Background
Dominik Daube works as a postdoc researcher in the HEATCOM project, which focuses on how German citizens behave in heat situations, which factors influence their protective behavior and how interventions can contribute to a health-promoting adaptation. In his dissertation, he investigated the role of information behavior and perceived responsibility in representatives’ Shared Decision-Making in the context of dementia. His research focuses on health-related behavioral research, focusing on Planetary Health Behavior. Dominik studied Communication Science, Law and Health Communication in Erfurt.
Areas of expertise: health communication, planetary health, mental health, decision-making, tailoring & targeting, campaigning
Curriculum Vitae
Academic career
- 03/2024 PhD with a focus on Health Communication, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 2017 – 2019 Master of Arts (M.A.) in Health Communication, University of Erfurt
- 2015 – 2017 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication Science (main) and Law (minor), University of Erfurt
Employment
- 2023 – present Research associate (Postdoc position) in the HEATCOM project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health, University of Erfurt
- 2023 Research associate (project associate Pat-in-Fo), Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Jena University Hospital
- 2019 - 2023 Research associate (research and teaching), Institute of Communication Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Various teaching assignments (adjunct lecturer) at the Faculty of Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany (program 'eHealth and Communication') and Health and Medical University Erfurt, Germany (program ‘Medicine’)
Further positions
- since 11/2023 First spokesperson for the academic mid-level staff in the Health Communication section of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK)
- 08/2023 Organizer and host of the conference 'Inter- and transdisciplinary teaching concepts' of the working group "Teaching in Health Communication" in Jena
- Since 11/2022 Co-founder and head of the "Teaching in Health Communication" working group in the Health Communication section of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, DGPuK)
- Since 10/2022 Member of the examination committee in the Master's program 'eHealth & Communication', Faculty of Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 10/2022 – 11/2023 Member of the Institutional Board of the Institute of Communication Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 09/2019 – 11/2023 Internship coordinator, Institute of Communication Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Reviewer for numerous conferences and the following journals:
- Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung (PUGE)
- European Journal of Health Communication (EJHC)
- Studien in Communication and Media (SCM)
Memberships in Professional Societies
- German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK)
- German Society for General Practice and Family Medicine (DEGAM)
- European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
Awards & Scholarships
Congress scholarship holder ‘German Congress Healthcare Research 2022’ (Deutscher Kongress Versorgungsforschung 2022)