Dr Petya Eckler
Senior Lecturer
Journalism, Media and Communication
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Area of Expertise
- Health communication
- Social media
- Body image
- International communication
- Strategic communication/advertising
- Quantitative/qualitative methods
Prize And Awards
- Runner-up prize in Outstanding Impact for Society
- Recipient
- 2020
- Scottish Student Journalism Awards
- Recipient
- 2019
- Scottish Student Journalism Awards
- Recipient
- 2017
- Images of Research photo competition
- Recipient
- 2017
- Scottish Student Journalism Awards
- Recipient
- 2015
- Scottish Student Journalism Awards
- Recipient
- 29/5/2014
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Publications
- (Don’t) look at my imperfections : a correlational explorative study of the beach body experiences of women with visual disfigurements
- Kleim Anke, Eckler Petya, Tonner Andrea
- European Conference on Health Communication (2023)
- Are there any "good" foods in #healthyliving Instagram? A qualitative content analysis
- Voigt Charmaine, Eckler Petya, Tonner Andrea
- 3rd Conference on Food and Communication (2023)
- Turkish women using Instagram for body positivity : a qualitative analysis
- Koroglu Melis, Eckler Petya, Tonner Andrea
- ECREA 2022 9th European Communication Conference (2022)
- Obesity
- Eckler Petya, Reilly John
- The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication (2022) (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119678816.iehc0968
- Social media influencers as human brands : insights from an analysis of a mega-influencer follower-generated hashtag network on Instagram
- Rathnayake Dilan Tharindu, Tonner Andrea, Eckler Petya
- Academy of Marketing Conference (2022)
- Are images of seized knives an effective crime deterrent? A comparative thematic analysis of young people's views within the Scottish context
- Cogan N, Chin-Van Chau Y, Russell K, Linden W, Swinson N, Eckler P, Knifton L, Jordan V, Williams D, Coleman C, Hunter S C
- Journal of Youth Studies (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2022.2086038
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Teaching
- Journalism, year 1
- News writing, year 2
- Journalism Portfolio, year 4/honours
- Producing Media, masters
- Strategic Communication, masters
- Media and Health, year 4/honours & masters
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Professional Activities
- Representing the Body: Contemporary Discourse and the Real Symposium
- Contributor
- 28/4/2023
- Advisor for Media Mindful campaign
- Advisor
- 10/2020
- Social media and body image: An evolving relationship
- Speaker
- 2/2020
- European Journal of Health Communication (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2020
- www.healthysocialmedia.org
- Recipient
- 1/2020
- Image Manipulation Apps & Software as an Emerging Public Health Issue round table discussion
- Participant
- 12/2019
Projects
- Health Literacy in Crisis: gender-based violence among Syrian refugees (Newton Funds)
- Eckler, Petya (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2017 - 31-Jan-2018
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Contact
Dr
Petya
Eckler
Senior Lecturer
Journalism, Media and Communication
Email: petya.eckler@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8321