Oana Stefana Mitrea. Doctoral fellow at the post-graduate school 'Technology and Society' University of Technology Darmstadt, Germany (since January 2001); project manager at the Romanian Institute for Public Opinion (IRSOP) Bucharest, Romania (1995-2000), responsible primarily for communication research, quantitative studies on consumption and attitudes (U&A), qualitative focus groups, and social and political surveys; study of sociology at the University of Bucharest, Romania (diploma 1991-1996, M.A. 1996-1997).

Selected publications: Co-author of Psihoteste (Psychological tests), ed. Stiinta si Tehnica, Bucharest (1994); "Modelul experimental al persuasiunii" (The experimental model of persuasion) Psihologia (Psychology Review), Bucharest (1996); "Le monde symbolique de l'espace publicitaire a la television", V-eme Colloque Roumain-Francais Television, Culture et les Nouvelles Technologies de Communication, 2-5 Julliet, Bucarest (1998).

smitrea@yahoo.com