Julian Fick, M.Sc.

Research Assistant

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute for Communication Science & Institute of Educational Psychology

Room A-110
Bienroder Weg 87
D-38106 Braunschweig

Tel.: +49-(0)531-391-8974
j.fick(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Office hours: by appointment

Postal Address:
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Educational Psychology
Bienroder Weg 82 (first floor)
D-38106 Braunschweig

Since 10/2021	Doctoral Researcher in the Junior Research Group "Communicating Scientists: Challenges, Competencies, Contexts (fourC)" at the Technische Universität Braunschweig
05/2020 – 09/2021	Research Assistant in the Research Group "Education in a Digital World" at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg
10/2018 – 08/2020	Master's degree in Psychology (MSc) at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (thesis: Using Personality to Predict Student Success in Teacher Training; supervisor: Dr. Thomas Scherndl)
10/2015 – 07/2017	Bachelor's degree in Psychology (BSc) at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (thesis: Assessing Critical Thinking: Dimensioning and Validation of a New Test; supervisor: Dr. Thomas Scherndl)

Fick, J., Rudolph, L. & Hendriks, F. (2025). Jargon Avoidance in the Public Communication of Science: Single- or Double-Edged Sword for Information Evaluation? Learning and Instruction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102121

Fick, J., Hendriks, F., Kumpmann, N., & Thies, B. (2025). Teaching Science Communication to Master’s Students in STEM. European Journal of Psychology Open. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1024/2673-8627/a000073

König, L. M., Altenmüller, M. S., Fick, J., Crusius, J., Genschow, O., & Sauerland, M. (2025). How to Communicate Science to the Public?: Recommendations for Effective Written Communication Derived From a Systematic Review. Zeitschrift Für Psychologie, 233(1), 40–51. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000572

Taddicken, M., Fick, J., & Wicke, N. (2024). Is this Good Science Communication? Construction and Validation of a multi-dimensional Quality Assessment Scale from the Audience's Perspective (QuASAP). Frontiers in Communication, 9, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1384403

Hendriks, F, Banse, L., & Fick, J. (2023). Wie können Wissenschaftler*innen dazu motiviert und befähigt werden, im Bereich Wissenschaftskommunikation aktiv zu werden? — Ein Forschungsüberblick. Transfer Unit Wissenschaftskommunikation at Wissenschaft im Dialog. https://transferunit.de/thema/wie-koennen-wissenschaftlerinnen-zu-wissenschaftskommunikation-motiviert-und-befaehigt-werden/

Klose, M., Steger, D., Fick, J., & Artelt, C. (2022). Decrypting log data: A meta-analysis on general online activity and learning outcome within digital learning environments. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 230(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000484

Fick, J. (2020). Using personality to predict student success in teacher training [Master's Thesis, University of Salzburg]. University Library Salzburg. https://resolver.obvsg.at/urn:nbn:at:at-ubs:1-14598

Fick, J., Rudolph, L., & Hendriks, F. (2025, January). Die Effekte von Fachsprache auf die Glaubwürdigkeit von Informationen und das Vertrauen in die kommunizierende Person. Paper presented at the 12th Congress of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (GEBF). Mannheim, Deutschland.

Fick, J., Hendriks, F., & Rudolph, L. (2024, September). Towards Explaining the Effects of Jargon on Information Credibility and Source Trustworthiness. Paper will be presented at the Joint 2024 Conference of the EARLI Special Interest Groups 20 (“Inquiry Learning'') and 26 (“Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning”). Berlin, Germany.

Fick, J., Hendriks, F., & Thies, B. (2024, September). Development and Evaluation of a Science Communication Training for Master Students. Paper will be presented at the Congress of the German and Austrian Society of Psychology (DGPS/ ÖGP). Vienna, Austria.

Knuth-Herzig, K., Hendriks, F., & Fick, J. (2024, September). Welche Kompetenzen braucht es für gute Wissenschaftskommunikation?
Ein Kompetenzportfolio aus der #FactoryWissKomm. Interactive workshop at the Wisskomm Connected. Berlin, Germany.

Fick, J. (2023, September). Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence-based Science Communication Training Program. Paper presented at the Network for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Venice Symposium. Venice, Italy.

Fick, J., Kumpmann, N., & Hendriks, F. (2023, August). Development and Evaluation of a Science Communication Training for Master Students in STEM. Paper presented at the 20th European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference. Thessaloniki, Greece.

Fick, J., Kumpmann, N., & Hendriks, F. (2023, Juli). Teaching Science Communication to Master Students in STEM. Paper presented at the 18th European Congress of Psychology. Brighton, UK.

Fick, J., Hendriks, F., Kumpmann, N., Banse, L., Taddicken, M. & Thies, B. (2022). Development and evaluation of a science communication training for early career researchers. Paper presented at the 52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs). Hildesheim, Germany.

Fick, J. (2021). Erfassung der Fähigkeit zur Bewertung von empirischer Evidenz in der Allgemeinbevölkerung. Paper presented at the conference of the Division of Educational Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs). Digital event.

Sommersemester 2024

Menschliches Verhalten gezielt verändern: Entwicklung, Durchführung und Evaluation von psychologischen Trainingsprogrammen

Winter semester 2023/24

Classroom-Management-Training
Training Wissenschaftskommunikation (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4)

Winter semester 2022/23

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