University Education

• 2014-2019
  PhD in Media Psychology and Communication Science ("summa cum laude")
  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Peter Ohler
  Thesis: Interactivity as dynamic demand. A conceptual, methodological, and empirical foundation for an innovative approach to study video games

• 2012-2014
  M.A., Media and Communication, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

• 2009-2013
  B.A., Media and Communication, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

Academic Positions • Professional Experience

• 09/2020-present
  Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Communication, Vienna Advertising & Media Psychology Research Group (AdMe), Professor Jörg Matthes

• 09/2019-04/2020
  Visiting Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Research Associate, College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, USA

• 02/2017-04/2017
  Visiting Scholar, Department of Communication Studies, West Viriginia University, USA

• 04/2015-03/2018
  Research Training Group CrossWorlds – Connecting Virtual and Real Social Worlds (GRK 1780/1), Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

• 11/2014-12/2019
  Research Assistant and Junior Lecturer, Institute for Media Research, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany