University of Hamburg, Germany

2001 PhD, Doctoral Program in Cognitive Science (Psychology, Computer Science & Neurology

Thesis: Effects of Visual Similarity on Pictorial Analogies

1997 Diplom (M.A. equivalent, Psychology, minor in Neurology)

Thesis: Spatial Representations and Focus in Discourse Comprehension

1994 Vordiplom (B.A. equivalent, Psychology)