2009/8-2010/2 Visiting associate professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark

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1 Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Name Sex Work Address Home Address Mail Day of Birth 13 April 1980 Place of Birth Oudewater Nationality Rens Vliegenthart Male Department of Communication Science Kloveniersburgwal CX Amsterdam Rozenstraat BS Hilversum Netherlands Dutch CURRENT EMPLOYMENT 2013/9 Full professor in Communication Science, Department of Communication Science and Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam (chair in Media and Organizations) PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE /8 Associate professor in Political Communication, Department of Communication Science and Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam Assistant professor in Political Communication, Department of Communication Science and Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam 2009/8-2010/2 Visiting associate professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark RESEARCH PhD-candidate in the department of Sociology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Dissertation-project: Framing Immigration and Integration. Facts, Parliament, Media and Anti-Immigrant Party Support in the Netherlands 09/ /2006 Fulbright visiting scholar in the department of Sociology at the 1

2 University of California, Irvine 2004 Participant in research projects on media coverage of governmental policies (funded by the Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs) and on media coverage of the debate on asylum seekers in the Netherlands (funded by VluchtelingenWerk, a Dutch NGO) Research Assistant in the department of Policy- and Communication Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: participation in research project on the 2002 Dutch parliamentary elections TEACHING (University of Amsterdam) Lecture of Dynamic Data Analysis (Research Master Communication Science), And the Next President of the US is (Master Political Communication), supervision of MA-theses Lecturer of Journalism and the Media (Master Political Communication) Dutch Media and Politics in a Comparative Perspective (Master Political Communication), supervision of MA- theses Lecturer of Dynamic Data Analysis (Research Master Communication Science), Dutch Media and Politics in a Comparative Perspective (Master Political Communication), supervision of MAtheses Lecturer of Dynamic Data Analysis (Research Master Communication Science), Trends in Politieke Communicatie (Master Political Communication), supervision of MA-theses Lecturer of Multivariate Statistics (Research Master Communication Science and Research Master Social Sciences), And the Next President of the US is (Master Communication Science), International Terrorism in the News (Bachelor Communication Science), supervisor tutorial Time Series Analysis (Research Master Communication Science), supervision of MA-theses Lecturer of Multivariate Statistics (Research master Communication Science and Research master Social Sciences), Behind the Campaign (master Communication Science), Internationaal Terrorisme en het Nieuws (Bachelor Communication Science), Entertaining the Citizen (International Erasmus Mundus master), supervision of MA-theses; (University of Southern Denmark) 2009 Summerschool Applied Social Science Methods (MA and PhD students Political Science and Journalism) 2

3 (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Lecturer in 'Social Movements and Participation' for second-year bachelor students in sociology and international exchange students Supervisor of tutorials on Media Data and Time Series Analysis and Pooled Time Series Analysis and Panel Data within the Social Science Research Master Lecturer in Citizenship and the Welfare State for second-year bachelor students in sociology and international exchange students Lecturer in Citizenship and the Welfare State for second-year bachelor students in sociology and international exchange students Teaching assistant and supervisor of discussion groups for an introductory course in Communication Science for first-year Political and Social Science students 2001 Teaching assistant for several first- and second-year courses on methodology and statistics. SUPERVISION (CO-)SUPERVISION PHD-CANDIDATES (All at UvA) Eleftheria Vasileiadou ( , dissertation defended: April 24, 2009; co-promotor) Rosa van Santen ( , dissertation defended: June 26, 2012; co-promotor) Rachid Azrout ( , dissertation defended: January 10, 2013; co-promotor) Anouk van Drunen ( ) Marijn van Klingeren ( ) Judith Möller ( ) Daphne van der Pas ( ) Sanne Kruikemeier ( ) Jelle Boumans ( ) Björn Burscher ( ) Toni van der Meer ( ) Theo Aroujo ( ) Loes Aaldering ( ) MEMBER OF DOCTORAL COMMITTEE (all at University of Antwerp) Jeroen van Laer ( ; dissertation defended June 17, 2011) Ruud Wouters ( ) Anne Hardy ( ) Pauline Ketelaars ( ) MEMBER OF READING COMMITTEE Moniza Waheed (2013, UvA) 3

