About me
Understanding why people behave the way they do, how they tend to reach decisions and to what extent these processes are shaped by the digital environment they navigate has always been a key interest to me. As a PhD Candidate within the Digital Influence Group, I am affiliated with the Center for Language Studies (Department for Language & Communication) and iHub, Radboud's interdisciplinary research hub on Digitalization and Society.
Under the supervision of Philipp Schmid, Hanna Schraffenberger, and Mark Dingemanse, I am studying the risks and benefits of leveraging emerging technologies for persuasive purposes. Specifically, my research surveys the role of artificial agents and generative AI in an increasingly polarized information space riddled with disinformation, conspiracy theories and foreign influence.
Keywords:
- Disinformation
- Conspiracy Theories
- Interventions
- HCI
- LLMs
- Behavioural Policy
Education
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
MSc - Communication Science
2023 - 2024
Political Communication Track, graduated cum laude
Utrecht University, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
MSc - Social, Health & Organizational Psychology
2022 - 2023
Social Influence Track
University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology
BSc - Psychology
2015 - 2022
University of Vienna, Department of Communication
BA - Communication Science
2014 - 2018
Research Interests
Mis- & Disinformation
- Susceptibility: What are root causes for misinformation susceptibility? Which role does trust in media and democracy play?
- Behavioural Policy: What are the mechanisms behind active inoculation? How can we track platform compliance with EU regulation?
HCI & Influence
- Persuasive Agents: How do machine heuristics and source attribution influence the persuasiveness of artificial agents?
- Social Responses: How can software agents evoke social responses? Can they benefit from triggering weaker social responses?
LLMs & Language
- Synthetic Disinformation: How do human-authored and LLM-generated disinformation differ? Can synthetic disinformation circumvent automated detection?
- Language Diversity: Do LLMs result in some sort of "stylistic regression to the middle"?
Experience
Honors, Grants & Awards
Milton Wolf Emerging Scholar Fellowship & Stipend
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Invited to the Milton Wolf Seminar on Media & Diplomacy.
Graduation Cum Laude
Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam
Graduated with honors and a final grade of 8.42.
Amsterdam’s Digital Communication Methods Lab Thesis Grant
Digital Communication Methods Lab, ASCOR, University of Amsterdam
Generous funding for my master's thesis project on LLM-generated misinformation.
Young Talent's Award Creative
Interactive Advertising Bureau
Including the invitation to represent Austria at the Eurobest Young Creatives Competition.
30+ Advertising Awards
ADCE, iab, CCA, Adgar, Golden Drum Festival
Various advertising awards from the Golden Drum Festival, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Creative Club Austria and Art Directors Club of Europe.
Academic Services
Conference Contributions
- EDMO Scientific Conference 2024
- MMMW2025: Media, Manipulation & Misinformation Workshop in Nijmegen
Journal Reviewer
- Behavioral Science & Policy (BSP)