On scientific conferences (peer-reviewed)
Pressure or power resource? The mediated public in political and economic negotiations. Presentation at the ECREA’s Political Communication Section Conference (Zurich, 22.-23.11.2017). With Christina Köhler and Oliver Quiring.
Is it really that funny? Laughter, emotional contagion, and heuristic processing during shared media use. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (San Diego, May 25-19, 2017). With Oliver Quiring.
Convinced, or not convinced? – How complaints on social media and their presumed effects on others influence users’ attitudes toward companies. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (San Diego, May 25-19, 2017). With Inga Louis.
Socially destructive! Effects of Hateful User Comments on Recipients’ Prosocial Behavior. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (San Diego, May 25-19, 2017). With Marc Ziegele and Christina Köhler.
Macht uns der Hass im Netz zu schlechteren Menschen? Wirkungen von Hasskommentaren gegen Flüchtlinge auf die Spendenbereitschaft von Rezipienten. Presentation at a Section Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK-Fachgruppe Kommunikation und Politik) (Jena, 16.-18.02.2017). With Marc Ziegele and Christina Köhler.
It’s Not Only the Economy, Stupid! It’s the Media, Too! Paper presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Fukuoka, June 9-13, 2016). With Christina Köhler and Oliver Quiring.
Conflicting realities? How recipients react to discrepancies between media representations and personal experience. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Fukuoka, June 9-13, 2016). With Marc Ziegele.
Why should I help you? Man up! Bystanders’ gender stereotypic perceptions of workplace cyberbullying. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Fukuoka, June 9-13, 2016). With Christina Köhler and Anna Schnauber.
Unvereinbare Realitäten? Wie Rezipienten Diskrepanzen zwischen direkter Erfahrung und medial vermittelter Wirklichkeit begegnen. Presentation at a Section Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK-Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung) (Amsterdam, 28.-30.01.2016). With Marc Ziegele.
Soll er sich halt wehren! Geschlechterstereotype Wahrnehmungsschemata bei Cybermobbing-Vorfällen. Presentation at a Section Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK-Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung) (Amsterdam, 28.-30.01.2016). With Christina Köhler and Anna Schnauber.
On the use of sexually explicit online media as “escape”. Presentation at the 33rd annual conference of the IAMCR (Montreal, 12.-16.7.2015). With Stefan Aufenanger, Elmar Braehler, Michael Dreier, Eva Klein, Kai Mueller, Oliver Quiring, Leonard Reinecke, Birgit Stark, Klaus Woelfling, and Manfred Beutel.
Online pornography and sexual practice: Explaining the uses of sexually explicit material within and outside committed relationships. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (San Juan, May 21-25, 2015). With Richard Lemke, Sönke S. Matschurek, and Marc Ziegele.
Gender differences in escapist uses of sexually explicit internet material. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association - Pre-conference on "Theorizing Sex, Sexuality, & Sexual Identity" (San Juan, May 21-25, 2015). With Stefan Aufenanger, Elmar Braehler, Michael Dreier, Eva Klein, Kai Mueller, Oliver Quiring, Leonard Reinecke, Birgit Stark, Klaus Woelfling, and Manfred Beutel.
That man behind the curtain: Investigating the sexual internet use of MSM who hide their same sex sexual attraction in offline surroundings. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association - Pre-conference on "Theorizing Sex, Sexuality, & Sexual Identity" (San Juan, May 21-25, 2015). With Richard Lemke.
Empowering Consumers And Citizens: Determinants of Understanding Economic Media Content. Presentation at the 5th European Communication Conference of the ECREA (Lisbon, 12.-15.11.2014). With Christina Köhler and Oliver Quiring.
Illusions of knowledge: How the media make the public feel capable to participate in politics. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (Nice, September 4-6, 2014). With Christina Köhler.
Negotiating Identity through Media Use: Developmental Tasks and the Social Dimension of Using Audiovisual Media in Adolescence. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Seattle, May 22-26, 2014).
The Anti-social Net. Modeling the Influence of Presumed Harmful Influences on Support for Restrictive Internet Regulation. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Seattle, May 22-26, 2014). With Marc Ziegele.
Im Netz der Gefahren: Negative Vorstellungen von der Wirkung des Internets und ihre Handlungskonsequenzen. Presentation at a Section Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK-Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung) (Hannover, 23.-25.01.2014). With Marc Ziegele.
