Katharina Kirchpfening
Junior Researcher
Contact:
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Institute for Creative Media Technologies
Institute for Creative Media Technologies
Highest degree:
Doctorate
Degree name:
PhD
Area of expertise:
Social sciences
Skills:
- Running projects: Creator Careers (USTP)
- Currently working on a proposal for a Citizen Science project about AI and youth.
- June 2026: PhD in communication studies; topic: Media Habitus, Education, and Participation: On the Media Socialization of Adults with Low Levels of Education in a Mediatized World.
- lecture at the University of Klagenfurt
- since 2019: master programme political science
- doing qualitative research;
- part of EUDRES I Living Lab as an EE (in St. poelten)
- board member of Radio Orange 94.0 - the biggest community radio in the german-speaking countries
- Certificate for Teaching Excellence (USTP)
- development of the MOOC "Critical Media Literacy" (USTP)
- school workshops and science communication
- goal: stronger integrating diversity aspects in research projects and research management
- Currently working on a proposal for a Citizen Science project about AI and youth.
- June 2026: PhD in communication studies; topic: Media Habitus, Education, and Participation: On the Media Socialization of Adults with Low Levels of Education in a Mediatized World.
- lecture at the University of Klagenfurt
- since 2019: master programme political science
- doing qualitative research;
- part of EUDRES I Living Lab as an EE (in St. poelten)
- board member of Radio Orange 94.0 - the biggest community radio in the german-speaking countries
- Certificate for Teaching Excellence (USTP)
- development of the MOOC "Critical Media Literacy" (USTP)
- school workshops and science communication
- goal: stronger integrating diversity aspects in research projects and research management
E3UDRES2 Areas of interest:
Health, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion for RegionsCreative Industries for Region’s Identity