Teresa Weikmann, MA

Universitätsassistentin (Prae-Doc)

Main Research Areas and Interests

  • Political communication
  • Visual communication
  • Deepfakes
  • Disinformation

Teresa Weikmann is a Ph.D. candidate at the Political Communication Research Group at the University of Vienna. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ansbach University and a master's degree in Journalism, Media and Globalisation from Aarhus University and the University of Amsterdam. She previously worked as a tutorial lecturer at the Communication Science Department at the University of Amsterdam where she taught various courses such as Methods of Communication Research and Statistics, Political Communication and Journalism as well as various research workshops.

In her research, Teresa Weikmann focuses on visuals in the news and how they affect political attitudes. Her Ph.D. project is centered around visual disinformation and deepfakes in particular.

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Kolingasse 14, 1090 Wien

Zi.6.34

eMail: teresa.weikmann@univie.ac.at

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