The team
Who are we?
The DigiMig team
Our research team consists of three members, from left to right: Rosa, Çiğdem, Denise. Below you can read more about what exactly they do within the project and who is on the advisory board.
Dr. Çiğdem Bozdağ is associate professor at the Research Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen. She is the principal investigator of this project and focuses on the context of Education. Previously, Dr. Bozdağ held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship at the Faculty of Education of the University of Bremen, where she led the INCLUDED project (2019-2023). She was also an associate professor and head of the Department of New Media at Kadir Has University and was part of the Mercator-IPC Fellowship Programme (2013-2014) at Sabanci University’s Istanbul Policy Center. Dr. Bozdağ completed her PhD in communication and Media Studies in January 2013 at the University of Bremen. Bozdağ’s research interests include media and migration, digital media use, digital literacy, inter – and transcultural communication, digital inclusion, and media education in schools.
You can contact Çiğdem via: c.bozdag@rug.nl
Dr. Denise Mensonides conducts research on digital inclusion in culturally diverse societies, with a particular focus on government policy and public initiatives in the Netherlands. Her research within DigiMig explores how policymakers position and engage migrant communities in the development of digital inclusion policies. By combining policy analyses with interviews with experts, Denise investigates which factors are decisive for policy public initiatives and provides insights into how these can be designed more inclusively.
You can contact Denise via: d.mensonides@rug.nl
Rosa Dijkstra researches digital inclusion within families with a migration history in the Netherlands, with a focus on Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch families in Groningen and Rotterdam. Her research focuses on how different generations within families deal with digital media, looking at social and cultural factors. Rosa studies how children (8-12 years old) and their parents use digital technologies, communicate and participate in online communities. She uses qualitative ethnographic methods, such as interviews and observations.
You can contact Rosa via: rosa.dijkstra@rug.nl
The advisory board
DigiMig’s advisory board meets annually to consult with team members on the progress of their research and to help mitigate any risks. The members of the advisory board and their areas of expertise are:
- Assoc. Prof. Amanda Alencar-Paz, Rotterdam University – Media use among migrants and refugees
- Assoc. Prof. Koen Leurs, Utrecht University – Digital migration
- Prof. Leen D’Haenens, University of Leuven – Media use among migrants
- Prof. Marcel Broersma, University of Groningen – Digital literacy education and policy
- Prof. Yasemin Karakasoglu, University of Bremen – Edcuation in a migration society
- Assoc. Prof. Başak Bilecen, University of Groningen – Migration and social injustice
- Mevr. Tirza de Fockert, Gemeente Amsterdam – Initiatives and policy for digital inclusion
You can click on the names to read more about each person and their expertise.