Science & environmental communication, political communication, social change, computational methods

Since October 2020: Assistant at the Department of Communication and Media Research IKMZ/ University of Zurich (Chair Mark Eisenegger)

2020: Student Conference Coordinator for the International Sustainable Campus Network ISCN / EPF Lausanne

2019: exchange semester / Hertie School Berlin, Germany

2018-2020: Master’s Degree Program in Development Studies / Graduate Institute Geneva

2016-2018: Assistant at the Department of Communication and Media Research IKMZ / University of Zurich (Chair Mike S. Schäfer)

2017: Exchange semester / Stellenbosch University, South Africa

2014-2017: Bachelor’s Degree Program in Media & Communication Studies and Business Administration / University of Zurich

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Rauchfleisch, A., Siegen, D. & Vogler, D. (2021). How COVID-19 displaced climate change: mediated climate change activism and issue attention in the Swiss media and online sphere. Environmental Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2021.1990978

Rauchfleisch, A., Schäfer, M. S. & Siegen, D. (2021). Beyond the ivory tower: Measuring and explaining academic engagement with journalists, politicians and industry representatives among Swiss professors. Plos one, 16(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251051

Mahl, D., Guenther, L., Schäfer, M. S., Meyer, C. & Siegen, D. (2020). “We are a bit blind about it”: A qualitative analysis of climate change-related perceptions and communication across South African communities. Environmental Communication, 14(6), 802-815. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2020.1736116

Book chapters

Udris, L., Vogler, D., Eisenegger, M., Siegen, D., Weston, M. & Schäfer, S. (2022). Die Qualität der Berichterstattung über den Ukrainekrieg. In fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft / Universität Zürich (Ed.), Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien 2021 (pp. 53-67). Basel: Schwabe. 

Siegen, D. & Schneider, J. (2021). Mediennutzung. In fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft / Universität Zürich (Ed.), Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien 2021 (pp. 107-115). Basel: Schwabe.

Vogler, D., Schwaiger, L., Rauchfleisch, A., Marschlich, S., Siegen, D., Udris, L., Eisenegger, M. & Schneider, J. (2021). Wahrnehmung von Desinformation in der Schweiz. In fög – Forschungszentrum Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft / Universität Zürich (Ed.), Jahrbuch Qualität der Medien 2021 (pp. 25-36). Basel: Schwabe.

Siegen, D., Vogler, D. & Eisenegger, M. (2022). From separated to coupled arenas: The vaccination debate in Swiss news media and in the Swiss Twitter-sphere before and after the COVID-19 crisis. European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) Conference 2022, Aarhus.

Eisenegger, M., Siegen, D., Udris, L., Vogler, D. & Weston, M. (2022). International news from two perspectives: An explorative analysis on the quality of media coverage of countries in different media types in Switzerland. International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference 2022, Paris.

Siegen, D. & Noailly, J. (2021). News Media Coverage of Environmental Policy in Switzerland 2000-2019: Exploring Topics and Themes Through Automated Content Analysis. International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference 2021, Online.

Siegen, D.& Rauchfleisch, A. (2018). Swiss journalists on Twitter: Co-orientation in a large-scale social network analysis. Annual Conference Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SGKM) 2018, Lugano.

Rauchfleisch, A., Schäfer, M. S., & Siegen, D.(2018). Scientists’ Contacts with Politicians, Industry Representatives and Journalists: Assessing and Explaining the "Societalization" of Swiss Professors. Annual Conference of the Division of Science Communication, German Communication Association (DGPuK) 2018, Friedrichshafen.

2019: Admission to Swiss Study Foundation, participation in various seminars

2018: Award for outstanding academic performance, class of 2018, University of Zurich

2018: Participation Climate-KIC Journey, European Institute of Innovation & Technology