Andrea Langbecker

Andrea Langbecker serves as an Associate Professor at Charles III University of Madrid, specializing in health communication and media studies. Her research critically examines the intersection of public health crises, journalistic practices, and digital discourse, with particular emphasis on vaccine communication dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic across Iberian and Latin American contexts.

Langbecker's research portfolio centers on health communication, journalism, social media analysis, public health, risk perception, and science communication. She investigates how information ecosystems shape public understanding of vaccines, employing comparative frameworks between Spain and Brazil to analyze media narratives, source credibility, and audience behavior. Her methodological approach integrates systematic reviews, qualitative content analysis, cross-sectional surveys, and experimental designs to dissect vaccine hesitancy, misinformation patterns, and crisis communication strategies.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals three dominant research trajectories: (1) Social media discourse analysis of vaccine debates across Twitter and national platforms, (2) Comparative journalism studies examining vaccine coverage in major newspapers like El País and El Mundo, and (3) Experimental investigations into how information framing influences risk perception. Her work consistently highlights cultural and systemic differences in health communication, with significant focus on Spanish and Portuguese-language media ecosystems during the pandemic.