| 1972 | Born in Kassel, Married, Two Children |
| 1979-1983 | Elementary School Niestetal-Heiligenrode |
| 1983-1992 | Goethe Gymnasium Kassel |
| 1992 | Abitur (Very Good - 1,0) |
| 1992-1997 | Study of Law at the University of Göttingen |
| 1994-1997 | Student Assistant at the Chair for Criminal law, Criminal Procedural Law and Legal Philosophy with Prof. Dr. Loos in Göttingen |
| 1997 | First State Examination in Law (Very Good - 15.00 Points) |
| 1997-1998 | Doctoral Scholarship from the University of Göttingen; Preparation of the Dissertation "Grundpflichten", rated "Summa cum laude" |
| 1997-1999 | Research Assistant at the Chair for Public Law with Prof. Dr. Starck in Göttingen |
| 1998-2000 | Trainee Lawyer at the Kassel Regional Court, Elective Position at the Hessian Administrative Court |
| 2000 | Second State Examination in Law (good - 11.71 points) |
| 2000-2004 | Preparation of the Habilitation Thesis "Communal Cooperation" |
| 2000-2006 | Research Assistant at the Chair for Public Law with Prof. Dr. Starck in Göttingen |
| 2004 | Habilitation, Venia Legendi for the Subjects of Public Law and European Law |
| 2006-2009 | Judge at the Administrative Court in Hanover, repeated secondments to the Lower Saxony State Court in Bückeburg |
| 2008 | Delegation to the Northeim district |
| since 2009 | University professor (W3) at the University of Potsdam, Chairman of the Focus Area "State and Administration" |
| 2009-2015 | Deputy Director of the Municipal Science Institute at the University of Potsdam |
| 2009-2016 | Spokesman for Iniversity Lecturers Under Public Law |
| since 2010 | Member of the Faculty Council of the Law Faculty of the University of Potsdam |
| since 2012 | Extensive Activities in Academic Self-Administration: |
| | - Chairman of Five Appointment Committees and a Committee to Evaluate a Junior Professor |
| | - Member of the Commission for the Development of a Legal Bachelor's Degree |
| | - Member of the Commission for the Development of Opportunities for Cooperation between the Law, Economics and Social Science Faculties |
| since 2013 | Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Potsdam |
| 2014-2016 | Deputy Chairman of the Faculty Council of the Law Faculty of the University of Potsdam |
| 2015-2016 | Part-Time Judge at the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court |
| since 2015 | Director of the Evangelical Institute for Canon Law at the University of Potsdam |
| since 2015 | Director of the Municipal Science Institute at the University of Potsdam |
| since 2016 | Chairman of the Faculty Council of the Law Faculty of the University of Potsdam |
| 2017-2019 | Board member of the Forum Religions in the Context of the University of Potsdam |
| 2018-2019 | Managing Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Potsdam |
