Stefan Wollnik
Education
- since July 2018 MEDAS 21 PhD Fellow
- 2014 – 2017 Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Communication at Bielefeld University
- 2011 – 2014 Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Public Health at Bielefeld University
- 2008 – 2011 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Health Communication at Bielefeld University
Academic work experience
- since 2018: Research associate at Duisburg-Essen University
- 2018: Research associate at Erich-Brost-Institut für internationalen Journalismus (Dortmund)
- 2012 – 2017: Student assistance and tutoring at Bielefeld University
Research Focus and Interests
- Political Communication
- Health Communication/Public Health
- Intercultural Communication
- Digital Transformation
- Concepts and Theories of Communication Studies and Media Sociology
- Qualitative Research
Publications
- Wollnik, S. (2021). The societal importance of journalistic health reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa: impressions from science and health journalism organisations, Journal of African Media Studies, 13(2), 139-158.
Presentations
- Wollnik, S. (2021, July 11-15): The importance and challenges of COVID-19 pandemic health reporting in Uganda and South Africa [Paper presentation]. IAMCR 2021, online conference
PhD Project
Health journalism and its social importance in the context of Global Media Assistance: An empirical study on Sub-Saharan Africa (Working Title)
Learn more about the project here.
Contact
Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften
Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft
Universität Duisburg -Essen
Universitätsstraße 12
45141 Essen
Büro: R12 T03 F17
Sekretariat: Elke Sprünken
Fax: +49.201.183 3129
E-Mail: stefan.wollnik@uni-due.de