4 Damian Trilling (2013, UvA) Linda Bos (2012, UvA) Yael Nebril (2011, University of Southern Denmark) Christian Baden (2010, UvA) EDUCATION Course on teaching in an academic context (Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs) 2007 Ph.D. in Social Sciences (Cum Laude With Honors), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ph.D.-program in the Netherlands School of Communications Research (NESCoR) 2006 Social science research master course on multilevel modelling (Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Graduate seminars on Social Movements and on Law, Equality and Mobilization (Department of Sociology/Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, Irvine) 2005 Course on Bayesian Statistics (Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics (IOPS), Utrecht University) 2004 Course on Time Series Analysis (Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis) Master of Arts in Political Science, specialization in international relations and European integration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Master of Arts in Social-Cultural Sciences (variant Policy, Communication and Organization), specialization in political communication, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Gymnasium, Bernart Nieuwentijt College Amsterdam PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Chair of Political Communication division of NEFCA (Netherlands Flanders Communication Association) Member of Ethics Committee, Department of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam Member of ASCoR-board (ad interim) Chair of PR committee (Commissie Voorlichting), Department of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam 4

5 Member of CMI, interdisciplinary group of scholars from Communication, Media and Information Sciences, discussing the future of research and education in those fields, organised by the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). 2005, 2011, 2012 Co-organizer of workshop at the Politicologenetmaal, annual Dutch- Flanders political science conference PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS DISSERTATION Vliegenthart, R. (2007). Framing Immigration and Integration. Facts, Parliament, Media and Anti-Immigrant Party Support in the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit. [awarded 2007 NESCoR dissertation award] BOOKS Vliegenthart, R. (2012). U Kletst Uit Uw Nek. Over de Relatie tussen Politiek, Media en de Kiezer. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker. Kleinnijenhuis, J., Oegema, D., de Ridder, J.A., van Hoof, A.M.J. and Vliegenthart, R. (2003). Puinhopen in het Nieuws. De Rol van de Media bij de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen Alphen aan de Rijn: Kluwer. INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES A50. Vliegenthart, R. (2013). Moving Up. Applying Aggregate Level Time Series Analysis in the Study of Media Coverage. Accepted for publication in Quality and Quantity. A49. Odijk, D., Burscher, B., Vliegenthart, R. and De Rijke, M. (2013). Automatic Thematic Content Analysis: Finding Frames in the News. Accepted for publication in Proceedings of the 5 th SocInfo Conference. A48. Schuck, Vliegenthart, R. and De Vreese, C.H. (2013). Who's Afraid of Conflict? The Mobilizing Effect of Conflict Framing in Campaign News.. Accepted for publication in British Journal of Political Science. A47. Van Aelst, P. and Vliegenthart, R. (2013). Studying the Tango: An Analysis of Parliamentary Questions and Press coverage in the Netherlands. Accepted for publication in Journalism Studies. A46. Vasileiadou, E. and Vliegenthart, R. (2013). Studying Dynamic Social Processes With ARIMA Modeling. Accepted for publication in International Journal of Social Research Methodology. A45. Kruikemeier, S., Van Noort, G., Vliegenthart, R. and De Vreese, C.H. (2013). Unraveling the 5

