Doctoral students

Matthias Brunnbauer is a doctoral candidate at Mainz University of Applied Sciences and is researching the potential of artificial intelligence in businesses and public institutions. Prior to this, he completed a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of Augsburg, specializing in Management and Sustainability. In addition to his studies, he gained extensive practical experience through internships and teaching assistant positions, for example at Carl Zeiss AG and the Center of Excellence for Finance and Information Management. He also teaches the “Digital Economy” module at Mainz University of Applied Sciences.

Susan Glaser has been a doctoral candidate and research assistant on Prof. Dr. Oliver Emrich’s team at the Chair of Management, with a focus on social media, since December 2019. Here, she is working on her dissertation as part of the DI-GEST project, focusing on digital storytelling. Previously, Susan worked as a Senior Communications Assistant in the Communications Department at the European Central Bank. There, she was responsible for numerous youth and cultural campaigns and was closely involved in creating content for social media and collaborating with influencers. Her other former employers include the Deutsche Börse Group.

Elena Höfer has been working as a doctoral candidate and research assistant in Prof. Dr. Sven Pagel’s Business Informatics and Media Management research group since July 2020. As part of the DI-GEST Research College, her research focuses on storytelling in digital environments. After completing her undergraduate studies in psychology at the University of Mannheim, she earned her master’s degree in psychology with a focus on industrial, business, and organizational psychology at the University of Trier. In addition to her studies, she gained extensive practical experience through part-time student jobs and internships. Her former employers include Fraport AG and BASF Business Services GmbH, among others.

Christian Zern has been working as a research assistant and doctoral candidate at the DI-GEST Research College since October 2021. His research focuses on organizational transformation processes and the possibilities for actively shaping these processes.

He completed both his bachelor’s degree in economics and his master’s degree in management at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz.

After working as a bank clerk and trainer at a cooperative bank—where his responsibilities included investment and credit counseling, as well as training coordination and digitalization—he took a position as a research assistant at the Chair of Organization, Human Resources, and Business Management while pursuing his master’s degree. As part of this role, he led tutorials for the “Organization” and “Corporate Management” courses.

Sebastian Woelke is a research associate at the Chair of Management and Digital Transformation at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. As part of the DI-GEST project, he is researching how companies can better identify new technologies and trends and assess their relevance. Before joining JGU, Sebastian worked as a management and strategy consultant specializing in IT transformations, where he primarily supported transformation projects at internationally active banks. Prior to that, he completed his Master of Science in Management in 2018, also at JGU.

Marc de Zoeten (M.Sc.) is a research assistant in the Department of Information Systems and Business Administration (Prof. Rothlauf) at JGU Mainz. His research focuses on the potential applications of artificial intelligence. He completed his studies in Economics (B.Sc.) and Management (M.Sc.) at JGU Mainz from 2015 to 2020. From 2016 to 2020, he also worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Applied Statistics and Econometrics (Chair of Schank).