Curriculum Vitae

Studies and degrees:

1981 to 1990

Studies of educational science, German language and literature, political science and history at the Philipps-University Marburg

1988

First state examination for the teaching profession at grammar schools

1984-1992

Hans Böckler scholarship

1995

Doctorate at the Department of Education, Philipps-University Marburg

1999-2001

Further education in university teaching at the Technical University of Braunschweig

2001

Habilitation at the Department of Educational Science at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Professional activity:

1992-1994

Freelance research assistant in the Women's Office at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in the area of research documentation

1995-1996

Research assistant at the Institute for Elementary School Pedagogy at the Martin Luther University Halle- Wittenberg

1996 until 2002

Research assistant at the Institute for Elementary School Pedagogy at the Martin Luther University Halle- Wittenberg

4/2002-3/2003

Substitution of the C4-Professorship for Educational Science with focus on Elementary School Pedagogy at the University of Kassel

Since 1991

Teaching at elementary schools, in women's education, in vocational education, in teacher training and in university didactics

Since 2003

Professor (C4) of Educational Science with a focus on elementary school pedagogy, University of Kassel

Since 2012

W3-Professor of Educational Science with focus on Elementary School Pedagogy, University of Kassel (after negotiations to stay because of appointment offer of the University of Dresden)