Carolin joined the chair in September 2025 as a doctoral candidate. She holds a Master's degree in Quantitative Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich. During her studies she spent 6 months as a visiting graduate student at the University of Cambridge and gained experience outside academia in strategy consulting and at the European Central Bank (ECB).

Her research interests include managerial strategies and decision making, digital platforms, and reference groups, studied using experimental and other empirical approaches.