| 1967 | born in Lübeck |
| 1986 | Bacalaureat (Allgemeine Hochschulreife) |
| 1986 – 1987 | Studies of Geography at the University of Hamburg |
| 1987 – 1988 | Federal civilian service (Zivildienst) |
| 1989 – 1994 | Studies of Psychology (Diplomstudiengang) at the Freie Universität Berlin; Studies of Philosophy |
| 1994 – 1995 | Visiting scholar in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Center for Research in Language, University of California at San Diego (DAAD scholarship) |
| 1995 – 1998 | Doctoral Student at the Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Leipzig (MPG scholarship) |
| 2000 | Defense of the dissertation and rigorosum (science-based Ph. D.) |
| 1998 – 2001 | Researcher / lecturer (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Institut für Allgemeine Psychologie of the Universität Leipzig, Professur Biologische Psychologie |
| 2001 – 2001 | Assistant Professor of Psychology (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) at the Institut für Allgemeine Psychologie of the Universität, Biological Psychology |
| 2001 – 2004 | Assistant Professor of Psychology (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) at the Institut für Allgemeine Psychologie of the Universität Leipzig, BioCog – Cognitive & Biological Psychology |
| 2004 | Habilitation (facultas docendi and venia legendi for Psychology) |
| 2004 – 2009 | Associate Professor of Psychology (Oberassistent) at the Institute of Psychology I of the University of Leipzig, BioCog – Cognitive & Biological Psychology |
| 2007 – 2008 | Professor of Psychology (interim, Gastprofessur) at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Vienna, Biological Psychology |
| 2008 | Gastprofessor at the Cluster Languages of Emotion at the Freie Universität Berlin |
| 2009 | Adjunct Professor of the University of Leipzig |
| since 09/2009 |
Professor of Psychology, Experimental Psychology Unit (Allgemeine Psychologie) at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg |
| 2022 | Senior Fellow at the DFG-Centre for Advanced Studies ‘Imaginaria of Force’ at the University of Hamburg |
Letzte Änderung: 21. June 2022