
| since August 2009 | Doctoral student at IPMZ with Prof. G. Siegert |
| October 2003 - December 2008 | communication studies (focus on communication management, political science, and marketing) at the University of Hohenheim |

| since August 2009 | Assistant at IPMZ, Media Economics & Management Division, Prof. G. Siegert |
| March 2009 - July 2009 | Assistant at the Sankt Galler Stadtwerke (sgsw) |
| October 2007 - September 2008 | Student assistant at the Chair of Communication Science/Journalism (Prof. C. Mast), University of Hohenheim |
| November 2006 - March 2007 | Internship at the Mercedes-Benz Truck marketing department, DaimlerChrysler UK Ltd. (GB) |
| August 2005 - October 2005 | Internship at the public relations department of the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports Baden-Württemberg |
| March 2005 - October 2005 | Freelance for the editorial department of the 'Evangelische Rundfunkagentur' (an agency of the Protestant Church), Württemberg |
August 2004 - April 2006 |
Freelance for the advertising agency KulturKonzept e. K. |
Advertising and media marketing