Research interests
Individual developmental differences in cognition, well-being and social relationships in adulthood
Macro- and micro-longitudinal research methods
Academic background
10/2011 Dr. rer. nat. (equivalent to PhD) in Psychology at the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
03/2008 Dipl. Psych. (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Psychology at the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
2003 - 2008 Psychology studies, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
Occupational positions
since 10/2025 Professor Developmental Psychology, Education, and Learning; Department of Psychology, University of Bamberg, Germany
08/2021 - 09/2025 Professor of Developmental anad Edcuational Psychology; Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Germany
08/2019 - 07/2021 Assistant professor, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, USA
08/2016 - 07/2019 Assistant professor, Department of Psychology and University Research Priority Program “Dynamics of Healthy Aging”, University of Zurich, Switzerland
09/2011 - 07/2016 Research scientist at the Department of Psychology (Developmental Psychology) at the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
04/2011 - 08/2011 Research scientist at the Department of Psychology (Individual Differences and Psychological Assessment) at the Ulm University, Germany
04/2008 - 03/2011 Pre-doctoral research fellow at the International Max Planck Research School LIFE, Max Planck Institute for Human Development Berlin, Germany