My interests lie largely within palaeobiology, especially in the evolution, morphology and ecology of representatives of Ornithodira (Pterosaurians and Dinosauromorphs). My work often involves high resolution imaging of fossils and quantitative shape analysis via elliptic fourier analysis to better understand the functional morphology of certain animals. Ontogenetic development of prehistoric animals and comparing changes in the ontogeny of species is also a vital part of my research that can help understanding the evolution of larger phylogenetic groups as a whole.

I have formally studied biology with a strong focus palaeobiological topics. My bachelor thesis dealt with exploring the ontogenetic development of Triceratops horridus through quantitative shape analysis of their skulls. During a research practical and for my master thesis I worked on cervical vertebrae of pterosaurians and how different vertebral shape patterns that arise from elongation of cervical vertebrae. The geometric morphometric approach in both of my theses was also done via elliptic fourier analysis.

Currently I am working on my PhD funded with the help of the Landesgraduiertenförderung scholarship. Right now I am researching the trophic interactions between Ornithodira and Arthropods through time. Looking to shed more light on the strategy of insectivory as a whole I am interested in how this diet is related to size, shape and age of the predators and prey. The use of arthropods as food (generally referred to as insectivory) is very common among small reptiles as they provide an excellent source of protein. To this end I am investigating adaptations on both sides of the spectrum. What kind of defense mechanisms do arthropods exhibit to protect themselves from wannabe predators? Do specific structures associated with insectivory arise convergently in different groups of predators? And are specific strategies on either side more or less common at different points throughout earths history? In trying to answer questions like these I am hoping to create a better understanding of a fundamental trophic interactions that has been relevant for the last 245 million years.