Professor Dr. Thorsten Quandt
Current affiliations
- Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft, Schwerpunkt: Onlinekommunikation (Prof. Quandt)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Online communication and interactive media
- Media Innovations
- Digital Gaming
- Online Journalism
Academic Education | |
| since 2008 | Habilitation in Communication Science at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich |
| since 2004 | Ph.D. in Communication Science. Dissertation: "Journalisten im Netz" (Journalists and the internet) at the TU Ilmenau |
| 1990 - 1996 | Journalism, psychology, film/television and cultural studies in Bochum and Liverpool |
| 1993 - 1994 | Study of Media and Cultural Studies at the John Moores University in Liverpool, England |
Work Experience | |
| since 10/2012 | Professor for online communication at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 03/2014 - 05/2014 | Visiting Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 2009 - 2012 | Professor at the University of Hohenheim, Department of Communication Studies |
| 2007 - 2008 | Junior Professor at the FU Berlin |
| 1997 - 2007 | Research Assistant at the TU Ilmenau and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich |
| 08/2001 - 09/2001 | Visiting Scholar at the School of Journalism, Indiana University in Bloomington, USA |
| 1996 - 1998 | Working as a radio journalist |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2015 | Associate Editor of the Journal of Communication |
| since 2012 | Board Member of the journal "Digital Journalism" |
| since 2012 | Head of the evaluation board for Finnish Communication Studies, Academy of Finland |
| since 2011 | Member of the Executive Board of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) |
| since 2011 | Chair of the Temporary Working Group "Digital Games Research" of ECREA |
| since 2011 | Board member of the journal "Communication Theory" |
| since 2005 | Section Editor for the journal 'Journalism Studies' ('Theory Review' section, along with Mark Deuze and Karin Wahl-Jorgensen) |
| 2008 - 2013 | Council in the 'Scientific Advisory Board' of the Finnish Helsingin Sanomat Foundation |
| 2009 - 2011 | Secretary of the "Journalism Studies Division" of the International Communication Association (ICA) |
| 2008 - 2010 | Speaker of the 'journalism and journalism research' section of DGPuK |
| 2006 - 2008 | Deputy Speaker of the 'journalism and journalism research' section of DGPuK |
Publications
Bartsch, A.; Neuberger, C.; Stark, B.; Karnowski, V.; Maurer, M.; Pentzold, C.; Quandt, T.; Quiring, O.; Schemer, C. (2025) In: Communication Theory, 34 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Krause, Maurice; Greefrath, Gilbert; Forthmann, Boris; Kremer, Fabienne E.; Reer, Felix; Laumann, Daniel; Masemann, Dörthe; Denz, Cornelia; Heinicke, Susanne; Leibrock, Barbara; Marohn, Annette; Quandt, Thorsten; Souvignier, Elmar; Ubben, Malte; Heusler, Stefan (2024) In: Frontiers in Education, 9 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Quandt, Thorsten; Klapproth, Johanna (2024) In: Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, 49 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Klapproth, Johanna; Quandt, Thorsten (2024) In: Eldridge, Scott A.; Cheruiyot, David; Banjac, Sandra; Swart, Joëlle (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies. London: Routledge. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Laumann, D.; Krause, M.; Kremer, F. E.; Leibrock, B.; Ubben, M. S.; Forthmann, B.; Janzik, R.; Masemann, D.; Reer, F.; Denz, C.; Greefrath, G.; Heinicke, S.; Marohn, A.; Quandt, T.; Souvignier, E.; Heusler, S. (2024) In: Education and Information Technologies, 30 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2026 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
smart for science (sfs) Duration: 01/04/2019 - 31/03/2023 Funded by: Joachim Herz Stiftung, Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Individual project | |
DemoRESILdigital: Democratic resilience in times of online-propaganda, fake news, fear- and hate speech (DemoRESILdigital) Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/03/2023 Funded by: MKW - Förderlinie „Digitale Gesellschaft“ - Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 20/07/2017 - 20/12/2017 Funded by: Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community Type of project: Individual project |
Talks
| Alternative epistemic authorities - A mixed methods approach to referencing practices of users in alternative online publics Unger, Saïd; Klapproth, Johanna; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, Thorsten (27/09/2024) 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Exploring patchwork religious groups – computational analysis of new ideological movements Davydova, Anna; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (27/09/2024) 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Features of disinformation: An interview study on disinformation perceptions with political, governmental, journalistic and economic decision-makers in Germany Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Said; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, Thorsten (25/09/2024) 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Hijacking information flows through initiating topic drifts: Analyzing temporal patterns of how counterpublic actors shift discourses about climate protests by… Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Said; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, Thorsten (25/09/2024) 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Against the mainstream but for what? – An automated content analysis of worldviews in alternative online communities towards climate change Unger, Said; Boberg, Svenja; Klapproth, Johanna; Quandt, Thorsten (25/09/2024) 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| Fellow Awarded by: International Communication Association (ICA) Award given to: Quandt, Thorsten Announced at: 30/05/2023 | Date of awarding: 30/05/2023 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Top 100 Altmetric Ranking 2015 (Platz 24 der weltweit am häufigsten diskutierten Wissenschaftsartikel für „Sexist games= sexist gamers? “) Awarded by: Altmetric Award given to: Breuer, J.; Kowert, R.; Festl, R.; Quandt, T. Date of awarding: 01/01/2015 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Top 3 Faculty Paper Award Awarded by: Interest Group “Game Studies”, International Communication Association (Seattle) Award given to: Scharkow, M.; Festl, R.; Quandt, T. Date of awarding: 01/01/2014 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| Top 2 Faculty Paper Award für die Tagungseinreichung "Social Relations and Cyberbullying: The Influence of Individual and Structural Attributes on Victimization and Perpetration via the Internet” Awarded by: ICA Conference Boston 2011, “Communication and Technology Division” Award given to: Quandt, T.; Festl, R. Date of awarding: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| ERC Starting Grant 2009 Awarded by: European Research Council Award given to: Quandt, T. Announced at: 01/01/2009 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2009 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Is it freedom of speech though? How society handles statements in public media. Candidate: Yasmin Erenler | Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt Period of time: until 31/01/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Acceptance of virtual reality: Factors explaining the private use of virtual reality Candidate: Janzik, Robin | Supervisors: Quandt, Thorsten; Strauß, Bernd Period of time: 01/04/2018 - 31/03/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Immersive Experiences: Trust Building in Virtual Reality (working title) Candidate: Janzik, Robin | Supervisors: Quandt, Thorsten Period of time: until 31/03/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Immersive Experiences: Risks of and Trust Building in Virtual Reality (working title) Candidate: Janzik, Robin | Supervisors: Quandt, Thorsten Period of time: until 31/03/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Immersive Experiences: Trust Building in Virtual Reality (working title) Candidate: Janzik, Robin | Supervisors: Quandt, Thorsten Period of time: until 31/03/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |