Summary
Current PhD
Student: ISGP, UBC, interdisciplinary application of neuroscience to literary
theory, interaction between reader and text
Research
Interests
Interdisciplinary,
neuroscience, literary theory, cognitive science, reading processes in the mind
and the brain, empathy, neural learning processes, neural reading processes,
cognitive linguistics, cultural theory, development of literary theory experiments,
narratology, historiography, inter- and extra-academic communication of
research
Education
2011 University
of Manitoba, Canada
M.A. in German
Studies
Department of
German and Slavic Studies
Supervisor: Dr.
Stephan Jaeger
2008 University
of Manitoba, Canada
B.A.
Double Honours in German and English
Additional
Education
2007 Business German Certificate
Issued by
the Federal Republic of Germany.
2001 Sprachdiplom 2 (with Honours)
Goethe-Institute
German Fluency Exam
Academic Papers/Research
Contributions
2014 Out of the
Box: Annual ISGP Conference (UBC)
“Coming out of the Box”
A discussion of the challenges and advantages to interdisciplinary
work.
2012 Conference
Presentation (Languages and Cultures of Conflicts and Atrocities – Languages
and Cultures Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota)
“Bridging the Gap of
Apathy: Representations of History through Fiction in the Works of Tomson Highway”
2011 Master’s Thesis
“Experiencing Literature – Learning from Experience: the
Application of Neuroscience to Literary Analysis by Example of Representations
of German Colonialism in Uwe Timm’s Morenga”. (Supervisor: Dr.
Stephan Jaeger)2011
2012 Conference
Presentation (CCSSH/CAUTG) “Learning and Empathy inherent in Historical Fiction by Example of
Representations of German Colonialism in South West Africa” 2010 Conference
Presentation (Marshall McLuhan in a POMO World: Is the Medium the Message?) “Constructing Realities: the Medium vs. the Mind” 2008 Honours
Thesis “Experiencing History through Fiction from
Theoretical and Experiential Perspectives” Supervisor: Dr.
Stephan Jaeger 2008 Conference
Presentation (Colloquium on German Studies, Goethe-Institute Toronto) “Experiencing
History through Fiction” Teaching
Experience 09/2013-12/2013 Teaching Assistant – Introduction to
Canadian Studies (RITS Program) Teach class of Japanese exchange students (Ritsumeikan Exchange) Canadian economics, politics,
history, Native Studies, culture and social studies, literature and poetry. Apply English as an Additional Language training to facilitate
students in learning academic writing, presentation styles, formal and informal
classroom discussion skills, lecture preparedness, adjustment to UBC standards
in preparation for taking UBC courses and integrating into North American
academic life. Develop and conduct discussion classes and assignments. Mark short assignments and essays. Provide constructive feedback and support to students. 09/2011 – 12/2011 Teaching Assistant (Language Lab) 05/2011 – 06/2011 German 1120, University of
Manitoba 09/2010 – 04/2011 05/2010 – 06/2010 Work
together with professors to create and teach lessons that supported and
enforced learning in German 1120 classes. Independently prepare all
assignments, created marking scheme, evaluated student’s progress and
performance Independently develop and conduct
discussion classes Facilitated listening,
comprehension, grammar, and pronunciation skills in students Work Experience 11/2013-Present Research
Assistant Dr. Markus Hallensleben,
Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies, UBC
Edit and critically comment on articles and a book for publication.
Organize and check sources and bibliography.
Source bibliographic material.
Contact sources internationally for copyright images, obtain copyright permissions,
rights of reproduction and printing. Languages used:
German, English. 01/2011 - 2013 Private Tutor Tutor university students in the following subject areas:
German Language, English as an Additional Language, German Literature, 05/2008 – 11/2008 Translator/Interpreter Brunstad Training and Resources, Kråkstad, Norway Work
as part of an international team, translating and interpreting according to the
needs of the corporation. Organize
and direct corporate training events. Update
English website. Wrote and translated articles as per demand. Languages
used: English, Norwegian, German, Danish. 09/2007 – 05/2008 Research Assistant Dr. Stephan Jaeger, German
Department, University of Manitoba Conduct
bibliographical searches for research materials. Collect, analyze and
summarize data and other research materials. Provide
organizational assistance during research workshop “Depiction and Definition;
Representing War across the Disciplines” (Winnipeg, MB, March 7-9, 2008). Scan teaching materials,
creating PDF files, make copies, page-checking, ordering books through inter-library
loan. Languages used:
German, English. Scholarships 2011 Congress of Social
Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) Travelling Scholarship ($600) Endowment
from the Faculty of Arts Endowment Fund (University of Manitoba) ($975) 2010-2011 Manitoba Graduate
Scholarship ($15,000) University
of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship ($12,000) (declined) James Gordon
Fletcher Graduate Research Award in Arts ($3000) 2010 Faculty of Arts J.G.
Fletcher Award ($3000) 2009-2010 SSHRC Joseph-Armand
Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship ($17,500) 2009 Manitoba Graduate
Scholarship ($15,000) (declined) University
of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship ($12,000) (declined) 2008 Dorothy I. Jones
Memorial Honours Award (Department of English - $
400.00) Alexander Robert
Leonard Scholarship (Department of English - $ 487.50) Aitkins
Scholarship in the English Language and Literature (Department of English - $
950.00) 2007-2008 Endowment
from Faculty of Arts Endowment Fund ($732.00) Honours and
Awards 2012 Graduate Student
Award (Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba) 2011 Best
Canadian MA Thesis in German Studies awarded by the Canadian Association of
University Teachers of German (CAUTG) 2008 Dean’s Honours List 2007-2008 Annual Award for Outstanding Work in the
German Honours Program. 2007 Dean’s Honours List 2006-2007 Annual German Literature and
Culture Award for Excellency 2006 Literature and
Culture Award for Excellence awarded by the German Canadian Congress, Manitoba 2005-2006 Annual German Literature and
Culture Award for Excellency University
Volunteer Work Feb. 2011 Marking
Judge
at the Manitoba German Language Contest 2010-2011 Graduate
Representative to the German and Slavic Department Full Council Feb.
2010 Represented German
Studies at the University of Manitoba Info Days 2009-2010 Graduate Representative to
the German and Slavic Department Full Council Feb
2008 Represented
German Studies at the University of Manitoba Info Days 2008 Undergraduate
Representative to the German and Slavic Department Full Council References References provided on request
English Literature, Canadian Literature,
Canadian History, World History, Critical Theory, Philosophy.
Teach essay writing (MLA and APA styles),
composition, and grammar.
Tutor students in library usage, research, and
referencing.
Teach English (academic and conversational) to
International Students.