| 03/2012 - 02/2015 | Postdoctoral researcher (DFG grant), Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany |
| 04/2006 - 02/2012 | Lecturer in English Linguistics, Department of English, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 08/2006 - 02/2009 |
PhD student in English Linguistics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany Thesis title: The Corporate Blog as an Emerging Genre of Computer-Mediated Communication: Features, Constraints, Discourse Situation (see my publications) Adviser: Dieter Stein Committee: Janet Giltrow (UBC Vancouver), Roger Lüdeke (Düsseldorf) Predicate: summa cum laude |
| 06/2003 - 08/2003 | Undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| 1999 - 2006 |
Magister Artium (M.A. equivalent) in English and Information Science, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany Grade: 1,1 (A). |
| 01/1990 - 06/1990 | A&M Junior High School, College Station (TX), USA |
| 1988 - 1998 | Abtei Gymnasium (High School), Duisburg, Germany |
| 09/1986 - 08/1987 | Erlem Elementary School, Norwich, UK |
See my publications for a list of volumes and conference proceedings I have co-edited.
Most of my to-date committee work has been with the Linguistic Society of America, as part of the committee for undergraduate programs (UPAC), the Committee for Member Services and IT (COMSIT) and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). I have been elected to serve as the chair of TAC in 2012.