Short CV

born 1962, married, three children

Educational background:

M.A. 1989 Anglistik, Amerikanistik, Politikwissenschaft

Dr. phil. 1993 Englische Sprachwissenschaft, Allgemeine und vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft

Habilitation 1998 post-doctoral degree, venia legendi ‚Englische Sprachwissenschaft’

Positions held:

Oct. 2012 – present Professor and chair in English Linguistics, Heinrich- Heine- Universität Düsseldorf

April 2000 – Sept. 2012 Professor and chair in English Linguistics, Universität Siegen

April 1999 – March 2000 Professor of English Linguistics, Universität Hannover

1995 – 1999 Assistant professor ('Wissenschaftlicher Assistent'), Philipps-Universität Marburg

1989 – 1995 Research assistant ('Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter'), Philipps-Universität Marburg

Visiting Positions held:

Oct. 2011 – March 2012 Visiting professor, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand

March – July 2004 Research associate, Department of Linguistics, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA

Oct./Nov. 1998 Visiting scholar, Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik, Nijmegen, Netherlands