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)