Natalia Chaban (born 1971) is a Ukrainian–New Zealand media and communications academic, and is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in political and media discourse. She is the Director of Canterbury's Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum, and has twice been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair.
Natalia Chaban | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cherkasy State Technological University, New York University, Kyiv National Linguistic University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Canterbury, University of Maryland, Lund University |
Academic career
editChaban completed a Bachelor of Arts in Germanic languages and literature at Cherkasy State Technological University in Ukraine, followed by a Master of Arts degree in media studies and higher education administration at New York University.[1] She then completed a PhD in linguistics at the Kyiv National Linguistic University.[2][1] Chaban held research and teaching positions at Cherkasy State University, Lund University, and at the University of Maryland at College Park.[1] In 2002 Chaban joined the faculty of the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, rising to full professor.[3][4] She is the Director of the Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum at Canterbury.[3]
Chaban was a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Bologna in Italy in 2022, and at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.[4][5] Chaban has twice been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair, an Erasmus programme designed to deepen access to European Union studies throughout universities.[3][6] Chaban is interested in political and public communication, and leads research on public diplomacy in the EU, academic knowledge production relating to the war in Ukraine, and communication pedagogy.[7][3][8][9]
Chaban is President of the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand.[3][1] Chaban was a founding co-editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies.[10]
Selected books
edit- The Ukraine crisis and EU Foreign Policy Roles: Images of the EU in the Context of EU-Ukraine Relations. doi:10.4337/9781789907537.
- Bilateral Energy Relations between the EU and Emerging Powers: Mutual Perceptions of the EU and Brazil, China, India and South Africa. doi:10.5771/9783845262598-1.
- Europe and Asia:Perceptions From Afar. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781474225038.
- National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) Research Series no. 4: The EU Through the Eyes of the Asia-Pacific: Public Perceptions and Media Representations.
- The Peace Corps Teaching English as a Foreign Language Training Book. Part II: Lesson Planning.
- The Peace Corps Teaching English as a Foreign Language Training Book. Part III: Those Ten Minutes Left.
- The Peace Corps Teaching English as a Foreign Language Training Book. Part I. US Peace Corps in Ukraine.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "USAANZ: Executive Committee". Ukrainian Students Association of Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Chaban, Natalia. "LinkedIn Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Victoria University of Wellington. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. School of History, Philosophy (27 May 2021). "Professor Natalia Chaban presents Digital Diplomacy at times of COVID: Innovations in cultural and public diplomacy field (case-study the European Union) | Te Kura Aro Whakamuri, Rapunga Whakaaro, Matai Tōrangapū me te Ao / School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations | Te Herenga Waka". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b University of Canterbury. "Academic profile: Professor Natalia Chaban". profiles.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Visiting Fellows". ba.unibo.it. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Jean Monnet Chairs – Erasmus+". erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Innovations in Public Diplomacy: Knowledge Diplomacy | University of Canterbury". www.canterbury.ac.nz. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine and the World Conference Held at Monash University".
- ^ "Campus crowd rallies to support Ukraine in Toledo". The Blade. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Natalia CHABAN | Coleurope". www.coleurope.eu. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
External links
edit- War in Ukraine, NZ Fabian Society discussion featuring Natalia Chaban, Roberto Rabel (Victoria University of Wellington) and James Headley (University of Otago), 22 March 2022, via YouTube