About

I am Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, College of Arts, Humanities and Education, University of Education. As part of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Research Cluster, my focus is on international and comparative research in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). My research interests include (1) the comparison and description of VET systems, (2) the impact of international organisations and discourses on the development of national VET policies and VET systems around the world and (3) the development of TVET theories. Prior to my current position, I was Postdoctoral Fellow in the Section for Vocational Studies, School Development and Educational Leadership, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, and a Lecturer (Akademischer Rat a. Z.) at the Department of Vocational Education and Training, University of Osnabrück, Germany.

Membership of professional bodies

Austrian Society for Research and Development in Education (ÖFEB) 
British Educational Research Association (BERA)
German Educational Research Association (DGfE)