Contact
Department of Media and Communication
Akademiestrasse 7
D-80799 Munich
Germany
Room:
602B
Phone:
+49 89 2180-9431
Fax:
+49 89 2180-9429
Email:
viorela.dan@ifkw.lmu.de
Office hours:
by appointment
Further Information
Viorela joined the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich in October 2017. She received her PhD in Communication Studies from the Free University of Berlin in 2016. She holds a master’s degree in Communication from the Ilmenau University of Technology (2009). Viorela was a Visiting Scholar at the BI Norwegian Business School (2009-2010) and the University of Texas at Austin (2012 and 2013). She participated in shorter exchange programs for research and teaching purposes with several other universities, including Indiana University, University of Vienna, University of Missouri, Central Michigan University and Université Paris-Est Créteil.
Research Interests
- journalistic fact-checking and the correction of misinformation
- journalistic roles (ideals & practice)
- news coverage
- framing (verbal and visual)
- health communication
- political communication
Awards
- 2022 Top Faculty Paper Award (4th place) for “The Effects of Dog-Whistle Politics" (AEJMC)
- 2021 Junior Researcher in Residence am Center for Advanced Studies (CASLMU)
- 2021 Top Faculty Paper Award (2nd place) for “Frames and Journalistic Roles in Chinese Reporting on HIV"(AEJMC)
- 2020 Emerging Scholar Grant (AEJMC, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
- 2018 ComSHER Article of the Year (2nd place) for "A systematic review of frames in news reporting of health risks"
- 2013 Promising Professor Award (AEJMC)
- 2012 Highly Commended Award for "Framing expertise: A cross-cultural analysis of success in framing contests" (Emerald Literati Network)
Peer-Review Activities
2021– Ad-hoc Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
2020– Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Health Communication
2020– Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of Communication
2018– Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Top Reviewer 2019)
2017– Ad-hoc Reviewer, Science Communication
2014– Ad-hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Press/Politics
All publication and project lists are located on our German website: