Andrea with UC3M colleagues
Andrea Langbecker, a MediaLab team member, recently defended her PhD in media research at the department of communication, UC3M. The viva voce which held in early July was her second PhD, achieving the Cum Laude distinction.
Her research thesis focuses on a comparative analysis of the coverage of vaccines in Spanish and Brazilian media. The mixed-methods study advanced key recommendations from the findings that will enable the media ecosystem in both countries to be more socially responsible to their societies.
Speaking at the defence, the leader of her defence panel, Professor Dr Carmen Pernafiel-Saiz commended her innovative approach in comparing the reportage of vaccines in Spanish and Brazilian press while adding some few comments to improve the quality of the study.
Other members of the panel, including the director of the department, Dr Clara Sainz commended Andrea for an excellent thesis, whilst also congratulating her research director, Professor Dr Daniel Catalan-Matamoros for churning out such excellence.
The defence was attended by other MediaLab research group members and colleagues at the department of Communication to cheer up the candidate.
Andrea has significantly contributed to scholarship in media research, having contributed multiple high-impact publications in highly-rated journals. She had earlier earned a first PhD in Public Health from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, with a bachelors in journalism and a master’s degree in public health in Brazil.
We believe that this added degree will boost our efforts at MediaLab to advance the frontiers of knowledge in media research. We also expect that Andrea brings the skills and expertise gained from the study to support the implementation of research projects at MediaLab.
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