Student-Centred Learning and Teaching
Higher Education Learning and Instruction
Management Education and Development
Higher Education (Policy) Innovation
Organisational Development
Social Science Transformation Processes
2018 | Venia Legendi in Educational Sciences, esp. Higher Education, Philosophical Faculty, University of Zurich
2010 | Doctoral Degree in Business Education (Dr. oec.), University of St. Gallen
2003 | Second State Examination, Teaching Certificate for Comprehensive/Vocational Schools in Bavaria
2001 | University Diploma in Business Education (First State Examination), Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg
1994 | Master of Human Resources, including Vocational Trainer Certificate (IHK), Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Passau
From 2025 | Affiliate Professor of Education Science, Higher Education Teaching, and Social Science Transformation Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), University of St. Gallen
From 2024 | EU Horizon Project Leader SSH, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), University of St. Gallen
2015–2017 | Visiting Professor at the Institute for Educational Research and Development (IERD), Faculty of Education, Dr. David Greger, Charles University, Prague
From 2013 | Head of Student-Centred Learning (SCL) Lab, Research Institute of Sociology (SfS), Prof. Dr. Patrik Aspers, University of St. Gallen
From 2010 | Lecturer in the Contextual Studies Programme, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), University of St. Gallen
2010 | OECD Consultant (Secondee) contributing to the «CERI Innovation Strategy for Education and Training» with a specific focus on innovative teaching in higher education, Dr. Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), OECD Directorate for Education, Paris
2009–2013 | Postdoctoral Fellow in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Prof. Eleanor R. Duckworth, Harvard University
2008–2009 | Fellow in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Harvard University
2007–2008 | Research Scholar in Management, Managerial Economics and Strategy Group (MES), Prof. Diane Reyniers, London School of Economics (LSE)
2006 | Research Scholar in Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Prof. Deborah Stipek, Stanford University
2004–2007 | Research Assistant to Prof. Emil Walter-Busch (co-director), Institute for Labour Economics and Labour Law, University of St. Gallen
Learning Capacity and Memory
Student-Centered Management Education
Active Learning: Participating in Learning Communities
Inquiry Learning: Designing and Writing a Scientific Thesis
Healthy Living and Longevity
Smart Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Learning Organization and Organizational Learning
Scientific Work and Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Student-Centered Education (Erasmus+)
PI and Project Leader in the following ongoing Horizon Europe Projects:
2024–2027 | Community-Led Creation of Living Spaces in Shifting Landscapes for Climate-Resilient Land Use Management and Supporting the New European Bauhaus | landshift.eu
2024–2028 | Data Cube and Copernicus Data for Food Security and European Independence | nostradamus-project.eu
2025–2028 | Informed Decision-Making for Agroforestry Systems in Africa through a Network of Living Labs | afrogrow-project.eu
Outstanding Leadership and Service Awards, Management Education and Development (MED) Division, Academy of Management (AOM), including roles as Membership Committee Chairperson (2015–16) and Division Chair (2020–21), as well as AOM Board of Governors Member (2022-2025).
Global Forum Best Symposium Award, MED Division, AOM (2021), for co-organizing the symposium: “The Future of Management Education: Changes, Challenges and Opportunities” with Mairead Brady and Martin Fellenz, Trinity College Dublin
Exemplary Performance as a Reviewer, Journal of Management Education (JME), SAGE Publication (2018)
Outstanding Reviewer Awards, MED Division, AOM (2012, 2015, 2016)
Staff Mobility for Training Fellowship, Swiss-European Mobility Programme (6 weeks, 2015)
Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF) for Career Development, EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7, 2009–2013)
Publication Grant, Dr.h.c. Emil Zaugg-Fonds, University of St. Gallen (2007)
Research Fellowship for Prospective Researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, 2006)
See Alexandria
From 2025 | Elected Representative of Senior Researchers and Lecturers in the University Senate, University of St. Gallen
From 2024 | Chair of the Division and Interest Group Relations (DIGR) Committee, Member of the Teaching Committee, Board of Governors, Academy of Management (AOM)
From 2022 | Elected member of the Board of Governors, AOM, Representative at Large
From 2020 | Co-President, Lecture Series of Senior Academics, together with Dr. Michelle Dreiding, University of Zurich
Editorial Board Member of Orbis Scholae, Management Teaching Review (MTR) & Associate Editor, European Journal of Higher Education (EJHE), conexus (online publications of Senior Academics, UZH)
Privatdozentin (PD) at the Institute of Education (IfE), UZH
Reviewer Activities (Selection): AOM, AMLE, AERJ, AERA, die hochschullehre, ECER, Educational Research, EJHE, ISLS, JHRE, JME, ETR&D, MTR, Orbis Scholae Journal, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management, PPMI, Studies in Higher Education