Claire Roney (she / her / hers) is a PhD candidate with the Political Communication Research Group (POLCOM) at the University of Vienna, under the supervision of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sophie Lecheler. In her dissertation, she focuses on the shifting relationships between science, the media and society at the intersection of politics and science. Her research interests in science and political communication, the media and society, stem from professional experiences as a freelance journalist covering health and science topics, and as a research administrative assistant at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology over the course of the pandemic. She holds a master's degree in Journalism, Media and Globalization from the Erasmus Mundus program with Aarhus University and the University of Amsterdam (2023).