6 Effects of Active and Passive Forms of Political Internet Use: Does It Affect Citizens Political Involvement. Accepted for publication in New Media and Society. A44. Boomgaarden, H.G., De Vreese, C.H., Schuck, A.R.T., Azrout, R., Elenbaas, M., Van Spanje, J.H.P. and Vliegenthart, R. (2013). Across Time and Space: Explaining Variation in News Coverage of the European Union. Accepted for publication in European Journal of Political Research. A43. Van Santen, R. and Vliegenthart, R. (2012). TV Programming in Times of Changing Political Communication: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Political Information Environment. Accepted for publication in European Journal of Communication. A42. Jones, T., Van Aelst, P. and Vliegenthart, R. (2013). 'Foreign Nation Visibility in U.S. News Coverage: A Longitudinal Analysis ( )'. Communication Research, 40(3): A41. Vliegenthart, R., Walgrave, S. and Zicha, B. (2013). How Preferences, Information and Institutions Interactively Drive Agenda-Setting: Questions in the Belgian Parliament, European Journal of Political Research, 52(3): A40. Boumans, J., Boomgaarden, H.G. and Vliegenthart, R. (2013). Media Personalisation in Context: A Cross-National Comparison between the UK and the Netherlands, Political Studies, 61(S1): A39. Kruikemeier, S., Van Noort, G., Vliegenthart, R. and De Vreese, C.H. (2013). Getting Closer: The Effects of Personalized and Interactive Online Political Communication. European Journal of Communication, 28(1): A38. Van Spanje, J., Boomgaarden, H. G., Vliegenthart, R., Elenbaas, M., Azrout, R., Schuck, A. R. T. and De Vreese, C.H. (2013). Getting the Message Across: Perceived Effectiveness of Political Campaign Communication. Journal of Political Marketing, 12(1): A37. Schuck, A. R. T., Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H. G., Elenbaas, M., Azrout, R., Van Spanje, J. and De Vreese, C.H. (2013). 'Explaining Campaign News coverage: How Medium, Time and Context Explain Variation in the Media Framing of the 2009 European Parliamentary Elections.' Journal of Political Marketing, 12(1): A36. Vliegenthart, R. (2012). Framing in Mass Communication Research An Overview and Assessment. Sociology Compass, 6(12): A35. Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H.G. and Van Spanje, J. (2012). Anti-immigrant Party Support and Media Visibility: A Cross-party, Over-time Perspective. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 22(3): A34. Walgrave, S. and Vliegenthart, R. (2012). The Complex Agenda-Setting Power of Protest. Demonstrations, Media, Parliament, Government, and Legislation in Belgium, Mobilization, 17(2): A33. Vliegenthart, R. (2012). The Professionalization of Political Communication? A Longitudinal Analysis of Dutch Election Campaign Posters. American Behavioral Scientist, 56(2): A32. Boomgaarden, H.G., Vliegenthart, R. and De Vreese, C.H. (2012). 'A World Wide Presidential Election. The Impact of the Media on Candidate and Campaign Evaluations'. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 24(1):

7 A31. Vliegenthart, R. and Walgrave, S. (2011). 'Content Matters. The Dynamic of Parliamentary Questioning in Belgium and Denmark'. Comparative Political Studies, 44(8): A30. Koopmans, R. and Vliegenthart, R. (2011). Media Attention as the Outcome of a Diffusion Process A Theoretical Framework and Cross-National Evidence on Earthquake Coverage. European Sociological Review, 27(5): A29. Boomgaarden, H. G., Van Spanje, J., Vliegenthart, R. and De Vreese, C. H. (2011). 'Covering the crisis: Media Coverage of the Economic Crisis and Citizens' Economic Expectations'. Acta Politica, 46(4): A28. Hollanders, D. and Vliegenthart, R. (2011). 'The Influence of Negative Newspaper Coverage on Consumer Confidence: The Dutch Case.' Journal of Economic Psychology, 32(3): A27. Hopmann, D.N., Elmelund-Præstekær, C., Vliegenthart, R., De Vreese, C.H. and Albæk, E. (2012). Party Media Agenda Setting: How Parties Influence Election News Coverage. Party Politics, 18(2): A26. Vliegenthart, R. and Walgrave, S. (2011). When Media Matter for Politics. Partisan Moderators of Mass Media Influence on Parliament in Belgium, Party Politics, 17(3): A25. Vliegenthart, R. and Van Zoonen, E. A. (2011). 'Power to the Frame: Bringing Sociology Back to Frame Analysis'. European Journal of Communication, 26(2), A24. Vliegenthart, R., Walgrave, S., and Meppelink, C.S. (2011). Inter-party Agenda-setting in Belgian Parliament. The Role of Party Characteristics and Competition. Political Studies, 59(2): A23. Vliegenthart, R. and Boomgaarden, H. G. (2010) Why The Media Matter After All: A Response to Pauwels. Electoral Studies, 29(4): A22. Walter, A. S. and Vliegenthart, R. (2010). 'Negative Campaigning across Different Communication Channels: Different Ball Games?'. International Journal of Press/Politics, 15(4): A21. Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H.G., Van Aelst, P. and De Vreese, C.H. (2010). Covering the US Presidential Election in Western Europe: A Cross-national Comparison. Acta Politica, 45(4): A20. Walgrave, S. and Vliegenthart, R. (2010). Why are Policy Agendas Punctuated? Friction and Cascading in Parliament and Mass Media in Belgium. Journal of European Public Policy, 17(8): A19. Vliegenthart, R. and Schröder, H. (2010). Framing the Iraq War. A Cross-National Comparison of Newspaper Framing in Four Western Countries. Journalistica, 4(1): A18. Hopmann, D.N., Vliegenthart, R., De Vreese, C.H. and Albæk, E. (2010). Effects of Election News Coverage: How Visibility and Tone Influence Party Choice. Political Communication, 27(4): A17. Braun, R. and Vliegenthart, R. (2010). Two Cheers for Spaaij and Anderson: A Rejoinder. International Sociology, 25(4):

