Current activities
- Since 2020: Head of the Leadership and Operations Department at the Bavarian Police Training Institute
- Since 2023: Member of the Editorial Team of the CEPOL Bulletin
- Since 2024: Project manager of the research project "20 years of the Austrian Federal Police"
- Since 2024: Head of the "Public Order Policing" module in the "Master of Science in Policing" program at the Police Academy of the Netherlands and Canterbury Christ Church University
- Since 2024: Certified PERMA lead consultant
Training / Studies
| Until 1997 | Abitur at the Karolinen-Gymnasium Rosenheim |
| 09/1997 - 03/2000 | Training for the intermediate police service |
| 03/2002 - 08/2004 | Studied at the Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Rechtspflege, Fachbereich Polizei, in Fürstenfeldbruck; graduated as Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH). |
| 01/2008 - 05/2010 | Master's degree in Criminology and Police Science at the Ruhr University Bochum (ECTS A). Master's thesis: "BRD operational units in other European countries. An analysis of foreign deployments of closed units based on the deployment of German riot police units at the UEFA European Football Championship 2008 in Austria." |
| 10/2011 - 09/2013 | Master's degree program "Public Administration - Police Management" at the German Police University (ECTS A). Master's thesis: "The Austrian Human Rights Advisory Board. A tool to prevent the unethical use of police powers under the light of restorative justice principles." |
| 10/2013 | Further training as a trainer for scenario-based learning / leadership communication training at the German Police University |
| 09/2015 | Doctorate (Dr. rer. publ.) on "Working time models for the police patrol service. An interdisciplinary analysis using the example of the Bavarian police." |
| 01/2018 | Further training as a management trainer for the Bavarian police at BPFI Ainring |
| 09/2024 | Qualification as PERMA Lead Consultant |
Research and knowledge areas
Generationsespecially generations Z and Y. What are the characteristics of these generations, do they really exist as "Generation XYZ" and what opportunities and challenges they bring to they bring for organizations.
Management topicsI have been working as a leadership trainer at the German Police University and as a leadership trainer in Bavaria since 2018. In doing so, I benefit also benefit from my practical experience as a manager in various functions, but I am constantly trying to broaden my horizons new concepts and approaches for myself or rediscover old ideas. rediscover old ideas.
Ergonomicsin particular (EU) working time and occupational health and safety law, findings on the the humane design of shift work and organizational organizational psychological aspects of shift work.
Mass psychologyWhat exactly happens when large numbers of people gather, what is the difference between a physical and psychological crowd, what is solidarity and what role do the security authorities play in these processes? There are also aspects of phenomenology, criminology, strategy and operational tactics.
Deployment management: For over 20 years, I have been involved full-time in dealing with emergency situations, more than 15 years of which have been spent in various management and leadership roles. This activity has also inspired me to become scientifically active, to put these many experiences into context and to reflect on them. This resulted in my first master's thesis, then my second and finally a doctoral thesis. Of course, my intensive involvement with the topic of "mass psychology" is also a direct result of this professional curiosity.