At the moment, I am working on three closely intertwined areas: (A) Digital Communication (B) Digital Methods and (C) Digital Didactics.

 A. Digital communication from a perspective of discourse analysis and media

Turning to the first area, my work addresses digital communication through the lens of discourse analysis and media linguistics. I conduct research on discourse on digital platforms as part of the DFG network “Diskurse – digital”(Discourse – digital). In addition to linguistic patterns, I am also interested in multimodal aspects (image, sound, video) of digital communication.

B. Digital methods: Corpus linguistics and digital methods

My research interest also includes digital methods for the empirical research of (digital) communication. I use corpus linguistic methods in my research and teaching. It is important to me to establish digital methods of social science and media science within linguistics.

C. Digital teaching: Wikipedology 

The application of the above-mentioned areas to educational contexts (school, university/college and (in-)formal adult education) is another one of my research interests. Particularly the use of wiki-based systems is my focus. Information about Wikipedology can be found in the Wiki "Linguistic Wikipedology”.

Currently, I am participating in the extension of the research platform "Education in the digital world" ("Bildung in der digitalen Welt") at the interdiscplinary centre for educational research at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Since 12|2023

Positive interim evaluation at the University of Duisburg-Essen                                                                                                                                                                         German Linguistics: Digital communication in mediation contexts

Since 01|2021

Assistant professor with tenure-track at the University of Duisburg-Essen                                                                                                                                                     German Linguistics: Digital communication in mediation contexts

03|2022

Postdoctoral research position ("Habilitation") and acquisition of the Venia Legendi in German Linguistics at the University Mannheim. Topic of the postdoctoral thesis: “Discourse – digital on the example of the online-encyclopedia Wikipedia: Corpus linguistic methods and digital methods, tools, case studies and didactic scenarios” 

09|2019 – 12|2020

Substitute professor of the W3-professorship German Linguistics at the University Mannheim

02|2019 – 08|2019

Maternity leave 

09|2016 – 08|2019

Research associate at the chair of German Linguistics at the University Mannheim

 02|2016-08|2016

Maternity leave

02|2012 – 08|2016

Research associate at the chair of German Linguistics at the University Mannheim

12|2008 – 02|2014

PhD at the School of Humanities at the University Mannheim funded by the state graduate funding programme of Baden-Württemberg (Assessment: “summa cum laude“)

08|2008 – 08|2012

Second university degree business administration at the University Mannheim alongside PhD study

08|2006 - 04|2008

MA German Studies and Romance Studies

04|2004 – 07|2006

BA German Studies and Media and Communication Science at the University Mannheim

2017-2022

Scholarship for postdoctoral research position (“Habilitation”) by Margarete von Wrangell- programme of the state of Baden-Württemberg

(= 5 year position)

2010

Erasmus scholarship (study abroad at the Aston Business School – Aston University UK)

2010

Bronnbacher scholarship of the Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries e.V. (Programme for the support of prospective leaders)

2010-2012

PhD scholarship by the state graduate funding programme of the state of Baden-Württemberg