Research projects
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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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Van Breder Naar Beter
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.
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No change without resistance
Inthis project, we explore why people resist change, how to address this resistance, and how resisting the status quo can serve as a catalyst for transformation
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Risky Social Media Challenges
With this project, we aim to better understand the relatively new phenomenon of (risky) social media challenges.
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Towards a dynamic approach to misinformation susceptibility
This project explores the cognitive mechanisms underpinning misinformation susceptibility, integrating theories of analytical reasoning and motivated cognition.
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Communication for Sustainable Behaviour Change
This project explores how communication media can influence and encourage people to adopt a more sustainable habits, focusing on the role of communication in shaping environmental awareness and behaviour change.
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Fostering Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) in education and communication
Critical AI literacy is crucial for the world we live in. In this project, we educate students, education professionals, and the public about how uncritical adoption of AI can harm society, and what is needed to minimize this.
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Alcohol Use in Dutch University Students
This project aims to understand students' drinking motives and investigates (bidirectional) relationships of alcohol use with academic achievement and mental well-being. It uses the longitudinal Healthy Student Life dataset.