Claudia Wilhelm

Claudia Wilhelm is an Associate Professor of Media & Intersectionality at the University of Vienna's Department of Communication. She serves as Vice-Director of Studies and part of the Doctorate in Social Sciences Directorate. Her academic career includes roles at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (PhD in 2012), University of Tübingen, and University of Erfurt, with a guest stay at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on digital communication, media use effects, and youth media research. She has led projects funded by the EU and Austrian Science Fund (FWF), including studies on media literacy interventions, time allocation in media use, and hate speech analysis.

Her research interests emphasize digital visibility, gender aspects of media use, and intersectional approaches. Key collaborations include projects like 'Fake News Commissioner' (Vienna City-funded) and 'GENHA' (EU-funded), examining anti-gender hate speech. She has published widely in journals such as Journalism, New Media & Society, and Information, Communication & Society.

Wilhelm’s work bridges theoretical frameworks and practical interventions, advocating for digital literacy and critical media engagement. She leads the Political Communication Research Group and contributes to academic discourse on journalist-audience relationships and media literacy strategies.