Amaranta Alfaro Muirhead

PhD candidate in the Graduate School Media & Communication at Hamburg University. Her current research interest is the integration and participation possibilities of social media in Chile and Latin America, and the media competences applied. She hopes to link the latter with her interest on social cohesion and development in the region.

Freelancer journalist and contributor for VD Magazine. Recent Publications: "Asientos de Culto": http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id={f1b0dee0-fcbd-4fef-a370-fb9206bd58a6} "Viaje de contrastes": http://diario.elmercurio.com/detalle/index.asp?id={c9794a6e-03ae-423f-a5b9-68ca25ae08af}

Freelancer journalist and contributor for ED Magazine.

Coordinate and develop the program for the session "Education & Communication" at Encuentros 2012, the 5th meeting of Chilean Scientists residing in Europe, to be held during July 2012in Paris.

Coordinate and develop the Social Sciences Program of Encuentros 2010, the 4th meeting of Chilean Scientists residing in Europe. The event took place from the 4-6th of August 2010 at the University of Cambridge, England.

Writing articles and reporting about conferences for the Erasmus Mundus Students & Alumni Association website and newsletter.

Preparing and organizing conferences and seminars, and maintains contact and user databases, writing press releases and articles; responsibility of the website, internal and external communications, and administrative activities.

Maintenance of contact and customer databases, press releases and writing articles, preparing and organizing events, direct customer contact with well-known brands, and administrative activities.

Articles writting, direct customer contact with well-known brands, and maintains contact and customer databases; responsibility of production, creative assistance for photoshooting and administrative activities.

Maintaining contact and media databases, press releases, support in the preparation and organization of events, and administrative activities.

Researching on social media use among teenagers and its relation to community involvement in Chile.

New media and its impact; culture and identity, economic, legal and social components of the communications sector in Europe.

How to connect the arts with media, sponsors, businesses and citizens.

Communication theory and basics, basics of public relations, media strategy, traditional media and their history and development, economic, legal and social components of the communication area in South America.