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)

Keep Calm in Heated Debates: How People Perceive Different Styles of Discourse in a Scientific Debate Tkotz J, Kienhues D, Jucks R, & Bromme R (2021) In: Frontiers in Education, 5(304) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Replication Crisis = Trust Crisis? The effect of successful vs. failed replications on laypeople's trust in researchers and research Hendriks F, Kienhues D, Bromme R (2020) In: Public Understanding of Science, 00 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Sealing the gateways for post-truthism: Reestablishing the epistemic authority of science. Kienhues D, Jucks R, & Bromme R (2020) In: Educational Psychologist, 55(3) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Science understanding between scientific literacy and trust: Contributions of psychological and educational research. Hendriks F, Kienhues D (2019) In: Leßmöllmann A, Dascal M, Gloning T (eds.), Handbooks of Communication Science, Vol. 17: Science Communication.. (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Specificity reloaded: How multiple layers of specificity influence reasoning in science argument evaluation Kienhues, D., Thomm, E., & Bromme, R. (2018) In: Fischer F., Chinn C., Engelmann K., & Osborne J. (eds.), Scientific Reasoning and Argumentation: Domain-Specific and Domain-General Aspects. London: Taylor & Francis. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)

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

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

Mind the knowledge gap: Reflecting about science and one’s own knowledge (limits) through explaining scientific issues Candidate: Vaupotič, Nina \| Supervisors: Kienhues, Dorothe; Jucks, Regina; Blöbaum, Bernd Period of time: until 01/04/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
“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