The Institutional Review Board of the Department of Media and Communication supports researchers applying for and carrying out empirical research projects by advising them on or assessing the ethical aspects of their planned project.
Applications for ethical review are accepted at any time.
IRB Members
Janise Brück, M.A.
Academic Staff
Science communication • Science journalism • Science PR
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch
Professor
Journalism research • journalism culture • comparative methodology
Rebecca Kammerer, M.A.
Academic Staff
Health Communication • Sociology of (Prison) Medicine • and Role Theory (with a focus on Role Conflicts)
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Krämer
Professor
Media reception • media history and media change • political communication • music in the media
Dr. Antonia Markiewitz
Academic Staff
Health communication (mental health • suicide/suicidality • social media & children/adolescents) • Journalism
Dr. Johanna Schindler
Academic Staff
Group Phenomena • Digital Communication • Media Uses and Effects • Political Communication
Ursula Kristin Schmid, M.A.
Academic Staff
Hate Speech • Humor • Medienwirkungsforschung
Prof. Dr. Neil Thurman
Professor
AI and automation in journalism • The online behaviour of media audiences • Journalists’ routines and attitudes