About
Audrey Alves is a full-time Lecturer and researcher at the Centre de Recherche sur les Médiations (CREM) within the University of Lorraine. She is co-head of the Praximedia research team since 2020 and serves as Head of further studies for the University Diploma in Multimedia and Internet Professions at IUT Nancy-Charlemagne. Her work bridges Media and Journalism Studies with a focus on narrative journalism, literary reportage, and the role of testimony in conflict coverage.
- Key research themes: media coverage of conflicts, digital narratives, literary journalism
- Teaching leadership: Directed accreditation processes for professional licenses
- Administrative roles: Elected member of Crem unit council
Research Contracts include major projects like Testimonial Careers (20th/21st-century conflict witness studies) and November 13 Program (national security memory projects). She actively participates in scientific committees for international conferences on topics ranging from environmental misinformation to populism studies.
Media Innovations: Pioneering analysis of mooks (hybrid magazine-books) as transformative journalistic formats. Led the West Syndrome Families project examining patient-family knowledge construction in rare disease contexts. Collaborates on serious games for public engagement in industrial controversies.
Academic Network Leadership: Co-organizes the annual LéA PRO research initiative analyzing vocational education writing practices. Facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations between medical researchers and communication scholars.
