Biografie
Education
| 2009 | Habilitation in American Cultural History, University of Munich (LMU), Germany |
| 2000 | Ph.D. in American History, University of Cologne, Germany |
| 1995 | M.A. in American History, Modern History, and American Literature, University of Cologne, Germany |
| 1990-1991 | Special Student, History Department, Harvard University |
Professional experience
| 2018- | Professor of North American History, University of Cologne |
| 2014-2018 | Professor of British and American History, University of Kassel |
| 2010-2014 | Associate Professor of American Cultural History, University of Munich, American Studies Program |
| 2005-2010 | Research Fellow, German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. |
| 2007-2008 | Acting Director, German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. |
| 2000-2005 | Assistant Professor of American History (non-tenure track), North American Studies Program, University of Bonn and the Institute of Anglo-American History, University of Cologne (joint appointment) |
| 1998-2000 | Assistant Professor of American History (non-tenure track), Institute of Anglo-American History, University of Cologne |
Fellowships and grants funded
| 2017-2018 | Fellowship in Global and Trans-Regional History, German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. |
| 2011-2012 | Verville Fellowship, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. |
| 2004 | Postdoc Grant, German Historical Institute Washington, D.C. |
| 1997 | Alice E. Smith Fellowship, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1996 | Visiting Fellow, Department of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison (May-September) |
| 1996 | John F. Kennedy-Institute Research Grant, Free University of Berlin |