I am a postdoctoral scientist in the area of social media and psycholgy, using experiments and data science to investigate misinformation spreading, suicide prevention, and emotional wellbeing. I have a background in psychology and social neuroscience and lead a small team at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna. I am also an aspiring clinical psychologist, pursuing education and clinical work towards becoming a clinical psychologist & therapist.
My current research focuses on the emotional and social dynamics around misinformation spreading in social media. In addition to experiments and surveys, I have applied methods like text analysis and machine learning to capture digital traces of emotions and to measure potential contributions of news and social media content to suicide prevention. I am part of the Open Science and the Effective Altruism community and strive to increase the transparency, reproducibility, and social impact of my work.