Presentations

2024

Waeterloos, C., Schmuck, D., Opgenhaffen, M., & Van Aelst, P. (2024). A systematic review of the concept of political knowledge in a high-choice, social media environment. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 08 Feb 2024-09 Feb 2024.
Dekoninck, H., & Schmuck, D. (2024). Battle of the E-cowarriors: Differential Effects of Environmental Appeals by SMIs and Organizations on Youth’s Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behavior Intentions. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 08 Feb 2024-09 Feb 2024.
Harff, D. & Schmuck, D. (2024). Who Uses Social Media Influencers for Political Information? A Cross-Country Study Among Youth. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 08 Feb 2024-09 Feb 2024.
Hermans, B., Lissens, M., Opgenhaffen, M., Schmuck, D., & Van Aelst P. (2024). Climate change knowledge: the impact of factchecks and influencers according to the Motivation-Opportunity-Ability Framework. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschappen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 08 Feb 2024-09 Feb 2024.
Lissens, M., Harff, D. & Schmuck, D. (2024) Responses to (Un)healthy Advice: Processing and Acceptance of Health Content Creators’ Nutrition Misinformation by Youth. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschappen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 08 Feb 2024-09 Feb 2024.
Van Houtven, E., Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2024). Constructing Identity on YouTube: How Influencers Portray Collective Identities and Audiences Engage with Them. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 08 Feb 2024-09 Feb 2024.
Wittner Franckx, L., Zarouali, B., & Schmuck, D., (2024). The Effect of a Twitter Forewarning on the Detection and Likelihood to Follow Social BotLike profiles, and the Moderating Role of Mutual Friends and Privacy Concerns. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 08 Feb 2024-09 Feb 2024.

2023

Schmuck, D., Harff, D., & Stehr, P. (2023). Social Media Influencers as Attainable Parasocial Opinion Leaders: The APOL Model. To be presented at the 73nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, 25 May 2023-29 May 2023.
Gonzalez, A., Schmuck, D., & Vandenbosch, L. (2023). Posting and Framing Politics: A Content Analysis of Celebrities’, Athletes’ and Influencers’ Instagram Political Content. To be presented at the 73nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, 25 May 2023-29 May 2023.
Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2023). Is Authenticity Key? How Political Mobilization from Online Opinion Leaders Differentially Affects Youth’s Participation Intentions. To be presented at the 73nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, 25 May 2023-29 May 2023.
Van Houtven, E., Acquah, S., Obermaier, M., Saleem, M., & Schmuck, D., (2023). “I Got Your Back!” Severity and Counter-Speech in Online Hate Speech Toward Minority Members. To be presented at the 73nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, 25 May 2023-29 May 2023.
Dekoninck, H., Van Houtven, E., & Schmuck, D. (2023). Inspiring G(re)en Z: Unraveling (Para)social Bonds with Influencers and Perceptions of their Environmental Content. To be presented at the 73nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, 25 May 2023-29 May 2023.
Dekoninck, H., Van Houtven, E., & Schmuck, D. (2023). Inspiring G(re)en Z: Unraveling (Para)social Bonds with Influencers and Perceptions of their Environmental Content. To be presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2023, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2023). Is Authenticity Key? How Political Mobilization from Online Opinion Leaders Differentially Affects Youth’s Participation Intentions. To be presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2023, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Van Houtven, E., Acquah, S., Obermaier, M., Saleem, M., & Schmuck, D., (2023). “I Got Your Back!” Severity and Counter-Speech in Online Hate Speech Toward Minority Members. To be presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2023, Enschede, The Netherlands.