Frame competition after key events: A longitudinal study of media framing of economic policy after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy 2008–2009. Paper presented at the AEJMC 2013 Conference (Washington DC, August 8-11, 2013). With Stefan Geiß and Oliver Quiring.
Example, Please! Comparing the Effects of Single and Average Customer Reviews on Online Shoppers' Product Evaluations. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (London, June 17-21, 2013). With Marc Ziegele.
News Frames, Inter-Media Frame Transfer and the Financial Crisis. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (London, June 17-21, 2013). With Thomas Bach and Oliver Quiring.
Female Model, Male Perspective. The Adolescent Female’s Perception of Narrative Television. Presentation at the 4th European Communication Conference of the ECREA (Istanbul, 24.-27.10.2012). With Gizem Weber.
Cyberbullying, Presumed Suffering and Secondary Victimization. The Influence of the Victim’s Extraversion and Self-disclosure. Presentation at the 4th European Communication Conference der ECREA (Istanbul, 24.-27.10.2012). With Anna Schnauber and Marc Ziegele.
Blaming the victim – the effects of extraversion and information-disclosure on attributions of guilt in Cyberbullying. Presentation at the 30th annual conference of the IAMCR (Durban, 15.-19.7.2012). With Anna Schnauber and Marc Ziegele.
Economic news, real world cues and public concerns - explaining the nature of intervention coverage. Presentation at the WAPOR European Conference (Gdansk, 15.-16.03.2012). With Oliver Quiring and Stefan Geiß.
Consensual measures? Evaluation of governmental intervention in the media and public. Presentation at the WAPOR European Conference (Danzig, 15.-16.03.2012). With Oliver Quiring and Stefan Geiß.
Functions of collective media use among adolescents. Presentation at the conference of the ECREA Interpersonal Communication & Social Interaction Section (Belfast, 07.-09.09.2011). With Marc Ziegele.
The media coverage of governmental attempts to fight the economic crisis and selected effects on the public. Paper presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Boston, May 26-30, 2011). With Oliver Quiring.
Anschlusskommunikation revisited. Presentation at a Section Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK-Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung) (München, 27.-29.01.2011). With Marc Ziegele.
Media coverage of governmental anti-crisis measures -- an experiment on the role of involvement in framing-effects. Presentation at the 3rd European Communication Conference of the ECREA (Hamburg, 12.-15.10.2010). With Oliver Quiring and Marc Ziegele.
Opel must survive! -- A content analysis of recipient-orientation in German newspapers. Presentation at the 3rd European Communication Conference of the ECREA (Hamburg, 12.-15.10.2010). With Oliver Quiring.
Die Nutzung von Internetpornografie unter Jugendlichen. Presentation at the 47th congress of the German Psychological Association (DGPs) (Bremen, 26.-30.09.2010). With Gregor Daschmann and Oliver Quiring.
The role of personal involvement and media input in framing people's attitudes towards governmental anti-crisis measures - an experiment. Presentation at the 28th annual Conference of the IAMCR (Braga, 18.-22.7.2010). With Oliver Quiring.
Sexualized Youth – Promiscuous Youth? Does Sexually Explicit Internet-Content Deteriorate Sexual Attitudes? Presentation at the Conference “Digital Media Technologies Revisited: Theorizing Social Relations, Interactions and Communication” (Berlin, 20.-21.11.2009). With Gregor Daschmann and Oliver Quiring.
“Ja, ich schaue mir fast täglich einen Porno an.” Eine Online-Befragung mit anfallender Stichprobe zur Analyse eines gesellschaftlich tabuisierten Themas. Presentation at a Section Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK-Fachgruppe Methoden der Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft) (Mainz, 24.-26.09.2009). With Gregor Daschmann and Oliver Quiring.
Invited Lectures
Peer group talks and identity exploration in the social web. Invited presentation at the "Communicative Figurations"-conference, University of Bremen, 8.12.2016.
Public Lecture on Pornography Consumption among Adolescents, Saarland University, 30.4.2016.
Public Lecture on Pornography Consumption among Adolescents, University of Würzburg, 16.6.2015.
Lecture on Pornography Consumption and Love, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Mainz, 29.5.2015.
Lecture on Cyberbullying, Young Conservatives Association Ludwigshafen, 06.11.2015.
Public Lecture on Online Pornography, Civic Association Gunzenhausen, 25.2.2010.
Lecture on Online Pornography, pro familia, Berlin, 24.2.2010.
Public Lecture on Pornography Consumption among Adolescents. University of Mainz, 26.11.2009.