Curriculum Vitae
Since summer term 2019
Substitute Professor of TEFL at the University of Bielefeld
10/2018-04/2019
Adjunct at the English Department at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Campus Landau, Germany
10/2017-09/2018
Founder and director of the Language Learning Centre – Zentrum für Sprachen und Informationsbildung at the University of Education, Karlsruhe, Germany
02/2017-03/2017
Visiting Professor at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
08/2016-09/2016
Visiting Professor at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Since May 2016
Habilitation at the University of Würzburg (Prof. Dr. Maria Eisenmann)
10/2015-10/2017
Director of the Self-Access Centre of the University of Education, Karlsruhe, Germany
10/2015-09/2018
Substitute Professor for North American Literature and Culture and TEFL at the University of Education, Karlsruhe, Germany
10/2015-09/2018
Head of the English Department of the University of Education, Karlsruhe, Germany
Since 09/2015
Scientific advisor for Cornelsen Publishing, Berlin, Germany
Since 04/2015
Coordinator of the IATEFL Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group
11/2013-04/2015
Lecturer (Akad.Rat auf Zeit) for TEFL and Programme Director of the TEFL Primary MA programme at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
05/2010-10/2013
Research Assistant at the Chair for Applied Linguistics and TEFL (Professor Dr Bernd Rüschoff), University of Duisburg-Essen, German
09/2009-01/2010
Teacher for English at Meiderich comprehensive school, Germany
05/2009 - 04/2010
Student assistant at the Chair for Applied Linguistics and TEFL (Professor Dr Bernd Rüschoff), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
09/2008 - 05/2009
Language Assistant at Desborough School, Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
02/2005 - 07/2005
Teacher for English at Willi-Brandt and Heinrich-Böll comprehensive schools, Bochum, Germany
05/2016
PhD in English literature from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (supervisor: Professor Frank Erik Pointner, Professor Bernd Rüschoff)
07/2010
Additional qualification in Intercultural Pedagogy from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
04/2010
First State Exam (Master’s degree) in Roman Languages and English including TEFL
09/2008
Additional qualification in Latin from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
09/2007-04/2010
Master of Education in English, Roman Languages, and Intercultural Pedagogy at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
09/2006-03/2007
ERASMUS exchange at the University of Córdoba, Spain
01/2003-08/2006
Member of the student body at the University of Bochum, Germany
2001
A levels from the Viktoriaschule (grammar school) in Essen, Germany
1998
GCSE from the Helene-Lange Realschule comprehensive school, Essen, Germany
Professional Development/Additional Qualifications
06/2017
Additional qualification in telecollaborative distance learning projects, Università di Padova, Italy
03/2017
Additional qualification as webinar moderator (Cornelsen Publishing, Berlin, Germany)
03/2014
Additional qualification in coaching for Higher Education from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
03/2014
Additional qualification for teaching in Higher Education from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
08/2010
Additional qualification in Toolbox for Design-Based Research (introduction to research designs,
methods, and techniques used in design-based research) from the University of Universität Antwerp, Belgium
08/2009
Additional qualification in social learning from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Activities in University Committees
05/2016-09/2018
Member of the Kommission Weiterbildung an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Karlsruhe (further education)
01/2016-09/2018
Member of the Kommission Europalehramt an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Karlsruhe (CLIL)
01/2017-09/2018
Member of the Senatskommission Bibliothek an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Karlsruhe (university library)
Memberships in Scientific Committees/Editorial Boards
Since May 2019
Member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Linguistics and Education Research
Since 09/2018
Member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society (JSLCS)
Since 12/2017
Member of the Reading Committee of the Japanese Independent Learning Association, Kobe, Japan
Since 11/2017
Member of the International Board of Advisors of the Institute for Learner Autonomy Education of KANDA University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan
Since 09/2016
Manager of the Facebook page of the Society of Applied Linguistics
Since 03/2014
Member of the Editorial Board of Ampersand: An International Journal of General and Applied Linguistics, Germany
Since 05/2012
External examiner at the University of Antwerp, Belgium