Curriculum Vitae

Studies

2012-10 to 2015-09: PhD in English and American Studies, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

2010-10 to 2012-09: MA in English and American Studies, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

2007-10 to 2010-07: BA in English and American Studies and History, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

Degrees

2018-12: PhD at the Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg: “Gothic Parodies: Shifting the Frames of Genre and Reception” (First reader: Prof. Dr. Christoph Houswitschka; Second reader: Prof. Dr. Pascal Fischer; defence in December 2018)

2012-10: MA in English and American Studies

2010-07: BA in English and American Studies

Scholarships

2024-11 and 2024-04: Erasmus Staff Exchange (University of Pécs, Hungary)

2019-08 to 2021-02: FerNet (Female Research Network) Mentee (Mentoring Programm der Frauenbeauftragten der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg)

2019-03: PROM Programme – International scholarship exchange of PhD students and academics (Jagiellonien University, Krakow, Poland)

2016-09: Erasmus Staff Exchange (Ca’Foscari University, Venice, Italy)

2014-01: PUSh-Absolventinnen-Preis der Frauenbeauftragten der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

2008-03 to 2010-07: Max Weber Scholarship

2007-07: Insea und Robert Strobel-Preis

Work Experience

2022-08 to 2022-12: Bath/Spa University, Visiting Research Fellow

Since 2019-09: Subject-specific advisor for English Literature (all degrees) and Academic Coordinator of the MA English and American Studies (regular track), University of Bamberg

Since 2016-10: Research Assistant at the Chair of English Literature, University of Bamberg

2015-10 to 2016-09: Lecturer and teacher on special assignment at the Chair of English Literature (standing in for Dr Susan Brähler), University of Bamberg

2013-04 to 2013-09: part-time lecturer at the Chair of English Literature, University of Bamberg

2013-04 to 2013-09: teacher on special assignment for English Language Proficiency, University of Siegen

2013-01 to 2013-03: Student helper in the archive of the Karl-May-Verlag Bamberg

2012-01 to 2012-02: part-time lecturer at the department of English of the Language Centre, University of Bamberg

2008-10 to 2012-07: Student helper and tutor for English Literature, American Studies, British Culture and DFG-Graduiertenkolleg: “Generationsbewusstsein und Generationenkonflikt in Antike und Mittelalter”, University of Bamberg

Academic Service at the University of Bamberg

2021-04 to 2023-09: Founding member and speaker of the Forschungsnetzwerk: Research Network of the Working Group Research Support ("AK Forschung") of the Non-professorial Academic Staff Council ("Mittelbaukonvent")

2021-02 to 2023-03: spokesperson of the AK Forschung of the Mittelbaukonvent

2019-10 to 2021-09: substitute representative of the "Mittelbau" in the advisory board of the University Library (of the University of Bamberg)

2019-10 to 2023-09: representative for the Mittelbau in the FNK of the University of Bamberg

2019-04 to 2023-03: representative for the Mittelbau of the Insitute of English and American Studies at the University of Bamberg

2014 to 2024: secretary of the Bamberg University English Drama Group (BUEDG)

Academic Service Outside of the University of Bamberg

Since 2024-08: Co-editor of the journal Crime Fiction Studies

2021-06 to 2024-07: Assistant Editor of the journal Crime Fiction Studies

Since 2021: Member of the Book Price Jury of the International Crime Fiction Association

Since 2020-10: Coordinator fo the segment on book reviews of the journal Crime Fiction Studies

Professional Affiliations

  • BritCult: German Association for the Study of British Culture
  • Deutsche Shakespeare Gesellschaft
  • Deutscher Anglistikverband
  • Gesellschaft für Englische Romantik
  • International Crime Fiction Association
  • Modern Language Association