| Education |
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| Aug 06 - May 07 | Yale University, International Fox Fellow and Max Kade Scholar | | |
| since Oct 04 |
Free University Berlin, Berlin/Germany
PhD candidate at the department of economics, John-F.-Kennedy-Institute
Doctoral thesis: Governmental promotion of renewable energy and international
competitiveness (working title)
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| Apr 97 - July 03 |
Free University Berlin, Berlin/Germany
M.A. in North American Studies (major); Political Economics (minor), Law
(minor)
Master's thesis: Trade and Environment in the WTO: The Positions of the US and
the EU
Graduation with distinction (very good; 1,3)
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| Jan 00 - June 00 |
American University, Washington, D.C./USA
International Business and Trade Program
Scholarship: Free University Berlin
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| 1989 -
1996 |
Luise-Henriette-Gymnasium (High School), Berlin/Germany
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1993 - 1994
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Fenwick
High School, Oak Park, Illinois/USA
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Professional Experience
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Mar 04 - Sep 06
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German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), Berlin/Germany, Research Unit
"The Americas"
Part-time research assistant, research on
current US and international affairs, co-work on SWP Research Papers and
Comments, preparation of internal and external meetings, website management,
coordination of internship program
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| Oct 04 - Mar 05 | John-F.-Kennedy-Institute, Free
University Berlin/Germany
Teaching assignment, "Introduction to US Environmental Policy" | | |
| Aug 03 - Nov 03 |
DaimlerChrysler
Services, Berlin/Germany
Full-time intern, speech writing for Dr. Klaus Mangold (CEO)
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| Apr 02 - Dec 02 | Social Science Research Center
(WZB), Berlin/Germany
Part-time
student assistant, prepared and edited articles for economic journals, composed
texts on European integration | | |
| Apr 99 - Mar 02 | John-F.-Kennedy Institute, Department of Economics, Free University Berlin/Germany
Part-time student assistant, initiated new forms of literature filing,
coordinated the office | | |
| Sept 01 - Oct 01 | German Parliament, Office of Kristin Heyne, MP, Berlin/Germany
Full-time intern, researched and compiled materials for parliamentary meetings,
interacted with citizens - responding to their inquiries and requests | | |
| Aug 00 - Sept 00 | German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, Germany
Full-time intern, analyzed aspects of European integration, drafted parts of a
report to the European Commission | | |
| Feb 00 - May 00 | Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C./USA
Part-time intern, edited and distributed weekly political action calendar for
Washington, D.C., researched impacts of global financial crises | | |
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Language and Computer Skills
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Native Speaker of German
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| Fluent
in written and spoken English | | |
| Good
working knowledge of French and Spanish | | |
| Apr 01-Feb 02 | Certified one-year computer course. Highly proficient in Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, FrontPage, and Dreamweaver. Good knowledge of HTML and Access | | |
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Interests and Memberships
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Member of the German Society for American Studies (DGfA)
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| Jan 06 |
Whole-day workshop on U.S. environmental policy with senior high school student,
Evangelische Akademie Loccum
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| Oct 00 - Dec 04 |
Participation in a private discussion group on the effects of
globalization (three assistant professors, three students)
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| Apr 99 - Dec 00 |
Member of the student council of the
John-F.-Kennedy-Institute, Free University Berlin
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| Hobbies | Yoga, skiing, long distance running
Traveling; longer stays outside of Europe: USA (1994,
1995, 2000), Australia
(1996), Mexico (2000),
Argentina/Chile (2003/2004) | | |
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