CURRICULUM VITAE Address Telephone E -mail Citizenship Place/Date of Birth Marital status Driving license CAROLINE SOPHIE STURM Via Maderno 24 CP 6900, Lugano, Switzerland 0041 58 666 41 66 [email protected] Germany Iserlohn, Germany/ 19.01.1987 Single Full EDUCATION Nov 2013Present Institute of Economic Research (IRE), Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland PhD Candidate in Economics with specialization in Tourism (Decision Making & Sharing Economy) 2011-2013 Switzerland Master of Arts in International Tourism, Faculty of Economics & Communication** Universitá della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland Thesis: “MICE – A Caribbean Perspective, Analysis of MICE Destination Decision Factors applied to the Caribbean” Professor: Christian Laesser, University of St. Gallen 2007-2011 Germany Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies and Economics, Faculty of Philosophy & Economics University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany Thesis: “The development of the United Fruit Company to Chiquita Brands International. Social and economic impacts on the isthmus” Professor: Barbara Potthast, University of Cologne Feb 2010 Columbia Field Research: Banana Industry and cultural history of Caribbean residents University of Cartagena, Cartagena & University of Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Colombia 2003-2004 Argentina High school exchange year* Insituto Martin Rivadavia, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina 1997-2007 Germany High School - Graduation Gymnasium an der Stenner, Iserlohn, Germany *Scholarship of Rotary International ** Final grade: Summa cum laude; Scholarship Create Talent 1 WORK EXPERIENCE Jul 2013 – present Institute of Economic Research (IRE), Lugano, Switzerland Collaborator Apr – June 2013 Institute of Economic Research (IRE), Lugano, Switzerland Student Assistant March – May 2013 Strategic Management Hotel Cadro Panoramica****, Lugano, Switzerland Management Consultant, Field Project 2004 – present ROTEX 1900 e.V. (Rotary International), Dortmund, Germany Founding Member Mentor Coordination & support of following issues: accounting, visa handling, transportation & accommodation Collaboration with international colleagues Responsible Supervisor (Several Conventions and Europetour 2006 & 2009) Development of travel guidebooks & routes, cultural tours Cooperation with local media (newspapers, radio, TV) Feb-Aug 2011 Scandic Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz****, Berlin, Germany Internship in Sales & Marketing department Market analysis & Marketing strategy planning Client management & acquisition in / out of House Coordination & development of tailor made e-mail marketing campaigns Participation in Tourism Fairs (ITB, IMEX) & on-job trainings in sales and marketing Aug 2010 Feb 2011 CET Translations, Cologne, Germany Administration Assistant Oct 2009Apr 2010 Macromedia GmbH (University of Applied Science), Cologne, Germany Marketing Assistant Dec 2008 Fredebold & Partner, Cologne, Germany Sales Agent May-Jul 2006 FIFA World Cup Football Championship, Dortmund, Germany Volunteer Oct 2004 – June 2007 PrivateTutor, Iserlohn, Germany Subjects: German, English, Spanish SKILLS Languages: German (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Italian (advanced), French (basic), 2 Portuguese (basic) Computer: MS Office & MAC OS, Adobe Dreamweaver & Photoshop, Audacity, CITRIX, EXCEL, FIDELIO, Google Analytics, HTML, SOPHISTO, SPSS, Stata PUBLICATIONS Spring 2014 Conference Paper Caroline Sturm: Behavioral Theory and Modelling Travel Decision Processes in Leisure Tourism. Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 2014, Monte Verità Winter 2014 Sarman, Igor; Sturm, Caroline Sophie; Scagnolari, Stefano. Case study on secondary homes in the region of Lago Maggiore e Valli. “Inchiesta sulle case secondarie nella Regione Lago Maggiore e Valli: abitudini e comportamenti dei proprietari“ O-tur. Istituto della ricerche economiche (IRE) Winter 2009 Die Indianer im Biere (The indigenous and the beer) Portuñol 01/09, University of Cologne DOCTORAL COURSES (with exam / research project) 2014 Advanced Microeconomics, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano Prof. Mario Jametti 2014 Microeconometrics 1, Lombard Advanced School of Economic Research (LASER), Milan Prof. Matteo Manera (University of Milan-Bicocca) Description: Models for stationary, static and dynamic panel data. 2014 Microeconometrics 2, Lombard Advanced School of Economic Research (LASER), Milan Prof. Raffaele Miniaci (University of Brescia) Description: Models for discrete dependent variables; Models with limited dependent variables: censoring and truncation. 2014 Construction Theories, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano Prof. Peter Schulz 2014 Behavioral Finance, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano Prof. Hersh Shefrin (Santa Clara University) 2014 Discrete Choice Modeling Essex Summer School, Colchester Dr. Tobias Böhmelt (University of Essex) 2014 Mixed Methods Essex Summer School, Colchester Prof. Jason Seawright (Northwestern University) 2014 Introduction to Data Analysis Using R GESIS Summer School, Cologne Dr. Florian Meinfelder (University of Bamberg) Hans Walter Steinhauer (University of Bamberg) 3 2014 Experimental Techniques in Survey Research GESIS Summer School, Cologne Prof. Stefanie Eifler (University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) Dr. Lisa Wallander (Malmö University) CONFERENCES June 2014 4th Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management Conference, Pointe Aux Piments, Mauritius Presentation Paper “Sharing Economy and Tourism – Choice Set Considerations for Tourism Research” May 2014 Swiss Transport Research Conference, Monte Verità, Switzerland Presentation Paper “Behavioral Theory and Modelling Travel Decision Processes in Leisure Tourism” May 2014 Ouishare Festival 2014, Paris, France Participant January 2014 Technoark, La Fondation pour l`innovation en Valais, Techno-Pôle, Sierre, Switzerland Speaker “Share Economy and Tourism” October 2012 ACTE Business Traveler Conference, Rome, Italy Participant May 2011 IMEX, Frankfurt, Germany Exhibitor with Scandic Hotels International INTERESTS & HOBBIES Friends & family, inventions, sharing economy, journeys, art, creative writing, history, water sports. 4
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