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Spokeswoman InChangE
since 01/2020 Professor for Behavioural Ecology, Bielefeld University
2014 – 2022 Freigeist-Fellow and Independent Group Leader: Function and mechanism of olfactory kin recognition in a songbird, funded through the Volkswagen Foundation
2015/2016 Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin, CFLS
2008 – 2014 Postdoc, Department of Animal Behaviour, Bielefeld University
2008 PhD at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Olfactory communication in the greater sac-winged bat
Academic Distinctions
2015 College for Life Sciences Fellowship, Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin
2013 Freigeist Fellowship of the Volkswagen Foundation
2012 Niko Tinbergen Award, Biannual award Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V.
We study behavioural interactions between individuals with regard to the ecological influences. We combine field and lab studies and focus on chemical communication, the impact of microbes on communication and individualisation processes in changing environments.
since 2023 University Council of Bielefeld University
Since 2022 Gender equality officer within the CRC-TRR 212
Since 2021 Director of the Joint Institute of Individualisation in a Changing Environment, JICE
Since 2021 Speaker of the Profilbildung 2020 Project “ Individualisation in a Changing Environment - InChangE” (Bielefeld-Münster)
Since 2020 Advisory Board movement, Women Mentoring Program, Bielefeld University
Since 2019 Member of the council of the Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V. (Treasurer)
2017-2023 Editorial Board Proceedings Royal Society London B