Selected as a Fulbright Scholar, Lisa-Maria studied Communication Technologies & Diplomacy at the Georgetown University, Washington DC; and holds a B.A. in Communication Science from the Ludwig-Maxmilians-University, Munich. Lisa-Maria has worked in various fields in the (digital) communications sector including radio & broadcast news journalism (ARD), communication consulting (Allianz Singapore) and Marketing (Coca-Cola, BBDO). She has conducted research on network power in social media, populist communication strategies and media consumption habits among refugees  at SDA Bocconi, Milan, the National University of Singapore and Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich. She is now a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute where she focuses on automated propaganda and political bots.