Lisa Mertenمشاهده پروفایل
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Dr. Lisa Merten is a Senior Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institute (HBI), where she leads computational social science projects like POLTRACK, examining the relationship between information repertoires and political polarization. She also coordinates the DFG-funded 'Public Connection' project, exploring how users engage with diverse publics through media practices. Her research focuses on digital media environments, algorithm-driven personalization, and the impact of social media on news consumption and public opinion. Education : - Studied Communication Science at Universität Leipzig, TU Dresden, Universiteit van Amsterdam, and Boston University - German Academic Scholarship Foundation recipient Research Interests : - Algorithmic publics and personalization - Political information seeking and polarization - Digital methods for media analysis - Journalism and online commentary dynamics Key Projects : - Co-led the POLTRACK project with GESIS and universities of Bremen/Konstanz - Investigated Instagram influencers' reach in 'Media Use and Social Cohesion' with Hannah Immler - Pioneered browser data donation methods in journalism studies Awards : - 2021 Digital Journalism 'Article of the Year' for work on social media news curation Teaching : - Held part-time junior professorship in Computational Social Science at University of Konstanz (2021) - Taught at University of Hamburg, Augsburg, and Kiel University of Applied Sciences Labs/Teams : - Core member of HBI's Computational Social Science team - Collaborates with GESIS, Bremen/Konstanz universities, and international partners










