Research projects
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AI-enabled decision making and the experience of empowerment
This research examines the interdisciplinary construct of empowerment in the context of decision-making with AI
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From Education to Employment
This PhD project examines how career resources help young people prepare for and navigate the transition from higher education to work and the early stages of their careers.
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The power of conversation: The Living Library as an intervention against discrimination
In this project, we examined the Living Library as an intervention to reduce discrimination
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What are you waiting for? Procrastinate less for students.
Procrastination is highly prevalent among students and associated with adverse outcomes. In this project, we implement an evidence-informed video training to help students procrastinate less, and will make it available to all RU students.
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ASCEND
Project ASCEND investigates the role of psychosocial factors (such as rejection, self-compassion and social support) in developmental challenges experienced by young adults with ADHD symptoms.
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Camouflaging at Work: The Invisible Effort of ADHD
This research explores how adults with ADHD camouflage/mask at work, and the costs and benefits for health and work (e.g., burnout, performance).
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Different routes to literacy: an eye-tracking study
A project on the development of reading skills of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in primary education
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Developing an AI Concept Inventory for Non-Experts
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping the world, yet misconceptions about its capabilities and limitations persist. We will systematically identify key AI concepts for non-experts and explore how these concepts are understood or misunderstoods.
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At home and in the locker
In this project, we collaborate with adolescents (ages 12 - 18), parents/caregivers, and schools to explore which phone-related measures — both at home and school — positively contribute to adolescents’ well-being, for whom, why, and in what context.
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Hybrid work and women’s employment
This project investigates how hybrid work impacts women’s participation, retention, and advancement in the labour market. It aims to advance theory and inform organisational and policy efforts towards building gender-equitable workplaces.
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From Broader to Better
This project investigates how Dutch secondary schools organise heterogeneous first years. It looks at the effects of different organisational variants on the development of pupils and equal opportunities.
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STEPS: Storytelling's Transformative effects on Empathy and Prosocial Skills
This innovative project investigates the effects of storytelling on empathy and prosocial behaviour in children aged 3 to 6 years.
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Vaccination Communication and vaccine hesitancy
Vaccination Communication and Vaccine Hesitancy
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The Influence of Discrimination in Decision-Making
In this research project, we investigated how discrimination influences decision-making. Using experimental procedures, we examined whether advantaged social group members are more likely to be considered than marginalized group members.
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Identifying the differential effectiveness of Montessori education
This dissertation examines Montessori's differential effectiveness in upper-elementary classroom in the Netherlands.
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Playing outdoors
Exercise is vital for children, but it should also be fun. Outdoor play offers numerous opportunities for children to move and develop. What kind of activities do children engage in, and how active are they while playing outdoors?
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The Attention Economy
This project aims to investigate the consequences of today’s attention economy
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A multilab replication of Witte
This project is aimed at a multilab replication of Witte (1994). This paper is generally considered the seminal test of the extended parallel process (fear appeal) model (EPPM).
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AI - The Benevolent Dictator?
This project delves deeper into the processes behind AI decision-making, specifically how we weigh the various costs and benefits of ceding decisional authority to AI.
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Science communication for informed publics
In this project, we study the effects of different types of science communication aimed at informing people about their belief in scientific findings.