Curriculum Vitae
Employment History
2020 - Present
Academic Associate
University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
I am an Academic Associate (Oberassistenz) leading an independent research group with two dedicated PhD students at the Cognitive Psychology chair at the Psychological Institute of the UZH.
2018 - 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Zurich. My research focused on Strategies engaged by people in working memory tasks.
2018
Visiting Doctoral Student
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, USA
During my PhD I visited Prof. Jarrod Lewis-Peacocks lab at UT Austin to analyze fMRI data of a working memory paradigm using Multi-Variate Pattern Analysis.
Education
2015-2018
PhD
Psychology
University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Oberauer
distinction: summa cum laude
Title of PhD Thesis: Processes in Working Memory and Their Impact on Long-Term Memory Formation in Young and Older Adults
2013-2015
Master of Science in Psychology: Cognitive-affective neuroscience
Technical University Dresden
Title of M.Sc. Thesis: Mimicking effects of aging: The role of the left dorsolateral PFC in model-based learning in younger adults
Dresden, Germany
2010-2013
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Technical University Dresden
Title of B.Sc. Thesis: Pop into Mind - How automatic is prospective memory?
Dresden, Germany
Professional skills
Research and Development
Project Management
Public Speaking
Scientific Publications
Data Analysis in R
Programming in Matlab
Mentoring and Teaching
Scientific Reviewing and Editing
Languages
German (mother tongue)
English (full professional proficiency)
French (fluent)