On January 1, 2026, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Bleidorn (University of Zurich), Prof. Dr. Emese Domahidi (Ilmenau Technical University), and Prof. Dr. Anna Sophie Kümpel (LMU Munich) joined the GESIS User Advisory Board. We are delighted that they will be contributing their expertise to the Advisory Board, thereby helping to incorporate the users' perspective into the further development of our services.
| Prof. Dr. Wiebke Bleidorn holds the Chair of Differential Psychology and Diagnostics at the University of Zurich. Her current research focuses on the subjective vs. objective measurement of life events and personality change, changing neuroticism, the relationship between personality and civic engagement, and self-esteem and self-concept clarity in young adulthood..
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| Prof. Dr. Emese Domahidi is a Professor of Communication Science, in particular Computational Communication Science, at Ilmenau Technical University. She researches the effects of digitalization on communication processes and on the methods of communication science. Substantively, she focuses on two main areas: problematic public spheres, especially in the context of anti-democratic actors, and individual media-mediated communication.
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| Prof. Dr. Anna Sophie Kümpel holds the Chair of Communication with a focus on media uses and media effects at LMU Munich. Her main research areas include media uses and effects, particularly in the field of digital and social media, as well as research methods.
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