Doctoral candidate
Charlotte Dries focuses on how the communication of scientific uncertainty affects people’s trust in the communicator and/or the producer of the information. Specifically, she examines contextual and audience-specific factors that may moderate how trustworthy uncertainty communication is perceived. She completed her master’s degree in psychology with a focus on social, occupational and organizational psychology.
- Since 2026 at the Robert Koch Institute
- 2022–2025: Research scientist and PhD candidate at the Harding Center for Risk Literacy, University of Potsdam
- 2021: Master of Science (MSc.) in Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin
- 2020-2021: Research assistant at the Risk- and Science Communication Group within the Robert Koch Institute
Publications:
- Dries, C., McDowell, M., Rebitschek, F. G., & Leuker, C. (2024). When evidence changes: Communicating uncertainty protects against a loss of trust. Public Understanding of Science, 09636625241228449.
- Dries, C., McDowell, M., Schneider, C. R., & Rebitschek, F. G. (2025). The effect of uncertainty communication on public trust depends on belief–evidence consistency. PNAS Nexus, 4(3), pgaf071.
- Dries, C., Schneider, C. R., Oeberst, A., McDowell, M., Egharevba, G., & Rebitschek, F. G. (2026). The impact of uncertainty communication on trust in its sources: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Royal Society Open Science, 13(4), 251896.