- Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Manchester
- Visiting Fellow, Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton
I am a Lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton where I obtained my PhD in June 2024 My research is at the intersections of gender, media and politics with a focus on US politics. I am particularly interested in political and gendered representations in non-traditional news sources such as political comedy and memes. In my PhD project, I examined gendered representations of US presidential candidates in political comedy as well as related audience effects, and my current work revolves around the wider implications of attacks on political comedy for the First Amendment.
Throughout her academic career to date, I have studied and worked at universities in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. My research has been published in Political Studies Review, in the European Journal of Politics and Gender, in the Journal of American Studies, and in Politics. I regularly provide expert commentary to news media outlets and am a frequent contributor to academic blogs.
Prior to my academic career, I worked as an editor and reporter in print, online and television journalism. For instance, I covered elections in the US (2020), in the UK (2019) and in Germany (2017 and 2021).
Experience
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2024–presentVisiting Fellow, University of Southampton
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2025–presentLecturer, University of Manchester
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2024–2025Tutor, University of Glasgow
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2023–2024Visiting Researcher, University of Edinburgh
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2021–2024PhD Candidate, University of Southampton
Education
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2024University of Southampton, PhD in Politics
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2019University of Liverpool, MA International Relations and Security
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2018Freie Universität Berlin, BA North American Studies
Publications
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2025Generative AI and the Nationalisation of US Politics (co-authored), Journal of American Studies
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2025Who is trusted to navigate the storm? Gendered leadership preferences in times of crisis (co-authored), Electoral Studies
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2024Not (wo)man enough? Representations of gender stereotypes in political comedy coverage of presidential candidates, European Journal of Politics and Gender
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2024Assessing ChatGPT as a tool for research on US state and territory politics (co-authored), Political Studies Review
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2024Differential and resonant solidarities: A materialist approach to the early career experience (co-authored), Politics
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2022Nightly News or Nightly Jokes? News Parody as a Form of Political Communication: A Review of the Literature, Political Studies Review
Professional Memberships
- Political Studies Association
- European Consortium for Political Research
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