| since Oct. 2011 | Doctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne |
| 2009-2011 | M.Sc. in Sociology and Empirical Social Research, University of Cologne |
| Sept.-Nov. 2010 | Stay abroad, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Utrecht University |
| 2006-2009 | BA in Politics and Society, University of Bonn |