Career
| 1993 - 1999 | Studied geoecology at the University of Bayreuth |
| 1996 - 1999 | Studied business administration and economics (intermediate diploma) at the University of Bayreuth |
| 1998 - 2000 | Scholarship holder of the Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst |
| 1999 - 2000 | Studied Economics (M.A.) at the State University of New York at Albany, USA |
| 2000 - 2001 | Consultant at the New York State Department of Economic Development |
| 2001 | Lecturer at Siena College, Loudonville, NY, USA |
| 2001-2007 | Doctoral student in the working group of Prof. Dr. Michael Ahlheim, University of Hohenheim, doctorate with summa cum laude |
| 2007 - 2011 | Research assistant, Institute of Economics, University of Hohenheim |
| Since 2012 | Professor (W2) for Environmental Economics at the University of Koblenz-Landau |
| 2017 - 2022 | Vice Dean for Research, Promotion of Young Researchers and Internationalization of the Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau |
| 2023 - 2025 | Dean of the Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau |
| Since 2025 | Vice President for International Affairs, Sustainability and Campus Development at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau |
Research focus
My research interests focus on the diverse interactions of humans with the environment and, in particular, the services that humans receive from the environment and its ecosystems. Since these services are usually not readily visible on markets, I am working on methods to identify them and make them measurable in terms of their economic benefits for people. Among other things, I use market simulation methods such as contingent valuation and choice experiments as well as environmental life cycle analyses. The results of this research make it possible to consider environmental services more objectively in political decisions and in environmental management.