Main Research Interests of Research Group Media Psychology and Media Design

  1. Media and Technology Psychology
  2. Media Design
  3. Media-related Gender and Sexuality Research
  4. Health Communication
  5. Media Education
  6. Social Science Research Methods and Evaluation Research

Ongoing Research Projects

Interdisciplinary Pornography Research 

DFG research network for Interdisciplinary Pornography Research. Project website at the University of Mainz and the Ilmenau sub-project.

 

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 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

 

SEX:AI

Self-funded in cooperation with an international research network. Project Website

 

WEiSaP

Self-funded in cooperation with an advisory board from research and practice: Knowledge and attidudes towards sex work and prostitution. Project Website

 

TIPURQ

Third-party funded within a research network investigating differences and similarities in sexual interests within romantic couples. Sub-Project Webite

   

Completed Research Projects (Selection)

PASeBi

Self-funded in cooperation with the Working Group on Sexual Education of the AWO Counselling Centres in NRW. Project Website

 

MURL

Third-party funded within a research network dedicated to the exploration and scientific study of mindfulness in higher education. Network Website and Sub-Project Website

 

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

   

https://www.tu-ilmenau.de/mpmd/research