8 A16. Boomgaarden, H.G., Vliegenthart, R., De Vreese, C.H. and Schuck, A.R.T. (2010). News On the Move. Endogenous Events and News Coverage of the European Union. Journal of European Public Policy, 17(4): A15. Vliegenthart, R. and Walgrave, S. (2009). Média et Politique. Les Conditions de L Effet des Médias sur L Agenda Parlementaire Belge. Revue Internationale de Politique Compareé, 14(3): A14. De Vreese, C.H., Boomgaarden, H.G., Minkenberg, M. and Vliegenthart, R. (2009). Introduction: Religion and the European Union. West European Politics, 32(6): A13. Vasileiadou, E. and Vliegenthart, R. (2009). Research productivity in the era of internet revisited. Research Policy, 38(8): A12. Boomgaarden, H.G. and Vliegenthart, R. (2009). How News Content Influences Anti- Immigration Attitudes: Germany, European Journal of Political Research, 48(4): A11. Braun, R. and Vliegenthart, R. (2009). Violent Fan Fluctuations. A Pooled Time-Series Analysis of Hooliganism. Mobilization, 14(1): A10. Vliegenthart, R. and Walgrave, S. (2008). The Contingency of Intermedia Agenda Setting. A Longitudinal Study in Belgium. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 85(4): A9. Vliegenthart, R., Schuck, A.R.T., Boomgaarden, H.G. and De Vreese, C.H. (2008). News Coverage and Support for European Integration, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 20(4): A8. Braun, R. and Vliegenthart, R. (2008). The Contentious Fans. The Impact of Repression, Media Coverage, Grievances and Aggressive Play on Supporters Violence. International Sociology, 23(6): A7. Hollanders, D.A. and Vliegenthart, R. (2008). Telling What Yesterday's News Might Be Tomorrow: Modeling Media Dynamics. Communications, the European Journal of Communication Research, 33(1): A6. Snow, D.A., Vliegenthart, R. and Corrigall-Brown, C. (2007). Framing the French Riots. A Comparative Study of Frame Variation. Social Forces, 86(2): A5. Vliegenthart, R. and Boomgaarden, H.G. (2007). Real-world Indicators and the Coverage of Immigration and Integration Issues in Dutch Newspapers. European Journal of Communication, 22(3): A4. Boomgaarden, H.G. and Vliegenthart, R. (2007). Explaining the Rise of Anti-Immigrant Parties: The Role of News Media Content in the Netherlands. Electoral Studies, 26(2): CV R. Vliegenthart April 2012 A3. Vliegenthart, R. and Roggeband, C.M. (2007). Framing Immigration and Integration. Relationships between Press and Parliament in the Netherlands. International Communication Gazette, 69(3): A2. Roggeband, C.M. and Vliegenthart, R. (2007). Divergent Framing: The Public Debate on Migration in the Dutch Parliament and Media, West European Politics, 30(3):

