Teaching

Professional developement workshops

I have given professional development workshops, keynotes, and trainings on topics such as:

  • Stress management
  • Mental health in academia (particularly in early career researchers)
  • Emotional intelligence at work and in academic settings
  • Communication training
  • Mindfulness
  • Goal setting

These workshops have been delivered to a diverse range of audiences, including professionals in education, biochemistry, and scholarship foundations. Clients include:

  • Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
  • Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
  • ELES – Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Scholarship Fund
  • German Scholars Organization e. V.

University Teaching

I have taught seminars and lectures on:

  • Positive psychology
  • Research methods and statistics
  • Academic writing
  • Stress management
  • Organizational psychology
  • Differential psychology
  • Introduction to mindfulness

These have been offered at institutions such as:

  • University of Vienna
  • Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
  • Goethe University Frankfurt
  • PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen
  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Skills and Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt
    (Thesis on theory, interventions, and applications of self-compassion)
  • Master’s degree in Management, University of Mannheim
  • Bachelor’s degree in Management, PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen
  • Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Teacher Training (teacher-in-training)
    (with Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer)