PhD Research Fellow in Political and Crisis Communication | Social Media, Elections & Crisis Messaging | Evaluation, Consulting & Data-Driven Public Analysis

About

I am a PhD research fellow in political and crisis communication at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences. My work examines how political leaders, parties, and governments communicate during crises, elections, and moments of public uncertainty, with a particular focus on social media, platform incentives, strategic messaging, public engagement, and trust.

I work at the intersection of political communication, political science, media studies, and sociology. My research combines content analysis, social media data, statistical modeling, and text analysis to study how political messages are framed, circulated, and received in digital information environments.

A central interest in my work is political communication under pressure: how leaders and institutions communicate when public trust, attention, legitimacy, and interpretation are at stake. This includes crisis communication, campaign communication, government communication, media effects, evaluation, and evidence-informed policy.

I also write public-facing analysis and commentary on politics, communication, social media, crisis preparedness, and evaluation. My goal is to translate complex research and data into clear analysis that can be useful for public debate, policy, organizations, and strategic decision-making.

Selected Experience

My academic and public-facing work includes:

• peer-reviewed research on political communication, social media, and crisis communication
• public commentary and analysis in outlets such as Kunnskap Kristiania, Forskersonen, Altinget, Agenda Magasin, Kommunikasjonsforeningen, and the UK Evaluation Society
• media commentary on political communication and social media
• editorial and peer-review work for academic journals and conferences
• teaching and guest lectures on quantitative methods, crisis communication, political communication, and research design
• applied research experience involving surveys, social media data, text analysis, evaluation, and public-sector reporting

I have also served as Young ECREA representative for the Mediatization and Society section and worked as an editorial assistant for the Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research.

Core Expertise

• Political communication under pressure
• Crisis communication and leadership messaging
• Campaign communication and social media strategy
• Platform incentives and digital political engagement