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Dr. Evangelia Papoutsaki
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Dr. Evangelia Papoutsaki Ph.D. Cardiff is an engaged global citizen with a passion for social justice, a social change communication scholar, editor, published author and educator, and a dedicated mentor to young women, agents of change, and emerging researchers. She brings rich international experience in the field of social change communication research, education, and practice.

She has held positions in various institutions across the Asia Pacific and former Soviet Union regions including her most recent position as Communication and Media Program Lead at the University of Central Asia; Communication Studies Faculty at Unitec, New Zealand; Head of Communication Arts Department at DWU, Papua New Guinea; Co-Head of the Department of Journalism at the American University of Kyrgyzstan; Visiting Faculty Fellow at various institutions in Georgia, Mongolia, and Kyrgyzstan; International Research Fellow at the Center for Pacific Islands Research at Kagoshima University, Japan; and former Research Associate at the Pacific Media Centre, AUT.  Evangelia has been involved in major international research projects and has acted as a research trainer and facilitator, Convenor of an international research association (SICRI), and Unesco Chair in Media Freedom in PNG. She is a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand; Editor in Chief of ePress; editorial board member of several international journals; and guest co-editor of various special journal issues. She has published several edited volumes on communication issues in the Pacific and Central Asia.