Carolin Ischen

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Carolin Ischen is a communication scholar whose research lies at the critical intersection of human-machine communication and digital media effects. Her most-cited work, "Researching interactions between humans and machines: methodological challenges" (2022), has garnered 13 citations and addresses a foundational issue in the field: how to rigorously study interactions with communicative agents that are designed and perceived as life-like partners, rather than passive media. This contribution highlights her expertise in advancing methodological frameworks for understanding how people engage with artificial agents as “communicative subjects.” Ischen’s work is notable for pushing communication research beyond traditional human-to-human paradigms, exploring the unique psychological and social dynamics of human-AI interaction. Her research has significant implications for fields ranging from human-computer interaction to media psychology, and she is recognized for helping to define the methodological standards necessary to study these emerging technologies. Ischen’s scholarship continues to shape how researchers conceptualize and investigate the evolving relationship between humans and machines.