Personal information
Birthday: January 29th, 1965
Married, one child (maternal leave, 6 months in 2006)

Education, formal
2009: Research Manager, CBS
1998: Ph.D. Information Retrieval
1995: Modern Standard Arabic, Middlebury College, Vermont, US (BA-level)
1994: Master of Library Science (MLS) (Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark)
1992: Academy Foundation (AF) Degree in Exports
1992: M.A. in Classical Studies and Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark

Education, additional courses
2016-2018: “LIBER emerging leaders program”

2010-2011: “Your leadership Journey—Leadership in Research” SDU
2009: Ph.d. supervision (SDU)

Employment

2018: Professor of Scholarly Communication, Clinical Department, OPEN, University of Southern Denmark
2016: Head of Department, Research and Analysis, The University Library of Southern Denmark
2015: Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, College of Communication and Media Science, Zayed University, Dubai
2014: Full Professor, College of Communication and Media Science, Zayed University, Dubai
2012: Associate Professor, Department of Marketing & Management/Center for Journalism, University of Southern Denmark
2000: Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, University of Southern Denmark
1998: Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, University of Southern Denmark
1998: Teaching assistant, Classification (Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark)
1995: Ph.D.-student, Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark.
1993: Research Assistant, Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark.
1992: Teaching assistant, Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark.
1992: Teaching assistant, Centre for Classical Studies, University of Southern Denmark.

Honorary offices
2018-: Chair of the LIBER WG on Innovative Metrics

2018-: Ambassador for Videnskab.dk

2018-: Member of The Research Ethics Committee (REC), SDU

2012-2017: Adjunct professor at Ilisimatusarfik (University of Greenland)
2009-: Member of the advisory group for the BA in Library science and knowledge communication, SDU

2009-: Member of EJTA board (European Journalism Training Association)
2009-: Member of the advisory group for BA-programs at Ilisimatusarfik (University of Greenland)
2007-: Member of network for Nordic Journalism programs
2005-: Member of the Danish Assessment board of Foreign Qualifications. Danish Ministry of education
2005-2010: Member of the Cooperation Committee for Journalism Educational Programs of the Nordic Countries
1998– 2004: External Evaluator, for the municipality of Odense
1998-. External examiner, (Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark)
1993-1998: External Subject Specialist, Library of University of Southern Denmark

Editorial work
2008– 2012: Member of the editorial board of ‘Journalistica’
2008- 2009: Member of the editorial board of ‘Gerontologi’
2007 - : Member of the editorial advisory board of ‘Journalism & Mass Communication Educator’
1993-1995: Editor of ‘Mellemøst-informations månedsoversigt’

Leadership experience

2017-: Head of Resaercher Sercices, SDUB (Functional responsibility for approx., 50 staff)

2016-: Head of the Resaerch and Analysis section, SDUB (Personal responsibility for approx.. 20 faculty)
2015-2015: Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Studies/ZU

2009-2012: Research manager of “Opmærksomhed søges” [Attention Wanted]
2009-2011: Head of the Network of Female Associate Professors at University of Southern Denmark
2006-2008: Research management of "Mediestormens magt"
2004-2006: Research management of "Ældrebilledet i medierne"
2002- 2014: Head of academic program (cand. public. a)
2002-2003: Head of study, Department of Journalism, University of Southern Denmark

Supervision:
2008-2011: Anders Bo Rasmussen: Ph.D.
2012-2014: Thomas Derek Robinson, Ph.D.
2013-2016: Charlotte Autzen, Ph.D. (parttime student)

Research grants:
2018: Partner on the application: Healthy Choices, Arctic University of Norway, 50.000.000 NOK

2015: RIF Grant. Zayed University. Leap-froggin into the knowledge Economy 120.000 AED
2012: “Stereotyper I grænselandet” med Erla Hermansdottir. 3.000.000 DKK from INTEREG /EU
2010: "Opmærksomhed søges" 925.000 DKK from The Danish Council for Independent Research, Humanities
2005: "Mediestormens magt". 325.000 DKK from Danish Ministry of Social Affairs. Subproject under "Velfærd for ældre - handling og holdninger"
2003: "Ældrebilledet i medierne". 635.000 DKK from Danish Ministry of Social Affairs. Subproject under "Velfærd for ældre - handling og holdninger"

Other grants:
2009: "Bilden av den andra sidan sundet - Minne, myter och medier." With Mia Maria Hammerlin, Lunds Universitet. 299.000 SEK from Svensk-danska kulturfonden.

Assessments:

2017: Evaluated qualified as full professor in “Scholarly Communication, Media and Information Science”
2014: Evaluated qualified as full professor in "Media and Communication Studies" Zayed University, Dubai
2012: Evaluated “qualified” as adjunct [honorary] professor in “Journalism”. University of Greenland
2011: Evaluated “qualified” as full professor in “Journalism”, Helsingfors University

Foreign Languages:
English: Fluent reading, writing and speaking
Nowegian and Swedish: Fluent reading
German and French: Good reading skills

Arabic: Good speaking, some reading skills

Assessment boards:

PhD.

Morten Skovsgaard (2010), Chair

Line Hassall Thomesen (2012),

Gunver Lystbæk Vestergaard (2016)

Associate/Assistant Professor

Tove Faber Frandsen (associate professor), Chair