2022

Harff, D., Schmuck, D. (2022). Policy, Lifestyle, Fake News? A Content Analysis of Political (Mis-)Information by Influencers. Presented at the DGPuK Advertising Division, Under the Influence conference, Cluj, Romania.
Schmuck, D., Harff, D. (2022). Responses to (Un)healthy Advice: Processing and Acceptance of Social Media Personalities’ Nutrition Misinformation. Presented at the DGPuK Advertising Division: Under the Influence: A Comprehensive Look at Social Media Influencers, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 06 Oct 2022-08 Oct 2022.
Dekoninck, H., Schmuck, D. (2022). #Fitfoodie: Fitness and Nutrition Influencers and Youth’s Behavior Change Over Time. Presented at the DGPuK Advertising Division, Under the Influence conference, Cluj, Romania, 06 Oct 2022-08 Oct 2022.
Schmuck, D. (2022). Digital Detox as Response to Information Overload? The Role of Smartphone Literacy and Nomophobia. Presented at the 36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Bratislava, Slovakia, 23 Aug 2022-27 Aug 2022.
Schmuck, D., Harff, D. (2022). Role Models or Bad Examples? Influencers’ Communication about COVID-19, Youths’ Risk Perceptions and Vaccination Intentions. Presented at the 105th Annual Conference of the Association of Education for Journalism and Mass Communication, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 09 Aug 2022-08 Aug 2022.
Obermaier, M., & Schmuck, D. (2022). Youth as Target. Factors of Online Hate Speech Victimization Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Presented at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Paris, 26 May 2022-30 May 2022.
Harff, D.R., Schmuck, D. (2022). Simple, Interesting, Inspiring Content? How Following Political Influencers Affects Youth’s Internal Political Efficacy and Participation. Presented at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Paris, 26 May 2022-30 May 2022.
Hameleers, M., Harff, D.R., Schmuck, D. (2022). The Effects of Multimodal Disinformation Disseminated by Ordinary Citizens and Alternative Media Platforms. Presented at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Paris, 26 May 2022-30 May 2022.
Dekoninck, H., Schmuck, D. (2022). The "Greenfluence": Predictors of Following Environmental Influencers and Its Impact on Youth's Participation Behavior. Presented at the ICA 2022, Paris, France.
Dekoninck, H., Schmuck, D. (2022). Yoga Workouts and Avocados: Following Fitness and Nutrition Influencers and Youth's Behavior Change Over Time. Presented at the ICA 2022, Paris, France.
Harff, D., Schmuck, D. (2022). Light, Interesting, Inspiring Content? Following Political Influencers and Youth's Political Efficacy and Participation. Presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2022, Brussels/online.
Dekoninck, H., Schmuck, D. (2022). Fitness and Nutrition Influencers and Young Followers’ Long-Term Behavior Change. Presented at the Etmaal, Online. Harff, D. R., Schmuck, D. (2022, February). Light, Interesting, Inspiring Content? How Following Political Influencers Affects Youth’s Internal Political Efficacy and Participation. Abstract to be presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap of the Netherlands – Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA). Online (originally to be held in Brussels, Belgium).
Prato, C., Reinartz, R., Schmuck, D. (2022, February). Tweeting for the Future: A Semi-Automatic Quantitative Content Analysis of Fridays For Future Tweets. Abstract to be presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap of the Netherlands – Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA). Online (originally to be held in Brussels, Belgium).
Dekoninck, H., & Schmuck, D. (2022, February). Fitness and Nutrition Influencers and Young Followers’ Long-Term Behavior Change. Abstract to be presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap of the Netherlands – Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA). Online (originally to be held in Brussels, Belgium).

