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Former member of staff [2013-09-01 - 2022-02-28]

Dr. Danny Flemming

Former Projects

Comprehension of the fragility of medical findings in participatory media formats

Transfer of evidence-based and co-produced Knowledge for Human Wolf Coexistence (KnowWolf)

Articles in refereed Journals

Oehler, F., Kimmig, S., Hagen, R., Kimmerle, J., Cress, U., Hackländer, K., Arnold, J., Flemming, D., & Brand, M. (2024). The role of information presentation for wildlife knowledge, attitude, and risk perception. Conservation Science and Practice, 6, Article e13089. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13089 request document
 

Flemming, D., Kimmerle, J., Cress, U., & Sinatra, G. M. (2020). Research is tentative, but that’s okay: Overcoming misconceptions about scientific tentativeness through refutation texts. Discourse Processes, 57(1), 17-35. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0163853x.2019.1629805
 

Kimmig, S. E., Flemming, D., Kimmerle, J., Cress, U., & Brandt, M. (2020). Elucidating the socio-demographics of wildlife tolerance using the example of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Germany. Conservation Science and Practice, 2(7), e212. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.212 Open Access
 

Flemming, D., Cress, U., Kimmig, S., Brandt, M., & Kimmerle, J. (2018). Emotionalization in science communication: The impact of narratives and visual representations on knowledge gain and risk perception. Frontiers in Communication, 3(3). https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2018.00003 Open Access
 

Flemming, D., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2017). Processing the scientific tentativeness of medical research: An experimental study on the effects of research news and user comments in online media. Science Communication, 39, 745-770. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547017738091
 

Flemming, D., Feinkohl, I., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2017). User comments about research findings: How conflictual information in online science journalistic articles influences laypeople’s understanding of scientific tentativeness. Communications, 42, 465-480. https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2017-0037
 

Feinkohl, I., Flemming, D., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2016). The impact of personality factors and preceding user comments on the processing of research findings on deep brain stimulation: A randomized controlled experiment in a simulated online forum. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18, e59. https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.4382 Open Access
 

Feinkohl, I., Flemming, D., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2016). The impact of epistemological beliefs and cognitive ability on recall and critical evaluation of scientific information. Cognitive Processing, 17, 213-223. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10339-015-0748-z request document
 

Flemming, D., Feinkohl, I., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2015). Individual uncertainty and the uncertainty of science: The impact of perceived conflict and general self-efficacy on the perception of tentativeness and credibility of scientific information. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Article 1859. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01859 Open Access
 

Kimmerle, J., Flemming, D., Feinkohl, I., & Cress, U. (2015). How laypeople understand the tentativeness of medical research news in the media: An experimental study on the perception of information about deep brain stimulation. Science Communication, 37, 173-189. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547014556541 request document
 

Chapters in Edited Books

Kimmerle, J., Bientzle, M., Cress, U., Flemming, D., Greving, H., Grapendorf, J., Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2017). Motivated processing of health-related information in online environments. In J. Buder & F. W. Hesse (Eds.), Informational environments: Effects of use, effective designs (pp. 75-96). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64274-1_4
 

Conference Contributions

Flemming, D. (2021, May 24-27). Laypeople’s misconceptions of the tentativeness and credibility of novel scientific findings. 16th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference 2020+1. Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [Talk]
 

Flemming, D. (2021, April 16). Wissenschaftskommunikation und Psychologie hinsichtlich der Akzeptanz von Wildtieren in Deutschland. 8. Denzlinger Wildtierforum. Denzlingen. [Vortrag]
 

Flemming, D., & Kimmerle, J. (2019, September). Laienverständnis von Fragilität und die Glaubwürdigkeit wissenschaftlicher Befunde. Gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgruppen Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (PAEPSY). Leipzig, Deutschland. [Vortrag]
 

Flemming, D., Sinatra, G., & Kimmerle, J. (2019, July). How refutation texts affect meta-cognitive and behavioral variables. Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse. New York, USA. [Poster]
 

Flemming, D., & Kimmerle, J. (2018, Oktober). Der Einfluss narrativer und visueller Emotionalisierung auf Wissenserwerb und Risikowahrnehmung. Lernprozess im Fokus: Forschung zu digitalen Medien in der Hochschullehre (#LearnMap-Konferenz). Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Vortrag]
 

Flemming, D., Kimmerle, J., & Sinatra, G. (2018, July). Refutation texts as tools to support laypeople’s appraisal of scientific tentativeness. Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse. Brighton, UK. [Poster]
 

Feinkohl, I., Flemming, D., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2016, April). The impact of epistemological beliefs and cognitive ability on recall and critical evaluation of scientific information. ELSA Statusseminar. BMBF, Berlin. [Poster]
 

Flemming, D. (2016, Juli). Verständnis für die Fragilität medizinischer Befunde in partizipativen Medienformaten. Wissenschaft – Medien – Öffentlichkeit: Wissenstransfer und seine Herausforderungen. Tübingen. [Vortrag]
 

Flemming, D., Feinkohl, I., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2016, April). User comments about deep brain stimulation: How conflictual information in online science journalistic articles influences laypeople's understanding of scientific tentativeness. ELSA Statusseminar. BMBF, Berlin. [Poster]
 

Flemming, D., Feinkohl, I., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2016, April). Individual uncertainty and the uncertainty of science: The impact of perceived conflict and general self-efficacy on the perception of tentativeness and credibility of scientific information. ELSA Statusseminar. BMBF, Berlin. [Poster]
 

Kimmerle, J., Flemming, D., Feinkohl, I., & Cress, U. (2016, April). How laypeople understand the tentativeness of medical research news in the media. An experimental study on the perception of information about deep brain stimulation. ELSA Statusseminar. BMBF, Berlin. [Poster]
 

Feinkohl, I., Flemming, D., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2015, September). Internet users’ critical evaluation of an online medical news article: Influencing factors of user discussions of scientific uncertainty. Symposium "How Web 2.0 influences public understanding of science". 9th Conference of the Media Psychology Division. Tübingen. [Talk]
 

Flemming, D. (2015, March). Laypeoples Understanding of Tentativeness. REASON Spring School. München. [Poster]
 

Flemming, D., Feinkohl, I., Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2015, January). Perception of scientific uncertainty in science communication. Workshop Motivated Science Reception. Universität Koblenz-Landau. [Talk]
 

Organisation of Conferences

Clausen, J., Wiesing, U., Cress, U., Flemming, D., Kimmerle, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2016). Wissenschaft – Medien – Öffentlichkeit: Wissenstransfer und seine Herausforderungen. Tübingen, 07.-08.07.2016.
 

Dr. Danny Flemming
Dr. Danny Flemming