Lisa Felgendreff

Lisa Felgendreff is a PhD student and Research Associate at the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB) under the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Erfurt. She also serves as a Research Associate at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research at IJK Hanover.

Academic Background:

• B.Sc. Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (2010)
• M.Sc. Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2014)

Research Focus spans health communication, risk communication, vaccination decision-making, and public health psychology. Her work emphasizes translating psychological insights into practical health interventions, particularly for pandemic contexts.

Publications (15 most recent) demonstrate expertise in:

• Vaccine hesitancy and risk perception dynamics
• Infographic effectiveness for public health messaging
• Behavioral consequences of health policies
• Fact box communication tools
• Systematic approaches to health decision-making

Her research frequently employs experimental designs and cross-sectional surveys to examine pandemic-related behaviors.

Professional Experience includes:

• 2023–Present: Research Associate at IJK Hanover
• 2022: Research Associate and Lecturer at University of Erfurt
• 2020–2021: Researcher in the COSMO (COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring) project
• 2017–2020: Researcher in the SAFECOMM project funded by the German Research Foundation
• 2012–2017: Market researcher at IMK Institut für angewandte Marketing- und Kommunikationsforschung GmbH