The Department of International Health

Professional Experience

2009 -

Assistant Professor, Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University

Project Coordinator of the EU-funded project EUREGIO II, involved in the EU-funded project EUREGIO III
2005-2008

Researcher ("Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter"), „Landesinstitut für Gesundheit und Arbeit des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen” (until 2008 „Landesinstitut für öffentliche Gesundheit Nordrhein-Westfalen”)

Project-Coordinator of the project „Policy Impact Assessment of Public Health Reporting“, funded by the European Commission

2004-2005

Teaching assignments, e.g. at the department „Nursing and Health Sciences” in the University of Applied Sciences Fulda, in the department „Public Health” at the Medical University Hannover, course of studies „Health Economy” at the University of Applied Sciences Riedlingen (study center Rotenburg); course of studies „Management in Nursing” at the „Hamburger Fernhochschule” (study center Kassel)

 

Pilot study „Analyse des Angebotes und des Qualifizierungsbedarfs aus der Sicht von praktisch in der Pflege tätigen Personen“ on behalf of the Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) at the department „Nursing and Health Sciences“ in the University of Applied Sciences Fulda

2002-2004 Deputyship of the position of a professor ("Vertretungsprofessur") in the courses of studies „Physical Therapy”, „Nursing” and „Nursing and Health Management”, department „Nursing and Health Sciences”, University of Applied Sciences Fulda (with subjects from the fields of social medicine, empirical research, public health, health politics and health system research)
1996-2001 Researcher ("Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter"), Institute for Medical Sociology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt a. M.
   

Education

1996-2002 Graduation „Doctor of Theoretical Medicine” (Dr. rer. med.)
1989-1996 Study of political sciences, Philipps-University Marburg; subsidiary subjects: sociology and educational science; diploma in political sciences (Dipl.-Pol.)