Curriculum Vitae

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Academic positions

Since 2021       Senior Researcher (permanent), 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

Senior, Carl, Patrick A. Stewart, & Delia Dumitrescu. (2022). Research topic: Understanding the Role of Non-verbal Displays in Politics. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 892103.

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)

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2026).  "How does war look like on the European mainstream media Facebook? A large-N comparison of the media Facebook posts covering Ukraine and Gaza in 24 European countries in spring 2024." New Media & Society, 14614448251413689.

Dumitrescu, Delia, Inga S. Ulusoy, Petr Andriushchenko, Gwydoin Daskalakis, Dominic Kempf, & Xianghe Ma. (2025). "AMMICO, an AI-based Media and Misinformation Content Analysis Tool." Computational Communication Research, 7(1), 1.

Dumitrescu, Delia, & Mina Trpkovic (2022). "The use of non-verbal displays in framing COVID-19 disinformation in Europe: an exploratory account." Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 846250.

Dumitrescu, Delia, & Erik P. Bucy (2021). "Visual portrayals of people in need: The impact of refugee depictions, compassion, and support for humanitarian aid." International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(4), 818-839.  

Dumitrescu, Delia, & Andrew R. N. Ross (2021). "Embedding, quoting, or paraphrasing? Investigating the effects of political leaders’ tweets in online news articles: The case of Donald Trump." New Media & Society, 23(8), 2279-2302.

Ross, Andrew R. N. and Delia Dumitrescu (2018). "‘Vox Twitterati’: Investigating the effects of social media exemplars in online news articles." New Media & Society, 23(8), 2279-2302. 

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

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2025). "Nonverbal political communication." In  Alessandro Nai, Max Grömping and Dominique Wirz, eds., Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication (Volume 3) (pp. 103–106). Edward Elgar Publishing. 

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)

Senior, Carl, Patrick A. Stewart, & Delia Dumitrescu. (2022). "Understanding the Role of Non-verbal Displays in Politics." Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 892103.

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.

Datasets

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2023). Disinfo22-small dataset (revision 8810edc). DOI: 10.57967/hf/0603

Preprints

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2024). "Visual-Verbal Framing of Misinformation Messages: International, Regional and Cross-Persuasive Communication Perspectives." https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/krmd3  

Tzelgov, Eitan & Delia Dumitrescu. (2018)."‘Taking Back Control’, Again: The Effect of Moral Foundation Arguments and Partisan Cues on Attitudes Towards a People’s Vote" http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3254506  

Blog entries

Dumitrescu, Delia. (2014). "Politicians who do not appear confident as political ‘performers’ are viewed less favourably by voters." Democratic Audit Blog. 

Academic degrees

PD (Habilitation), Institute of Political Science, Heidelberg University, Germany (2023) 

Thesis: “Nonverbal Political communication and Democratic Politics,” Habilitationsvortrag: “(How) does descriptive representation in parliaments influence substantive representation of gender and minority issues?” 

Ph.D. in Political Science, The Ohio State University, USA (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, USA (2006)

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

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

Awards

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

Grants and fellowships

2022, 2025- Scientific Software Center, Heidelberg University, Germany – Open Call Support

2017- Annual Adventures in Research Grant, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of East Anglia, UK (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.

Invited talks (selection)

2026 "Analysing Social Media Content with AMMICO (AI-based Media and MIsinformation COntent analysis tool): A Tutorial." Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 

2026 "How does war look like on the European mainstream media Facebook? A large-N comparison of the media Facebook posts covering Ukraine and Gaza in 24 European countries in spring 2024."Democracy, Elections and Citizenship Seminar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

2016   “A New Tool to Detect Satisficing Based on Survey Response Behavior.” The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim.

2013    “La "com" fait-elle l'élection? Une approche expérimentale de la persuasion politique.” Sciences Po, Paris.

Professional service

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.

Reviewing activities (selection)

Reviewer for the European Research Council Programs: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2018-2024)

Reviewer for the International Communication Association (ICA) 2020 Conference (abstract and paper selection)

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

Journals (selected): International Journal of Press/Politics, Political Communication, Political Psychology, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Political Science Research and Methods, Computational Communication Research, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Party Politics, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Political Research Quarterly, American Behavioral Scientist

Conference presenter and discussant (past 5 years, selection)

International Journal of Press/Politics; European Political Science Association (EPSA) Conference; International Communication Association; American Political Science Association (APSA) Meeting; Annual Conference of the International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP); European Consortium for Political Science (ECPR) Conference

Additional service

Talk on “‘Vox Twitterati’: Investigating the effects of social media exemplars in online news articles.” delivered to a cross-departmental audience at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, hosted by the Open Source Unit, 2019. 

Political expert contributor on BBC (TV and Radio), 2017-2018.

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

Last updated: March 8, 2026