• Since 01/2020
    Research Associate with Prof. Birgit Stark at the Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • 08/2019–12/2019
    Research Associate at the Mainzer Medieninstitut
  • 09/2019
    Master of Arts in Communication completed. Master’s thesis: „Gefährdete Demokratie? Die Auswirkungen des Medienzynismus auf die Fragmentierung des Publikums“
  • 10/2017–09/2019
    M.A. studies in Communication with a focus on Communication and Media Research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Working student at “redcoon GmbH” (Aschaffenburg) during this time
  • 11/2017
    Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Communication Studies completed. Bachelor’s thesis: „Mr. Gates im 21. Jahrhundert – Einflussfaktoren auf die Nachrichtenauswahl einer Lokalzeitung“
  • 04/2014–11/2017
    B.A. studies in Journalism/Communication Studies (minor: Political Science) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Internships and part-time positions at “redcoon GmbH,” Funkhaus Aschaffenburg, and Main-Echo Aschaffenburg during this time
  • During studies
    Various positions as a research assistant in different units at the Department of Communication, including the DACH project “Media Performance and Democracy,” the BMBF joint project “Pharmakologisches Neuroenhancement – Zwischen planbarem Wissenstransfer und nicht intendierten Rückwirkungen,” and the project funded by the Research Unit Media Convergence “Gute Suchmaschinen, schlechte Suchmaschinen? Eine vergleichende Inhaltsanalyse der Vielfalt und Relevanz von Suchergebnissen.”
  • Media trust
  • Fragmentation
  • Media diversity and opinion power
  • Media and social cohesion
  • German Communication Association (DGPuK)
  • European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
  • International Communication Association (ICA)
  • Top Student Paper Award of the Journalism Studies Division at the 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA)
  • Award of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) 2025 for the best journal article in communication studies for the contribution „Ich mach mir die Welt, wie sie mir gefällt. Meinungsbildungsrelevanz aus Nutzungsperspektive“, published in Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft (with Pascal Schneiders and Birgit Stark)
  • Award of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) 2025 for the best conference submission by doctoral candidates and students