Jennifer Adams, MAIS
Researcher (Predoc)
Comms Policy Collaborative Expert
➥ Policy impact and sustainability
➥ External outreach and stakeholder engagement
➥ Grant development and management
➥ Research advocacy and incubation initiatives
Lisa Christiane Alfonzo, BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49346
✉ lisa.christiane.alfonzo@univie.ac.at
Jana Bernhard, Bakk. BA M.Sc. MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48306
✉ jana.bernhard@univie.ac.at
➥ Automated text analysis
➥ Quantitative methods
➥ Political communication
➥ Digitalization of communication professions
Mgr. Dominika Betakova, Bc.
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49378
✉ dominika.betakova@univie.ac.at
➥ Political communication
➥ News usage and news avoidance
➥ Quantitative research methods and computer-assisted content analysis
➥ Experimental research methods
Mag. Dr. Manina Biermayer, Bakk.
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49382
✉ manina.mestas@univie.ac.at
➥ Media literacy
➥ Advertising effects
➥ Health communication
Stephanie Bührer, BSc MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49342
✉ stephanie.buehrer@univie.ac.at
➥ Digital hate and media psychology
➥ In- and outgroup effects
➥ Social identities
➥ Methodological research
Angeliki Chatziefraimidou, BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49348
✉ angeliki.chatziefraimidou@univie.ac.at
➥ Kids, youth and media
➥ Privacy protection online
➥ Digital literacy
Michaela Forrai, BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49340
✉ michaela.forrai@univie.ac.at
➥ Media change and media innovation, especially artificial intelligence
➥ Media psychology
➥ Health communication
➥ Media use and well-being/mental health/suicide prevention
Dott. Dott. mag. Diego Garusi
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49368
✉ diego.garusi@univie.ac.at
➥ Boundaries of journalism
➥ Folk theories of journalism
➥ Journalistic values
➥ News media trust
Melanie Haberl, BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49310
✉ melanie.haberl@univie.ac.at
➥ Emotions in journalism
➥ Ethnography
➥ Day-to-day journalistic work
➥ Language and narrations
Selma Hodzic, BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48302
✉ selma.hodzic@univie.ac.at
Dominik Hokamp, M.A.
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49332
✉ dominik.hokamp@univie.ac.at
➥ Emotions in journalism
➥ Media reception research
➥ Mediatized public sphere and democracy
➥ Journalistic work practice
Janina Jüngst, BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49358
✉ janina.juengst@univie.ac.at
➥ Film industries & TV
➥ Audiovisual media
➥ Diversity, equality & visibility
➥ Kids & youth content
Azade Esther Kakavand, B.A. MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49359
✉ azade.kakavand@univie.ac.at
➥ Social solidarity
➥ Stereotypes in media
➥ Automated content analysis
➥ Quantitative methods
Jaroslava Kaňková, Bc. MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49308
✉ jaroslava.kankova@univie.ac.at
➥ Misinformation
➥ Social media
➥ Health communication
➥ Media literacy
Maryam Khaleghipour, B.A M.A
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48326
✉ maryam.khaleghipour@univie.ac.at
➥ Cyberbullying
➥ Media effects on children and youth
➥ Mediated Participation
➥ Children's mental health and well-being
Thomas Kirchmair, Bakk. BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49372
✉ thomas.kirchmair@univie.ac.at
➥ Digital media effects
➥ Natural language processing
➥ Quantitative methods
➥ Corpus-assisted discourse analysis (CADS)
Florence Klauda, BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
Maximilian Klesl, BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49383
✉ maximilian.klesl@univie.ac.at
➥ Political engagement in digital environments
➥ Election campaign communication
➥ Digital media use in childhood and adolescence
➥ Media change and social relationships
Helena Knupfer, Bakk. BSc MSc MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49312
✉ helena.knupfer@univie.ac.at
➥ Media psychology
➥ Media effects
➥ Intergroup relations and terrorism
➥ Quantitative methods
Aytalina Kulichkina, BA MA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49354
✉ aytalina.kulichkina@univie.ac.at
➥ Agent-based modeling
➥ Network analysis
➥ Computational social science
➥ Quantitative methods
Noelle Sophie Lebernegg, BA BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48303
✉ noelle.sophie.lebernegg@univie.ac.at
➥ Automated content analysis
➥ VR and immersive journalism
➥ Political communication and journalism
➥ Opinion and election research
Birte Marina Leonhardt, B.A. MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49387
✉ birte.marina.leonhardt@univie.ac.at
➥ Transformative journalism
➥ Science journalism
➥ Comparative journalism
➥ Empirical research methods
Kim Dana Löhmann, B.A. MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49392
✉ kim.loehmann@univie.ac.at
➥ Sustainable journalism
➥ Comparative journalism
➥ Lifestyle journalism
Jula Lühring, B.A. M.Sc.
