Curriculum Vitae - Siëlle Phelan, M.Sc.

Curriculum Vitae - Siëlle Phelan, M.Sc.

Curriculum Vitae - Siëlle Phelan, M.Sc.
Contact information
Fachgebiet Gymnasialpädagogik
TUM School of Education
Technische Universität München
Schellingstraße 33
80799 München
Tel.: +449.89.289.24373
Fax: +449.89.289.24372
Email: sielle.phelan@tum.de
Educational background
2005
Master’s degree in Education and Communication in
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Thesis Theme: “Personality, Sleepiness and Performance in
extreme Chronotypes”
Internship: University Museum Groningen
2003-2005
Master’s degree programme in Education and
Communication in Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
2003
Bachelor’s degree in Biology
2001
‘Propeadeutic Diploma’ Pedagogical Sciences
2000-2001
Bachelor’s degree programme in Pedagogical Sciences
Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
1999-2003
Bachelor’s degree programme in Biology
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Research interests
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Science learning in museums and other informal (out-of-school) learning settings
Dealing with text, images and objects in museums
PUS/PUR (Public Understanding of Science / Research)
Professional background
2012 - present
Research assistant at the faculty TUM School of Education,
Fachgebiet für Gymnasialpädagogik (Department of Secondary School
Education), Technische Universität München, Munich
2009 – 2012
Research assistant for the faculty of Media Management,
Department of Sports and Event Management, Macromedia
University for Media and Communication, Munich
2008 - 2009
Project leader ‘strategy’ & management assistant, ‘Platform Bèta
Techniek’, The Hague
2007
Project manager market research, Ciao Surveys GmbH, Munich
2007
Freelance writer (of exhibition texts & popular scientific web content)
2006 -2007
Project leader science communication, Faculty of Mathematics and
Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen
2005
Science journalism internship (post-graduate) at Nature, Nature
Publishing Group, Munich
Externally funded research projects
2012-2013
Research assistant for the project: „user-specific presentation of
knowledge with conflicting evidence in museums” funded by the
German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the DFG Special Priority
Programme “Science and the General Public: Public Understanding of
Fragile or Conflicting Scientific Evidence” (2nd funding phase).
Additional information (courses, conferences & more)
2012
2012
2012
2012
Phelan, S., Lewalter, D., Schnotz, W., Trishler, H., Grüninger, R., & Specht, I.
(2012, May). Dealing with conflicting information in museums: How does
conflict salience influence museum visitors’ level of information processing?
Poster presented at the SPP 1409 Doctoral School “Science and the General
Public – Understanding Fragile Knowledge and Conflicting Scientific Evidence”
Kassel, Germany
Specht, I., Phelan, S., Grüninger, R., Lewalter, D., & Schnotz, W. (accepted).
Communicating fragile and conflicting science in a museum. Why scientific
innovations require innovations in the museum. Abstract accepted for the
2013 ECSITE Annual Conference 2013, Göteborg, Sweden
Attended the SPP 1409 Workshop: „Verstehen und Bewerten der Plausibilität
von Informationen – zwei getrennte Verarbeitungsstufen?“ led by Prof. Dr. R.
Bromme & Dr. D. Kienhues, Kassel (23-25 May)
Attended the SPP 1409 Doctoral School „Science and the General Public –
2011
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006 & 2007
2006
2006
2006
2003-2004
2002
2000
Understanding Fragile Knowledge and Conflicting Scientific Evidence” led by
Prof. Dr. R. Bromme & Dr. D. Kienhues, Kassel (22-23 May)
Attended the workshop ‘freies Sprechen’ by Michael Rossié
Successfully completed ‘Deutsch C2.1’ language course, Goethe-Institut
Niederlande, Den Haag (German, C2)
co-organised ‘Vliegende Hollanders’ Science and Technology Summit,
Amsterdam
Attended the conference Evidence Based Policy Making, International Best
Practices in connecting Science and Policy, Amsterdam (19-20 June)
Gramser, S. & van de Laar, B. (2007, May). Science Linx, a university outreach
project. Paper presented at the ECSITE Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal
Successfully completed ‘TestDaF’ language course & test, SDI Munich
(German, C1)
(occasional) guest lecturer in science communication for the master’s degree
programme Education and Communication in Mathematics and Natural
Sciences
Supervised master students during their science communication study
projects
Completed German course ‘level 3’, Language Centre Groningen (German,
B1/B2)
Attended Ecsite/Technopolis Science Centre Academy on new science
centres, Mechelen (Belgium)
Student member of the educational committee of the master’s degree
programme Education and Communication in Mathematics and Natural
Sciences
employed as student research assistant for the TRAILS project, Universital
Medical Centre Groningen
employed as student research assistant for the GALM project, faculty of
medical sciences, department of Human Movement Sciences, University of
Groningen
Non-scientific publications1
2008
2008
2007
2005
2005
2005
2004
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Gramser, S. (2008). Promoting Science Education in the Netherlands.
Exact leren globaliseren, TWA Netwerk, The Hague.
Gramser, S. (2008). Facts & figures. Platform Bèta Techniek, The Hague.
Gramser, S. (2007). Several popular scientific texts and articles for the Science
Linx exhibition and website. www.sciencelinx.nl
Gramser, S. (2005). Career View: Miodrag Stojkovic. Nature 439(7072), 240.
Gramser, S. (2005). Alcohol and science: The party gene. Nature, 438(7071),
1068-1069.
Gramser, S. (2005). Fake pottery buries theory of early start for Christianity.
Nature, 438(7070), 895-895.
Gramser, S. (2004). Sporen van het spullenbeest. University museum Groningen,
Groningen. (a digital museum catalogue, in Dutch)
All publications before 2009 were written under my maiden name: Gramser.