About
Benjamin Butz has been an external doctoral candidate at the Chair of Media Communication at Chemnitz University of Technology since 2024. He also works as a research assistant at the Institute for Innovation Research and Management at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Bochum. His research focuses on the diffusion of innovations in the healthcare sector and knowledge and technology transfer.
Teaching and research focus areas
- Health communication (eHealth)
- Technology acceptance and diffusion of innovations
- Knowledge and technology transfer
- Methods: quantitative and qualitative empirical social research
Publications
Butz, B. & Karnowski, V. (2025). The unforeseen catalyst? European Journal Of Health Communication, 6(3), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2025.301
Voss, J., Butz, B. & Ettl, K. (2024). What’s driving them? A qualitative approach to explore women entrepreneurs’ motivations in STEM. International Journal Of Gender And Entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijge-09-2023-0241
Butz, B., Jussen, A., Rafi, A., Lux, G. & Gerken, J. (2022). A Taxonomy for Augmented and Mixed Reality Applications to Support Physical Exercises in Medical Rehabilitation—A Literature Review. Healthcare, 10(4), 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10040646
Butz, B., Kloep, L. & Kriegesmann, B. (2022). User experience reevaluation and diffusion of technology in the context of compulsory usage illustrated by the example of telepsychotherapy—a literature review. Digital Health, 8, 205520762211344. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221134448
Frölke, R., Butz, B., Lux, G. & Gerken, J. (2023). HoloBoard: A gamified balance board experience. MuC ’23: Proceedings Of Mensch und Computer 2023, 12, 548–550. https://doi.org/10.1145/3603555.3609315
Frölke, R., Butz, B., Lux, G. & Gerken, J. (2023). HoloBoard: Visual Augmentation and Gamification of Balance Exercises. MuC ’23: Proceedings Of Mensch und Computer 2023, 12, 503–507. https://doi.org/10.1145/3603555.3608553