Philipp Völker M.A.

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Short CV

Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies, followed by a Master’s degree in Communication Management and Analysis at the University of Hohenheim including a semester abroad at Saitama University in Japan. Worked as a student assistant during his studies. Empirical Master’s thesis on the topic “Deceptive Certainty? An Investigation of the Causes and Effects of the Illusion of Knowing in Online Communication.” Since March 2026, he has been working as a research associate on the ERC project "DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities: A multi-method exploration of toxic degradation in the adolescent technosphere" as part of Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt’s team at the University of Münster.