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Pia Lamberty (born 11 February 1984) is a German social psychologist who researches conspiracy ideologies. She is a co-founder and co-CEO of the Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy (CeMAS).
Lamberty was born in Groß-Gerau on 11 February [1] 1984. She completed a bachelor's degree in literature and philosophy at RWTH Aachen University, [2] and later completed a master's degree in comparative literature and cultural poetics at the University of Münster. [3]
From June 2015 to January 2016, Lamberty worked as a research assistant for the University of Cologne's Social Cognition Center. [3] She worked on the project "Seventy Years Later: Historical Representations of the Holocaust and their effects on German-Israeli Relations". [3] [4] Since November 2016, she has been working as a PhD student at the University of Mainz. [3] Lamberty is a member of Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories in Europe, an international specialist network. [5]
In May 2020, Lamberty co-authored the book Fake Facts - Wie Verschwörungstheorien unser Denken bestimmen (Fake Facts - How Conspiracy Theories Influence Our Thinking) with civil rights activist Katharina Nocun. [4] [6] The book explores the reasons why people may be drawn to conspiracy theories. [6]
In March 2021, Lamberty co-founded the Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy (CeMAS), an extremism monitoring agency and think tank. [7] She is also its co-CEO. [8]
Lamberty has described receiving threats from conspiracy theorists as a result of her work in researching conspiracy ideologies, particularly due to the COVID-19 protests in Germany. [9]