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Hellsten, Iina was born in 1969 in Helsinki, Finland. Daughter of Markku and Helena Koivisto.
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Iina Hellsten
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Iina Hellsten, Finnish communications researcher. Achievements include research in the idea of metaphors as important tools of public communication of science; research in developing new methods for the analysis on interactions between the sciences and the mass media on the web. Scholar Research training aboard, Academy Finland, 2000; Marie Curie Individual fellowship, European Union, Human Potential Program, 2002-2004.
Education
Master of Science in Social Science, University Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 1993. Licence in Social Science, University Tampere, 1996. Doctor in Social Science, University Tampere, 2002.
Career
Television researcher University Helsinki & Tampere, Academy Finland, 1993—1995. Researcher Journalism Research & Development Center, 1993—1995. Responsible researcher European Commission, Images Women in Media, Helsinki, 1997—1997.
Researcher science biodiversity politics University Tampere, Academy Finland, 1997—1999. Media researcher University Helsinki & Tampere, Academy Finland, 2000—2002. Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow University Amsterdam, School Communications Research, Netherlands, 2002—2004.
Internet researcher Royal Dutch Academy Arts & Sciences, since 2004. Member post graduate forum on genetics & society University Lancaster, 1998—2001. Associate fellow KNAW, Amsterdam, 2002—2004, ASCoR, UvA, Amsterdam, since 2004.
Member network on comparative, cross-national analysis on metaphors of stem cell British Academy, London, 2004—2006.
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Membership
Member of International Organization Social Network Analysis (associate), Science, Technology & Innovation Studies (associate).
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Life partner Orpheus Roovers.
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