is Professor in  Maria Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin. She was a Visiting Professor at University of North Carolina, University of Macerata,  Canterbury Christ Church University. She was awarded more than 10 international research grants. She published 10 monographs and more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters. Her research interests include: local media, mass communication, digital media, cross-cultural communication, local democracy, globalization, glocalization, media and politics, media and identity, minorities in local public sphere. She is the Scientific Coordinator in the REINITIELISE project.