Curriculum vitae

Academic positions

2022
Interim professor for Digitalization and the Public

Institute of Communication Science, University of Jena

2019 – today
Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer

Department of Media and Communication, LMU Munich

2021
Substitute professor for Computational Social Science

Center for Data and Methods, University of Konstanz

2016 – 2017
Research associate

Munich Center for Internet Research, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities

2013 – 2019
Research associate, PhD student

Department of Media and Communication, LMU Munich

2012 – 2013
Student tutor & research assistant

Department of Media and Communication, LMU Munich

Professional experience

2012 – 2013
Working student (media research)

Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen

2011 – 2012
Intern & trainee (PR)

HARVARD Engage! Communications

2010 – 2011
Working student (media research)

Mediaplus

2008
Intern (media planning)

Mediaplus

2008 – 2011
Freelance film critic

Filmstarts

Education

2019
Doctor rerum socialium

LMU Munich

2013
M.A. Communication

LMU Munich

2011
B.A. Communication

LMU Munich & University of Sydney

2007
Abitur

Louise-Schroeder-Gymnasium Munich

University & Field Service

Academic functions

2020 – today
Representative of the academic staff („Mittelbausprecher“)

Department of Media and Communication, LMU Munich

2019 – Today
Member of the award committee

Herbert von Halem Nachwuchspreis

2019 – Today
Member of working group “research software”

DGPuK

2017 – Today
Editor

DGPuK transfer

Ad-hoc reviewing

Journals

Communication Research, Digital Journalism, HKS Misinformation Journal, Information, Communication and Society, Information Processing and Management, Journal of Communication, Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Journal of Media Psychology, Mass Communication and Society, Nature Human Behavior, New Media & Society, Social Media + Society, Social Science Computer Review

Conferences

Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), Annual Conference of the DGPuK Division „Methods“, Annual Conference of the DGPuK Division „Media Use and Effects“

Miscellaneous

SoSci Panel

Conference organization

2020

Organisation of the 11th Annual Doctoral Colloquium of the DGPuK division “Political communication” (“NapoKo”)

2020

Public relations and website for the 65th Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (“DGPuK”)

2016

Organisation of the 3rd DGPuK Bi-Annual Conference for Early-Career Scholars (“Nachwuchstag”)

Awards & Honors

2020
Distinguished Reviewer 2019

Journal of Media Psychology

2020
Best Paper Award

Annual conference of DGPuK division “Media use and effects”

2019
Distinguished Reviewer 2018

Journal of Media Psychology

2019
Best Proposal Award

Annual conference of DGPuK division “Methods”

Professional Memberships

Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK, German Communication Association)

European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

International Communication Association (ICA)

LMU Open Science Center