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• 1997 born in Hanover
• 2016-2020 Bachelor studies in Media Management at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research (IJK), Hanover
• 2018 Internship in Strategic Communications Consulting at aserto GmbH & Co. KG
• 2018-2021 Freelancer at aserto GmbH & Co. KG
• 2019 Semester abroad at the University of Örebro, Sweden
• 2020-2021 Master's degree in Communication Science with a focus on Persuasive Communication at the University of Amsterdam
• 2021 Internship at Seekrtech as Growth Ambassador at the productivity app "Forest"
• 2021-2023 Project Manager at Gesundheitswirtschaft Hannover e.V.
• Since 2023 Research Assistant at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research

• Health communication
• Reception research
• Media psychology

Collaborator in the externally funded project "BiPsy" to establish a nationwide child and adolescent monitor that maps the psychosocial care of children and adolescents in Germany

2025

Heitz, K., Klimmt, C. (2025, September 10-12). Woop your diet: Exploring audience responses to a mediated, self-directed change intervention for reducing meat consumption. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Society of Mass Communication's (DGPuK) Expert Groups Health Communication and Science Communication on "Communicating Planetary Health", Munich.

Heitz, K., Baumann, E., Bauch, J., Greiner-Döchert, F., Rodney-Wolf, K., Saalbach, H. & Schmitz, J. (2025, June 12-16). Promotion of mental health and help-seeking at school: A multiperspective view on communication challenges. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association,  Denver, USA.

Heitz, K. (2025, April 7-11). Sichtbarkeit von psychischer Belastung und Möglichkeiten der psychosozialen Versorgung von Kindern und Jugendlichen im Schulkontext aus Sicht von Lehrkräften. Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Interviewstudie [Visibility of psychological stress and possibilities of psychosocial care for children and adolescents in the school context from the perspective of teachers. Results of a qualitative interview study]. Paper presented at the Symposium „Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf die psychische Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden von Schüler:innen in Deutschland“ as part of the 4th German Congress of Psychotherapy,  Berlin.