• Since July 2017: Professor for Media Effects and Media Psychology, Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • February 2012 – July 2017: Assistant Professor for Online Communication, Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • January 2011 – January 2012: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Communication, University of Mannheim
  • August 2009 – October 2009: Research Visit at the Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
  • January 2007 – June 2011: Research Associate at the University of Hamburg (Department of Psychology) and Hamburg Media School
  • November 2006 – November 2010: Dissertation (Ph.D.) in Psychology, University of Hamburg
  • October 2001 – October 2006: Studies in Psychology (Diplom), University of Hamburg

In his current work, Leonard Reinecke addresses various questions from the field of reception and effects research. His current research areas include:

  • Entertainment research
  • Interplay of media use and psychological well-being
  • Media use and resilience
  • Media use, self-control, and procrastination
  • Mobile internet use, “always-on” behavior, constant availability, and online vigilance
  • Digital stress

Leonard Reinecke was co-editor of Media Psychology from January 2001 to December 2024.

He is a member of the editorial board of Human Communication Research and Journal of Media Psychology.

Furthermore, he serves as a reviewer for numerous other national and international journals in the field of Communication Research and Media Psychology, including the Journal of Communication, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Communication Research, Mass Communication and Society, New Media and Society, and Computers in Human Behavior.

Additionally, he serves as reviewer for the conferences of the International Communication Association (ICA), the German Communication Association (DGPuK), and the German Psychological Association (DGPs).

2024

  • Top Paper Award of the Media Uses and Effects Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK)

2023

  • Best Paper Award of the Media Psychology Devision of the German Psychological Association (DGPs)

2022

  • Top Poster Award of the Communication and Technology Division of the International Communication Association (ICA)

2021

  • Top Paper Award of the Communication and Technology Division of the International Communication Association (ICA)
  • Best Paper Award of the Media Uses and Effects Division of the German Communication (DGPuK)

2017

  • Top Paper Award of the Mass Communication Division of the National Communication Association (NCA)

2015

  • Top Paper Award of the Communication and Technology Division of the International Communication Association (ICA)
  • Excellence in Teaching Award of Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz


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