Her previous posts were at Northumbria University, Newcastle in the UK and at the University of Potsdam, Germany. She received her PhD from the Free University in Berlin, Germany in 2001. Her publications and research interests focus on motivational and self-regulatory aspects of athletic performance, recovery, sport psychological diagnostics and cross-cultural comparisons. Besides her research Anne-Marie works as a sport psychological consultant for several organizations and different athletes. She is member of the German association for sport psychology (asp) and the Danish forum for sport psychology (DIFO). She is section editor for the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.