Education

 

University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
(04/2001-12/2005)

  • Ph.D in History (December 2005, summa cum laude)

  • Dissertation: “The ‘Other’ Alliance: Global Protest and Student Unrest in West Germany and the U.S., 1962-1972”

  • Doctoral Advisers: Detlef Junker (Heidelberg), Akira Iriye (Harvard University)

  • M.A. in English and History (completed July 2002)

  • Master’s thesis: “The Whole World is Watching” – The New Left as a Transatlantic Experience in 1968

University of Goettingen
Goettingen, Germany
(10/2000-04/01)

  • Pursuing graduate studies in English and History

Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
(09/1999-05/2000)

  • Attended advanced seminars, special topics courses and independent studies in American History and English

University of Goettingen
Goettingen, Germany
(10/1997-07/1999)

  • Completed undergraduate studies in English and History

  • English and Ancient History with honors (=4.0); Medieval History: well above average

  • Initiated graduate coursework in Ancient History and English