Address Tectrum
Bismarckstr. 120
47057 Duisburg
E-mail aike.horstmann@uni-due.de
Current Project VEREINT: Sich VERverbundEn fühlen durch INTeraktive Technologien

Research Interests

  • Perception of and reaction to artificial interaction partners (social robots, virtual agents, chatbots, etc.)
  • Expectation and attribution processes
  • Communication and linguistic adaptation
  • Loneliness/social anxiety and use of interactive technologies
  • Technology-mediated interpersonal connectedness

Academic Background

2017–2021

Doctoral Studies
Social Psychology: Media and Communication
University of Duisburg-Essen

2015–2017

M.Sc. Applied Cognitive and Media Science
University of Duisburg-Essen

2012–2015

B.Sc. Applied Cognitive and Media Science
University of Duisburg-Essen

Professional Background

2022–present

Postdoc
Chair of Social Psychology: Media and Communication
University of Duisburg-Essen

2021–2022

Project Coordinator
Dept. of Business & Law
Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln gGmbH

2021–2022

Senior Research Associate
Institut für experimentelle Psychophysiologie GmbH (Düsseldorf)

2020

Visiting Scholar
Institute for Creative Technologies
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA)

2017–2020

Research Associate
Chair of Social Psychology: Media and Communication
University of Duisburg-Essen

2015–2017

Student Assistant
Chair of Social Psychology: Media and Communication
University of Duisburg-Essen

Publications

Dissertation

Horstmann, A.C. (2021). Actions Speak Louder Than Assumptions: Empirical Investigations on the Perception of Artificial Entities Considering Expectations, Attributions, and Behavior (Doctoral dissertation). https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/74074