Viola van Melis, M. A.
Curriculum Vitae:
| since July 2009 | Head of the Centre for Research Communication at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics in Modern and Pre-Modern Cultures" |
| 2004-2009 | Head of the regional editorial office of North Rhine-Westphalia of the Catholic News Agency (KNA) in Bonn |
| since 2005 | Presentation of panel discussions, conferences and book reports as well as media courses for junior journalists and PR consulting for organisations |
| 2000-2004 | Editorial journalist at the KNA central editorial office in Bonn and at the KNA regional office of North Rhine-Westphalia in Cologne |
| 1998-2000 | KNA traineeship in Bonn, Berlin and Frankfurt/Main, including training at the Institut zur Förderung publizitischen Nachwuchses (institute for the advancement of media junios, ifp) in Munich |
| 1998 | Magister Artium (German Master of Arts) at the University of Cologne, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schieder, with a thesis on religion in the 19th century decorum books for middle-class women |
| 1992-1998 | Scholarship holder of the Cusanuswerk (body awarding scholarships to exceptionally gifted Catholic students) |
| 1990-1998 | Studies of History, English and Economics at the University of Cologne and at Trinity College Dublin |
| 1989-2000 | Freelancer at the press offices of the university of Cologne, the Düsseldorf fair and the regional public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) as well as of the newspapers Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.), Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger and Rheinische Post |
Participation in the Cluster of Excellence:
- Head of the Centre for Research Communication
- Advisor to the Board of Directors and to the Principal Investigator
- Planning and coordination of the Cluster’s Public Relations
- Maintenance of contacts with the regional and national media
- Placement of the Cluster’s scholars to the media as experts and guest authors
- Contact person for the Cluster’s scholars regarding journalistic issues
- PR consultancy for events
- Responsibility of the press materials, press conferences, website and newsletters
- Planning and coordination of media trainings for the Cluster’s scholars
Interests:
- Specialist journalism on politics, churches, religions, ethics, education, customs, culture and social affairs
- Presentation of panel discussions, conferences and book reports
- Media courses for junior journalists and PR consulting for organisations
Contact
Viola van Melis M. A.Centre for Research Communication
Johannisstraße 1
Room 11
D-48143 Münster
Germany
Tel.: +49 251 83-23239
Fax: +49 251 83-23246
van.melis@uni-muenster.de
