Curriculum Vitae. Jonas M. Lefevere

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1 Curriculum Vitae Jonas M. Lefevere (Last update September 2011) Personal information Name: First name: Lefevere Jonas Maarten Date of Birth: December 1 st, 1981 Place of Birth: Nationality: Marital Status: Languages: Present Position: Contact information Work Address: Wilrijk, Belgium Belgian Married to Evy De Latin Dutch (native), English (fluent), French (good) Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Antwerp Stadscampus, room S.M.271 Sint Jacobstraat Antwerp Belgium Phone: +32(0) Cellphone: +32(0) Education jonas.lefevere@ua.ac.be 2011 PhD in Political and Social Science, University of Antwerp Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, University of Essex: Survey Research Methods M.A. In Political Science, University of Antwerp (Magna Cum Laude) 'Kandidaat' in Political Science, University of Antwerp (Cum Laude) Master in Applied ICT at Karel De Grote Hogeschool (Cum Laude). Employment history PhD Student, University of Antwerp (Belgium) Intern at Anubex, Kontich (Belgium).

2 Teaching 2011 Workshop titled Data management in SPSS / Stata, thought to Departement of Political Science, University of Antwerp Guest lecture titled 'Effects of electoral campaigns on public opinion: priming' in Media & Politics course at University of Antwerp. 2010, 2009, 2008 Guest lecture titled 'Issue ownership dynamics. An Experiment on the Effects of media exposure on voter perceptions' in Methodology course at Katholic Hogeschool Geel Guest lecture titled 'How do voters decide? An overview of the dominant models of voting behavior.' in course Political Marketing, Katholic University of Leuven Guest lecture titled 'Issue ownership dynamics. An Experiment on the Effects of media exposure on voter perceptions' in Political Marketing course at University of Leiden. 2009, 2008 Guest lecture titled 'Issue ownership dynamics. An Experiment on the Effects of media exposure on voter perceptions' in Methodology course at Technicum North Antwerp Teaching of seminar in Political Communication, together with Knut De Swert. Other Academic Activities Secretary of the Departmental council of the Department of Political Science, University of Antwerp. PhD research Research topic: Doctoral commission: My PhD is focused on voters' heuristic use, and campaign priming effects upon them. Stefaan Walgrave (University of Antwerp), Peter Van Aelst (University of Leiden), Joop van Holsteyn (University of Leiden), Kris Deschouwer (Free University of Brussels). Publications Work in Progress 1.Lefevere J. (2011). Campaign Priming of Candidates and Issues. The case of the 2009 regional elections in Belgium. Working Paper. 2.Walgrave, S., De Swert, K., Lefevere, J. (2011). The effect of Exemplars on Perceived Public Opinion. A large survey-embedded experiment. Working Paper. 3.Lefevere, J. & Walgrave, S. (2011). Do VAAs systematically benefit specific parties? The effects of statement selection. Working Paper. 4.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Tresch, A. (2011). Disentangling the Dimensions of Issue- Ownership, (Under Review). 5. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Tresch, A. (2011). Competence Issue-Ownership and Party

