overview

• I have been working in open-access publishing since 2012. In July 2020 I joined the TIB as open-access publication platform manager for TIB Open Publishing. From January 2012 to June 2020, I worked in business development at Copernicus.org, an open-access publisher (Copernicus Publications) and professional congress organizer (Copernicus Meetings) based in Göttingen. From 2015 to 2020 I was a member of the OASPA board. From 2027 to 202 I chaired the OASPA membership committee. Since 2022 I have been part of KE taks and finish group on alternative publishing, for which I have been serving as expert lead since early 2024.In October 2024, I will rejoin the OASPA board. 
  
  Before entering the area of scholarly communication, I studied geography in Göttingen and graduated from university with a PhD in agricultural sciences (Dr. sc. agr.). My research and work led to many long-term stays abroad in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In addition to being employed at the University of Göttingen for several years, I worked as a scientific coordinator of an international project at the University of Kassel.