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sofievranken.bsky.social
Postdoc @adme-uvienna.bsky.social Representative of @nefcamediapsych.bsky.social Interested in social media - health behaviors - media literacy - science communication
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👩‍🔬 Save the Dates 👨‍🔬 Today feels like the 1st spring day in Vienna 🌞 perfect time to announce the new AdMe Research Colloquium with public talks by @phweiss.bsky.social about links between misogynist & far-right online communication & @sofievranken.bsky.social et al. about using AI in research.

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🏆 Awards 🏆 At @etmaal2025.bsky.social, AdMe's @sofievranken.bsky.social received the highly competitive Dissertation Award from the Netherlands | Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA) for her work on alcohol-related social media effects. We're very proud of you, Sofie! 🎉🎉🎉

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Big thanks to @sofievranken.bsky.social for the great workshop on bridging science and society at #Etmaal2025! Really great and inspiring insights on writing blogs!📝

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Let's kick off the#Etmaal2025 conference. We will post updates presentations within the media psych division :) @nefcamediapsych.bsky.social

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February 3, 2025. Sunrise over Bruges from the BMCC. The department of communication science of KU Leuven is ready to welcome 500 media and communication researchers from the Netherlands and Flanders. @etmaal2025

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

On my way to the #Etmaal2025 conference :) Today will be an eventful day. 📅 our @nefcamediapsych.bsky.social division will host a workshop on stakeholder engagement together with the CAM temporary working group ✍️ I will provide a workshop on science communication for @ysn-nefca.bsky.social

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Next up: Dr. Sofie Vranken! 🔥 She is a postdoctoral researcher at the Advertising & Media Psychology Research Group (University of Vienna). Her research explores how social media shapes teen health-risk behaviors and how it can mitigate the harmful impact of exposure to health-risk content

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Important information for the upcoming #Etmaal2025 conference. Make sure to check out the chair checklist :) We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

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Does DeepSeek come amidst a European AI Deep Sleep? It should be a wake up call for Europe. The EU [needs] an innovative model that explicitly centers data protection and security. [This can] be a viable, responsible, and competitive strategy I told @euronews.com www.euronews.com/next/2025/01...

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We recently launched our bluesky account @nefcamediapsych.bsky.social ⚛️In the coming days, we will share some updates during the #Etmaal2025 conference, the latest research in media psychology, and behind-the-scenes footage of our workshop on stakeholder engagement!

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🎤 Science Comm Alert I feel honored to be featured as Young Talent in Knack Magazine. In this interview, I provided more information on the imapct of influencers' alcohol promotion. knack.be/nieuws/gezondheid/sofie-vranken-28-onderzoekt-de-relatie-tussen-sociale-media-en-alcohol-bij-jongeren/

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Really excited to provide an interactive workshop on science communication. What to expect? 📖A personal story into my own pathway in science communication 📝Tips and tricks on how to write an engaging blogpost about your research for different audiences 👍Hands-on feedback on your first blogpost

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