Dr. Kristina Nienhaus, née Hochwald, is a consultant for science communication at the Collaborative Research Centres (SFB)/Transregio 318 "Constructing Explainability". Within the SFB, she is responsible for the sub-project "Ö (Public Relations): Questions on Explainable Technologies". Nienhaus studied German, English and American Studies. She completed her doctorate at the Institute of German and Comparative Literature at Paderborn University. In addition to her work at the Paderborn Faculty of Cultural Studies, the trained journalist worked for various print and TV media. Before joining the SFB, she worked as a science editor in the Communication Office at Bielefeld University.