The next Leibniz Media Lunch Talk will be hosted by the Hamburg section of the Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC). Dr. Mareike Wieland, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, presents various paradigms of mobile research and uses case studies to show how the GESIS AppKit can be used to independently implement mobile research designs.
Moderation: Hannah Immler
About the Presentation
Smartphones are our constant companions and thus a valuable tool for social science data collection. However, researchers are faced with the challenge of navigating the confusing landscape of available tools. In this presentation, Mareike Wieland outlines various paradigms of mobile research – from intensive longitudinal surveys to mobile tracking and sensing approaches to the integration of digital behavioral and survey data. Using case studies, she shows how tools such as the GESIS AppKit can be used to easily implement mobile research designs independently. The presentation concludes with an outlook on the potential of mobile research to link behavioral and survey data in real time.
About the Speaker
Mareike Wieland is a PostDoc in the “Designed Digital Data” team and Service Manager for the GESIS AppKit at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. In 2024, she completed her doctorate in journalism and communication studies at Universität Hamburg. Her research interests include the use, processing and effects of news content in automated media environments, mobile methods and the development of research software.
