Dr. Dominik Daube
Vitae
- Born in Aschaffenburg in 1993
- 2014-2017: Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies (major) and Political Science and Law (minor), University of Erfurt
- 2017-2019: Master’s degree in Health Communication, University of Erfurt
during Bachelor’s and Master’s studies Student/Research Assistant, University of Erfurt - 2019-2023 Research Assistant (research and teaching), Institute for Communication Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 2023 Research Assistant (Pat-in-Fo project staff member), Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Jena University Hospital
- 2023-2026 Research Assistant (Postdoc) in the HEATCOM project - Behavioral Data for Effective Heat Communication (funded by the Federal Ministry of Health) - at the Institute for Planetary Health Behavior, Chair of Health Communication, University of Erfurt
- 2024 Ph.D. with a focus on health communication, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Since 2026: Research Assistant (postdoc, research and teaching) at the Department of Journalism and Communication Communication Research (IJK), Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media (HMTM); scientific coordination and management at the Hanover Center for Health Communication – [HC]²
Various teaching assignments at the Faculty of Medicine at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (eHealth and Communication program, since 2021) and at the Health and Medical University of Erfurt (Human Medicine program, 2024-2026)
Major teaching and research interests
- Health communication
- Planetary health/climate-friendly behavior
- Health information-seeking behavior
- Health psychology
- Decision-making
- Campaigning
- Behavioral research
Activities
- Member of the German Society of Mass Communication (DGPuK)
- Member of the German Society for General Practice and Family Medicine (DEGAM)
- Member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
- Co-founder and chair of the “Teaching in Health Communication” expert group within the Expert Group Health Communication of the German Society of Mass Communication (DGPuK)
- Spokesperson for mid-level faculty in the Expert Group Health Communication of the German Society of Mass Communication (DGPuK)
- Reviewer for numerous national and international conferences and academic journals
Publications
2026
Betsch, C., Reichstein, M., Daube, D. & Pelull, S. (2026, in prep., call published). Call for Contributions: Reihe zu Frühwarnungen. Policy Ultra-Briefs aus der Psychologie und angrenzenden Verhaltenswissenschaften der Interessensgruppe "Mensch, Klima, Nachhaltigkeit" der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie und der Fachgruppe Umweltpsychologie [Series on early warnings. Policy Ultra-Briefs from psychology and related behavioral sciences by the "People, Climate, Sustainability" interest group of the German Psychological Society (DGPs) and the Expert Group Environmental Psychology]. www.dgps.de/aktuelles/details/call-fuer-neue-policy-ultra-briefs-pubs-reihe-zu-fruehwarnsystemen/
Daube, D., Kutschan, S., Bleidorn, J., Walter, S. & Matthes, A. (2026). Patient*innenbeteiligung in der klinischen Forschung: Eine explorative Interviewstudie zu Perspektiven, Hürden und Unterstützungsbedarfen aus der Sicht Forschender [Patient participation in clinical research: An exploratory interview study on perspectives, barriers, and support needs from the researchers’ perspective]. Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2026.05.003
Jenny, M.A., Matthies-Wiesler, F., Pelull, S., Daube, D., Brimicombe, C., de'Donato, F., Giannaros, C., Hagens, W., Hoppe, S., Hermann, A., Muthers, S., Di Napoli, C., Pereira Marghidan, C., Potzauf, M., Randriamampianina, S., Saez Reale, A., Shamsrizi, P., Verrier, A. & Betsch, C. (2026, accepted). Improving heat-health communication in Europe. Nature Health.
2025
Daube, D., Jenny, M. A., & Pelull, S. (2025). Verhaltensdaten zu klimagesundem Verhalten nutzbar machen: Methoden, Potenziale und Perspektiven [Making behavioral data useful for climate-friendly behavior: Methods, potential, and perspectives]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 68(9), 1015-1023. doi.org/10.1007/s00103-025-04106-5
Daube, D., Reifegerste, D., Ort, A., Sukalla, F., & Wagner, A. (2025). Editorial zum Themenheft "Gesundheitskommunikation in der Hochschullehre" [Editorial for the special issue "Health communication in university teaching"]. die hochschullehre, 11(21), 274-278. doi.org/10.3278/HSL2463W
Daube, D., Reifegerste, D., Ort, A., Sukalla, F., & Wagner, A. (Eds.). (2025). Gesundheitskommunikation in der Hochschullehre - Themenheft 2025 [Health communication in university teaching - Special Issue 2025]. die hochschullehre, 11(21), 274-397. www.wbv.de/shop/Gesundheitskommunikation-in-der-Hochschullehre-HSLT2405W
Pelull, S., Fischer, S, Jenny, M.A., & Daube, D. (2025). Policy Ultra-Brief – Hitzekommunikation für ein verbessertes Hitzeschutzverhalten: Fokus auf Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen [Policy Ultra-Brief – Heat communication for improved heat protection: Focus on people with mental health disorders]. Policy Ultra-Briefs aus der Psychologie und angrenzenden Verhaltenswissenschaften der Interessensgruppe "Mensch, Klima, Nachhaltigkeit" der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie und der Fachgruppe Umweltpsychologie [Policy Ultra-Briefs from psychology and related behavioral sciences by the "People, Climate, Sustainability" interest group of the German Psychological Society (DGPs) and the Expert Group Environmental Psychology. doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.21304
2024
Daube, D. (2024). Stellvertretende partizipative Entscheidungsfindung bei Demenzen unter Berücksichtigung der besonderen Rolle des sozialen Netzwerks – Informationsverhalten und Verantwortungsattribution als Prädiktoren [Substitute participatory decision-making in dementia, taking into account the special role of the social network - information-seeking behavior and attribution of responsibility as predictors] [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.
