- Since 08/2010: Research Associate at the research unit Media Structure and Media Effects at the Deparment of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- 10/2024: Habilitation, topic: “The Importance of the Situation in Media Use and Media Effects Research”, awarded the venia legendi in Communication Science
- 04/2021 – 09/2021: visiting professor at the IJK of the HMTM Hannover
- 05/2016: PhD, topic of the dissertation: “Day-to-day Media Selection.
The Role of Habits in the Selection Process”
- 01/2008 – 06/2010: Consultant international and consumer research, IFAK institute (Taunusstein)
- 10/2007: Graduation (M.A.). Master thesis: „States or Traits? Factors influencing the willingness to participate in telephone surveys“
- 02/2004 – 10/2007: project assistant at forum! Market Research in Mainz
- 04/2003 – 08/2006: Tutor for Statistics at the Department of Communication
- 10/2002 – 10/2007: program of study of Communication Studies, Law and Political Science at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- Media use and effects research
- Mobile media and communication
- Self- and feedback effects
- Media use and effects on the situational level
- Quantitative research methods, esp. in situ-methods
