Areas of research
Our research groups and teaching departments
Research units and teaching areas
Prof. Dr. Lars Guenther
Science communication and journalism, risk and crisis communication, trust research
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Prof. Dr. Mario Haim
Computational communication research, political communication, computational journalism, algorithmically curated media environments, methodological research
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch
Journalism research, war reporting, celebrities and the media, comparative research
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Prof. Dr. Benjamin Krämer
Media use, media and communication history, theories, history of theory and theoretical work, political communication
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Prof. Dr. Anna Sophie Kümpel
Reception and impact research, digital communication, methodological research
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Prof. Dr. Michael Meyen
Qualitative methods and theoretical-historical analysis, media systems and media change in international comparison, mediatization and media policy
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Prof. Dr. Carsten Reinemann
Political communication, media uses and media effects, media literacy
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Prof. Dr. Diana Rieger
(right-wing) extremism and radicalization, hate speech, entertainment research
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Prof. Dr. Constanze Rossmann
health communication, science, risk and crisis communication, media reception and effects
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Prof. Dr. Neil Thurman
AI and automation in journalism, the online behaviour of media audiences, journalists’ routines and attitudes
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Prof. Dr. Sophia Volk
The research group investigates strategic communication and PR in transition through AI, new media, and professional practice.
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