Professional Experience

  • Since 09/2022: Associate Professor, Department of Behavioural, Management, and Social Sciences, University of Twente (NL)
  • 01/2022–03/2022: Visiting Research Fellow, Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
  • 04/2016–07/2022: Assistant Professor and Deputy Institute Director, Institute for SME Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business (AT)
  • Since 2015: Freelance Trainer and Lecturer
  • 05/2017–09/2017: Cluster Research Coordinator, Research Cluster for SMEs and Family Businesses, FHWien of WKW (50%), Vienna (AT)
  • 05/2012–04/2017: City of Vienna Endowed Professorship for “Organizational Learning and Development” (focus on SMEs), FHWien of WKW, Vienna (AT)
  • 01/2011–03/2012: Team Lead, “Knowledge Evolution” Research Team, and Deputy Head of “Knowledge Management,” Institute for Knowledge Management, TU Graz and Know-Center GmbH, Graz (AT)
  • 07/2010–12/2010: Post-doc Visiting Researcher, Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen (DE)
  • 03/2007–06/2010: Research Associate, Institute for Knowledge Management, TU Graz (AT)

Education

  • 2022: Habilitation in Business Administration (Vienna University of Economics and Business, AT)
  • 2010: PhD in Psychology (University of Graz, AT)
  • 2006: Master’s Degree in Psychology (University of Graz, AT)

Formal Continuing Education

  • Since 2020: Certified psychological counselor
  • 2016–2019: Psychotherapeutic Propaedeutic Program (HoPP, University of Vienna)
  • 2014–2015: Program “Embodiment Trainer & Body Coach” (The Green Field, training with Rolf Krizian)
  • 2011–2013: Diploma Program “Supervision, Coaching & Organizational Development” (ARGE Educational Management, Vienna)
  • 2008: Registered as Occupational Psychologist (Austrian Psychological Association)
    Ongoing: Various further training in (hypno-)systemic counseling, including with Gunther Schmidt, Steven Gilligan, Insa Sparrer, and Claudius Stein (Crisis Intervention)

Personal Development and Self-Exploration

  • 2016–2017: “Year-long Training in Meditation & Mindfulness” (ZENtrum Mondsee)
  • Since 2016: Ongoing participation in intensive self-exploration processes, including mindfulness, conscious dance, and embodiment practices,
  • Since my youth: intensive engagement with indigenous knowledge as well as approaches integrating Eastern and Western philosophical traditions