2021

Harff, D., Bollen, C., Schmuck, D. (2021, November). Social Media Influencers' Misinformation about COVID-19: A Pre-Registered Multiple-Exposure Experiment. Presentation at the European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC), Online.
Schmuck, D. (2021, October). Investigating the mobilizing power of influencers on pro-environmental behavioral intentions and political participation. Paper to be presented at the 8th European Communication Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Braga, Portugal (Online).
Karsay, K.; Schmuck, D., Stevic, A.; Matthes, J. (2021, May). Sleeping with the Smartphone: Parental Mediation, Children’s Tiredness and Physical Well-Being. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
Stevic A, Schmuck D, Thomas M, Karsay K, Matthes J. (2021, May). Distracted Children? Nighttime Smartphone Use, Children’s Attentional Problems, and School Performance Over Time. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
Schmuck, D., Hirsch, M., Stevic, A., Matthes, J. (2021, May). Politics – simply explained? How Political Complexity Reduction by Social Media Influencers Affects Youth’s Political Cynicism. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
Dekoninck, H., & Schmuck, D. (2021, May). The Mobilizing Power of Influencers for Pro-Environmental Action and Political Participation (Work In Progress). 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
Reinemann, C., Schmuck, D., & Jandura, O. (2021). Populist Climate Change Skeptics? Climate Change Skepticism and Media Perceptions as Predictors of Right-wing Populist Voting Intention. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
Schmuck, D., Fawzi, N., Reinemann, C., & Riesmeyer C. (2021, May). “Teenage Media Malaise? The Role of Social Media Use, Exposure to Extremist Messages, and Online Media Literacy for Political Cynicism Among Adolescents. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
*Aichinger, M., Obermaier, M., & Schmuck, D. (2021, May). #ICantBreathe. Black Lives Matter Content on Social Media and Youths’ Online and Offline Participation. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
Obermaier, M., Schmuck, D., & Saleem, M. (2021, May). I’ll be There? Effects of Islamophobic Hate and Counter Speech on Muslims’ Intention to Intervene. 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Denver, CO, USA).
Obermaier, M., Schmuck, D., & Saleem, M. (2021, January). I’ll be There for you? Reaktionen von Muslim*innen auf islamophobe Online Hate Speech und die Rolle von Counter Speech durch die In- und Out-Group. Annual Conference of the Media and Effects Division in the German Communication Association, Virtual Conference (originally to be held in Munich, Germany).
Schmuck, D., Obermaier, M., & Saleem, M. (2021, April). Stand by Me! Muslims’ Responses to Islamophobic Online Hate Speech and the Role of Counter Speech. Three-Country Conference on Communication Science (DACH 21), Zurich, Switzerland.
Karsay, K.; Schmuck, D., Stevic, A.; Matthes, J. (2021, April). Sleeping with the Smartphone: Parental Mediation, Children's Tiredness and Physical Well-Being. Annual conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK).

2020

Schmuck, D., Matthes, J., Stevic, A., Hirsch, M. (2020, November). Politics – Simply Explained? How Political Complexity Reduction by Social Media Influencers Affects Youth’s Political Cynicism. Presented at the Youth, News, and Democratic Engagement Workshop. Online Workshop.
Schmuck, D., Stevic, A., Matthes, J., & Karsay, K. (2020, May). Out of Control? How Parental Lack of Control Over Children’s Smartphone Use Affects Children’s Self-Esteem Over Time. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, Australia.
Schmuck, D., Matthes, J., & von Sikorski, C. (2020, May). In the Eye of the Beholder: A Case for the Visual Hostile Media Phenomenon. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, Australia.
Stevic, A., Schmuck, D., Karsay, K., & Matthes, J. (2020, May). Are Smartphones Enhancing or Displacing Face-to- face Communication with Close Ties? A Panel Study Among Adults. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, Australia.
Nir, L., & Schmuck, D. (2020, May). True to Themselves? Voters’ Responses to Political Candidates’ Self- Presentation on Social Networking Sites. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, Australia.
Matthes, J., Karsay, K., Hirsch, M., Stevic, A., & Schmuck, D. (2020, May). Reflective Smartphone Disengagement: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Validation. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, Australia.
Stevic, A., Schmuck, D., Koemets, A., Hirsch, M., Karsay, K., Thomas, M., & Matthes, J. (2020, May). Privacy Concerns Can Stress You Out: Investigating the Reciprocal Relationship Between Privacy Concerns and Stress. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, Gold Coast, Australia.
Schmuck, D., Fawzi, N., Reinemann, C., Riesmeyer, C. (2020, Februar). "Teenage Media Malaise? Mediennutzung, Kontakt mit extremistischen Botschaften und Medienkompetenz als Prädiktoren des politischen Misstrauens bei Jugendlichen. Jahrestagung FG Kommunikation und Politik 2020 „Desinformation, Populismus, “Lügenpresse” - Vertrauen und Glaubwürdigkeit in der politischen Kommunikation. Februar 2020. Mainz, Deutschland.
Schmuck, D. (2020, March). Does Digital Detox Work? Exploring the Role of Digital Detox Apps for Problematic Smartphone Use and Well-Being of Young Adults. 65. DGPuK-Jahrestagung. 10.-12. März, 2020. München, Deutschland.
Karsay, K., Schmuck, D., Matthes, J., & Stevic, A. (2020, March). Longitudinal Relationships between Excessive Smartphone Use, Stress and Loneliness: The Moderating Role of Self-Disclosure. 65. DGPuK-Jahrestagung. 10.-12. März, 2020. München, Deutschland.

2019

*Schmuck, D. & von Sikorski, C. (2019, August). Social Bots as Threat for Digital Democracy? How News Coverage Can Empower Media Users. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention, August 7-10, Toronto, Canada.
Schmuck, D., Heiss, R., & Matthes, J. (2019, August). Drifting Further Apart? How Exposure to Media Portrayals of Muslims Affects Attitude Polarization. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention, August 7-10, Toronto, Canada.
Hameleers, M., Schmuck, D., Bos, L., & Ecklebe, S. (2019, August). Interacting with the Ordinary People: How Populist Messages and Styles Trigger Engagement on Social Media. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention, August 7-10, Toronto, Canada.
Schmuck, D., Tribastone, M., Matthes, J., Marquart, F., & Bergel, F. (2019, August). Avoiding the Other Side? An Eye-Tracking Study Investigating Selective Exposure and Avoidance of Political Advertising. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention, August 7-10, Toronto, Canada.
*von Sikorski, C., Schmuck, D., Matthes, J., Klobasa, C., Knupfer, H., & Saumer, M. (2019, May). Do journalists differentiate between Muslims and Islamist terrorists? A content analysis of terrorism news coverage. Presentation at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Washington D.C., USA.
Schmuck, D., Karsay, K., Matthes, J., Stevic, A. (2019, May). Looking Up and Feeling Down". The Influence of Mobile Social Networking Site Use on Upward Social Comparison, Self-Esteem, and Well-Being of Adult Smartphone Users. Presentation at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Washington D.C., USA.
Matthes, J., Karsay, K., Stevic, A., Schmuck, D. (2019, May). "Too Much to Handle". Impact of Mobile Social Networking Sites on Information Overload, Depressive Symptoms, and Well-Being. Presentation at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Washington D.C., USA.
Schmuck, D. & Tribastone, M. (2019, May). Muslims Fight Back: How Anti-Islamic Right-Wing Populist Messages on Social Media Affect Perceived Discrimination and Collective Action Intentions of Young Muslims. Presentation at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Washington D.C., USA.
Stevic, A., Schmuck, D., Karsay, K., Matthes, J. (2019, May). Age Matters. A Panel Study Investigating the Influence of Communicative and Passive Smartphone Use on Well-Being. Presentation at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Washington D.C., USA.

2018

Karsay, K., Matthes, J., Schmuck, D., & Ecklebe, S. (2018, October). Posting happiness: A mobile experience sampling study investigating the role of mobile social media use on adolescents' well-being. Presentation at the ECREA 2018 Pre-Conference Children and Adolescents in a Mobile Media World, October 31, Lugano, Switzerland.
Bos, L., Hameleers, M., Schmuck, D. (2018, August). The Effects of Populist Political Communication on Populist Attitudes Across National Contexts in Europe. Presentation at the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), August 22-25, Hamburg, Germany.
Schmuck, D. (2018, May). Voting "against Islamization"? How anti-Islamic right-wing populist political campaigns influence explicit and implicit attitudes toward Muslims as well as electoral support. Presentation at the 68th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Prague, Czech Republic.
*Hameleers, M., & Schmuck, D. (2018, May). Closer to the people: A comparative content analysis of online populist communication at election and routine periods. Presentation at the 68th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Prague, Czech Republic.
Hameleers, M., Bos, L., Fawzi, N., Reinemann, C., Andreadis, I., Corbu, N., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Aalberg, T., Axelsson, S., Balas, D. C., Berganza, R., Cremonesi, C., Dahlberg, S., Hess, A., Kartsounidou, E., Kasprowicz, D., Negrea-Busuioc, E., Ringdal, S., Salbgado, S., Sanders, K., Schmuck, D., Schulz, A., Stepinska, A. M., Suiter, J., Tenenboim-Weinblatt, K., Weiss-Yaniv, N. (2018, May). Start spreading the news: A comparative experiment on the effects of populist communication on political participation in 16 European countries. Presentation at the 68th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Prague, Czech Republic.
Matthes, J., Schmuck, D., & Stubenvoll, M. (2018, May). Opinion Polarization in the Debate about an "Upper Limit" for Refugees: Motivated Reasoning in Response to Likeminded and Cross-Cutting News. Presentation at the Preconference at the 2018 ICA, Prague: Refugees, Religious Threats, and Political Radicalization: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives. May 23, Prague, Czech Republic.
Schmuck, D. (2018, May). Voting “Against Islamization”? How Anti-Islamic Right-Wing Populist Political Campaigns Influence Explicit and Implicit Attitudes toward Muslims as well as Electoral Support. Presentation at the 68th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Prague, Czech Republic.
Hameleers, M. et al. (2018, May). Start Spreading the News: A Comparative Experiment on the Effects of Populist Communication on Political Participation in 16 European Countries. Presentation at the 68th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 24-28, Prague, Czech Republic.

2017

Matthes, J., Naderer, B., Schmuck, D., & Eicher, C. (2017, November). Argumentationsstrategien in der grünen Werbung: Ein systematischer Vergleich von 10 Ländern. [Argumentation Strategies in Green Advertising: A Systematic Comparison of 10 Countries] Presentation at the annual conference of the Advertising Division and PR & Organizational Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), November 23-25, Vienna, Austria.
Matthes, J., Naderer, B., & Schmuck, D. (2017, November). Wer sind die grünen Konsumenten? Prädiktoren für nachhaltiges Kaufverhalten im internationalen Kontext. [In Search of the Green Consumer. Antecedents of Green Consumption Behavior and Implications for Advertisers?] Presentation at the annual conference of the Advertising Division and PR & Organizational Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), November 23-25, Vienna, Austria.
*Schmuck, D., Matthes, J., & Paul, F. (2017, August). Young Muslims' responses to anti-islamic right-wing populist campaigns: Discrimination, social identity threats, and hostility. Paper accepted for presentation to the Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention, August 9-12, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
*Karsay, K., & Schmuck, D. (2017, August). Effects of weight loss reality TV show exposure on adolescents' explicit and implicit weight bias. Paper accepted for presentation to the Communication Theory and Methodology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Convention, August 9-12, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
von Sikorski, C., Matthes, J., & Schmuck, D. (2017, August). The Islamic State in the news: Journalistic differentiation between terrorism and Islam, terror news proximity, and Islamophobic attitudes. Paper accepted for presentation to the Religion and Media Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)Annual Convention, August 9-12, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Schmuck, D. (2017, May). Effects of economic and symbolic threat appeals in right-wing populist advertising on anti-immigration attitudes: The impact of visual and verbal appeals. Presentation at the 67th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, San Diego, USA.
Hameleers, M., & Schmuck, D. (2017, May). It's us against them: A comparative experiment on the effects of populist messages communicated via social media. Presentation at the 67th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, San Diego, USA.
Heiss, R., & Schmuck, D. (2017, May). What drives interaction in political actors' Facebook posts? Profile and content predictors of user engagement and political actors' reactions. Presentation at the 67th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, San Diego, USA.
von Sikorski, C., Schmuck, D., Matthes, J., & Binder, A. (2017, May). "Muslims are not terrorists": Islamic State coverage, journalistic differentiation between terrorism and Islam, fear reactions, and attitudes toward Muslims. Presentation at the 67th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25-29, San Diego, USA.

2016

Schmuck, D. (2016, July). Effects of Economic and Symbolic Threat Appeals in Right-Wing Populist Advertising on Anti-Immigration Attitudes: The Impact of Visual and Verbal Appeals. Paper presented at the 5th International Summer School in Political Communication and Electoral Behaviour “Changing Media Environments, Changing Democracies”, July 18-23, 2016, Milan, Italy.
*Schmuck, D. &, Naderer, B. (2016, June). Misleading consumers with green advertising? Comparing the effects of false and vague greenwashing claims. Paper presented at the 66th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), June 9-13, Fukuoka, Japan.
Heiss, R., Schmuck, D., Eicher, C., & Matthes, J. (2016, June). Citizen science as a method of data collection: Exploring the predictors of participation among school students. Paper presented at Communication Research Methods 2016: Practices & Challenges, pre-conference to the 66th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), June 9-13, Fukuoka, Japan.

2015

Heiss, R., & Schmuck, D. (2015, November). Jugendmobilisierung auf Facebook? Eine inhaltsanalytische Untersuchung zu Jugendansprache und politischen Partizipationsangeboten in der Facebook-Kommunikation österreichischer Politiker/innen. Presentation at the under.docs conference, November 12-14, Vienna, Austria.
Schmuck, D., Heiss, R., & Matthes, J. (2015, August). Antecedents of strategic game framing in political news coverage. Presentation at the Political Communication interest group at the 98th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 6-9, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Schmuck, D., & Matthes, J., Naderer, B., & Beaufort, M. (2015, May). Effects of environmental brand attributes and nature imagery in green advertising on brand attitude and purchase intention. Presentation at the 65th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
*Matthes, J., Marquart, F., Naderer, B., Arendt, F., Schmuck, D., & Adam, K. (2015, May). Questionable research practices in experimental communication research: A systematic analysis from 1980 to 2013. Presentation at the 65th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 21-25, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Schmuck, D. (2015, May). The effects of right-wing populist ads on explicit and implicit attitudes toward immigrants. Presentation at the 2015 ICA Political Communication Division Graduate Student Pre-Conference, May 20, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Matthes, J., & Schmuck, D. (2015, April). Explaining the effects of right-wing populist ads on explicit and implicit attitudes toward immigrants. Presentation at the Team Populism May 2015 Conference "Solving the Puzzles of Populism", April 30-May 2, London, UK.

2014

Matthes, J., & Schmuck, D. (2014, August). The effects of right-wing populist ads on implicit and explicit attitudes: A moderated mediation model. Paper presented to the Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Convention, August 5-9, Montréal, Canada.
Schmuck, D., & Matthes, J. (2014, May). The effects of right-wing populist advertisements on young voters: Symbolic threats, economic threats, and the moderating role of education. Paper presented to the Political Communication Division at the 64th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 22-26, Seattle, USA.

2013

*Matthes, J., Wonneberger, A., & Schmuck, D. (2013, August). Taking a closer look at green ads. Consumers' green involvement and the persuasive effects of emotional versus functional advertising appeals. Paper presented to the Advertising Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Convention DC 2013, August 7-11, Washington, D.C., USA.

*denotes Top Paper Award