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I am a tenured Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Media and Communication Studies at University of Mannheim (since 2019). Since 2024, I am also Vice Chair of the DGPuK Communication and Politics Division.

My work focuses on digital political communication, news use and effects, and the social and psychological dynamics of media change. I am particularly interested in how our (changing) communication environment represents and thereby shapes social identities and hierarchies as well as societal cohesion. In research and teaching, I hava a special focus on quantitative and computational methodology and actively engage in methods development and validation.

My research has been published in leading journals, including Journal of Communication, Political Communication, and Digital Journalism, and has received several awards, among them the Kaid Sanders Best Article of the Year Award from the International Communication Association’s Political Communication Division.

Beyond academia, I actively contribute to public debates related to my research areas. I regularly author articles and expert reports for broader audiences, deliver keynote speeches, participate in panel discussions, and provide expert commentary through various media appearances. Should you be interested in collaborating in this context, please do get in touch via the contact options on my department website.

This page will give you an overview of my academic work. Most importantly, you can find links to open access publications and open materials complementing my research in the publications list.