Dr.phil. Dorothe Kienhues, Dipl.-Psych.

Current affiliations

Center for Higher Education (ZHL)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Epistemic beliefs
Learning in informal and formal learning arrangements
Communicating scientific and technology-related knowledge
Trust and communication
Digital Literacy

Work Experience
since 2009	Assistance in coordinating the DFG-funded Priority Program 1409 "Science and then general public: Understanding fragile and conflicting scientific evidence" (postdoctoral position) at the WWU Münster
since 2005	Research associate in the team of Prof. R. Bromme, WWU Münster
2006 - 2008	Fellow of the Virtual Ph.D. Program (VGK) "Knowledge acquisition and knowledge exchange with new media" funded by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)

Publications

Complexity appreciated: How the communication of complexity impacts topic-specific intellectual humility and epistemic trustworthiness. Vaupotič, N., Kienhues, D. & Jucks, R. (2024) In: Public Understanding of Science, 33(6) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Informationskompetenz, epistemisches Vertrauen und intellektuelle Demut als wissenschaftsdidaktische Zielperspektiven. Jucks, Regina; Kienhues, Dorothe (2024) In: Reinmann, Gabi; Rhein, Rüdiger (eds.), Wissenschaftsdidaktik IV. Wissenschaftskommunikation. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Math is cool – For school? Insights into preservice teachers’ views on the mathematics discipline between an academic and a job-related focus. Guse, S., Kienhues, D. & Jucks, R, (2023) In: Teaching and Teacher Education, 132 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Half a Mathematician? How Preservice Teachers Are Connected to Their Studied Discipline. Guse, S., Kienhues, D. & Jucks, R. (2023) In: Journal of Curriculum Studies , 2023 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
COPY OF:Gaining Insight Through Explaining? How Generating Explanations Affects Individuals’ Perception of Their Own and of Experts’ Knowledge. Vaupotič, N., Kienhues, D. & Jucks, R. (2022) In: International Journal of Science Education, 12(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

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Projects

Researchers' perspectives on Science Communication' within the Collaborative Research Centre 656 'Molecular Cardiovascular Imaging' (Funded by SFB 659) Duration: 01/10/2016 - 30/03/2017 Type of project: Own resources project
SPP 1409 - Subproject: Coordination of SPP 1409 - Science and the General Public: Understanding Fragile and Conflicting Evidence Duration: 01/07/2009 - 30/06/2016 \| 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster

Talks

Strategies in Dealing with Science-Based Information Kienhues, D.; Hendriks, F.; Jucks, R.; Bromme, R. (15/08/2019) 18th Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Aachen, Germany. Type of talk: scientific talk
Who has a consistent stance toward science? Interindividual and intercontextual differences in the public’s engagement with science Kienhues, D., Bromme, R., Gollwitzer, M., Maier, M., Bromme, L. & Bender, J. (18/09/2018) Vortrag auf dem 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Frankfurt Type of talk: scientific talk
Trust in Science: A vulnerable resource for rationality in modern societies Bromme, Rainer. & Kienhues, Dorothe (17/08/2018) Symposium organisiert auf dem 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Frankfurt Type of talk: scientific talk
Scientists’ views on their own engagement in science communication and outreach activities Hendriks, F., Niederhoff, D., Kienhues, D., Bromme, R. (02/05/2018) Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference, , Dunedin, New Zealand Type of talk: scientific talk
We were promised jetpacks, but still: Science as an epistemic authority in our modern world Kienhues, Dorothe; Bromme, Rainer (14/04/2018) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, USA. Type of talk: scientific talk

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Prizes

Maslovaty Foundation Award 2015 for the best EARLI SIG 13 Young Researcher's Paper Presentation "The effect of ethical concerns on source evaluation and argumentation about a socio-scientific issue". Paper presented at the EARLI 2015 conference in Cyprus.
Awarded by: Maslovaty Foundation
Award given to: Hendriks, F., Kienhues, D., Bromme R.
Announced at: 26/08/2015 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2015
Type of distinction: Best publication award

Doctorates

“Who Said What, and Why?” – How Laypeople Infer the Epistemic Trustworthiness of Experts
Candidate: Hendriks, Friederike | Supervisors: Bromme, Rainer; Blöbaum, Bernd; Kienhues, Dorothe; Internationaler Mentor: Prof. Paul L. Harris (Harvard University, USA)
Period of time: 01/10/2012 - 18/03/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

Whom to blame - The source of information or myself? Personal epistemology and personal ability in dealing with medical information on the Internet.
Candidate: Kienhues, Dorothe | Supervisors: Bromme, Rainer
Period of time: 01/04/2004 - 01/02/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster