EDUCATION

2018 – 2021
        Parsons School of Design – The New School
        [School of Design Strategies]
        MFA Transdisciplinary Design︎︎︎


2018 – 2021
        The New School for Social Research
        MA General Psychology︎︎︎


2013 – 2017
        Folkwang University of the Arts
        Communication Design︎︎︎
        


WORK EXPERIENCE


02/2022 – present
       Minding Labs
        Founder / Product Design Consultant

05/2024 – 05/2025
        krisenchat 
        Lead Product Designer / Strategic Manager

09/2021 – 02/2022 
        Johnson&Johnson
        Insights & Experience Strategy (IXS) 
        Design Strategist / Researcher

04/2021 – 07/2021
        Common Thread 
        Behavioural Designer

2020 – 2021
        Pentagram Design
        Designer / Strategist

2019 – 2021
       Center for Global Mental Health 
        Design Researcher 

2020  
        NSSR Perception Lab
        Research Assistant

2019 – 2020  
        MindDesign Lab 
        Co-founder

2019  
        UNICEF
        Focus Group Facilitator
        Design Researcher


2019  
        DESIS Lab
        Research Assistant


2018  
        The New School
        Design Research Consultant
        Workshop Facilitator


2018 – 2020  
        The New School
        Social Media Manager

       
2017 – 2018
        Advertising Agency ‘AHOY
        New York City, USA
        Graphic Designer


2016 – today  
        TELOS Communications
        Graphic Designer


2016 – today  
       ‘Hoffnungsträger
        Graphic Designer


2016 – 2017   
        Major Publishing Company
        SCM Bundesverlag
        Graphic Designer


2016 – 2017
        Pappelapapp
        Design Collective
        Co-founder


08/2012  

        Advertising Agency ‘Solutions’
        Hamburg, Germany
     

2014 – today  
        Self-employed Photographer
        

07/2011    
        Advertising Agency          
        ‘Ideenmanufaktur’
        Dortmund, Germany



PUBLICATIONS

06/2016
        Sanaa Gebäude Folkwang UdK


10/2016
        HORIZONT


11/2017
        Page Newsletter︎︎︎


12/2017
        Page Magazine
       

01/2018
        Page Magazine


01/2018
        NOVUM Magazine


05/2019
        Parsons School of Design


09/2019
        The New School News︎︎︎


02/2020
        The Bowery Union NYC


02/2020
        The New School News︎︎︎
 


PUBLIC SPEAKING

10/2019
        The Festival of New NYC︎︎︎
        Topic: Smothering Burnout with Psychology + Design 


03/2025
        Berlin Product Designers Meetup ︎︎︎
        Topic: (Inclusive) Design for Mental Health



GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS

10/2019
        MA Project Grant
        The New School
        Financing a novel laboratory on intersection of design and psychology.

2019 – 2020
        DAAD

2018 – 2020
        Provost’s Scholarship
        The New School

2016 – 2017
        DAAD


10/2016
        HORIZONT Stiftung︎︎︎
       
Awardee: Recognized for her strong commitment in her work and original ideas.

2016 – 2017
        GIZ︎︎︎


2018
         Design Iteration Award  
         Finalist

I am a multidisciplinary Design Leader and Psychologist working at the intersection of human-centered design, AI and behavior change. With 15+ years of experience, I help companies design ethical, intuitive and scalable digital products that drive real impact and business growth.

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Design

User Experience Design
User Interface Design
Service Design
Strategic Design
Interaction Design
Participatory Design
Human-centered Design
Speculative Design
Futuring
Actionable Foresight Strategy
Participatory Action Research
Collaborative Design-led Research
Ethnography
Systems Thinking
Social Innovation
Animation
Branding
Advertising
Layout
Typedesign
Photography
Illustration
Creative & Art Direction
Coding  

Psychology

Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Neuroscience
Research Methods
Statistics
Behavioral Science
Visual Perception
Attention
Motivation
Memory