9 A1. Vliegenthart, R., Oegema, D. and Klandermans, B. (2005). Media Coverage and Organizational Support in the Dutch Environmental Movement. Mobilization, 10(3): BOOK CHAPTERS B8. Vliegenthart, R. (2013). Social Movements and Media Framing. In Snow, D.A., Della Porta, D., Klandermans, P.G. and McAdam, D. (Eds.). The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. B7. Vliegenthart, R. (2013). Hooliganism. In Snow, D.A., Della Porta, D., Klandermans, P.G. and McAdam, D. (Eds.). The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. B6. De Vreese, C. H. and Vliegenthart, R. (2012). Europe: A Laboratory for Comparative Communication Research. In: Volkmer, I. (Ed.). The Handbook of Global Media Research. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, pp B5. Vliegenthart, R. and Walgrave, S. (2012). The Interdependency of Mass Media and Social Movements. In: Semetko, H. and Scammel, M. (Eds). The Sage Handbook of Political Communication. London: Sage Publications, pp B4. Vliegenthart, R. (2012). Advanced Strategies for Data Analysis: Opportunities and Challenges of Comparative Data. In: Esser, F. and Hanitzsch, T. (Eds). Handbook of Comparative Communication Research. New York: Routledge, pp B3. Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H.G. and Boumans, J.W. (2011). Changes in Political News Coverage: Personalisation, Conflict and Negativity in British and Dutch Newspapers. In: Brants, K. and Voltmer, K. (Eds). Challenging the Primacy of Politics. London: Palgrave, pp B2. Holman, O, De Ruiter, R. and Vliegenthart, R. (2011). The Netherlands: The problematic future of Dutch football. In: Niemann, A., Garcia, B. and Grant, W. (Eds). The Transformation of European Football: A Process of Europeanisation? Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp B1. Schuck, A.R.T., Azrout, R., Boomgaarden, H.G., Elenbaas, M., Van Spanje, J., Vliegenthart, R. and De Vreese, C.H. (2011). Media Visibility and Framing of the European Parliamentary Elections 2009: A Media Content Analysis in 27 Countries. In: Maier, M., Strömbäck, J. and Kaid, L.L. (Eds.). Campaigning in Europe : Strategies, Effects, and Media Coverage in Parliamentary Elections. London: Ashgate Publishing Limited, pp DUTCH PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES C6. Vliegenthart, R. and Van Aelst, P. (2010). Nederlandse en Vlaamse Politieke Partijen in de Krant en in de Peilingen: Een Wederkerige Relatie. Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, 38(4): C5. Vliegenthart, R. and Van Noort, G. (2010). Is het de Moeite Waard? De Karakteristieken en Effectiviteit van Partijwebsites in de Campagne voor de Nederlandse Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen van Res Publica, 52(3): C4. Vliegenthart, R., Roggeband, C.M. and Boomgaarden, H.G. (2008). Wie Leidt en Wie Volgt? Invloedrelaties Tussen Parlement en Media in het Nederlandse Integratiedebat. Migrantenstudies, 24(1):