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49349
✉ jula.luehring@univie.ac.at
➥ Political communication
➥ Misinformation
➥ Information processing
➥ Computational Social Sciences
Kateryna Maikovska, BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48330
✉ katernya.maikovska@univie.ac.at
➥ Agent-based modeling
➥ Network analysis
➥ Digital activism
➥ Mixed methods research
Sophie Maria Mayen, B.A. MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-483 10
✉ sophie.mayen@univie.ac.at
➥ Media usage in every day life
➥ Media use and effects among children and adolescents
➥ Health communication, especially on women's health
➥ Framing effects
Rinat Meerson, B.Sc. M.Sc.
Researcer (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49336
✉ rinat.meerson@univie.ac.at
➥ Digital hate
➥ Media and social psychology
➥ Intersectionality
➥ Bystander, counterspeech, and content moderation
Phung Quynh Giao Nguyen, BSc MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49365
✉ phung.quynh.giao.nguyen@univie.ac.at
Selina Noetzel, B.A. MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49316
✉ selina.noetzel@univie.ac.at
➥ Political communication
➥ Media effects
➥ Media psychology
➥ Media literacy
Anna Maria Planitzer, Bakk. MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48324
✉ anna.maria.planitzer@univie.ac.at
➥ Political communication
➥ (Automated) content moderation
➥ Responsible algorithms and AI
➥ User centricity and effects
Gentiana Ramadani, MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48328
✉ gentiana.ramadani@univie.ac.at
Claire Roney, BA BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48316
✉ claire.roney@univie.ac.at
➥ Science and health communication
➥ Political communication
➥ News, media and society
➥ Quantitative methods
Melanie Saumer, BA BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49397
✉ melanie.saumer@univie.ac.at
➥ Media psychology
➥ (Political) participation through citizen science
➥ Effects of digital anti-LGBTQIA+ hate speech
Moritz Sedlatschek, B.A. MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48311
✉ moritz.sedlatschek@univie.ac.at
Sebastian Edward Sherrah, BA BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48325
✉ sebastian.edward.sherrah@univie.ac.at
Marvin Stecker, B.A. M.A.
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49758
✉ marvin.stecker@univie.ac.at
Andrea Stockinger, Bakk. MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48318
✉ andrea.stockinger@univie.ac.at
➥ Political communication
➥ Incivility and toxic talk online
➥ Experimental research methods
➥ Computational communication science
Phelia Weiß, B.A. B.A. MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49309
✉ phelia.weiss@univie.ac.at
➥ Media content and effects
➥ Radicalization and extremism
➥ Gender
➥ Quantitative methods
Mag. Daniel Wiesner, BA MA
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-48317
✉ daniel.wiesner@univie.ac.at
➥ Political communication
➥ Framing
➥ Computational communication science
➥ Automated text analysis
Alexandra Wölfle, BA BA BA MSc
Researcher (Predoc)
✆ +43-1-4277-49337
✉ alexandra.woelfle@univie.ac.at
➥ Media change
➥ Digital media effects
➥ Social media
➥ Political communication