Frederike Taubert

Background

Frederike Taubert is a research associate in the Jitsuvax project. Together with other scientists, she develops measures to enhance vaccine uptake and knowledge among health professionals and the public. As a PhD student, she is interested in the influence of conspiracy theories on vaccination hesitancy and how this influence can be reduced. Frederike received her Master of Science in Psychology at the University of Erfurt in 2021 (Thesis: Reactance and rationalization in comparison - What influence does the absoluteness of a speed limit have on its acceptance?).

Curriculum Vitae

Academic career

• 2021 - present     Doctoral student in Psychology & Health Communication, University of Erfurt
• 2019 - 2021          Master of Science in Psychology, University of Erfurt
• 2016 - 2019          Bachelor of Arts in Teaching, Learning and Training Psychology, University of Erfurt

Employment

• 2021 - present      University of Erfurt, Research Associate (65%). Research project "JITSUVAX", co-funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union

Publications

• Holford, D., Schmid, P., Fasce, A., Garrison, A., Karlsson, L., Taubert, F., Verger, P., Lewandowsky, S., Fisher, H., Betsch, C., Rodrigues, F., & Soveri, A. (2024). Difficulties faced by physicians from four European countries in rebutting antivaccination arguments: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Public Health, 2, e000195. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000195
• Taubert, F., & Schmid, P. (2023). 6 Verschwörungstheorien aus gesundheitspsychologischer Perspektive. Die Psychologie der Verschwörungstheorien: Von dunklen Mächten sonderbar belogen..., 101.
• Karlsson, L. C., Garrison, A., Holford, D., Fasce, A., Lewandowsky, S., Taubert, F., Schmid, P., Betsch, C., Rodrigues, F., Fressard, L., Verger, P., & Soveri, A. (2023). Healthcare professionals' attitudes to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: Cross-sectional survey data from four European countries. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 19(2), 2256442. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2256442
• Fasce, A., Karlsson, L., Verger, P., Mäki, O., Taubert, F., Garrison, A., Schmid, P., ... Betsch, C. & Soveri, A. (2023). Endorsement of alternative medicine and vaccine hesitancy among physicians: A cross-sectional study in four European countries. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 19(2), 2242748. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F21645515.2023.2242748
• Garrison, A., Karlsson, L., Fressard, L., Fasce, A., Rodrigues, F., Schmid, P., Taubert, F., ... & Verger, P. (2023). International adaptation and validation of the Pro-VC-Be: measuring the psychosocial determinants of vaccine confidence in healthcare professionals in European countries. Expert Review of Vaccines, 22(1), 726-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2023.2242479
• Karlsson, L. C., Garrison, A., Holford, D., Fasce, A., Lewandowsky, S., Taubert, F., ...Betsch, C., … & Soveri, A. (2023). Healthcare professionals’ attitudes to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: Cross-sectional survey data from four European countries. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 19(2), 2256442.
• Taubert, F., Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Wiedermann, M. & Betsch, C. (2023). Situational pathogen avoidance mediates the impact of social connectedness on preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports, 13, 2418. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29239-y
• Korn, L., Siegers, R., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Taubert, F., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2021). Age Differences in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior: A Psychological Perspective. European Psychologist, 26(4), 359–372. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000462