3 Preference. Questioning the usefulness of the classic conceptualization of Issue-Ownership as a determinant of the vote. Working Paper. 6. Walgrave, S., Van Aelst, P., & Lefevere, J. (2011). The role of preceding issue salience in agenda setting. A large-scale experimental study in Belgium, (Under Review). 7. Walgrave, S. & Lefevere, J. (2011). Salience and Conflict. Determinants of Policy Issue Incongruence between Voters and Parties. Working Paper. 8. De Swert, K., Hardy, A., Lefevere, J., & Sadicaris, D. (2011). Does news market competition cause sensationalism? A multilevel analysis of television news broadcasts from 11 countries. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, (Under Review). 9. Van Aelst, P., & Lefevere, J. (2011). Has Europe got anything to do with the European elections? A study on split-ticket voting in the Belgian regional and European elections of 2009, (Under Review). Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals 1.Lefevere, J., & Dandoy, R. (2011). Candidate choice in Political Advertising. What determines who gets attention? World Political Science Review, 7(1). 2.Lefevere, J., Deswert, K., & Walgrave, S. (2011). Effects of popular exemplars in television news. Communication Research (Forthcoming). 3.Lefevere, J., & Dandoy, R. (2010). Kandidaatkeuze in advertenties. Wat bepaalt wie aandacht krijgt? Res Publica, 52(3), Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Nuytemans, M. (2009). Issue Ownership dynamics. How Political Parties Claim and Maintain Issues Through Media Appearances. Political Communication, 26(2), Articles in (scientific) journals without referee-system 1.Lefevere, J. (2007). Beleidsbeelden in het DHL-dossier. PSW Paper, 2007(4), Van Aelst, P., Nuytemans, M., Lefevere, J., & Walgrave, S. (2007). Lijst Dedecker: een gat in de politieke markt? Samenleving en Politiek, 14(6), Books 1. Lefevere, J. (2011). Campaign Effects on Voter Decision Making. PhD Thesis. 325p. Chapters in edited books 1.Lefevere, J. (2010). Verandering en stabiliteit van beslissingsregels tijdens de campagne van In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), De Stemmen van het Volk. Een analyse van het kiesgedrag in Vlaanderen en Wallonië op 7 juni (pp ). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 2.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Hooghe, M. (2010). Volatiel of wispelturig? Hoeveel en welke kiezers veranderden van stemvoorkeur tijdens de campagne? In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), De Stemmen van het Volk. Een analyse van het kiesgedrag in Vlaanderen en Wallonië op 7 juni (pp ). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 3.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Hooghe, M. (2010). Volatils ou capricieux? La modification des préférences électorales au cours de la campagne. In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), Les voix du peuple. Le comportement électoral au scrutin

4 du 10 juin (pp ). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 4.Lefevere, J. (2010). Changement ou stabilité des règles décisionnelles pendant la campagne de In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), Les voix du peuple. Le comportement électoral au scrutin du 10 juin (pp ). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 5.Walgrave, S., & Lefevere, J. (2010). Do the media shape parties' agenda preferences? An empirical study of party manifestos in Belgium ( ). In S. Koch-Baumgarten & K. Voltmer (Eds.), Public Policy and Mass Media. The interplay of mass communication and political decision making., Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science (pp ). Abongdon, Oxon: Routledge. Conference papers (a selection) 1. Lefevere, J. (2011). 1. Campaign Priming of Candidates and Issues. The case of the 2009 regional elections in Belgium. (p. 21). Presented at the Annual Congres of the French Political Science Association (AFSP), Strasbourg. 2.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Tresch, A. (2011). Disentangling the Dimensions of Issue- Ownership. Presented at the Workshop on Political Parties, Issue Competition and Public Policy, Paris, France. 3.Lefevere, J., & Walgrave, S. (2011). Do VAAs systematically benefit specific parties? The effect of statement selection. (p. 22). Presented at the ABSP Conference, Brussels, Belgium. 4.Dandoy, R., & Lefevere, J. (2011). Media coverage of federal issues and candidates in Belgian regional elections. In Subnational elections and campaigns in multi-level systems. Presented at the ABSP (French Political Science Association) Congress, Brussels, Belgium. 5.Dandoy, R., & Lefevere, J. (2010). Couverture médiatique et succès électoral. In GAEL- AFSP conference 'Les effets des médias sur les électeurs'. Institut d'etudes Politiques, Paris. 6.Lefevere, J., & Dandoy, R. (2010). Advertenties tijdens de Vlaamse campagne van Wie bepaalt wie aandacht krijgt? In Annual meeting of the NKWP / PI (p. 20). Presented at the Politicologenetmaal, Louvain, Belgium. 7.Van Aelst, P., & Lefevere, J. (2009). Has Europe got anything to do with the European Elections? A study on voting motives in the Belgian regional and European elections of In Post-EU election conference (p. 33). Presented at the Post-EU election conference, Landau, Germany. 8.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., Pepermans, K., & Nuytemans, M. (2009). Why representation fails. Determinants of incorrect voting in a crowded party system. In NCCR Democracy workshop on Political Representation: 'New ways of Measuring and Old Challenges". (p. 33). Bern, Switzerland. 9.Lefevere, J. (2009). Studying campaign effects on voter heuristics. In Annual meeting of the NKWP / PI (p. 17). Nijmegen, Netherlands. 10.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Nuytemans, M. (2008). Issue ownership dynamics. How parties claim and maintain issues via media appearances. In Annual conference of the International Communication Association. Presented at the Annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada. 11.Van Aelst, P., & Lefevere, J. (2008). Election campaigns: curse or blessing for democracy? An empirical analysis of how voters evaluate recent campaigns in Belgium. In Annual meeting of the NKPW / PI. Presented at the Annual meeting of the NKPW / PI, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

5 12.Walgrave, S., & Lefevere, J. (2007). Do the media shape parties' preferences? An empirical study of party manifestoes and government agreements in Belgium ( ). In ECPR Joint Workshop sessions. Presented at the ECPR Joint Workshop sessions. 13.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Nuytemans, M. (2007). Issue ownership dynamics. How parties claim and maintain issues via media appearances. Presented at the International workshop on experimental methods in political science, Brussels, Belgium. 14.Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Van Aelst, P. (2007). Do parties socialize their new voters? A longitudinal study of realignment among Belgian voters. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. Scientific Reports 1.Deschouwer, K., Boucké, T., Buelens, J., Lefevere, J., Pilet, J., & Wille, F. (2007). Electronic voting in Belgium. Political and Societal aspects. Opinion pieces and articles in popular media 1.Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009f, June 6). De Campagnewatcher Trucs en strategieën De Standaard, Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009e, June 2). De Campagnewatcher - Dringen op de rechterzijde. De Standaard, Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009d, May 29). De Campagnewatcher De mythe van de zwevende kiezer. De Standaard, Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009c, May 22). De Campagnewatcher Het nut van peilingen. De Standaard, Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009b, May 15). De Campagnewatcher Beslissen media verkiezingen? De Standaard, Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009a, May 8). De Campagnewatcher Crisis, klimaat, of BHV? Hebben thema s een effect op de verkiezingsuitslag? De Standaard, 20. Other capabilities Reviewer I have reviewed articles for European Union Politics and Acta Politica. Statistical software Knowledge of SPSS / PASW Knowledge of STATA Knowledge of R (Experience with macros, loops, conditional processing,...) (Experience with matrices, loops, functions, argument passing, function creation, graphing, a wide range of statistical routines,...) Good (Experience with vector / matrix manipulation, parallel

6 processing, large file operations, and various statistical routines) Programming and database management Knowledge of Cobol Knowledge of C++ Knowledge of Visual Basic Knowledge of PHP, HTML and Forms Knowledge of (My)SQL Good Good Very good Survey field work experience 1.Partirep Electoral Panel Survey (PVPS) I have hands-on experience preparing and monitoring the PVPS ( I managed the survey from start to finish, together with TNS-Dimarso. This includes preparing the tender, negotiating with potential field work candidates, writing the application for the Privacy Commission and communicating with the Rijksregister. Before and during the field work I managed the communication within the interuniversity consortium (UA, ULB, KUL, VUB and University of Leiden), and was the main contact person for anything related to the PVPS survey. I oversaw drafting of the survey questionnaires, implementation and field work monitoring for both the CAPI and CATI waves of the survey. 2.Internet surveys (UAWEP / MEDPOL) Extensive experience setting up and monitoring internet panels (UAWEP 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010; MedPol survey Norway, 2007; see for more information). 3.Survey-embedded experiments (2007, 2009 and 2010)