Paula Ebner is a doctoral researcher at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Her academic journey started with a bachelor´s degree in psychology at Maastricht University, which is where she first delved into sex research, investigating the impact of sexual synchrony on sexual functioning. She stayed at Maastricht University, completing a research master´s in legal psychology. In 2023, Paula joined the junior research group INTITEC, merging her legal background with her research experience on sexual intimacy.
Paula Ebner´s research interests include non-consensual forms of porn and the exploration of erotic roleplay with chatbots. For her dissertation project, she chose to investigate the influence of romantic and sexual fantasies on parasocial relationships with chatbots, bringing attention to this previously unexplored dimension of human-AI interaction.