EDUCATION
2013
Ph.D. in English, University of Würzburg, Germany (with highest distinction)
2006
M.A. in American Studies and Romance Studies, University of Mainz, Germany; Maîtrise in English and American Literature and Linguistics, Université de Bourgogne, France; State Exam in English and French Literature and Linguistics, University of Mainz, Germany
2001-2006
Undergraduate Studies in English and American Literature and Linguistics, Romance Studies (specialization in French), University of Mainz, Université de Bourgogne, University of Reading, UK, and Breadloaf School of English, Santa Fe, USA
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2018-
Assistant Professor of English, Auburn University
2017-2018
Visiting Research Fellow, German Historical Institute Washington D.C.; Affiliate Researcher, Department of English, American, and Celtic Studies, University of Bonn, Germany
2015-2017
Gielen-Leyendecker Postdoctoral Research Fellow in American Studies, University of Bonn, Germany
2011-2015
Lecturer in American Studies, University of Würzburg, Germany
2008-2011
Doctoral Research Fellow, Graduate School for the Humanities, University of Würzburg, Germany