CV

Education

1999	Habilitation, Venia Legendi in Special Education Psychology and Rehabilitation, University of Dortmund
1983	Dr. rer. nat., Psychology, Cologne University
1975-1980	Psychology, Trier University, Licensed Psychologist
1973-1975	Psychology, Philosophy, German, Basel University

Career

since 2020	Chairwoman of the Academy Word + Number
2015-2019	Distinguished Visiting-Professor, University of Johannesburg, Centre for Education Practice Research (CEPR)
2012-2014	Visiting Professor, Centre for Education Practice Research (CEPR) at the University of Johannesburg
1998-2020	Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Duisburg-Essen
07/2008-12/2008	Visiting Professor, Deptartment of Psychology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon USA
1990-1998	Research Assistant with the Municipal Office of School Psychologists in Cologne; focus on developing and evaluating trainings for children with special educational needs
1987-1990	Research Assistant in research projects at the Psychiatric Clinic for Children and Adolescents in Mannheim
1983-1987	Research Assistant with the research community “The Physically Disabled Child”, Cologne