Prof. Dr. Hero Janßen (former acting head of the former Department of Communication and Media Studies) and Dr. Martin Welker (former acting professor of the former Department of Communication and Media Studies)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Knieper (former chair holder)
| Dr. Susann Kohout | october 2015 - march 2019 |
| Katharina Willems | april 2017 - september 2019 |
| Dr. Laura Wolff | october 2014 - june 2021 |
| Francine Meyer | february 2018 - april 2021 |
| Dr. Nina Wicke | april 2015 - january 2022 |
| Matthias Henke | january 2022 - august 2022 |
| Dr. Anne Reif | 2015 - 2024 |