Curriculum Vitae

Download the most recent pdf version

Academic positions

2021- Senior Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg, Germany

2016-2020 Lecturer in Media and Cultural Politics, University of East Anglia, UK

2013-2016 Postdoctoral fellow, Political Science Department, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

2011-2013 Banting postdoctoral fellow, University of Montreal, Canada

2009-2011 Postdoctoral fellow, University of Montreal, Canada

Publications

Monographs and edited collections

Bucy, Erik and Delia Dumitrescu (Eds.) (2017). Special Issue: The Body in Politics. Politics and Life Sciences, 36(2)

Dumitrescu, Delia and Erik P. Bucy. (Eds). (2016). Special Issue: Nonverbal Communication in Politics: Implications for Democratic Judgments and Discourse. American Behavioral Scientist, 60(14): 1651-1843

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2009). Spatial visual communications in election campaigns: Political posters strategies in two democracies (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University).

Articles (Peer-reviewed)

Ross, Andrew R. N. and Delia Dumitrescu (2018). "‘Vox Twitterati’: Investigating the effects of social media exemplars in online news articles." New Media & Society, 1461444818817313.

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2017) "Up, close and personal: The new Front National visual strategy under Marine Le Pen" French Politics, 15(1): 1-26. doi: 10.1057/s41253-016-0012-7.

Popa, Sebastian and Delia Dumitrescu. (2017) “National but European? Visual manifestations of Europe in national parties’ Euromanifestos since 1979.” Party politics, 23(5), 526-537.

Dumitrescu, Delia (2016). “Nonverbal communication in politics: A review of research developments, 2005-2015.” American Behavioral Scientist, 60(14), 1656-1675.

Dumitrescu, Delia and Sebastian Popa. (2016). "Showing their true colors? How EU flag display affects perceptions of party elites’ European attachment." American Behavioral Scientist, 60(14), 1698-1718.

Martinsson, Johan, Delia Dumitrescu and Karolina Riedel. (2016) “Recruiting an Online Panel From Another Online Survey: Consequences of Framing and Placement of the Recruitment Question” International Journal of Public Opinion Research, doi: 10.1093/ijpor/edw005

Dumitrescu, Delia and Johan Martinsson. (2016) “Surveys as a social experience: The lingering effects of survey design choices on respondents' survey experience and subsequent optimizing behavior.” International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 28 (4): 534-561. doi: 10.1093/ijpor/edv034.

Dumitrescu, Delia, Elisabeth Gidengil and Dietlind Stolle. (2015) “Candidate Confidence and Electoral Appeal: An Experimental Study of the Effect of Nonverbal Confidence on Voter Evaluation.” Political Science Research and Methods, 3(1): 43-52.

Dumitrescu, Delia and André Blais. (2014). "Anxiety and Vote Decision Making in Winner-Take-All Elections.” Canadian Journal of Political Science, 47(3): 451-474.

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2012). “The Importance of Being Present: Election Posters as Signals of Electoral Strength. Evidence from France and Belgium.” Party Politics, 18(6): 941-960

Dumitrescu, Delia and André Blais. (2011). “Increased Realism at Lower Cost: The Case for the Hybrid Experiment.” PS: Political Science & Politics, 44: 521-523.

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2010). “Know Me, Love Me, Fear Me: The Anatomy of Candidate Poster Designs in the 2007 French Legislative Elections.” Political Communication 27:20-43.

Chapters

Gidengil, Elisabeth, Delia Dumitrescu, and Dietlind Stolle. (2019) “Gender and Candidate Communication: Is there a “Double Bind”?” In Angelia Wagner and Joanna Everitt, eds., Mediation of Gendered Identities in Canadian Politics (pp. 262-287). University of British Columbia Press.

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2017) “French electoral poster campaigns in the 21st century.” In Political Campaigning in the Public Space. Election Posters around the Globe, Christina Holtz-Bacha and Bengt Johansson eds., Springer-Verlag. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-32498-2

Blais, André, Shane Singh, and Delia Dumitrescu. (2014) “Electoral Systems, Feelings of Representation, and the Turnout Decision.” In Elections and Representative Democracy: Representation and Accountability, Jacques Thomassen, ed., Oxford University Press.

Dumitrescu, Delia and Anthony Mughan. (2010). “Mass Media and Politics.” In The Handbook of Politics, State and Civil Society in Global Perspective, Kevin T. Leicht and J. Craig Jenkins, eds., New York: Springer, pp. 477-491.

Articles (Non-peer-reviewed)

Bucy, Erik P., and Delia Dumitrescu. (2017). "Special Issue Introduction: The body in politics – emotional, perceptual, and visceral dimensions." Politics and the Life Sciences, 36(2):1-2.

Bucy, Erik P. and Delia Dumitrescu (2016). "Nonverbal Influence and the Expanding Boundaries of Political Communication Research". American Behavioral Scientist, 60(14), 1651-1655.

Education

Ph.D. in Political Science, The Ohio State University (2009)

Major in Comparative Politics, Minor in Political Psychology.

Dissertation: Spatial visual communications in election campaigns: Political posters strategies in two democracies. Recipient of the “Henry R. Spencer Award” for the best dissertation in 2009-2010 from the Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University.

M.A. in Political Science, The Ohio State University (2006)

Certificat in Political Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (2003)

B.A. in Political Science University of Bucharest, Romania. (2003)

Manuscripts under review and in preparation

Visual communication and politics:

Dumitrescu, Delia and Richard W. Harvey. “Look Who’s Coming to Europe: Using Artificial Intelligence to Unpack the Media Framing of the Refugee Crisis”

Dumitrescu, Delia and Erik Bucy. “How Visuals of Different Refugees Impact Refugee Support at Home: The Role of Ideology and Moral Emotions"

Media and politics:

Dumitrescu, Delia and Andrew RN Ross. "Reporting on Trump: Do Trump tweets embedded in news articles influence public opinion?"

Survey methodology:

Martinsson, Johan, Delia Dumitrescu and Elias Markstedt. “The Effects on Data Quality of Horizontal and Question Orientation and Scales of Different Length for Respondents Using Smartphones, Tablets and PCs.” Paper presented at AAPOR Annual Conference May 2017.

Dumitrescu, Delia and Razvan Gurau. “Survey Response Differentiation and Data Quality: A Critical Reassessment.”

Dumitrescu, Delia, and Razvan Gurau. “A new computational tool to detect random responses in surveys.”

Awards

Henry R. Spencer Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation of the Academic Year. Department of Political Science, Ohio State University (2010).

Grants and fellowships

2017- Qualified for the final interview for the ERC Starting Grant competition for the project “Seeing is Believing: The Media Visual Coverage of Disaster-Affected People and Its Impact on Political Opinions and Participation”

2017- Annual Adventures in Research Grant, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of East Anglia (2300 GBP)

2014- Research initiation grant, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Sweden (185 000 SEK)

Principal applicant; with Lena Wängnerud and Bengt Johansson

Purpose: Funding for the organization of the conference on “Nonverbal communication in politics: Implications for democratic judgments and discourse”

2011- Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Government of Canada (140 000 CAD, 2011-2013).

Single applicant

Purpose: To investigate the impact of anxiety on vote decision-making.

Only award in 2011 in the field of public opinion and voting behavior.

2010- Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship research grant (7 500 CAD).

Principal applicant; with Elisabeth Gidengil, Dietlind Stolle.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of verbal and nonverbal communication on candidates’ electoral support.

2009- ECPR General Conference Travel Grant.

2007- Office of International Affairs Research Travel Grant, Ohio State University.

2006- Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship, Ohio State University.

2006- Mershon Center Graduate Student Research Grant, Mershon Center, Ohio State University.

2003- University fellowship, Ohio State University.

2002- Bourse de Formation Initiale, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie.

Professional service

Associate editor

Politics and the Life Sciences (since 2016)

Organizer

Conference on “Nonverbal communication in politics: Implications for democratic judgements and discourse,” Gothenburg 18-19, 2014.

Panel on nonverbal communication and politics, entitled, “Visuals and Sound in Politics: The Persuasive Effects of Nonverbal Political Communication” ECPR General Conference, 2013.

Junior Scholars Committee of the International Society of Political Psychology, Professional Development Coordinator, 2010-2012.

Co-organizer of two roundtables at the 2012 ISPP Conference: “Collaborative Work: Strategies for Succeeding and Avoiding Potential Pitfalls” and “Publication Strategies for Junior Scholars”

Co-organizer of two roundtables at the 2011 ISPP Conference: “Career Advancement for Junior Scholars: Navigating the Job Market” and “Publication Strategies for Junior Scholars”

Conference on “Duty and Choice: Participation and Preferences in Democratic Elections,” University of Montreal, local organizer, 2012.

Methods workshop series, “Methodological Approaches to the Study of Politics”, University of Montreal (CRCES) –McGill University (CSDC), 2010.

Reviewer

American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Political Psychology, Political Communication, Party Politics, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Political Research Quarterly, American Behavioral Scientist, Political Geography, Social Influence, Scandinavian Political Science, Communication Research, Communication Monographs.

Conference presenter and discussant

Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association (APSA) Meeting; Annual Conference of the International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP); European Political Science Association (EPSA) Conference; European Consortium for Political Science (ECPR) Conference; European Consortium for Political Science Joint Sessions

Other service

Conference abstract reviewer for the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 2015 Conference.

Apathy is Boring (Youth turnout NGO, Toronto, Canada). Consulting role on data collection and data analysis on a voluntary basis, 2010.

Last updated: 2019