His doctoral thesis was titled 'An Empirical Study on Endurance Strength Training', and he completed his habilitation thesis on 'Economic Considerations in Sports Training with Special Reference to Strength Training Research' in 2010.
Research Experience
Since 2020, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Senator at TU Kaiserslautern; From 2017 to 2020, Prodean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at TU Kaiserslautern; Since 2015, appointed as Professor of Sports Science with a focus on Movement and Training Science at TU Kaiserslautern; From 2011 to 2015, Academic Senior Lecturer responsible for bachelor's and master's programs at the Institute of Sports Science, Saarland University; From 2006 to 2010, Research Associate at the Institute of Sports Science, Saarland University, working in the area of sports economics and sociology under Prof. Dr. Eike Emrich; From 2003 to 2006, Deputy Head of the Olympic Base Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland; From 2001 to 2006, worked as a career advisor and environment manager at the Olympic Base Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland.
Education
Studied sports science with a focus on prevention and rehabilitation sports at Saarland University from 1993 to 1999, obtaining a diploma as a sports teacher; Obtained his doctorate (Dr. phil.) from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in 2003, with a dissertation titled 'An Empirical Study on Endurance Strength Training' (Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Dietmar Schmidtbleicher and Prof. Dr. Eike Emrich); Completed his habilitation thesis on 'Economic Considerations in Sports Training with Special Reference to Strength Training Research' in 2010, receiving the venia legendi for sports science.
Background
Research interests include prevention and rehabilitation sports, economic aspects in training science, etc. Specializes in the field of sports science.