Elisabeth Hopfe

Elisabeth Hopfe is a Research Assistant at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research at Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media since 2023. Her academic work focuses on health communication, media psychology, and social media analysis.

• Education:
  • Bachelor in Media Management (2016-2020), University of Hanover
  • Master in Communication and Media Research (2020-2023), University of Hanover

Her research explores:

• Information needs of long-term cancer survivors
• Effects of media on health-related behaviors
• Gender dynamics in digital climate change debates

Recent publications highlight her work on:

• Designing diversity-sensitive healthcare communication services
• Post-treatment information behaviors of cancer survivors
• Online gender-based discrimination patterns