10.2010 – 12.2016

Ph.D. in Educational Sociology, University of Potsdam (DE)

[grade: summa cum laude]

Title of Doctoral Thesis: “Shadow Education in Japan: An Instrument to Neutralize Disadvantaged Family Background?”

Advisors: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lauterbach (University of Potsdam) & Prof. Dr. Julian Dierkes (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA)

10.2011 – 09.2012

Studies in Japanese Language, Humboldt University Berlin (DE)

10.2004 – 03.2010

Magister Artium (equivalent to BA plus MA) in History and Educational Sciences, University of Potsdam (DE)

[grade: 1.7]

Title of Magister Thesis: “Joseph C. Trainor und der amerikanische Einfluss auf das japanische Bildungswesen nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg 1945-1949.”

Advisors: Prof. Dr. Manfred Görtemaker & Dr. Stefan Creuzberger

10.2008 – 02.2009

Studies in Chinese language, University of Potsdam (DE)

11.2007 – 09.2011

Studies in Japanese language, Berlin-Brandenburgische Auslandsgesellschaft e.V. (BBAG) (DE)

04.2005 – 08.2006

Studies in Latin language, University of Potsdam (DE)

06.2003

Abitur, Johann-Wolfgang-von-Goethe-Gymnasium, Pritzwalk (DE)

since 02.2018

Free University Berlin (DE)

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Project “Education and Inequality:

A Comparative study between the East Asian Countries Japan, Korea, and China and European Countries”,

Graduate School for East Asian Studies, Division for Japanese Studies (Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott)

04.2013 – 01.2018

University of Potsdam (DE)

Research Assistant and Lecturer, Department of Education

Division for Social Scientific Educational Research (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lauterbach, 04.2013–01.2018),

Division for Quantitative Methods in Educational Sciences (Prof. Dr. Stephan Mücke/Prof. Dr. Martin Brunner, 10.2015–09.2017),

Division for Empirical Teaching and Intervention Research (Prof. Dr. Miriam Vock, 10.2017–01.2018)

03.2013 – 09.2013

Scholarship Fellow, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Tokyo (JP)

10.2012 – 03.2013

Visiting Graduate Student, Dōshisha University, Kyoto (JP)

Department of Sociology (Prof. Dr. Fumiaki Ojima)

08.2010 – 09.2012

University of Potsdam (DE)

Webmaster, Scheduler of Courses, and Lecturer, Department of Education (Prof. Dr. Agi Schründer-Lenzen/Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Flitner)

12.2008

European Advisory Group GmbH (EAG), Berlin (DE)

Student Assistant (Prof. Dr. Margarita Mathiopoulos)

06.2008 – 07.2008

Children and Youth Recreation Centre KiEZ Frauensee, Bestensee (DE)

Youth Leader

11.2007 – 03.2010

University of Potsdam (DE)

Student Assistant, Department for Education, Division for Social Educational Research (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lauterbach)

07.2018

Travel Grant for Toronto (CA), German Student Exchange Service (DAAD)

11.2017 

Travel Grant for Vienna (AT), German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF)

06.2017 

Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation 2016, University of Potsdam

06.2017 

Travel Grant for Kyoto (JP), German Student Exchange Service (DAAD)

03.2016  

Travel Grant for Atlanta (US), German Student Exchange Service (DAAD)

03.13 – 09.2013 

Scholarship for Tokyo (JP), German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ)

10.2012 – 03.2013

Research Fellowship for Kyoto (JP), Dōshisha University

Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)

Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft Berlin e.V. (DJG Berlin)

Hyōgo High School Students (HHSS) Survey 2011 Work Group

International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee 28 (RC28: Social Stratification and Mobility)

Japan Comparative Education Society (日本比較教育学会, JCES)

Pathways from Late Childhood to Adulthood (LifE) Survey 2012 Work Group

German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF, “Education” and “Sociology” groups)

10.2013 – 12.2015: Coordinator of the BIEN Network, Uni Potsdam (DE)

10.2011 – 09.2012: Supervisor of computer pool, Uni Potsdam (DE)

01.2011 – 12.2017: Advisor in examination and study commission boards at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Uni Potsdam (DE)

09.2018: Expert Workshop. Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo (JP)

09.2018: GEAS Summer School 2018, University of Tokyo (JP)

08.2018: Joint panel, Japanologentag 2018, Free University Berlin (DE)

03.2017: Joint panel, GEBF 2017, University of Heidelberg (DE)

03.2017: Joint panel, CIES 2017, Atlanta, GA (US)

10.2016: Joint panel, SLLS 2016, University of Bamberg (DE)

08.2016: Joint panel, WCCES 2016, Beijing Normal University (CN)

04.2016: Joint panel, LifE-Tagung 2016, Bildungsforum Potsdam (DE)

08.2016: Joint panel, WCCES 2016, Beijing Normal University (CN)

03.2016: Joint panel, CIES 2016, Vancouver (CA)

09.2015: Joint panel, BIEN 2015, DIW Berlin (DE)

01.2015 – 10.2016: PhD Colloquium, Uni Potsdam (DE)

09.2011 – 03.2012: Tutorial courses BA study program, Uni Potsdam (DE)

Newsfeed-Interview, Pressemitteilung des Bundesverbandes für Nachhilfe und Nachmittagsschulen (VNN).

01.2018: "Was nützt Nachhilfe?" Radio-Interview, rbb Kulturradio.

11.2017: "Wie sinnvoll ist Nachhilfe?" Radio-Interview, WDR5 - Leonardo.

07.2017: "Das Geschäft mit dem Misserfolg: Mit Nachhilfe zum Schulabschluss" Radio-Interview, WDR5 - Dok5.

07.2017: "Die Schule im Schatten: Was Nachhilfe in Japan und anderswo leisten kann – und was nicht." Magazine-Interview, PortalWissen 2/2017.

10.2013: "Raus aus der Komfortzone" Newspaper-Interview, Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Reviewer for

Asia Pacific Journal of Education (APJE)

Bildungsforschung (BF)

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

Candlin & Mynard ePublishing

Comparative Education Review (CER)

Contemporary Japan (CJ)

International Journal of Educational Development (EDEV)

International Journal for Research on Extended Education (IJREE)

Japan Jahrbuch (JJB)

Pacific Affairs (PA)

Sociology of Education (SoE)

Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation (ZSE)

Software experience 

Quantitative data analysis programs (SPSS/Stata/WesVar/MPlus/AMOS);

qualitative data analysis programs (MAXQDA);

Word-processing programs (Office; Endnote);

web-programs (typo3);

online learning platforms (moodle)

Experience with statistical methods

Descriptive analyses of all sorts;

linear regression analyses (OLS; plausible values etc.);

logistic regression analyses (bivariate, multinomial, etc.);

structural equation modelling;

path model analyses;

qualitative content analyses; and others.

Experience with statistical methods

Descriptive analyses of all sorts;

linear regression analyses (OLS; plausible values etc.);

logistic regression analyses (bivariate, multinomial, etc.);

structural equation modelling;

path model analyses;

qualitative content analyses; and others.

Experience with German datasets

Lebensverläufe ins frühe Erwachsenenalter (LifE) 2002/2012;

German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP)

Experience with Japanese datasets   

Hyōgo High School Students (HHSS) survey (Kōkōsei no shinro to seikatsu ni kansuru chōsa) 1997/2011;

Juku Student and Teacher Survey (JSTS) 2013;

Benesse Gakkōgaikyōiku katsudō ni kansuru Chōsa 2013;

Social Stratification and Mobility Survey (SSM) 2005

Experience with International datasets

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

2000/2003/2006/2009/2012/2015