Katja Leifheit is a research assistant and Ph.D. student at the Stuttgart Media University. She holds a B.Eng. in Audiovisual Media and a M.A. in Media Management from Stuttgart Media University. Before starting her Ph.D., Katja gained practical experience as the project lead for the company’s diversity strategy at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, a German public broadcaster. […]

Julia Lührmann is a research assistant and PhD candidate at the University of Münster. She previously completed her bachelor’s degree in communication science and master’s degree in strategic communication at the University of Münster. In her research, she focuses on strategic and organizational communication, especially internal communication, as well as sustainability and energy communication. In […]

Prof. Dr. Helena Stehle is Professor of Communication Science with a focus on strategic communication at the Department of Communication at the University of Münster. She earned her doctorate and habilitation in communication studies at the University of Hohenheim, was a deputy professor at the University of Tübingen, and a visiting researcher and guest lecturer […]

Professor Swaran Sandhu is Professor of Corporate Communications with a focus on Public Relations at the Stuttgart Media University. He heads the Institute for Network Research and Communication (IKONE) and the MBA program for Corporate Communications. Sandhu studied in Hohenheim, Syracuse and Lucerne. His dissertation on PR and legitimacy was awarded by the PR and […]

Laura Siewert works as a communications manager at the Academic Society for Management and Communication. Her responsibilities include supporting internal and external communication as well as organizational tasks within the Society. In addition, she has been a research assistant and doctoral candidate at the Institute for Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig […]

Jens Hagelstein, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Corporate Communication Research Group at the Department of Communication at the University of Vienna. Previously, he was a Research Associate and doctoral candidate at the Chair of Strategic Communication at Leipzig University and scholarship holder of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA). His […]

Lea Marie Knabben is Head of Research Management & Knowledge Transfer at the Academic Society for Management & Communication. She is responsible for the management of research projects. She is also the main contact person for dialogue and networking formats in cooperation with our partner companies. Previously, she worked for several years as a research […]

Günter Bentele is Professor Emeritus of Public Relations/PR at the Institute for Communication and Media Studies, Leipzig University. He read German language and literature, sociology, journalism, and philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Free University of Berlin, where he also completed his doctorate and habilitation. He currently researches and publishes on the […]

Claudia Mast is Professor Emeritus of Communication Science and Journalism at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. Her teaching and research activities focused on innovations in corporate communication, strategic communication and topic planning as well as business journalism and corporate reporting. Claudia Mast held a senior management role at Siemens AG for many years and […]

Karen Berger is Managing Director and Head of Communications of the Academic Society for Management & Communications. She is responsible for strategic development, manages both internal and external communications, organizes conferences and events, facilitates knowledge transfer and publications, and handles partner relations. Karen Berger studied communication and media, business administration, and sociology at Leipzig University […]