Gerta Lokaj

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Curriculum Vitae

since 05/2025	Doctoral research assistant in the SNF projectScience Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2023 - 2025	M.A. in Internet & Society at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2022 – 2024	Student Research Assistant “Internet Use & Society” Division at the Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Eszter Hargittai
2019 - 2023	B.A. in Communication and Media Research, Minor: Sociology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Lokaj, G., Hargittai, E., & Han, J. (September 2024). Enacted Algorithm Skills: User Strategies for Improving Online Experiences. Presented at the 10th ECREA European Communication Conference, Ljubljana.
Lokaj, G., Hargittai, E., & Han, J. (April 2024). Enacted Algorithm Skills: User Strategies for Improving Online Experiences. Presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research, Neuchâtel.
Lokaj, G., Hargittai, E., & Pfeuti, S. (March 2024). User Understanding of YouTube’s Algorithm. Presented at the International Communication Association Regional Conference Human Tech Transition, Warsaw.

Baines, A., Hargittai, E., & Lokaj, G. (under review in Research on Aging). Connected and Eager to Learn: Digital Skills, Challenges, and Unmet Needs of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities.”
Hargittai, E., Lokaj, G., & Hess, L. (in press). Digital Inequality in ChatGPT Awareness and Knowledge. In Z. Papacharissi (Ed.), Connective AI: Technology, Play and Democracy. Routledge.
Lokaj, G., Hargittai, E., & Han, J. (under review in Journal of Digital Social Research). Enacted algorithm skills: How users meet their online needs.

Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media (06/2022 – 08/2024)