Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience
- Studied social work, pedagogy and criminal and family law, lic. phil. and Dipl. Social Work, University of Freiburg (1997)
- Various teaching posts (CAS in Research Management/University of Bern, Master Social Innovation/Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Academy for Social Management (ASOM)/Vienna, Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia/Cologne)
- PhD thesis on “Innovation in Social Work” (r. phil.) University of Zurich (2011)
- Swiss Federal Certificate as a trainer in adult education SVEB (2009)
- CAS Research Management, University of Bern (2017)
Work experience
- Lecturer at the FHNW School of Social Work and the University of Applied Sciences of Aargau, later of Northwestern Switzerland (since 2004)
- Specialist teacher, training in care of the elderly, Association of Bernese Retirement Facilities vba (2002-2004)
- Social worker for social services of the City of Bern (1997-2002)
- Employee of the Wohngemeinschaft Landoltstrasse, housing project for people with physical disabilities (1994-1999)
- Counselling on drug-related issues, Contact Bern (1992-1993)
Main focus
- Social innovation, innovation in social work, design of development processes and innovation management
- Participation, adressee-tailored communication and easy language
- Co-lead of the CAS programme "Targeted and Accessible Communication" together with Gabriela Antener
- Cooperative process design grounded in relationship theory
Services
- Supporting and designing innovation-focused development processes
- Expertise and advice on information and communication that is tailored to targeted audiences and easy to understand
- Drafting or reviewing texts in Easy Language