Professorship of Communication Science, focus: Online Communication (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

Generative AI and Disinformation: A Systematic Examination of Challenges and Opportunities for Public Communication Quandt, Thorsten; Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd; Boberg, Svenja (2026) In: Luttrell, Regina; Bowman, Nicholas David (eds.), Provoking Generative AI Futures: Merging Theory and Praxis. New York: Routledge. Research article (book contribution)
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)

Exploring Patchwork Spiritual Online Groups: Proposal for a Research Agenda Davydova, Anna; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (08/06/2026) 76th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Cape Town Type of talk: scientific Talk
Mapping the Field of Social Scientific Game Studies: A Computational Approach Reer, Felix; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (07/06/2026) 76th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Cape Town Type of talk: scientific Talk
Beyond the Ballot: A Comparative Cross-national Analysis of Political Communication on TikTok in 27 European Countries Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (05/06/2026) 76th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Cape Town Type of talk: scientific Talk
"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