20.08.1957
Born in Düsseldorf
1977-1984
Studies in sociology, history, and social pedagogy at the University of GH Duisburg. Diploma in social sciences.
1985-1986
Research associate at the University of GH Duisburg, Department of Social Sciences, Sociology department.
1986-1996
Research associate and research assistant at the University of Münster, Department of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology.
1990
Doctoral degree in Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, University of Gießen.
1993-1994
Visiting scholar at the Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Juli 1996
Habilitation (post-doctoral lecture qualification) at Department of Social Sciences, University of Münster.
1996-2000
Assistent professor at the University of Münster, Department of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology.
1999-2001
Deputyship of the chair for sociology of the family, school and socialisation, Department of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology.
2001-2005
Professorship at the University of Trier, Department IV, method section and empirical social research.
since 2005
Professorship at the University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Sociology, quantitative methods of empirical social research.
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