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Born in Ulm (South Germany), I grew up in Finningen, a part of Neu-Ulm. In 2003, I finished my A-levels and one year later, I moved to Konstanz, where I started my BA studies of politics and administration in October 2004. During my studies, I spent a total of seven months in the office of Elisabeth Jeggle (MEP) in the European Parliament as an intern. It was during this internship when my interest on matters of legislative organization developed, an interest that is still reflected in my research today. In 2006 and 2007, I also spent a year abroad at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (USA), where I studied the political system of the United States in greater depth. I finished my BA in April of 2008.
Since leaving the Lake of Constance is very difficult, I decided to pursue also my MA degree at the University of Konstanz. During my MA studies, I again moved to the United States for a year. This time, I spent my time in Washington, D.C. as an intern in the office of Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The internship enabled me to improve my knowledge on the internal organization of parliaments, combining practical insights with the theoretical knowledge I had gained in Greensboro. After having finished my MA thesis, which I completed in April of 2011 at the Chair of International Politics of the University of Konstanz (Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider), I decided to go for a doctoral degree.
At the Chair of Comparative Public Policy and Administration (Prof. Dr. Christoph Knill), I was given the chance to contribute to the development of the project "Comparative Analysis of Moral Policy Change" (MORAPOL) and at the same time work on a dissertation that dealt with the political impact of rampage shootings. In April of 2014, the chair moved to the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science at the University of Munich. Here, I started to teach seminars on the BA-level in different areas of political science, while focusing on public policy and the European Parliament. In May of 2015, I defended my dissertation with summa cum laude at the University of Konstanz. Next to Prof. Dr. Christoph Knill, Prof. Dr. Christian Breunig and Prof. Dr. Dirk Leuffen were part of the committee as second and third referees, respectively. Between 1 July 2015 and March 2019, I worked at the University of Munich as a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer. Since April 2019, I have been leading an Emmy Noether Research Group funded by the German Research Foundation entitled EUPLEX - Coping with Policy Complexity in the European Union. In November 2023, the European Research Council (ERC) awarded me a Consolidator Grant for my project DEMOLAW - The Design, Creation and Survival of Democratic Laws. As of 1 October 2024, I will hold the Chair of European Politics at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen.
Since leaving the Lake of Constance is very difficult, I decided to pursue also my MA degree at the University of Konstanz. During my MA studies, I again moved to the United States for a year. This time, I spent my time in Washington, D.C. as an intern in the office of Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The internship enabled me to improve my knowledge on the internal organization of parliaments, combining practical insights with the theoretical knowledge I had gained in Greensboro. After having finished my MA thesis, which I completed in April of 2011 at the Chair of International Politics of the University of Konstanz (Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider), I decided to go for a doctoral degree.
At the Chair of Comparative Public Policy and Administration (Prof. Dr. Christoph Knill), I was given the chance to contribute to the development of the project "Comparative Analysis of Moral Policy Change" (MORAPOL) and at the same time work on a dissertation that dealt with the political impact of rampage shootings. In April of 2014, the chair moved to the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science at the University of Munich. Here, I started to teach seminars on the BA-level in different areas of political science, while focusing on public policy and the European Parliament. In May of 2015, I defended my dissertation with summa cum laude at the University of Konstanz. Next to Prof. Dr. Christoph Knill, Prof. Dr. Christian Breunig and Prof. Dr. Dirk Leuffen were part of the committee as second and third referees, respectively. Between 1 July 2015 and March 2019, I worked at the University of Munich as a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer. Since April 2019, I have been leading an Emmy Noether Research Group funded by the German Research Foundation entitled EUPLEX - Coping with Policy Complexity in the European Union. In November 2023, the European Research Council (ERC) awarded me a Consolidator Grant for my project DEMOLAW - The Design, Creation and Survival of Democratic Laws. As of 1 October 2024, I will hold the Chair of European Politics at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen.