Current and Completed PhD Projects
Current PhD Projects
supervised by Prof. Lutz Hagen:
| PhD Student | Topic / Working Title |
|---|---|
| Majid Ali |
Hydrogen technology and economy in the media - an international comparative analysis of their journalistic construction |
| Corinna Drexler |
How public opinion and the media view future mobility scenarios |
| Jana Fischer | Krisenberichterstattung und ihre Anschlusskommunikation online |
| Johanna Grosche |
Digital Twins: Infrastructures of Environmental Governance and Decision-Making |
| Anne-Marie In der Au | |
|
Sandra Mooshammer |
Abilities and Journalistic Quality of the Communicator - Automated Journalism and Their Influence on Human Journalists' Perception of the Technology |
| Farina Ohser | Mediale Aushandlung von Verantwortung in Gesundheitskommunikation |
| Kristin Pomsel | |
| Tim Schruttke | Framing of LGBTQ+ topics in the German press and how this framing is perceived by the queer community |
| Anke Wagner | (no public working title) |
|
Gregor Willenbrock |
Die Theorieanbindung der Netzwerkanalyse in der kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Öffentlichkeitsforschung: Methodische Evaluation und Weiterentwicklung |
supervised by Prof. Sven Engesser:
| PhD Student | Topic / Working Title |
|---|---|
| Nassim Ghondaghsaz | Trust in Software-Defined Mobile Supply Chains |
| Pauline Heger | Mapping Social Acceptance of Green Innovation in Urban Settings |
| Deborah Kunze | Destigmatization through media and communication |
| Ayanda Rogge | Machine Friend: Communication Capabilities and Interaction Characteristics of Artificial Companions |
| Dan Teng'o | Framing of Climate Change in the Kenyan Press |
Completed PhD Projects
supervised by Prof. Lutz Hagen:
| Candidate | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bin Chen | The Role of Public Media in a Global Crisis. A Comparative Study of German and Chinese Public Broadcasters' Media Quality in COVID-19 Pandemic Reporting | 2026 |
| Ellen Dietzsch-Lohbeck | Compliance als Treiber von Reputation. Eine empirische Analyse der Wirkung von Compliance-Kommunikation auf die Unternehmensreputation in Medien | 2022 |
| Fawad Baig | Political Parallelism in the Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis | 2020 |
| Sehrish Mushtag | Influences on Journalists for the Coverage of Indo-Pak Relations: War and Peace Journalism in Indian and Pakistani Newspapers | 2020 |
| Eugen Esau | Einflussfaktoren von Public Diplomacy in der Kriegsberichterstattung am Beispiel des Kaukasus-Konflikts | 2018 |
| Elias Kukati | Perceptions of the Israel – Palestine Conflict: Frames among the Public, Political Stakeholders and Media in Palestine and Israel | 2016 |
| Yulia Lukashina | How German Right-Wing Parties Make Use of Mainstream Press on Facebook: A Framing Analysis | 2016 |
| Hua Pang | The Role of Media in the Political Socialization of International Students in Dresden. Interrelations between media consumption, political attitudes, and patterns of political participation | 2016 |
supervised by Prof. Sven Engesser:
| Candidate | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Weidmüller | The Trustworthiness of Voice-Based Assistants as Information Intermediaries | 2026 |
| Stephen Tindi | Digital Transformation and Digital Inequality in Ghana, West Africa | 2025 |
| Katrin Etzrodt | Die Wahrnehmung von Sprachassistenten als soziale Akteure im Informationsprozess | 2022 |