Catarina Katzer

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Catarina Katzer (born March 20, 1973 in Karlsruhe ) is a German social psychologist and sociologist who specializes in the psychological and social effects and thinking and acting in the digital world ( cyber psychology ).

life and career

Katzer studied social psychology , sociology and economics . She wrote her doctoral thesis on cyberbullying among children and young people at the Institute for Economic and Social Psychology at the University of Cologne , where she also teaches.

She also teaches as a lecturer at the German Police University in Münster, the Free University of Berlin , the Center for Developmental Research at the University of Örebro in Sweden and the NetSafe - The Internet Safety Group in New Zealand and works as a scientific consultant on digital topics. She is also a reviewer for journals such as the Journal of Psychology or the Journal of Cyberpsychology. She also heads the Institute for Cyber ​​Psychology & Media Ethics in Cologne and is one of the world's leading scientists in the field of cyber psychology. In cooperation with various educational institutions and authorities, she develops several publications on appropriate internet education for educational institutions and parents. So she helps z. B. in North Rhine-Westphalia the Ministry of Education in the development of digital educational concepts and conflict management in schools.

She is an expert in the field of cyber psychology for commissions of the Council of Europe , the German Bundestag , the Center for Child Protection on the Internet of the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth , the Swiss National Council , the White Ring and other government institutions and organizations at home and abroad Active abroad. In addition, she lectures at several conferences and congresses.

Furthermore, she accompanies several film and cinema projects scientifically and, due to her fame, has already made several appearances on television and print media, where she commented on digital topics.

She is a co-founder and former board member of the association Bündnis gegen Cybermobbing eV , which is committed to educating and sensitizing society about bullying on the Internet.

Scientific work

Katzer deals with social behavior, values, thinking, dangers and danger prevention in Web 2.0 . She developed several concepts for violence prevention and media education in education and upbringing.

Her subject areas include cyber bullying and cyber criminology , fake news , digital competence , internet addiction , smartphone use and the influence of the internet (especially social media ) and artificial intelligence on the individual and society.

Publications

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Specimen copy DNB 987585614 at the German National Library .
  2. ↑ tasks | Katzer. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Wirth & Horn - Informationssysteme GmbH - www.wirth-horn.de: Cyberpsychologie | Interview | Special . ( dtv.de [accessed September 25, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Brief Vita | Katzer. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  5. ↑ General | Katzer. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Institutions & Companies | Katzer. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  7. ↑ School, Education & Upbringing | Katzer. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Brief Vita | Katzer. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Upper Austrian News: Feelings, Thoughts, Health: How the Internet is Changing Us . ( nachrichten.at [accessed September 25, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Katzer, Catarina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German social psychologist and cyber psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe