Resume

Work Experience

Honorary Research Associate


Self-Care Academic Research Unit (SCARU), School of Public Health, Imperial College London
September 2025 - Present

I conduct research on self-care practices, ways in which technology can support health promotion and protection, and attitudes towards technology.

Research & Teaching Fellow


Division of Ergonomics, Institute of Psychology & Ergonomics, Berlin Institute of Technology
January 2022 - Present

I conduct research aimed at (a) enhancing the generalizability and standardizing methodologies in AI-based digital health evaluations, and (b) developing naturalistic human-AI systems and developing theories connecting AI with naturalistic decision-making. Additionally, I teach master students, covering courses in Behavioral Science, quantitative methods, and applied research projects.

Visiting Scientist


Division of Digital Psychiatry (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School
January 2023

I conducted statistical analyses and developed an algorithm & decision aid that helps users in selecting the best mindfulness app personalized to their needs.

Research Associate & Operative Project Lead


Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Berlin University of Medicine
December 2021 - April 2024

I coordinated the project AkuSym, which was funded by the Federal Ministry of Health in Germany. The projects aimed to investigate whether symptom checker apps improve satisfaction with care in emergency and acute outpatient settings. Additionally, I conducted research in Digital Health and Metascience/Real World Evidence.

Student Employee


Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Berlin University of Medicine
April 2021 - September 2021

I conducted research on symptom checker apps, did data-wrangling, visualized and analyzed research and real-world data.

Research Assistant


Department Embedded Smart Systems, Institute of Intelligent Cooperating Systems, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
April 2019 - September 2019

I conducted research on human-vehicle interaction with autonomous cargo bikes.

Student Assistant


Chair Human Factors Engineering, Institute of Ergonomics, Manufacturing Systems and Automation, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
October 2017 - January 2018

I supported the chair in carrying out research projects on mental distress at work.


Education

Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) - Human Factors / Research Methods


Berlin Institute of Technology
April 2025

I received a PhD for my newly developed method to evaluate the accuracy of AI for care-seeking decisions and its impact on users’ decisions.

Dr. rer. medic. (Doctor of Medical Science) - Medical Informatics


Charité - Berlin University of Medicine
November 2024

I received a Doctor of Medical Science for my epidemiological research on symptom-assessment applications.

MPH - Public Health (Leadership)


University of Wolverhampton
June 2025

I studied Public Health with a focus on Leadership (incl. health economics and change management).

M.Sc. - Human Factors


Berlin Institute of Technology

September 2021

I studied Human Factors with a focus on Data Science and Human-Automation Interaction.

B.Sc. - Psychology


Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
September 2018

I studied Psychology with a focus on Neuropsychology and Industrial and Organizational Psychology.


Awards

Young Alumni of the Year Award


University of Wolverhampton (2025)

Early Career Researcher Award


JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research) Publications

Honorable Mention


Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2025

BUA Fellowship


Berlin University Alliance

Best Completed Research Paper Award


European Conference on Information Systems 2024

Scholarship


Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk

Best Paper Award


Society for Music Business and Music Culture Research 2019

Abitur Award Mathematics


German Mathematical Society


Volunteering

Associate Editor


JMIR Public Health & Surveillance
2025 - Present

I am responsible for handling manuscripts and making editorial decisions.

Open Science Ambassador


Berlin University Alliance
2024 - 2026

As an Open Science Ambassador within the Berlin University Alliance, I am responsible for Open Science outreach and dissemination.

Team Lead


Team University Contacts, Mensa Germany
2020 - Present

I lead the University Contacts team, which is the point of contact for all university related topics at Mensa.

Member


Science and Research Department, Mensa Germany
2020 - Present

I am a member of the Science and Research Department, which conducts research at Mensa.

Member


Student Representatives of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
2016 - 2018

I was a member of the Student Representatives in which we represented the interests of students.

Mentor


Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
2016 - 2018

I was a mentor for first-year students in psychology.