Dr. Nicole Najemnik was a research assistant at the University of Police and Administration (HSPV NRW) in Cologne and a doctoral candidate in the NRW Research College Online Participation.

In her dissertation, she investigated factors influencing the participation of women in municipal online participation processes using the example of the citizens’ budget of the city of Wuppertal.
Her research interests include online participation, digital violence and digital divides. Dr. Nicole Najemnik has been working as an IT consultant since April 2021 and supports public administration in digitalization.