Main Research Interests of Research Group Media Psychology and Media Design
- Media and Technology Psychology
- Media Design
- Media-related Gender and Sexuality Research
- Health Communication
- Media Education
- Social Science Research Methods and Evaluation Research
Ongoing Research Projects
CO-HUMANICS
Third-party funded in cooperation with a consortium of the TU Ilmenau: Co-Presence of Humans and Interactive Companions for Seniors (CO-HUMANICS). Project Website and website of the work package evaluation.
GROOVE
Third-party funded in cooperation with a consortium of the Bauhaus University Weimar and industry partners: project website [link follows] and website for the Summative Evaluation sub-project.
EMSA
Third-party funded: how are sexual debut, menstruation and abortion as topics of sexual and reproductive online health communication presented on Social Media Platforms. Project Website
PASeBi
Self-funded in cooperation with the Working Group on Sexual Education of the AWO Counselling Centres in NRW. Project Website
Completed Research Projects
Contraception in Social Media
Third-party funded: how are different methods of contraception presented on various Social Media platforms. Project Website
VEDIAS
Third-party funded in cooperation with a consortium of the TU Ilmenau: Digital, internationally oriented study programs with Social Virtual Reality application (VEDIAS). Project Website
Mindfulness in Higher Education Teaching
Self-funded with a research consortium of the Mindful Universities Network: Effects of mindfulness in higher education teaching. Project Website
Sexuality and Digital Media
Self-funded in cooperation with a consortium from psychology, communication science and medicine. Project Website
Sexual Well-Being and Sexual Education in Times of the Corona Pandemic
Self-funded with the Institut für Sexualpädagogik [Institute of Sexual Education] isp: Sexuality in times of the Corona pandemic from the perspective of sexual education professionals. Project Website