Angelica Henestrosa

Angelica Henestrosa is a Doctoral Researcher and Research Associate at the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen, Germany, affiliated with the Knowledge Construction lab. She is also associated with Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, where she contributes to teaching in the Faculty of Psychology. Her work is embedded within the interdisciplinary Human-Agent Interaction network, focusing on public perceptions of AI in science communication.

• Doctoral Researcher, Knowledge Construction Lab, IWM (2020–present)
• Master in Psychology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen (2014–2020)

Her research centers on the psychological and communicative dimensions of AI-generated content, particularly in science journalism. She investigates how the perceived authorship (AI vs. human), disclaimers, and presentation of evaluative information influence credibility, trust, and public comprehension. Her work bridges psychology, media studies, and artificial intelligence, with a strong empirical focus using representative surveys and experimental designs.

The trends in her recent publications highlight a consistent focus on understanding public attitudes toward AI in science communication. Her work spans from examining the impact of disclaimers to comparing human and AI authorship effects, using data from representative German samples. Keywords across her articles include human-AI interaction, automated journalism, credibility perception, and public trust—indicating a cohesive research program centered on the societal integration of AI in knowledge dissemination.

Angelica Henestrosa has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text.

She advises no formal students listed in the available data but collaborates extensively with senior researchers such as Prof. Dr. Joachim Kimmerle, Dr. Ulrike Cress, and others. Her research is supported through institutional funding at IWM, particularly within the 'AI for Science Communication' project, which runs until 2025, and a longitudinal human-AI interaction study extending to 2026. These projects involve interdisciplinary collaboration across multiple IWM labs.

She is an active member of the Knowledge Construction lab at IWM and contributes to the broader Human-Agent Interaction research network. Her work involves collaboration with the Multimodal Interaction, Everyday Media, and Perception and Action labs, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of her research. She also participates in teaching activities at the university level, delivering lectures on knowledge media in education, work, and leisure.