| 1975 | Born in Krefeld |
| 1995-2001 | Studies (History, Latin and Pedagogy) in Münster and Bologna |
| 2001 | First State Examination: History and Latin; Magister: Modern and Contemporary History, Latin, Pedagogy, University of Münster |
| 2001-2004 | Honorary activity (youth and adult education) in the Diocese of Aachen |
| 2002-2005 | PhD scholarship granted by Konrad Adenauer Foundation |
| 2005 | Graduation (Dr. phil.), University of Münster |
| 2005-2007 | Teacher training, Wilhelm-Hittorf-Gymnasium Münster |
| 2007 | Second State Examination: History and Latin |
| 2007-2010 | Graduate secondary-school teacher (Studienrat), Gymnasium Paulinum Münster |
| 2008-2012 | Graduate secondary-school teacher at University (Studienrat i.H.), Institute for Didactics of History, University of Münster |
| 2010 | Substitute of a full professorship (W3) for History (Modern and Contemporary) and its Didactics, University of Education Freiburg |
| 07/2012 | Call to the full professorship (W3) of History (Modern and Contemporary History) and its Didactics, University of Education Freiburg |
| 2012-2013 | Full professorship (W3) for History (Modern and Contemporary) and its Didactics, University of Education Freiburg |
| 02/2013 | Call to the full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Cologne |
| 02/2013 | Second place on the appointment list for the full professorship (W3) of History Didactics, University of Jena |
| 09/2013 | Full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Cologne |
| 11/2013 | Call to the full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Paderborn |
| 02/2014 | Second place on the appointment list for the full professorship (W3) for Didactics of History, LMU Munich |
| 03/2014 | Declination of the offer of a full professorship (W2) for Didactics of History, University of Paderborn |
| 01/2019 | Call to the full professorship (first level) for Didactics of History, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano |
| 03/2019 | Declination of the offer of a full professorship (first level) for Didactics of History, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and acceptance of the offer of a full professorship (W3) for Theory and Didactics of History, University of Cologne |
| 10/2019 | Declination of the offer of a full professorship for Didactics of History, University of Wuppertal |
