| 1990 | Diplom in Psychology from the University of Göttingen |
| 1990–93 | Research and teaching at the University of Göttingen |
| 1993–97 | Research associate at Dresden University of Technology |
| 1998 | Awarded a Dr. rer. nat. from the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Dresden University of Technology |
| 1998–2004 | Research Assistant at the University of Göttingen |
| 2004 | Habilitation / qualification to teach the subject of psychology at the School of Biology, University of Göttingen |
2004–2009
| Privatdozent and senior research assistant at the University of Göttingen |
| Winter semester 2004/05 | Acting Professor of the Professorship for Educational Psychology and Developmental Psychology at the University of Göttingen |
| 2006 | Administrative duties for the professorship for School and Educational Psychology at the University of Göttingen |
| 2006–2011 | Supervising academic in DFG Research Training Group 1195 ‘Fit Factors in School Learning’ at the University of Göttingen |
| April 2008 – September 2009 | Administrative duties for the professorship for Educational Psychology at the University of Oldenburg |
| May 2009 | Appointment to a professorship in Psychological Foundations of School and Teaching at the University of Bamberg |
| July 2009 | Appointment to a professorship in Educational Psychology at Vechta University of Applied Sciences |
| July 2009 | Awarded the title of ‘Adjunct Professor’ by the President of the University of Göttingen |
| October 2009 – November 2010 | Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Vechta |
| April 2010 | Appointment to a professorship in Educational Psychology at the Karlsruhe University of Education |
| June 2010 | Appointment to a professorship in Educational Psychology at the University of Oldenburg |
| October 2010 | Appointment to a professorship in Empirical Teaching and Learning Research and Educational Diagnostics at the University of Bremen |
| Since December 2010 | Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Oldenburg |
| April 2011 – March 2013 | Executive Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Oldenburg |
| April 2019 – March 2021 | Dean of School I - School of Educational and Social Sciences |
