The Significance of Trust in Housing Development,” with U. Gerhard, Urban Geography, 44 (4), 2023, pp 618-639.
“A Conversation About Assuming Responsibilities,” with A. Morlock, Radical Housing Journal, 4 (2), 2022, pp 193-202.
“Jeder ist sich selbst der Nächste? Geographische Reflexionen zur Veränderung von Nachbarschaft und Zuhause in Zeiten der Corona-Krise,” with P. Schulz, Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde, 94 (4), 2021, pp 300-316.
“Trust and the City: Analyzing Trust from a Socio-Spatial Perspective,” with U. Gerhard, in: G. Leypoldt & M. Berg (Eds.): Authority and Trust in US Culture and Society Interdisciplinary Approaches and Perspectives. Bielefeld: transcript, 2021, pp 111-134.
Positions and Projects
- Member of the Radical Housing Journal editorial collective