Research projects
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Promoting Physical Activity in Children Aged 2-6 years
Longitudinal study examining how physical activity patterns change as children begin primary school, and associations with motor skills and the social environment.
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The Usability of Exergames to Promote Active Living and Participation among Adolescents with Developmental Coordination Disorder
This project explores whether exergames—video games requiring physical movement—can help adolescents with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) reduce sedentary behavior and achieve recommended activity levels for improved health.
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AI Authenticity Project
This project adopts a mixed-methods approach to investigate the human perceptions of authenticity in L2 writing.
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Futures of Language
Language is possibly humanity’s greatest invention, and likely the most adaptable. This project studies language as it adapts to major sociotechnical transitions.
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Oral exam on Dutch literature in secondary schools
In this project we examine the oral exam on Dutch literature in secondary schools from a multi- and transdisciplinary perspective.
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Experiential knowledge in the ggz: what is it and what value does it add?
This project investigates the nature and added value of experiental knowledge in the geestelijke gezondheidszorg (ggz).
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Onderneming & CSDDD. De gevolgen van de Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence-richtlijn voor het Nederlandse ondernemingsgerichte privaatrecht.
The study aims to provide a thorough analysis of the obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and its implications for Dutch corporate private law.
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The ticklish brain
Tickle is one of the most enigmatic human sensations. This research will shed light on the neuroscience of tickling, and holds clinical implications for disorders characterised by aberrant responses to tickling, such as schizophrenia.
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Prefigurations of Peace
This project aims to uncover the existence of a hidden tradition, that of the poet-diplomat, in nineteenth-century English literature.
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MIDLAB (Middeleeuws Inspiratie-Laboratorium voor Actueel Beleid)
This project consists of creating and leading an innovative Think Tank, in collaboration with Martine Veldhuizen (Utrecht University).
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Commitment of teachers in primary, secondary and secondary schools
In this cross-sector research, we unravel the complexity of commitment by using a person-centred, multi-foci approach that has great potential given international insights.
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Exploring bias in online vaccination content using machine learning
Despite the fact that vaccinations save lives, vaccination rates are dropping. People deciding about vaccination often search for information online, where non-scientific, vaccination-critical information is abundant.
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The Prokaryotic Origin of Our Immune System
Recently, there has been a growing discussion about the potential bacterial origin of innate immune mechanisms. Undoubtedly, bacterial defense systems (DS) play a significant role in it, but what about archaea?
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The prokaryotic origin of our Immune System
Recently, there has been a growing discussion about a potential bacterial origin of innate immune mechanisms. Undoubtedly, bacterial defense systems (DS) play a significant role in it, but what about archaea?
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Sociale onderneming & rechtspersonenrecht
With this research project, we aim to provide a thorough analysis of the legal possibilities within Dutch legal person law for social entrepreneurship.
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City Linguist
Hoeveel talen en dialecten worden er in Nijmegen gesproken, en welke dan? Om deze vraag te beantwoorden roept de eerste stadstaalkundige ter wereld bewoners van Nijmegen op om hun eigen talen in te spreken.
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Periodical Famines
Periodical famines is a thorough analysis of transatlantic Irish periodical culture during and after the Great Famine, demonstrating how periodicals' transmission of famine memories shaped global cultures.
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Cue integration in multimodal L1 and L2 speech
This project investigates how what you see, hear, and know promotes speech comprehension, and how these contributions may change depending on your conversation partner.
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Beyond Crisis Architecture
This project assesses ‘crisis’ through the lens of architectural innovation at rural settlements, moving beyond simplistic notions of ‘crisis architecture’.
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Reading for Change
This project examines readers and the books that might and might not have played a role in their political behaviour. I will focus on the governing political elite who made use of the Dutch National Library during the Revolutionary era.