Research Associate (pre-doc)

Kolingasse 14-16
1090 Wien 

T: +43-1-4277-tba
eMail: andrea.stockinger@univie.ac.at

Andrea Stockinger is part of the Monitoring Electoral Democracy (MEDem) team, which is tasked with setting up a research infrastructure for European election data. She is also a PhD candidate at the Political Communication Research Group, lead by Dr. Sophie Lecheler. Her main research interests include (toxic) political talk online and experimental research methods. In her PhD project, Andrea identifies the online behaviours that users and content moderators deem "toxic" and tests the effectiveness of various content moderation scenarios on both the quality of online debates and the users’ willingness to participate. Prior to her employment at the University of Vienna, Andrea earned Bachelor's and Master’s degrees (with distinction) in Journalism and Communication Science at the University of Vienna and worked in advertising and public relations.

Research Areas: political communication, online incivility, toxicity, experimental research methods