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Dr. Sarah Fischer, M.A.

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Reception research
  • Science communication
  • Health communication
  • Trust research

Academic Education

2011University degree "Magister"; Subject: "Dominance of Science or Integration of Society? A Comparative Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Molecular Medicine, Nanotechnology and Particle Physics in Science Television Programs"
2006 - 2011Studies of Media Studies, English and French at the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena

Work Experience

since 10/2015Postdoctoral Researcher with the Research Training Group "Trust and Communication in a Digitized World" at the Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster
since 04/2012Doctoral Student with the Research Training Group "Trust and Communication in a Digitized World" at the Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster

Publications

Trust as an Action – About the Overrated Significance of Trust in Information Sources in a Digital World.
Westphal, Sarah; Blöbaum, Bernd (2016)
In: Blöbaum, Bernd (eds.), Trust and communication in a digitized world. Models and concepts of trust research, 113-124. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28059-2
Research article (book contribution) | Published
Vertrauenswürdigkeit ohne Vertrauen? Wie die Kommunikation wissenschaftlicher Unsicherheiten die Bewertungen und Entscheidungen von Rezipienten beeinflusst
Westphal, S., Hendriks, F., & Malik, M. (2015)
In: Bonfadelli, H., Schäfer, M.S. & Kristiansen, S. (eds.), Wissenschaftskommunikation im Wandel, 340-364. Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag.
Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published
Vertrauen oder Akzeptanz? Theoretische Überlegungen zum Vertrauen und alternative Strategien bei der Rezeption von Informationsangeboten im Internet
Westphal, S. (2014)
In:  (eds.), . (kein Verlag angegeben).
Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published)
Die Wirkung wissenschaftlicher Unsicherheiten auf Bewertungen und Entscheidungen der Rezipienten. Ein Online-Experiment am Beispiel von Gesundheitsinformationen im Internet
Westphal S., Hendriks, F. (2014)
In:  (eds.), . (kein Verlag angegeben).
Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published)
Trust in Online Health Journalism in Comparison to Other Online Information Sources. Suggestion of an Empirical Study
Westphal, S. (2014)
In:  (eds.), . (kein Verlag angegeben).
Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published)

Projects

RTG 1712: Trust and Communication in a Digitized World (GRK 1712)
Duration: 01/04/2012 - 31/03/2021 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster

Doctorates

Trust in online information. On the relevance of trust for the reception of scientific uncertainties from different online sources using health information as…
Candidate: Fischer, Sarah | Supervisors: Malik, Maja; Blöbaum, Bernd; Bromme, Rainer
Period of time: 01/04/2012 - 26/10/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster