Carolin-Theresa Ziemer

Carolin-Theresa Ziemer is a researcher at the Institute of Communication Science at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. Ziemer's work addresses disinformation, misinformation, and the psychological mechanisms that shape how individuals engage with and resist false or misleading information. Recent projects have examined pro-Kremlin strategic narratives in East Germany, the role of social identity in vulnerability to disinformation, and the application of inoculation theory to counter influence operations targeting German-speaking communities. Ziemer has also contributed to theoretical and empirical work on pandemic denial, media exposure, and signal detection approaches to understanding public confusion in information environments.