1979

Graduation (Lic. Phil. I) in clinical psychology, psychopathology and in general psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

1985

Ph.D., University of Zurich. Thesis: „The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) as an instrument for measuring psychotherapeutic change“.

1995

Habilitation (venia legendi for psychology), University of Zurich. Thesis: „The investigation of affective processes in psychotherapeutic interaction“.

1978 - 1985

Research assistant at the Psychological Institute, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Zurich; staff member of the Counseling Center at the Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

1986 - 1997

Leader of several research projects at the University of Zurich in the fields of clinical emotion and interaction research and psychotherapy research, granted by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

since   1978

Regular teaching activities in clinical psychology, methodology, social psychology, emotion psychology, psychotherapy, psychotherapy research.

1998 - 2000

Guest Professor for Interpersonal Communication and Psychothera- py, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

since   2000

Full Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck

2001 - 2003

Head of the Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck

2003 - 2006

Vice Rector for teaching and students, University of Innsbruck