dr. (Julia) J Kneer

Biography

Julia Kneer is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam and chair of the Examination Board at ESHCC. Before working as Assistant Professor here, she worked as a postdoc researcher and lecturer at the University of Cologne, Department of Social and Media, where she taught theoretical and methodical courses in Media, Social, and Organizational Psychology. Julia studied Psychology at Saarland University from 1996 to 2001. From 2003 to 2008 she worked at the Department of Social Psychology (Prof. Wintermantel, head), Saarland University. In May 2006 she received her PhD in Social Psychology (“Causal Person Model”). Her research focus lies on digital games, especially how digital games and players are perceived, generation differences, and digital game addiction. Further research interests include interactive and digital media in general, health communication, heavy metal music, music in movies, and social cognition. She has published in Computers in Human Behavior, Psychology of Popular Media Culture, Journal of Media Psychology, Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, and Social Psychology. Julia served as chair of the Games Studies Divison of the International Communication Association (vice chair 2015-2017, chair 2017-2019). Current research projects are: Urban Media Engagement (together with Jeroen Jansz and Liesbet van Zoonen). Former projects: Homies: wijkgerichte op media gebaseerde identiteiten met empowermentstrategieën (together with Jeroen Jansz), The fogland game: creating and validating a paper prototype of a game to fight smokers’ needs for relaxation and social contacts (video

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

Associate professor | Department of Media and Communication
Email
kneer@eshcc.eur.nl

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Work

  • Julia Kneer, Bartosz Zerebecki & D Pietschmann (2024) - Frontiers in Psychology (Journal)
  • Teresa De La Hera & Julia Kneer (2023) - Digital Literacy Games
  • Julia Kneer (2023) - How an Arcade girl became a professor: The importance of games over the last 44 years.
  • Anne van Eldik, Roel Lutkenhaus, Julia Kneer & Jeroen Jansz (2020) - Influencers and the superdiverse city
  • Julia Kneer (2020) - Department of Media and Communication (Organisational unit)
  • S Franken, Julia Kneer & S Reich (2018) - Not only for the (tom)boys: Gender variables as predictors for playing motivations, passion, and addiction for MMORPGs
  • N Schroeder & Julia Kneer (2018) - Characters as Friends: Exploring Influences of Media Interactivity on Parasocial Relationships
  • RS Jacobs, S Werning, Jeroen Jansz & Julia Kneer (2018) - Procedural Arguments of Persuasive Games: An Elaboration Likelihood Perspective
  • Julia Kneer & R. Jacobs (2018) - Media and Communication (Journal)
  • RS Jacobs, S Werning, Jeroen Jansz & Julia Kneer (2017) - Procedural Arguments of Persuasive Games: An Elaboration Likelihood Perspective

Communication Ethics

Year Level
BA-3, Pre-master, Pre-master, Pre-master, Pre-master
Year
2024
Course Code
CM3010

Methods of Media Research

Year Level
MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
Year
2024
Course Code
CM4304

Quantitative Methods in Media and Comm.

Level
BA-2
Year Level
BA-2
Year
2024
Course Code
CM2005

Research Master Seminar I

Level
MA-1
Year Level
MA-1
Year
2024
Course Code
CS5016

Master Thesis Project

Year Level
MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
Year
2024
Course Code
CM5050

Bachelor Thesis Class

Level
BA-3
Year Level
BA-3
Year
2024
Course Code
CM3060

Master Thesis

Year Level
MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
Year
2024
Course Code
CM5000

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