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Professional interests
- Qualitative research methods
- Teacher beliefs
- Digital transformation
- Adult education
- Numeracy
Education
Education
- 2015 Doctorate in Educational Science at the Faculty of Human Sciences , University of Bern
- 2009 Licentiate in Educational Science (Educational Psychology), General Linguistics and Sociology, University of Bern
- 1998 Teaching diploma as secondary school teacher phil. II, University of Bern
Further Education
- Basic training in transactional analysis
- 2017 Peer workshop at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg: Triangulation in educational science
- 2014 Winter School at the University of Duisburg-Essen: Qualitative Education Research: Innovative approaches, new developments and methodological perspective
- 2013 CAS Certificate of Advanced Studies in Higher Education, University of Bern
- 2012 Summer School at the University of Lugano: Methods in Social Sciences, Qualitative Interviewing
- Courses in intercultural communication and project management
- Further education in theatre pedagogy and teaching licence for information technology
Professional experience
- 2020 – present Lecturer and research advisor for qualitative research methods at the Institute for Research, Development and Evaluation, Bern University of Teacher Education
- 2019 – present Lecturer in qualitative methods at the Schwyz University of Teacher Education
- 2017–2020 Research Associate at the Institute for Research, Development and Evaluation, Bern University of Teacher Education
- 2017 – present Lecturer in qualitative methods at the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen
- 2016–2017 Senior Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Zollikofen
- 2015–2016 Research Associate, FHNW University of Teacher Education, Brugg
- 2010–2015 Assistant, Institute for Educational Science, University of Bern
- 2001–2017 Project manager, Gerster Consulting, Richterswil
- 2001 – present Self employed
- 1999–2000 English teacher at Time Language Centre, Shenzhen, China
- 1995–1998 Part-time English teacher, Köniz secondary school
Commissions, mandates and memberships
- Expert for Matura Examinations Education/Psychology, Canton of Bern
- Swiss Society for Research in Education (SSRE)
- Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM)
- Swiss Numeracy Network
Research projects outside of Bern University of Teacher Education
- 2016–2017 Senior Researcher in the project "Vocational Qualification for Adults" at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Zollikofen
- 2010–2015 Dissertation project "Mathematical Beliefs of Adult Education Teachers", Institute of Educational Science, University of Bern
- 2006–2009 Student Assistant in the Research Project "School Leadership and Heterogeneity" and "Classroom Management and Heterogeneity", Institute of Educational Science, University of Bern
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