Timon Hruschka

Timon Hruschka is a doctoral researcher at the Chair of Communication Psychology and New Media at the University of Würzburg since April 2024. He previously worked as a Computational Research Scientist (January–April 2024) and earned an MSc in Learning Analytics from Teachers College, Columbia University (2022–2023). His academic background includes dual bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy & German Studies (2018–2022) and Media Communication (2017–2021), both from the University of Würzburg.

• Current role: Doctoral researcher focusing on digital misinformation, social belonging, and computational methods
• Location: Room 00.003, Hubland Nord Campus, University of Würzburg
• Contact: timon.hruschka@uni-wuerzburg.de

Research interests include:

• Digital misinformation and disinformation dynamics
• Learning processes in digital media environments
• Computational approaches to studying social belonging
• Prevention of radicalization in educational contexts

Publications highlight:

• 2025: Study on civil liberties and school belonging
• 2023: Fake news detection experiments
• 2023: Series on extremism prevention in US schools