Daube, D. & Reifegerste, D. (2024). Digitale Informationsmaterialen über Demenz – Eine explorative inhaltsanalytische Betrachtung [Digital information materials on dementia – An exploratory content analysis]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. Online first. doi.org/10.1007/s00103-024-03893-7
2023
Daube, D. & Reifegerste, D. (2023). Expectations of representatives on shared decision-making in the context of dementia - An integrative model. OSF Preprints. doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/jsb6y
Daube, D., Ort, A., Sukalla, F., Wagner, A. & Reifegerste, D. (2023). Der Blick über den Tellerrand - Chancen, Herausforderungen und Zielgrößen guter Lehre in der Gesundheitskommunikation. Wer macht wen für Gesundheit (und Krankheit) verantwortlich? [Thinking outside the box - Opportunities, challenges, and benchmarks for effective teaching in health communication. Who holds whom accountable for health (and illness)?]. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation 2022, 1-10. doi.org/10.21241/SSOAR.88477
Daube, D. & Reifegerste, D. (2023). Die unsichtbaren Verantwortlichen. Angehörige in der Berichterstattung über Demenzen [The invisible decision-makers: Family members' role in reporting on dementia]. Monitor Versorgungsforschung, 16(1), 41-46. doi.org/10.24945/MVF.01.23.1866-0533.2475
Daube, D. & Reifegerste, D. (2023). Zu Risiken und Maßnahmen fragen Sie Ihren Browser. Eine inhaltsanalytische Betrachtung von digitalen Informationsmaterialien über Demenz [For information on risks and preventive measures, consult your browser. A content analysis of digital informational materials on dementia]. OSF Preprints. doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/9zjnt
Daube, D., Ruhrmann, G. & Wehrstedt, C. (2023). Die Rolle journalistischer Medieninformationen in einer Krise am Beispiel der COVID-19-Pandemie: Eine repräsentative Online-Befragung. Wer macht wen für Gesundheit (und Krankheit) verantwortlich? [The role of journalistic media coverage during a crisis, as exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic: A representative online survey. Who holds whom responsible for health (and illness)?]. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation 2022, 1-13. doi.org/10.21241/SSOAR.87337
Daube, D., Wiedicke, A., Reifegerste, D. & Rossmann, C. (2023). Who is responsible? Attribution of responsibility in the context of dementia: A content-analysis of framing in media coverage. Journal of Health Communication, 28(5), 273-281. doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2023.2199684
2022
Berlekamp, M., Reifegerste, D., Temmann, L. J. & Daube, D. (2022). Effekte visueller Responsibility Frames im Kontext von Demenzen - Eine Experimentalstudie. Gesundheitskommunikation in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie [The effects of visual responsibility frames in the context of dementia - an experimental study. Health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation 2021. doi.org/10.21241/SSOAR.85997
2021
Brill, J. & Daube, D. (2021). Mehr Infektionsschutz durch Health-Nudging? Eine experimentelle Untersuchung der Wirkung von Nudges auf die Nutzung von Desinfektionsmittelspendern. Risiken und Potenziale in der Gesundheitskommunikation [More protection against infection through health nudging? An experimental study on the effect of nudges on the use of hand sanitizer dispensers. Risks and potential in health communication]. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation 2020. doi.org/10.21241/SSOAR.74680
Daube, D. & Ruhrmann, G. (2021). Einführung zur Qualität von Medizinjournalismus und erste Einschätzungen zur COVID-19-Berichterstattung [An introduction to the quality of medical journalism and initial assessments of COVID-19 coverage]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 64(1), 3-11. doi.org/10.1007/s00103-020-03249-x
Ruhrmann, G. & Daube, D. (2021). Corona-Kommunikation. Dimensionen und Perspektiven [Communication on coronavirus: Dimensions and perspectives]. PR-Magazin 50(11), 72-79.
Ruhrmann, G. & Daube, D. (2021). Die Rolle der Medien in der COVID-19-Pandemie: Erste inhaltsanalytische Befunde [The role of the media in the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial findings from content analysis]. In A. W. Lohse (Ed.), Infektionen und Gesellschaft [Infections and society] (pp. 119–134). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63509-4_15
2020
Ruhrmann, G. & Daube, D. (2020). Wissenschaftskommunikation in der Pandemie - Qualität und Perspektiven [Science communication during the pandemic - quality and perspectives]. G+G Wissenschaft, 20(4), 7-14.
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