Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

• 2010 Ph.D. in Educational and Motivational Psychology, University of Munich
• 2006 M.A. in Psychology of Excellence, University of Munich: Major: Educational and Differential Psychology; Minor: Science Education
• 2001 B.S. in Secondary Science Education, University of Maryland, College Park

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2001-2003 High School Biology Teacher, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, Maryland

SCHOLARSHIP RECEIVED

• 2006-2008 Graduiertenkolleg “Bildungsgangforschung”. Project 3: Sinnkonstruktion in den kulturhistorischen und sprachlichen Fächern unter den Bedingungen von Pluralität. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 2006-2008.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)

TEACHING

• 2010-present Gutachten Seminar für SchulpsychologInnen
• 2009-2010 Special Problems in Learning and Instruction, Instructor; Motivation and Emotions in Academic Contexts, Instructor
• 2009 Emotional and Motivational Aspects of Excellence and Learning, Instructor
• 2008-2009 Motivation in Academic Contexts, Instructor
• 2008 Self-Beliefs and Academic Achievement, Instructor; Learning to Learn, Instructor
• 2007-2008 Learning to Learn, Instructor
• 2007 Self-Regulation in Adolescence, Instructor; Motivation and Learning, Instructoror