Naya Kalfeli

Dr. Naya Kalfeli is an adjunct lecturer in Media Ethics and Journalism at the University of Western Macedonia. She holds a PhD in Journalism, an MA in International and European Studies, and a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications. Her research explores how media portrayals of diversity influence public perceptions and attitudes toward different communities, with a particular focus on refugees and migrants. Previously, as a European Social Fund Research Fellow, she investigated the impact of media representations of migration on inter-group relations between Greeks and refugees/migrants. Currently, with funding from the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, she is examining journalists’ perspectives on stigmatized minorities. Dr. Kalfeli has presented her work at numerous international and national conferences and has published in prominent journals, including Journalism and Journalism Studies.