• Research foci

    • Development of a Performance Measurement System for Humanitarian Logistics
    • Supply Chain Management, Humanitarian Logistics, Performance Measurement, Process Modelling, ICT in Crisis Management, Human Centered Design, Simulation
  • Education

    04/2010- 01/2022
    Doctoral Studies (Doctorate) at the Münster School of Business and Economics of the University of Münster (Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Humanitarian Logistics, Process Modeling, Performance Measurement)
    10/1998- 02/2005
    Graduate Studies (Magister Artium) Political Science, Philosophy und Political Economy at the University of Münster
  • Positions

    since 12/2013
    Managing Director of the Competence Center Crisis Management
    since 10/2008
    Research Assistant at the Chair for Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, University of Münster
    04/2006- 09/2008
    Project Coordinator at the Chair for Information Systems and Controlling, University of Münster
    03/2005- 03/2006
    Research Assistant at the Chair for Political Science and Political Economy, University of Münster
    03/2002- 02/2005
    Student Assistant at the Chair for Political Science and Political Economy, University of Münster
  • External functions

    since 2022
    Gutachter des International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
    since 2021
    Associated Partner of the BMBF-funded Project ForAn (Forschungsnetzwerk deutscher Anwender)
    since 2021
    Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    since 2020
    Advisory Board Member of the H2020-funded Project LINKS: “Strengthening Links between Technologies and Society for European Disaster Resilience”
    2020
    Session Co-Chair, "Simulation-related Research in Context of Humanitarian Logistics" in the Track "Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management", Annual Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute
    2020
    Track Co-Chair, Practitioner-centered Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Crisis Response, ISCRAM Conference
    2019
    Track Co-Chair, Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Crisis Response, ISCRAM Conference
    2018
    Publicity Co-chair of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM’2018)
    2018
    Track Co-Chair, Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Crisis Response, ISCRAM Conference
    2017
    Track Co-Chair, Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Crisis Response, ISCRAM Conference
    2017
    Co-Chair, "Transport and Logistics Management in Crisis Situations" workshop at the ISCRAM Conference
    2017
    Technical Program Committee Co-chair of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM’2017)
    since 2016
    Reviewer for the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    since 2016
    Reviewer for the International Journal Technological Forecasting and Social Change
    since 2015
    Program Committee Member, ISCRAM-med
    2015
    Track Co-Chair, Practitioner Cases and Practitioner-Centered Research, ISCRAM Conference
    2015
    Track Co-Chair, Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities, IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference
    since 2013
    ISCRAM Scientific Committee Member
    2013
    Corresponding Co-Chair, GDACSmobile workshop at the ISCRAM Conference
    since 02/2013
    Member of the International Association for the Study of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM)
    since 07/2010
    Humanitarian Logistics Council of the German Logistics Association
    since 10/2009
    Humanitarian Logistics Association