Studies at the University of Eichstätt

 Studies abroad at the University of Oulu (Finland)

 Diploma in Psychology (minors: Italian literature, History, Economics, 

 Philosophy)

 Personal Assistant of the Vice-President of the University of Eichstätt

 M.A. in Philosophy/Sociology

 Research Associate at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and

 Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)

 Research Visit at the Early Social Development Lab (Prof. Chris Moore),

 Halifax (Canada)

 Ph.D. in Psychology (with distinction). Dissertation: Development of action

 perception: Neurocognitive mechanisms underlying children's processing

 of others' actions (Promotor: Harold Bekkering)

 Lecturer at the Chair for Developmental and Educational Psychology,

 LMU München

 Junior Researcher in Residence at the Center for Advanced Studies

 (CAS), LMU München

 Substitute Chair for Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Erfurt

 George Butterworth Young Scientist Award, European Association for

 Developmental Psychology (EADP)

 Appointments to assistant professorships in Developmental Psychology at

 the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK), the University of Winchester

 (Winchester, UK), as well as a tenure/-track professorship at the LMU

 München

Professor for Developmental and Educational Psychology, LMU München

Distinguished Early Career Award, International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS)

Understanding Human Cognition Scholar Award, James S. McDonnell Foundation

Chair for Developmental and Educational Psychology, LMU München