Clara works on the FWF-research project Audience Expectations of News in the Digital Age at the University of Vienna's Journalism Studies Center.
She received her PhD in Mass Communication with a minor in Political Psychology from the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota.
Her dissertation analysed how populist supporters form communities that address specific social-psychological needs based on their interpretation of messages by populist elites.
Her research interests are in journalism and political communication, specifically focusing on populism, social identities, online communities, and audience studies.
Her research on these topics has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including Journalism, The Annals of the International Communication Association, The International Journal of Press/Politics, and Journalism Studies.
Identity Discourses about Spain and Catalonia in News Media: Understanding Modern Secessionism
Rowman & Littlefield, 2019
