Dr. Philipp Müller
Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Media and Communication Studies, University of Mannheim, Germany
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Qualification
2015 /// PhD in Communication (Major) & Political Science (Minor)
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
summa cum laude
2010 /// M.A. in Media and Communication
University of Passau, Germany
2008 /// B.A. in Media and Communication
University of Passau, Germany
Academic Positions
since 2019 /// Senior Lecturer
University of Mannheim, Germany
Institute for Media and Communication Studies
2023 to 2024 /// Interim Full Professor
University of Mannheim, Germany
Institute for Media and Communication Studies
2014 to 2019 /// Postdoc
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Department of Communication
2010 to 2014 /// Research & Teaching Associate
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Department of Communication Studies and Media Research
International Academic Stays
2025 (scheduled) /// Research & Teaching Stay
University of Oregon, USA
School of Journalism and Communication
2024 /// Research Stay
Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands
Strategic Communication Group
2013 /// Teaching Stay
La Sapienza – University of Rome, Italy
Department of Communication and Social Sciences
Grants & Funding
2022 to 2025 /// Impliziter und expliziter Rassismus in Nachrichtenmedien und sozialen Medien: Ausmaß und Wirkung /// Research grant awarded to Chung-hong Chan, Philipp Müller, & Hartmut Wessler by Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) as part of the research alliance Forschungsverbund Diskriminierung und Rassismus (FoDiRa) /// 394,000 €
2020 to 2023 /// Responsible News Recommender Systems (ReNewRS) /// Research grant awarded to Philipp Müller, Heiko Paulheim, Harald Sack, & Christof Weinhardt by Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung /// 833,000 €
2020 to 2021 /// Offener und versteckter Rassismus in der politischen und medialen Öffentlichkeit /// Research grant awarded to Chung-hong Chan, Philipp Müller, Katharina Ludwig, & Hartmut Wessler by Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) / Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) /// 49,000 €
2015 to 2016 /// Medienkonvergenz aus Nutzersicht. Eine Exploration mittels qualitativer Leitfadeninterviews /// Research grant awarded to Philipp Müller & Christian Schemer by the Research Center on Media Convergence at U Mainz /// 15,000 €
Additionally /// Numerous travel, teaching, and minor research grants adding to a total of approx. 40,000 €
Awards & Distinctions
- Top Paper Award 2023, ICA Computational Methods Division
- Reviewer of the Year 2022, Journal of Media Psychology
- Best Proposal Award 2018, DGPuK Communication and Politics Division
- The Kaid Sanders Best Article of the Year Award 2017, ICA Political Communication Division
- Top Paper Award 2016/2017, SCM – Studies in Communication and Media
- Top Reviewer 2017, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
- Best Proposal Award 2017, DGPuK Media Reception and Effects Division
- Top Poster 2015, ICA Mass Communication Division
- Best Article Award 2011, DGPuK Media Reception and Effects Division
Services to the Academic Community
- Vice Chair of the DGPuK Communication and Politics Division (2024 -)
- Editorial board member of the Journal of Media Psychology (2024 -) & DGPuK advisory board member of SCM – Studies in Communication and Media (2024 - )
- Reviewer for numerous national & international journals, conferences, & funding institutions (e.g., American Sociological Review, Communication Methods and Measures, Communication Research, Communication Theory, Human Communication Research, Information, Communication & Society, Journal of Communication, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism Studies, Media Psychology, Nature Human Behaviour, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), New Media & Society, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF), Social Media + Society, The International Journal of Press/Politics)
- Organizer of conferences, workshops, & panels (e.g., ICA, DGPuK Methods Division, DGPuK Media Reception and Effects Division)
- Member of European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), German Communication Association (DGPuK), International Communication Association (ICA) & Netzwerk Medienstrukturen
- Numerous functions in academic self-government (e.g., chair of curricular reform commitee at U Mannheim, vice chair of examinations board at U Mannheim, faculty council member at U Mainz, library commissioner at U Mainz, member of appointment, program admission, & teaching committees)
Knowledge Transfer
- Author of expert’s reports (commissioned by, e.g., Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, DW Akademie, Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung)
- Media appearances (e.g., Deutschlandfunk, dpa, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Handelsblatt, MDRinfo, Ö1, Spiegel TV, Süddeutsche Zeitung, SWR Fernsehen, taz, Welt am Sonntag, ZDF, ZDFinfo)
- Expert talks, keynotes, & panel discussions (invited by, e.g., Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Rheinland-Pfalz, Facebook Journalism Project, Jugend- und Sozialamt Frankfurt a. M., Landesanstalt für Medien NRW, Science Media Center Germany, Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen)