Kim Murphy

Background

Since 2019 Prof. Dr. Kim Murphy has been working as a professor for corporate communications at the HMKW Berlin and teaches on both the B.A. in Corporate Communication and Journalism and the international master's programs M.A. Public Relations and Digital Marketing and M.A. Digital Journalism. Her main teaching focus is empirical social research, strategic communication and public relations writing. Her research interests lie in the area of social media use by public and government organisations and the unique challenges faced by public organisations in using new digital technologies. From 2014 until 2018 she worked as a researcher and lecturer in the department for organisational communication (Prof. Dr. Juliana Raupp) at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies at Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin). The research and teaching focus of the department included PR and journalism, organisational communication, crisis and political communication. During her time at FU Berlin she worked as a researcher within a three-year DFG (German Research Foundation) funded project called „Networked Media Government Relations“. The project empirically examined how the relationship between government and media is changing in a digital age. In July 2018 she completed her doctorate of philosophy in media and communication studies. Before entering academia in 2014, she worked for over ten years in many senior political, media and communication positions in Germany and her home country, Ireland. She also previously completed a M.A. in International Relations and a B.A. in Communication Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland.

Teaching

• Empirical Social Research/Empirical Methodology
• Applied PR Research Methods
• Public Relations Lab – Writing Skills
• Strategic Communication
• New Trends in PR Research
• Mass Media

Research and Teaching Focus

• Organizational communication
• Political (online) communication
• Governmental (online) public relations
• PR and Journalism
• Social media communication & research
• Influencer Marketing
• Comparative Research
• Empirical Methods

Education

• 2018 Dr.phil in Media and Communication Studies, Freie Universität, Berlin
• 2008 Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations & Event Management, Fitzwilliam Institute, Dublin, Ireland
• 2005 M.A. in International Relations, Dublin City University, Ireland
• 2003 B.A. in Communication Studies, Dublin City University, Ireland

Work Experience

• Since April 2019 Professor for Corporate Communications, HMKW Berlin
  
• Oct 18-March 19 Lecturer, HMKW Berlin
• 2014-2018 Researcher and lecturer in the DFG-funded project "Networked Media Government Relations“, Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Freie Universität, Berlin
• 2013-2014 Communications Manager, Corporate Communications and Marketing, ESMT European School of Management and Technology Berlin
• 2009-2013 Senior Research and Policy Coordinator in the press and research office of a political party in the Irish parliament
• 2005–2008 Journalist (researcher and producer) in national radio (Today FM) and TV (TV3) in Ireland
• 2003-2005 Media monitor, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland