presentations

Scientific presentations: Lectures, workshops, and panel discussions as well as conference contributions.

Invited keynotes, lectures, workshops, & panel discussions

2024

Kessler, S. H. (2024). Fake News in den (sozialen) Medien: erkennen, widerlegen & (Schüler:innen) schützen. Webinar für ZAL Zürcher Arbeitsgemeinschaft Lehrpersonenweiterbildung. Zürich (Switzerland), 23. November.

 

2023

Credit: Scientifica/Alessandro Della Bella

  • Kessler, S. H. (2023). Bekämpfung von Desinformation auf Online-Plattformen [Combating disinformation on online platforms]. Keynote & Podiumsdiskussion zur Jubiläumsreihe der HSG «Kompass für die Zukunft». St. Gallen (Switzerland), 23. November.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2023). KI: Good Practices at the UZH. Input to the Teaching Day at UZH. Zürich (Switzerland), 1. November.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2023). Kann Wissenschaft neutral sein? Können Wissenschaftler:innen Aktivist:innen sein? [Can science be neutral? Can scientists be activists?] Podiumsteilnehmerin bei der Podiumsdiskussion auf der Scientifica. Zürich (Schweiz), 02. September.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2023). Co-Creation-Workshop: Science vs- Activism. Swiss Young Academy. Bern (Switzerland), 13. September.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2023). ChatGPT & Co. – eine Chance für Forschung und Lehre? [ChatGPT & Co. - an opportunity for research and teaching?] Podiumsteilnehmerin bei der Podiumsdiskussion organisiert vom Institut für Computerlinguistik & Digital Society Initiative (DSI). Zürich (Schweiz), 09. March.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2023). DOCA - Database of Variables for Content Analysis. Poster presentation at the International Open Access Week. Zürich (Switzerland), 23. October.

2022

  • Kessler, S. H. (2022). Die Rolle der digitalen sozialen Medien in der Covid-19 Gesundheitskrise. [The role of digital social media in the Covid-19 health crisis.] Keynote at the 7. PRAEVENIRE Gesundheitstagen. Seitenstetten (Austria), 18. May.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2022). Fake News in der Gesundheitskommunikation erkennen und widerlegen. [Identifying and refuting fake news in health communication.] Presentation at the Volkshochschule Knonauer Amt. Affoltern am Albis (Schweiz), 6. October.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2022). Fake News – Wie funktionieren sie? Wie erkennen wir sie? Wie schützen wir uns? [Fake News - How do they work? How do we recognize them? How do we protect ourselves?] Presentation at the Erwachsenenbildungsabend. Oberuzwil (Schweiz), 15. March.

  • Kessler, S. H. (2022). Falschnachrichten zu Gesundheitsthemen. [Fake News on Health Issues.] Presentation at the Gesundheitssekretariat Fehraltorf. Fehraltorf (Schweiz), 27. Januar.

Credit: Anzhelika Zub / Universität St.Gallen

2021

• Kessler, S. H. (2021). Falschnachrichten in der Wissenschafts- und Gesundheitskommunikation erkennen und widerlegen. [Identify and refute false news in science and health communication.] Presentation at the Senioren-Kolleg Liechtenstein. Schaan (Liechtenstein), 25. November.

• Kessler, S. H. (2021). Workshop: Combating disinformation in times of crisis – Covid-19. Diplomatic training of the Federal Foreign Office Germany “Disinformation and Diplomacy” in Berlin (Germany/virtual), 28. October.

• Jobin, A., Georgi, F., Grüninger, S., & Kessler, S. H. (2021). Workshop: COVID-19-Fehlinformationen: CoCreation-Analyse einer schweizweiten Befragung. [Workshop: COVID-19 Misinformation: CoCreation analysis of a nationwide survey]. ScienceComm’21 in Fribourg (Switzerland), 15.-16. September.

• Kessler, S. H. (2021). Fake News in der Wissenschafts- und Gesundheitskommunikation bekämpfen. [Combating Fake News in Science and Health Communication]. Lecture in the course of the Senior Citizens' University of the UZH. Zurich (Switzerland/virtual), 13. April.

 

2020

• Kessler, S. H. (2020). Debunking strategies regarding fake news on the Internet. Talk at the VIScon Symposium and Hackathon, Zurich (Switzerland), 10. October. Link to talk

• Kessler, S. H. (2020). How to debunk Fake News? Quality indicators for good/effective health and science communication. Virtual lecture for the Communication Lab for Exchange between Research and Media of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 15. June.

