I am a sociologist and nurse with experience in mental health care.
Currently, I work at Bern University of Applied Sciences and at Bern University Hospital for Mental Health (Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern).
Details of my work can be found on Researchgate, Google Scholar, and Orcid (incl. CV).
In the early 1980s, I trained as a nurse in a psychiatric clinic in northern Germany. After a few years in nursing, I switched to sociology and completed my studies with a doctorate and habilitation in general sociology at the University of Münster, Germany.
Between 1994 and 2008, I worked as a quality manager and researcher at the Muenster Public Mental Hospital (LWL-Klinik Münster). After moving to Switzerland, I worked as a lecturer and professor in nursing research at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BUAS) from 2009 to 2015. From 2015 to 2024, I was Head of Research and Development at the Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the University Psychiatric Services Bern. Since July 2021, I have been Professor of Psychiatric Nursing and Health Services Research at BFH and since February 2025, I have been working as a Senior Researcher in the Department of Teaching and Research at the University Psychiatric Services Bern/University of Bern. As of spring 2025, I am a visiting professor at the School of Nursing and Public Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.