Publications:

Weber, S., Appel, M., Steffens, M. C., & Hirschhäuser, V. (2020). Just a joke? Can sexist comedy harm women’s cognitive performance?. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000369

Presentations:

Hirschhäuser, V., & Winter, S. (2022, September). Selective exposure and morality: The effect of moral comments and group processes on information selection in social media. Paper presented at the 52nd DGPs Congress, Hildesheim, Germany.

Hirschhäuser, V. & Winter, S. (2021, May). The Influence of Moral Framing and Impression Motivation on the Persuasive Effect of YouTube Comments. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association. Virtual Event.

Hirschhäuser, V. & Winter, S. (2021, September). “That’s immoral!” The influence of morally-framed arguments and identification processes on information selection in social media. Poster presented at the Media Psychology conference of the German Psychological Society DGPs. Aachen, Germany.

Hirschhäuser, V., & Winter, S. (2022, May). “That’s immoral!” The influence of morally-framed arguments and identification processes on information selection in social media. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA), Paris, France.

• Moral Debates in Social Media (Moral Reframing)
• Information selection in digital media environments
• opinion formation and in social networks
• Persuasive effect of user comments
• Influence of media interventions on attitude
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Since April 2019: Research Associate (Doctoral Candidate) at the Institute for Communication Psychology and Media Education, Department of Media Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau

2017–2018: Freelancer at the Institute for Strategy and Communication in Frankfurt am Main

2016–2019: Master's degree in Psychology with a focus on Communication and Media Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau

2016: Internships at the Institute for Strategy and Communication and at Publicis Pixelpark

2012–2015: Bachelor's degree in Applied Psychology with a focus on Market, Advertising, and Media Psychology, Hochschule Fresenius Frankfurt am Main