• Kessler, S. H. (2020). Debunkingstrategien gegen Fake-News im Internet. [Debunking strategies regarding fake news on the Internet.] Lecture at the Winter Congress of the Digital Society in Zurich (Switzerland), 22. February. Link to talk

• Kessler, S. H. (2020). Debunkingstrategien gegen Fake-News in der Wissenschafts- und Gesundheitskommunikation. [Debunking strategies against fake news in science and health communication.] F3 – Fighting Fake Facts. Basel (Switzerland), 3. February.

 

2019

• Kessler, S. H. (2019). Expert for the Human Library: GEWALT IM NETZ [VIOLENCE ON THE INTERNET]. MAXIM Theater, Zurich (Switzerland), 25. October.

• Kessler, S. H. (2019). Workshop: Fake-News über wissenschaftliche Themen im Internet erkennen [Workshop: Recognising fake news about science issues on the internet]. ScienceComm’19 in Biel (Switzerland), 20.-21. September.

• Kessler, S. H. (2019). Wissenschaftliche Untersuchung digitaler Kommunikation - Methoden der Kommunikationswissenschaft [Workshop: Recognising fake news about science issues on the internet]. Lecture at the Winter Congress of the Digital Society in Zurich (Switzerland), 23. February.

• Kessler, S. H. & Mede, N. G. (2019). Quelle: Wikipedia. Wissenschaftliche Befunde zur digitalen Informationssuche [Source: Wikipedia. Scientific findings on digital information search]. Lecture at the Winter Congress of the Digital Society in Zurich (Switzerland), 23. February.

 

2018

• Kessler, S. H. (2018). Recht haben um jeden Preis? Fakten und Fake News in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft [Being right at any price? Facts and Fake News in Science and Society]. Panel discussion Naturama in Aarau (Switzerland), 29. November.

• Kessler, S. H. (2018). Wissenschaftliche Daten medial vermitteln [Communicating scientific data through the media]. Training of the Swiss Cancer League in Bern (Switzerland), 26. June.

• Kessler, S. H. (2018). Library Literacy – Fake News über wissenschaftliche Themen erkennen. Library E-Day, Zurich (Switzerland), 25. October.

• Kessler, S. H. (2018). Rezeptions- und Selektionsprozesse der User*Innen im Internet: Forschungsstand und Theorie [Reception and selection processes of users on the internet: State of research and theory]. Lecture at the Winter Congress of the Digital Society in Zurich (Switzerland), 24. February.

• Kessler, S. H. & Post, S. (2018). Informationssuche im Internet: Wie können Laien im Internet Fake News über Wissenschaft erkennen [Searching for information on the internet: How can people recognise fake news about science on the internet]? Lecture at the Winter Congress of the Digital Society in Zurich (Switzerland), 24. February.

Conference presentations

2024

  • Kessler, S. H., Rabinovich, M., Boulila, S., Behluli, S., Schlegel, S., & Zemp, C. (2024). Exploring the Boundaries between Science and Activism: Perspectives of Young Scientists in Switzerland. Presentation at the annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM) in Neuchâtel (Switzerland), 17.-19. April.

  • Oehmer-Pedrazzi, F., Kessler, S. H., Humprecht, E. (2024). DOCA – Database of Variables for Content Analysis. Presentation at the annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) in Erfurt (Germany), 13.-15. March.

2023

Credit: Anzhelika Zub / Universität St.Gallen

• Mahl, D., Kessler, S. H., Schäfer, M. S., Jobin, A., Zeng, J., & Georgi, F. (2023). Conspiracy theories and misinformation in digital media: A Delphi study assessing current challenges, problematic developments, and potential countermeasures. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Toronto (Canada), 25.-29. May.

• Mahl, D., Kessler, S. H., Schäfer, M. S., Jobin, A., Zeng, J., & Georgi, F. (2023). Herausforderungen, Trends, Maßnahmen: Eine Delphi-Studie zu Verschwörungstheorien und Fehlinformation in digitalen Medien. Vortrag zur Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Bremen (Germany), 18.-20. May.

• Kessler, S. H. & Humprecht, E. (2023). Die positive Wirkung einer Online-Informationssuche nach der Rezeption von fehlinformierenden YouTube-Videos zur COVID-19-Impfung [The positive impact of an online information search after the reception of misinformative YouTube videos on COVID-19 vaccination]. Vortrag zur Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung der deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Augsburg (Germany), 19.-21. January.•

2022

• Kessler, S. H. & Humprecht, E. (2022). Argumentationsstrategien in fehlinformierenden YouTube-Videos zur COVID-19-Impfung sichtbar machen: Eine Inhaltsanalyse [Making argumentation strategies visible in misinforming YouTube videos on COVID-19 vaccination: A content analysis] Vortrag zur Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe Digitale Kommunikation der deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK) in Düsseldorf (Germany), 11. November.

• Kessler, S. H., Jobin, A. & F. Georgi (2022). Informedness, Information Behaviours and Information Deficits Related to COVID-19 and Prevention Measures in Switzerland. Paper accepted at the European communication conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in Aarhus (Denmark), 19.-22. October.

