Teresa Weller

Communication Science - Focus Strategic Communication

Teresa Weller
Teresa Weller
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  • Curriculum Vitae

    Since 09/2022: PhD Researcher / Research and teaching associate in the field of Strategic Communication at the Institute of Communication Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, DE

    05/2021 – 08/2022: Research assistant in the field of Organisational Communication and Public Diplomacy at the Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Fribourg / Université de Fribourg, CH

    11/2020 – 04/2021: Communication Officer in the department of Corporate IT at Deutsche Börse AG, DE

    09/2017 – 05/2020: MSc Corporate Communication, Università della Svizzera italiana, CH and University of Southampton, UK

    09/2013 – 07/2016: BSc Communication and Media, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, NL

  • Publications

    Peer-reviewed journals:

    Weller, T., & Lock, I. (2025). The rise of autonomous agents? A content analysis of how agency is constituted in trade journal coverage of automated communication phenomena. International Journal of Strategic Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1553118X.2025.2586697External link

    Weller, T., & Lock, I. (2025). Automated communication’s impact on strategic communication: Implications from a systematic review. International Journal of Strategic Communication, 19(1), 13-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/1553118X.2024.2379501External link

  • National and international conferences (peer-reviewed)
    • 75th International Communication Association (ICA) – Human-Machine Communication (HMC) Division in Denver/USA, 12.-16.06.2025: Communicatively constructing machines’ agency: A content analysis of trade journal coverage.
    • Conference of the ECREA Organisational and Strategic Communication Section (OSC) in Cagliari/Italy, 14.-16.05.2025: Exploring AI’s agency and anthropomorphism in strategic communication: A content analysis of trade journals.
    • DGPuK Division conference PR/Organisational Communication (PROK) in Berlin/Germany, 30.10.-01.11.2024: Playing the evergreens? Die strategische Themensetzung der AfD im Superwahljahr.
    • 25th Annual Congress of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) in Bucharest/Romania, 11.-14.09.2024: Agent or tool? Trade journal coverage of automated communication.
    • 24th Annual Congress of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) in Prague/Czech Republic, 20.-23.09.2023: What is automated communication, and why should we care? Implications for public relations from a systematic review.
    • 68th Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) in Bremen/Germany, 18.-20.05.2023: Die Auswirkungen der automatisierten Kommunikation auf die strategische Kommunikation: Anfänge einer systematischen Übersichtsarbeit.

    Other presentations

    • PhD Workshop, DGPuK & ICA Division conference Digital Communication & Human-Machine Communication in Dresden/Germany, 15.09.2025: Communication about automated communication: Investigating the humanisation trend of AI phenomena.
    • PhD Workshop, “Beyond commands: The evolving relationship between humans and voice-enabled AI” in Tübingen/Germany, 2.-04.07.2025: Communication about automated communication: Investigating the humanisation trend of AI phenomena.
    • PhD Workshop, 25th European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) Annual Congress in Bucharest/Romania, 13.09.2024: Agent or tool? Trade journal coverage of automated communication.
    • PhD Workshop, 24th European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) Annual Congress in Prague/Czech Republic, 17.09.-20.09.2023: What is automated communication, and why should we care? Implications for public relations from a systematic review.
  • Teaching

    WiSe 2025/26

    • Focus seminar Strategic Communication (EN)

    SoSe 2025

    • Descriptive statistical analyses with R (EN)
    • Focus seminar Strategic Communication (EN)

    WiSe 2024/25

    • Focus seminar Strategic Communication (EN)

    SoSe 2024

    • Descriptive statistical analyses with R (DE)
    • Focus seminar Strategic Communication (EN)

    WiSe 2023/24

    • Tutorial Strategic Communication (EN)
    • Focus seminar Strategic Communication (EN)

    SoSe 2023

    • Survey Methodology in Research Practice (DE)
    • Focus seminar Strategic Communication (EN)

    WiSe 2022/23 

    • Methods of Political Opinion Research (EN)
    • Focus seminar Strategic Communication (EN)