Stefanie Samida supervises doctoral theses in the fields of material culture (incl. textiles/clothing), popular/everyday culture, museums and exhibitions, and cultural heritage/heritage by graduates of cultural studies degree programmes such as museum studies, cultural analysis, art and media studies, and history.

Karen Ellwanger supervises doctoral theses in the fields of material culture, museum and exhibition, clothing and body image and cultural studies gender studies by graduates of cultural studies degree programmes such as museum studies, cultural analysis, art and media studies and history.

Topics of completed and ongoing dissertations include outfitting science, weaving and mathematics, corporate fashion, clothing in the Nazi era, eco-styles, multiple gender systems and anonymous burials.