Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Department of History
Research Associate, 2008-present; Instructor and Research Assistant, 1993-99

Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
Historical Archives
Research Associate, 1999-2016

Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Center for Human and Health Sciences/Institute for the History of Medicine
Research Associate, 2001-2003

Cornell University, New York City
Department of Psychiatry
DeWitt-Wallace Fellow, 2000-2001

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D. 1997 (Department of History)
Thesis: The Birth of Clinical Psychiatry: Power, Knowledge, and Professionalization in Germany, 1867-1914
Advisor: Konrad H. Jarausch, Lurcy Professor of European Civilization
Major Field: Modern European History; Minor Field: History of Science

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
M.A. 1990 (Department of History)
Thesis: Emil Kraepelin: Leben und Werk des Psychiaters im Spannungsfeld zwischen Irrationalität und positivistischer Wissenschaft
Advisor: Rüdiger vom Bruch
Major Field: Modern European History; Minor Fields: Medieval History and Renaissance Philosophy

Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon
B.A. 1984 (with honors) (Department of History)
Thesis: Peter Altenberg: A Genius without Faculties
Advisor: Henry Bair
Major Fields: History and Mathematics