Anne-Sophie Tänzer

Background

Anne-Sophie Tänzer is a research associate in the project GenDiMedNet (Network Platform for Gender-Sensitive, Interactive Digital Applications in Medicine). Her research interests focus on how to communicate gender-sensitive medicine in a way that fosters acceptance, builds trust, and avoids reactance.

She completed her Master’s degree in Health Communication at the University of Erfurt in 2025 (Master’s thesis: Perception of HPV Vaccination among Young Adults – A Quantitative Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Predictors of Vaccination Intention in Germany) and her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig in 2022.

Research interests: Gender-sensitive medicine; psychological reactance in health communication

Curriculum Vitae

Academic career

• 2022 - 2025 Master of Science in Health Communication, University of Erfurt
• 2018 - 2022 Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies, University of Leipzig

Professional and Academic Experience

• 2025 - today Research Associate, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Department of Implementation Research, Health Communication Working Group
• 2023 - 2025 Research assistant at the Chair for Health Communication, University of Erfurt
• 2024 Research internship, TU Dresden, Institute and Polyclinic for Occupational and Social Medicine, RESPECT Study
• 2022 Internship in media education, Helliwood media & education i. fjs e.V.
• 2021 Internship in science communication and public relations, DBFZ German Biomass Research Center gGmbH, Leipzig
• 2020 Internship and volunteer work, Head of Online Department, mephisto 97.6 - University of Leipzig's Local and Campus Radio

Publications

• Citations (Google Scholar)
• Data and scripts (OSF)