10 C3. Vliegenthart, R. (2007). Immigratie en Integratie. Relaties tussen Maatschappelijke Ontwikkelingen, Parlement, Media en Steun voor Anti-Immigratiepartijen in Nederland. Tijdschrift voor de Communicatiewetenschap, 35(4): C2. Vliegenthart, R. and Boomgaarden, H.G. (2005). Berichtgeving over Immigratie en Integratie en Electorale Steun voor Anti-Immigratiepartijen in Nederland. Migrantenstudies, 21(3): C1. Kleinnijenhuis, J., Oegema, D., de Ridder, D., van Hoof, A.M.J. and Vliegenthart, R. (2002). Een Ongekende Campagne met Bekende Media-Effecten. Beleid en Maatschappij, 29: OTHER ARTICLES Vliegenthart, R. (2012). The Horse Race Sells. Media Onnauwkeurig Over Opiniepeilingen. De Psycholoog, september: Vliegenthart, R. (2012). Van Cijfers Naar Effecten. Een Reactie op het ROB-Rapport In Gesprek of Verkeerd Verbonden. Beleid en Maatschappij, 39(3): Walter, A. and Vliegenthart, R. (2010). Vrij Spel om Negatief te Gaan. Groene Amsterdammer, 28 april: Boomgaarden, H.G. and Vliegenthart, R. (2007). Aanwakkeren of Blussen? De Journalistieke Rol in het Integratiedebat Verdient een Genuanceerde Beschouwing. OSO, Tijdschrift voor de Surinamistiek, 2007(2): Boomgaarden, H.G. and Vliegenthart, R. (2005). Berichterstattung über Zuwanderung und Ausländerintegration und das Erstarken ausländerfeindlicher Parteien in den Niederlanden, Medien Tenor, 149: Several op-eds in Dutch national newspapers. WORKING PAPER Hollanders, D.A. and Vliegenthart, R. (2009). The Influence of Negative Newspaper Coverage on Consumer Confidence: The Dutch Case. CentER Discussion Paper 55, University of Tilburg. RESEARCH REPORT Vliegenthart, R. and Kleinnijenhuis, J. (2004). Vluchtelingen en Vluchtelingenwerk in de Media. Research report written for Vluchtelingenwerk. Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit. CONFERENCE PROCEEDING Kleinnijenhuis, J. and Vliegenthart, R. (2004). Inzichtverwerving of Presentatie? Bèta s en Gamma s in Persbericht en Dagbladartikel. In: Noorlander, M.L. (red). Kennisdagen communicatie 2003, pp INVITED GUEST LECTURES AND SHORT (PHD) WORKSHOPS University of Twente (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) Conference of the Transnational Terrorism Security and Rule of Law Network (2009, Brussels) 10

11 Amsterdam School of Social Science Research (ASSR), UvA (2009, 2010) Demos Hungary conference on media and the extreme-right (2008, Budapest) University of Utrecht (2009) Aarhus University (2009) Mid-Sweden University (2010) Groningen University (2011) Nijmegen University (2011) University of Antwerp (2012) REVIEWER Acta Politica, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, American Sociological Review, Austrian Science Foundation, Comparative Political Studies, Dutch Science Foundation (NWO), European Journal of Communication, European Journal of Political Research, Flemish Science Foundation (FWO), International Journal of Public Opinion Research, International Journal of Press/Politics, International Sociology, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of Peace Research, Journalism, Journalistica, Mobilization, US National Science Foundation (NSF), Party Politics, Political Communication, Qualitative Sociology, Scandinavian Political Studies, Social Problems, Migrantenstudies, Tijdschrift voor de Communicatiewetenschap, West European Politics GRANTS AND AWARDS VENI-laureate by the Dutch science foundation (NWO) for the proposal The contingency of media s impact on national parliaments: a comparative study ( 250K) ( ) Co-applicant of research proposal on political conflict in five European systems, funded within the conflict and security programme by the Dutch science foundation (NWO) ( 677K) ( ) Winner of the 2008 Sir Robert Worchester Award for the best article published in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research Winner of the 2007 NESCoR Dissertation Award for the best doctoral dissertation written in the Netherlands 2 nd place in Teacher of the Year -election organized by student organization Mercurius, department of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam. Fulbright grant for a six-month visit to the department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine STATISTICAL PACKAGES USED SPSS, STATA, RATS, MLWin, AMOS LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES 11

12 Dutch English German French Fluent (native language) Fluent Good (Zentrale Mittelstufen Prüfung) Good passive understanding 12