• Kessler, S. H. & Humprecht, E. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccination on YouTube: An Analysis of Different Types of Misinformation. Paper accepted at the European communication conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in Aarhus (Denmark), 19.-22. October.

2021

• Kessler, S. H., Jobin, A., & Georgi, F. (2021). An analysis of Swiss people’s subjectively perceived misinformation regarding the novel coronavirus. Paper presented at the European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC), Amsterdam (virtual conference), 4.-5. November.

• Kessler, S. H. & Bachmann, E. (2021). The debunking effect of (visual) online health communication. Paper accepted at the 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). 27.-31. May 2021, Denver. (virtual conference)

• Kessler, S. H., Schäfer, M. S., Johann, D., & Rauhut, H. (2021). Mapping Mental Models of Science Communication: Analyzing how scientists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland understand and do science communication. Paper accepted at the 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). 27.-31. May 2021, Denver. (virtual conference)

• Kessler, S. H. (2021). The use of the eye tracking method in science communication research. Paper accepted for the Dreiländertagung für Kommunikationswissenschaft, Zürich (virtual conference), 7.-9. April.

• Greussing, E. & Kessler, S. H. (2021). Learning from science news via interactive and animated data visualizations: A multi-method investigation. Paper presented at the European communication conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in Braga (Portugal/virtual), 6.-9. September.

• Kessler, S. H. & Bachmann, E. (2021). Debunking health myths on the internet: The persuasive effect of (visual) online communication. Paper accepted for the Dreiländertagung für Kommunikationswissenschaft, Zürich (Switzerland/virtual), 7.-9. April.

• Kessler, S. H., Schäfer, M. S., Johann, D., & Rauhut, H. (2021). Mentale Modelle von Wissenschaftskommunikation: Wie Akademiker*Innen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz Wissenschaftskommunikation verstehen und betreiben [Mental Models of Science Communication: How Academics in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Understand and Practice Science Communication]. Presentation at the annual conference of the DGPuK's specialist group on science communication in Göttingen (Germany/virtual), 05. February.

 

2020

• Kessler, S. H. & Bachmann, E. (2020). Debunking health myths on the Internet: The persuasive effect of (visual) online communication. Paper accepted at the European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC) in Braga (Portugal/virtual), 02. October.

• Kessler, S. H., Mede, N. G., & Schäfer., M. S. (2020). Online-Informationssuche: Ein Eye-Tracking-Experiment auf Wikipedia [Online information search: An eye-tracking experiment on Wikipedia]. Contribution to the Annual Conference of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK) in Munich (Germany), 10. - 12. March.

• Greussing, E. & Kessler, S. H. (2020). Interaktive Datenvisualisierungen in der Klimawandelkommunikation: Eine multimethodische Untersuchung der Rezeption [Interactive data visualisations in climate change communication: A multi-method study of reception]. Lecture at the annual conference of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK) in Munich (Germany), 10.-12. March. 

• Reifegerste, D. & Kessler, S. H. (2020). Visuelle Evidenzen aus historischer Perspektive [Visual evidence from a historical perspective]. Lecture at the annual conference of the DGPuK's specialist group on science communication in Münster (Germany), 05.-07. February.

• Kessler, S. H. (2020). Wissenschaftliche Befunde zur fehlenden und einseitigen Darstellung von Frauen in Medien und Öffentlichkeit [Scientific findings on the missing and one-sided representation of women in the media and the public.]. Presentation at the annual conference of the Swiss Society for Communication and Media Studies (SGKM) in Winterthur (Switzerland), 20. November.

 

2019

• Kessler, S. H. & Schmidt-Weitmann, S. (2019). The health narratives of online inquiries to the University Hospital Zurich: An automated content analysis. Paper accepted at the European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC), in Zurich (Switzerland), 13.-15. November.

• Engelmann, I., Kessler, S. H., & Lübke, S. (2019). The role of news cues for news attention and news clicking on a news aggregator website. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Washington DC (USA), 24.-28. May.

• Reifegerste, D. & Kessler, S. H. (2019). Digitales Self-tracking aus historischer Perspektive [Digital self-tracking from a historical perspective]. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Digital Communication Section of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK) in Bremen (Germany), 17. January.

 

2018

• Kessler, S. H. (2018). Online-Recherche und Selektionsprozesse zur politischen Wissensbildung [Online research and selection processes for political knowledge formation]. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Digital Communication Section of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK) in Erfurt (Germany), 7.-9. November.

• Engelmann, I., Kessler, S. H., & Lübke, S. (2018). Kriterien der Nachrichtenauswahl auf einer News Aggregator Website [News selection criteria on a news aggregator website]. Presentation at the annual conference of the DGPuK in Mannheim (Germany), 9.-11. May.

• Kessler, S. H. & Langmann, K. (2018). Gender gap in online information seeking behavior and its effects on political knowledge. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in Lugano (Switzerland), 1.-3. November.

 

2017

• Kessler, S. H. & Zillich, A. (2017). Influences on online search behavior about vaccination. An eye-tracking experiment. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the ICA in San Diego (USA), 25.-29. May.

• Kessler, S. H. & Langmann, K. (2017). Inhaltsanalyse von Eye-Trackingdaten - Eine Methodendiskussion zur Erforschung von personalisierter Online-Suche nach politischen Informationen [Content Analysis of Eye-Tracking Data - A Methodological Discussion for Researching Personalised Online Searches for Political Information]. Presentation at the symposium "Digitale Revolution in der Demokratie - Algorithmen und die Rolle von Intermediären". Dresden (Germany), 29.-30. September

• Kessler, S. H. & Engelmann, I. (2017). The impact of news factors and position on selection decisions on a news aggregator website. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in San Diego (USA), 25.-29. May. 

• Kessler, S. H. & Guenther L. (2017). Use of the internet in response to TV consumption: Applying framing theory to explaining people’s online searching behavior. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the ICA in San Diego (USA), 25.-29. May.

• Zillich, A. F. & Kessler, S. H. (2017). Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen? Selektive Zuwendung zu einstellungskonsonanten und einstellungsdissonanten Onlineinhalten [On risks and side effects? Selective attention to attitudinal consonant and attitudinal dissonant online content]. Presentation at the annual conference of the specialist group on reception and impact research of the DGPuK in Erfurt (Germany), 26.-28. January.

• Eisenreich, C. A., Kessler, S. H., & Legrand, M. (2017). Politische Online-Partizipation: Begriffsverständnis in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft [Online political participation: understanding of the term in science and society]. Contribution to the annual conference of the DGPuK's specialist group Communication and Politics in Jena (Germany), 16.-18. February. Link to the poster.

 

2016

• Kessler, S. H. (2016). It is evident! Effects of evidence frames of the scientific communication on beliefs of recipients. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the ECREA in Prague (Czech Republic), 9.-12. November.

• Guenther, L. & Kessler, S. H. (2016). Epistemological dimensions on screen: The role of television presentations in changing conceptions about the nature of knowledge and knowing. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the ICA in Fukuoka (Japan), 09.-13. June.

• Kessler, S. H. (2016). Public understanding of evidence in science communication: Effects of evidence frames on beliefs of recipients. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the IAMCR in Leicester (England), 27.-31. July.

• Kessler, S. H. & Zillich, A. F. (2016). Measuring selective exposure to online news. Advantages and challenges of method combination with eye-tracking. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Methods Section of the DGPuK in Amsterdam (Netherlands), 21.-23. September.

 

2015

• Blumstengel, A., Dau, F., Dittrich, A., Hildebrandt, D., Rosset, M., Schaaf, L., Thomisch, P., Kessler, S. H., & Guenther, L. (2015). Activation and accessibility framing effects on laypeople’s online behavior. Presentation at the annual conference of the Ad hoc Group Science Communication of the DGPuK in Jena (Germany), 30.-31. January.

• Kessler, S. H. & Guenther, L. (2015). Eye tracking the framing effects on laypeople’s online behavior. Paper accepted at the Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) in Montreal (Canada), 12.-16. July.

• Kessler, S. H., Reifegerste, S., & Guenther, L. (2015). Die Evidenzkraft von Bildern in der Wissenschaftskommunikation [The evidential power of images in science communication]. Presentation at the annual conference of the Ad hoc Group Science Communication of the DGPuK in Jena (Germany), 30.-31. January.

• Kessler, S. H. (2015). Framing-Effekte: Formal-abstrakte Evidenzmuster und deren Wirkung [Framing effects: Formal-abstract evidence patterns and their effects]. Presentation at the annual conference of the DGPuK in Darmstadt (Germany), 13.-15. May.

• Kessler, S. H. (2015). Wirkung formal-abstrakter Frames auf die Überzeugungen von Rezipienten [Effect of formal abstract frames on the beliefs of recipients]. Presentation at the annual conference of the specialist group on reception and impact research of the DGPuK in Bamberg (Germany), 22.-24. January.

 

2014

• Kessler, S. H. (2014). Dargestellte Evidenz quantifizieren. Eine Anwendung der Evidenztheorie von Dempster und Shafer in der Kommunikationswissenschaft [Quantifying presented evidence. An application of Dempster and Shafer's theory of evidence in communication studies]. Presentation at the annual conference of the DGPuK in Passau (Germany), 28.-30. Mai.