Dr. Daniel Silva Luna

Postdoctoral Researcher
Media Effects and Processes
Phone: +49 821 598 4328
Email:
Room: 5047 (D)
Address: Universitätsstraße 10, 86159 Augsburg

Research areas

  • Science Communication

  • Emotions

  • AI Communication

Research Projects

Science communication with and about communicative artificial intelligence (AI): Emotions engagements, effects. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Helena Bilandzic

Scientific Activites and Roles

Memberships:

The Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) network

International Communication Association (ICA)

Colombian Association for the Advancement of Science (Avanciencia).

 

Awards:

2023: University of Antwerp – Postdoctoral Scholarship

2021: Pūtea Tautoko Student Fund, University of Otago

2018 - 2021: University of Otago PhD Scholarship

2015 - 2016: Chevening Scholarship

2009 - 2011: Koç University M.A. Scholarship

Teaching

2022, Instructor, Advanced journalism, Reading, interpreting, and presenting data, Media and public relations, Department of Science Communication, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

 

2019/2020/2021. Contributing lecturer, The Craft of Storytelling, Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago.

Publications

Publications

 

Scientific Journals (peer-reviewed)

 

Silva Luna, D., Bering J.M., & Halberstadt, J.B. (2022). The value and distinctiveness of awe in science communication: Comparing the incidence and content of ‘awesome’ representations in science and non-science picture books. International Journal of Science Education, Part B. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2022.2048119

 

Silva Luna, D., Bering, J.M. (2022). Varieties of awe in science communication: Reflexive thematic analysis of practitioners’ experiences and uses of this emotion. Science Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470221098100 

 

Silva Luna, D., Bering, J.M. & Halberstadt, J.B. (2021). Public faith in science in the United States through the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health in Practice, 2, 100103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100103     

 

Silva Luna, D., & Bering, J.M. (2020). The construction of awe in science communication. Public Understanding of Science, 30(1), 2–15. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662520963256 

 

Scientific Presentations

 

Silva, Luna, D. Hughes, S., Humm, S., Massarani, L.M., Trench, B., & Vitting-Seerup, S. (2023). Roundtable: What do emotions ‘do’ in science communication? Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) 2023

 

Silva, Luna, D. (2023). A constructed mind approach for science communication research. Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) 2023

 

Silva, Luna, D. (2021). The nature and varieties of awe in science communication. London Public Understanding of Science Seminar

 

Silva, Luna, D. (2021). Learning awe from science picture books: The role of emotion in children’s science communication. Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation

 

Silva, Luna, D. (2021). Varieties of awe in science communication. Science Public Engagement Partnership (SciPEP) Conference. Communicating the Future: Engaging the Public in Basic Science

 

Silva Luna, D. (2021). Is science awesome? Reframing the use of awe in science communication. Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference 2020+1

 

Silva Luna, D., (2021). Cultural varieties of awe: The case of science communication. Awe & Resilience Symposium

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Career

Work experience:

04/2023 - 01/2024

Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Communication, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

05/2022 - 10/2022

Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Science Communication, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

06/2021 - 12/2021

Research assistant (part time), Daily Experiences Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

02/2021 - 06/2021

Teaching fellow (part time), Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

02/2020 - 06/2020

Teaching fellow (part time), Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

02/2019 - 06/2019

Teaching fellow (part time), Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

 

Education:

2018 - 2021

PhD in Science Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

2015 - 2016

MSc in Science Communication, Imperial College London, London, UK

2009 - 2011

MA in International Relations, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye

2003 - 2008

BA in Political Science, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

2002 - 2007

BA in Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

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