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
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) | |
Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Saïd; Pohl, Janina; Boberg, Svenja; Grimme, Christian; Quandt, Thorsten (2023) In: Bui, Tung X. (eds.), Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Honolulu, HI, USA: ScholarSpace. Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | |
Schatto-Eckrodt, Tim ; Quandt, Thorsten (2023) In: Digital Journalism, 11 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Janzik, Robin; Wehden, Lars-Ole; Reer, Felix; Quandt, Thorsten (2023) In: Biermann, Ralf; Fromme, Johannes; Kiefer, Florian (eds.), Computerspielforschung: Interdisziplinäre Einblicke in das digitale Spiel und seine kulturelle Bedeutung. Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich. Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution) | |
Wintterlin F, Schatto-Eckrodt, T, Frischlich L, Boberg, S, Reer, F, Quandt, T (2023) In: Computers in Human Behavior, 146 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
| Institutionalizing Coping Strategies in a Changing Disinformation Environment? A Two-Wave Qualitative Panel Study with Political and Governmental Elites in… Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Said; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, Thorsten (23/06/2024) 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| A Laboratory Experiment Examining Audience Responses to a “Meaningful” Virtual Reality Documentary Reer, Felix, Küpper, Lena, Wehden, Lars-Ole, & Quandt, Thorsten (22/06/2024) 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Looking at the news from every angle: On the potential of implementing Virtual Reality technology in journalistic contexts Küpper, Lena Maria, Wehden, Lars-Ole, Reer, Felix, & Quandt, Thorsten (22/06/2024) 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Defining “Alternative Media” in the Non-West: Uncovering Variations of “Alternativeness” in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East Wu, Shangyuan; Unger, Saïd; Quandt, Thorsten (21/06/2024) 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) (International Communication Association), Gold Coast Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Navigating cross-platform crisis coverage: Temporal patterns of topic dynamics in the information flow between news media and social media platforms Klapproth, Johanna; Unger, Said; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, Thorsten (18/06/2024) 74th Annual International Communication Association Preconference “A Computational Turn in Journalism: Opportunities…, National University of Singapore 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 |