Dr. Clara Christner
- Sustainability Management and Communications Officer
- Room: CS
- Phone: +49 721 608-43002
- clara christner ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Fields of work
- Science communication with a focus on sustainability, transformation processes, and polarized debates
- Sustainability management and strategic organizational development with a focus on sustainability culture and mindset
- Moderation and facilitation of team development processes, events, and participatory procedures
- Workshops and educational formats on political education and media literacy (e.g., on addressing and correcting disinformation)
Professional background
| since 2026 | Advanced training as a systemic consultant (Systemic Institute Tübingen, ongoing) |
| 2024 – 2025 | Advanced training in systemic moderation in a scientific context (completion in 2025) |
| 2025 | Training: Climate Fresk Facilitator |
| Since 2024 | Consultant for Sustainability Management and Communication, Sustainability Office, KIT |
| 2023 | Ph.D. in Political Communication on the topic of disinformation and right-wing populism |
| 2018 – 2023 | Research Associate at the Institute for Communication Psychology and Media Education (IKM) at the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) |
| 2016 – 2018 | Master of Arts in Social and Communication Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau |
| 2012 – 2016 | Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Psychology at Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg |
Populist radical-right attitudes, media trust, and social media reliance: Combining survey and tracking data to investigate predictors of online exposure to disinformation
Christner, C.; Makhortykh, M.; Gil-Lopez, T.
2025. Telematics and Informatics, 98, 102250. doi:10.1016/j.tele.2025.102250
Christner, C.; Makhortykh, M.; Gil-Lopez, T.
2025. Telematics and Informatics, 98, 102250. doi:10.1016/j.tele.2025.102250
Does credibility become trivial when the message is right? Populist radical-right attitudes, perceived message credibility, and the spread of disinformation
Christner, C.
2024. Communications, 49 (4), 491–512. doi:10.1515/commun-2022-0024
Christner, C.
2024. Communications, 49 (4), 491–512. doi:10.1515/commun-2022-0024
Combatting Climate Disinformation: Comparing the Effectiveness of Correction Placement and Type
Christner, C.; Merz, P.; Barkela, B.; Jungkunst, H.; von Sikorski, C.
2024. Environmental Communication, 18 (6), 729–742. doi:10.1080/17524032.2024.2316757
Christner, C.; Merz, P.; Barkela, B.; Jungkunst, H.; von Sikorski, C.
2024. Environmental Communication, 18 (6), 729–742. doi:10.1080/17524032.2024.2316757
Populist Radical-Right Attitudes, Political Involvement and Selective Information Consumption: Who Tunes Out and Who Prefers Attitude-Consonant Information
Maier, M.; Adam, S.; Gil Lopez, T.; Makhortykh, M.; Bromme, L.; Christner, C.; de León, E.; Urman, A.
2024. Mass Communication and Society, 28 (1), 101–129. doi:10.1080/15205436.2024.2310156
Maier, M.; Adam, S.; Gil Lopez, T.; Makhortykh, M.; Bromme, L.; Christner, C.; de León, E.; Urman, A.
2024. Mass Communication and Society, 28 (1), 101–129. doi:10.1080/15205436.2024.2310156
Do (Not!) Track Me: Relationship Between Willingness to Participate and Sample Composition in Online Information Behavior Tracking Research
Gil-López, T.; Christner, C.; de León, E.; Makhortykh, M.; Urman, A.; Maier, M.; Adam, S.
2023. Social Science Computer Review, 41 (6), 2274–2292. doi:10.1177/08944393231156634
Gil-López, T.; Christner, C.; de León, E.; Makhortykh, M.; Urman, A.; Maier, M.; Adam, S.
2023. Social Science Computer Review, 41 (6), 2274–2292. doi:10.1177/08944393231156634
The Interplay Between Explicit and Implicit Right‐Wing Populism in Germany and Switzerland
Maier, M.; Gil-López, T.; Bromme, L.; Zinkernagel, A.; Welzenbach-Vogel, I. C.; Christner, C.; Adam, S.; Schmitt, M.; Tillman, E. R.
2023. Political Psychology, 44 (6), 1235–1258. doi:10.1111/pops.12895
Maier, M.; Gil-López, T.; Bromme, L.; Zinkernagel, A.; Welzenbach-Vogel, I. C.; Christner, C.; Adam, S.; Schmitt, M.; Tillman, E. R.
2023. Political Psychology, 44 (6), 1235–1258. doi:10.1111/pops.12895
Implicit and explicit populist and anti-immigrant attitudes and their explanatory power for populist radical-right party support
Maier, M.; Welzenbach-Vogel, I. C.; Christner, C.; Tillman, E. R.; Zinkernagel, A.; Schmitt, M.
2023. Acta Politica, 58 (3), 591–613. doi:10.1057/s41269-022-00255-6
Maier, M.; Welzenbach-Vogel, I. C.; Christner, C.; Tillman, E. R.; Zinkernagel, A.; Schmitt, M.
2023. Acta Politica, 58 (3), 591–613. doi:10.1057/s41269-022-00255-6
Automated Tracking Approaches for Studying Online Media Use: A Critical Review and Recommendations
Christner, C.; Urman, A.; Adam, S.; Maier, M.
2022. Communication Methods and Measures, 16 (2), 79–95. doi:10.1080/19312458.2021.1907841
Christner, C.; Urman, A.; Adam, S.; Maier, M.
2022. Communication Methods and Measures, 16 (2), 79–95. doi:10.1080/19312458.2021.1907841
Populist attitudes and conspiracy beliefs: Exploring the relation between the latent structures of populist attitudes and conspiracy beliefs
Christner, C.
2022. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 10 (1), 72–85. doi:10.5964/jspp.7969
Christner, C.
2022. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 10 (1), 72–85. doi:10.5964/jspp.7969