2008 PhD in Nature Sciences (German: Dr. rer. nat.)

2004 - 2008 Work on PhD thesis at Freiburg University:"Prognosis on expected changes in scenic qualities of Mueritz National Park (Germany) and effects on locals and visitors"; in cooperation with Mueritz National Park authorities

2002 Master in Forestry: Thesis: "The Myth of Wilderness – Insights in the ongoning wilderess debate in the Alpine arc" ("Mythos Wildnis - Innenansichten der aktuellen Wildnisdebatte in den Alpen": , only in German)

2000 Semester at the School of Forestry at Joensuu University/ Finland

1996 - 2002 Master studies in Forest Sciences at  Freiburg University

1995 - 1996 Master study in Hydrology at Freiburg University

Since 2009: Researcher at IOER in Dresden

2004 Assistant for a workshop series addressing employees in forest and timber marketing positions: "Successful public relations for sustainable forestry", organized by the German Forestry Council (Deutschen Forstwirtschaftsrates)

2002 Internship in Hohe Tauern National Park in Matrei/Eastern Tyrol (Austria)

2002 - 2003 Internship at the German Section of CIPRA (International Commission of Protecting the Alps) in Kempten (Germany)

2000 Internship at the German partner organisation "Association for Environment and Nature Protection" (BUND) in the global "Friends of the Earth" network for the project "Regional Timber", Radolfzell/Lake Constance (Germany) 

1994-1995 Alternative Civilian Service at the Christian Senior Citizen Care and Nursing Station in Denzlingen, Sozialstation Elz-Glotter e.V. (only in German)

Project Management LÖBESTEIN

(Landmanagement Systems, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity – Development of Regulatry measures of using the Example of increased energy crop production)

Securing biodiversity with means of spatial science approaches

Landscape Perception

Lifestyles and Nature Perception

Wilderness

 List of Publications before 2009 (16 kB)