SHORT CV
Kenan Demirel holds B.A. degree in Public Relations and Advertising from Izmir University of Economics, M.A. degree in Media and Communication Science from Ilmenau University of Technology and PhD degree in Communication Research from Ege University. During his stay in Germany, he worked in the fields of experimental media research, political advertising, media psychology, strategic public relations, and virtual reality (fear of public speaking) and wrote his thesis on "consumer attitudes towards mobile advertising". During the time abroad, he worked as a Brand Manager at iceLogistics GmbH in Germany and participated in social responsibility projects at the Think Young NGO in Brussels. He also conducted corporate identity studies for brands such as PontPascha, Kelleter, Orient Expresso, Greedy & Thirsty, Starfrucht, and 3B Gastronomie in Germany and the Netherlands. After returning to Turkey, he completed his doctoral education with a thesis on "digital self-presentation in the process of personal branding" at the Communication Studies Department of the Institute of Social Sciences at Ege University. In 2015, he also earned a pedagogical formation certificate from the Faculty of Education at Ege University. Apart from academic experience, he previously worked as a copywriter at Young & Rubicam Advertising Agency, collaborating with the Arçelik brand, and served in news production and radio advertising at TRT Izmir. Moreover, he worked as a communication specialist in healthy nutrition and public health at the Pınar Institute, Yaşar Holding. In addition to his experience as a game manager (CrossFire) at Mayn Games / T-Nations, he held various senior positions such as Project Manager at No:one Public Relations and Communication Consultancy, English Teacher at the American Language Schools, OYDEM, and Education Coordinator at British Town.
His research stream is mainly grounded in explaining and predicting linkages between micro-celebrities and digital media. His academic work has been published in Nobel Academic Publishing, Literatürk Academia, and Global Media Journal. Academic interest he recently has is highly focused on self-presentation, personal branding (micro-celebrities), and digital media psychology. In addition to his academic works, he took part in the Export Support Office Project conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey for three years.
He is a member of the Turkish Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society.
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