Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft, Schwerpunkt: Onlinekommunikation (Prof. Quandt)

Academic Education
2016 - 2019	Sociologogy and Social Research (M.A.)
2012 - 2016	Sociology and History (B.A.)
Work Experience
since 2021	Research Associate at WWU Münster
2019 - 2021	Research Associate at University of Stuttgart

Start Me Up: How the Initial Fit Between Researcher and Organization Predicts Outstanding Performance in Academia Triebel, Steffen; Erhard, Lukas; Unger, Saïd; Wieczorek, Oliver; Brem, Alexander; Heiberger, Raphael (2026) In: SSRN Research article in digital collection
Features of disinformation: An expert interview study on the perception of disinformation among societal elites in government, politics, journalism and industry Unger, Saïd; Klapproth, Johanna; Boberg, Svenja; Bösch, Marcus; Vief, Nils; Stöcker, Christian; Quandt, Thorsten (2025) In: Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 35(3). Research article (journal)
XX. Journalismus, Fake News und Desinformation Quandt, Thorsten; Boberg, Svenja; Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd (2025) Review article (book contribution)
Professors in the Media: Dynamics of Cumulative Advantage, Reputation, and Gender Heiberger, Raphael; Hofstra, Bas; Unger, Saïd (2025) In: European Sociological Review, 00. Research article (journal)
Synthetic disinformation detection among German information elites – Strategies in politics, administration, journalism, and business Vief, Nils; Bösch, Marcus; Unger, Saïd; Klapproth, Johanna; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, Thorsten; Stöcker, Christian; (2025) In: Studies in Communication and Media, 14(4). Research article (journal)

"Du nimmst mit, was für dich übereinstimmt und lässt stehen, was nicht zu dir passt": esoterischer Glaube auf TikTok Davydova, Anna; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (19/03/2026) 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), Dortmund Type of talk: scientific Talk
Mit Medien gegen Medien: Das Anti-Media Escalation Model Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (19/03/2026) 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), Dortmund Type of talk: scientific Talk
Esoterik definiert die Grenze: Eine qualitative Inhaltsanalyse zur Rolle der esoterischen Inhalte bei der Grenzziehung zwischen Mainstream und Alternative Davydova, Anna; Unger, Saïd (25/09/2025) Journalismus und Grenzen - Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe "Journalistik/Journalismusforschung", Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk
Gaslight, Gather, Gatekeep? - Comparing access strategies for research on TikTok Data. Unger, Saïd; Gruber, Johannes, Boberg, Svenja; Klapproth, Johanna; Quandt, Thorsten (16/06/2025) 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver Type of talk: scientific Talk
Professors in the Media: Dynamics of Reputation, Cumulative Advantage, and Gender Heiberger, Raphael; Hofstra, Bas; Unger, Saïd, (15/06/2025) 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver Type of talk: scientific Talk