• Since 04/2016: Research Associate at the Research Group for Strategic Communication Corporat at the Department of Communication (Institut für Publizistik), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
  • 02/2023: Ph.D. (Dr. phil.) awarded by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
  • 10/2013-03/2016: Master of Arts in Communication Studies at the Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
  • 10/2009-09/2013: Bachelor of Arts in “Media and Communication” at the University of Augsburg.
  • Intersections, boundaries, and mutual relationships between journalism and public relations
  • Corporate Social Responsibility & Corporate Social Advocacy
  • Critical Issues & Crisis Communicatipm
  • Reputation and image research
  • Since 03/2024: Co-speaker of the Public Relations and Organizational Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK)
  • Reviewer for national and international peer-reviewed journals
  • Reviewer for national and international (academic) conferences
  • Member of the following academic associations: International Communication Association (ICA), European Communication Research and Eduaction Association (ECREA), German Communication Assoication (DGPuK).
  • 06/2024: Dissertation Award from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Faculty 02: Social Sciences, Media, and Sports, for an outstanding dissertation; awarded during the DIES ACADEMICUS of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on June 12, 2024.
  • 12/2015: Award by the Gutenberg Teaching Council (Gutenberg Lehrkolleg) of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz for an outstanding seminar paper titled “Ich hab nichts gegen Muslime, aber…” – Ein Online-Experiment zum Abbau von Vorurteilen gegenüber Muslimen durch evaluative Konditionierung (jointly with Inga Louis, Adrian Meier, Helena Schmidt, and Sophia Schmidt).

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