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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., Baumann, E., J. Bauch, F. Greiner-Döchert, K. Rodney-Wolf, H. Saalbach, J. Schmitz (2025, Juni) 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, June 12-16,, Denver, USA.

Heitz, K. (2025, April). 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, April 7-11, Berlin, Germany.