Katharina V. Hajek
Research Assistant, Department of Media and Communication | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich
Katharina V. Hajek is a social psychologist (PhD from Berlin University of the Arts, March 2026) specializing in resistance in communication. At LMU Munich, she contributed to developing novel multidimensional measurement tools for psychological reactance. Building on her research as a Visiting Researcher at UC Berkeley (Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society and Department of Psychology), she co-developed the DemocraGPT project.
Development of AI-supported conversation training to foster democratic exchange (DemocraGPT)
The research project DemocraGPT examines how large language models can support people in challenging political conversations, reduce reactance, and strengthen democratic conversational culture.