Lena Maria Küpper
Current affiliations
- Institute Communication StudiesBispinghof 9-14, 48143 Münster
- Professorship of Communication Science, focus: Online Communication (Prof. Quandt)Scharnhorststraße 44, Raum: 120.0020, 48151 MünsterT: +49 251 83-27457 (Büro) | E-Mail
Academic profiles
Further Profiles
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- Effects of Social Media Use on Body Image / Well-being
- (Mental) Health discourse and information behavior
- Online Body & Health Trends
Short CV
After her Bachelor's degree in communications management at Hochschule Osnabrück - University of Applied Sciences, Lena Küpper worked as a PR project manager. From October 2019 to May 2022, she studied communication science in Münster and finished her master’s degree with an empirical thesis on meta-reporting in sports journalism. During her studies, she worked as a freelance copywriter and student assistant at IfK. In July 2022, she joined the Online Communication Lab, focusing on Social Media and body image / well-being.
Academic Education | |
| 10/2019 - 06/2022 | "Communication Science", Master of Arts, University of Münster |
| 09/2014 - 03/2018 | "Communication Management", Bachelor of Arts, Osnabück University of Applied Sciences |
Work Experience | |
| since 07/2022 | Research assistant at Online Communicatoin Lab; PhD student |
| 04/2021 - 06/2022 | Student Assistant, DFG-funded project "The century of journalism – the history of journalism in Germany from WW I to Digitalization", led by Dr. Thomas Birkner |
| 02/2018 - 09/2019 | Project management PR at "Medienhaus Emsland" (re-branded by now as "Klare Worte Unternehmenskommunikation" |
Publications
Wehden, Lars-Ole; Küpper, Lena Maria; Reer, Felix; Quandt, Thorsten (2026) In: Mass Communication and Society, online first. doi:10.1080/15205436.2025.2609281 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Reer, Felix; Küpper, Lena Maria; Wintterlin, Florian; Quandt, Thorsten (2025) In: Media and Communication, 13, 8701. doi:10.17645/mac.8701 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Küpper, Lena Maria (2025) In: Communication & Sport, 13(2), 345 -366. doi:10.1177/21674795241267948 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Wehden, Lars-Ole; Küpper, Lena Maria (2024) In: Communication & Sport, 12(6), 1034-1053. doi:10.1177/21674795231194030 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Küpper, L., Kossing, G. & Birkner, T. (2022) In: Communication & Sport, 10. doi:10.1177/21674795221105480 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Talks
| When time is ticking, are readers clicking? Exploring the effects of displaying temporal cues in online news article previews Wehden, L.-O., Küpper, L., Reer, F. (06/06/2026) 76th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Cape Town Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Eine Befragungsstudie zum Zusammenhang zwischen problematischer Social Media Nutzung und Essstörungen. Küpper, Lena Maria; Reer, Felix (19/03/2026) 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft , Dortmund Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Public Perceptions of Body Positivity: Who knows, follows and supports #BoPo? Küpper, Lena Maria; Reer, Felix (26/09/2025) ECREA European Conference on Health Communication, University of Minho, Braga Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Online Vigilance and its Relationship with Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Roles of Online Social Support and Information Overload. Reer, Felix; Küpper, Lena Maria; Quandt, Thorsten (12/09/2025) Tagung der Fachgruppe Medienpsychologie, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Universität Duisburg-Essen Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Who knows, follows and supports #BoPo? A Survey Study on Body Positivity. Küpper, Lena Maria; Reer, Felix (11/09/2025) Tagung der Fachgruppe Medienpsychologie, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Universität Duisburg-Essen Type of talk: scientific Talk |