Curriculum Vitae
Academic Experience
| 2019 – present | Senior Research and Teaching Associate (Oberassistentin) Internet Use & Society Division Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich |
| 2014 – 2018 | PhD Candidate Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam |
| 2018 | Visiting Scholar Department of Communication, University of Utah, hosted by prof. dr. Jakob Jensen Department of Communication, University of Kentucky, hosted by prof. dr. Nancy Harrington |
| 2017 | Visiting Scholar School of Information & School of Communication, Florida State University, hosted by prof. dr. Mia Lustria |
| 2013 – 2014 | Research Assistant Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam |
Educational Background
| 2019 | PhD in Communication Science * Graduated cum laude (with distinction) Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam Dissertation title: A novel approach to tailored communication: Optimizing online health information for older patients. Supervisors: prof. dr. Julia van Weert and prof. dr. Ellen Smets Co-supervisors: prof. dr. Eugène Loos and dr. Nadine Bol |
| 2014 | MSc in Communication Science (research) *Graduated cum laude (with distinction) University of Amsterdam Thesis title: Planning or preparing? Spill-over effects of a persuasive message planning intervention to increase young adults’ fruit intake An adapted version of this thesis is published in Appetite. |
| 2012 | BSc, International Communication and Media Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Funding
| 2018 | Research Priority Area Communication Digital Communication Methods Lab, University of Amsterdam Research project: Theorizing personalization versus customization effects in mobile communication technologies using behavioural tracking data Co-applicants: dr. Nadine Bol and dr. Annemiek Linn |
| 2018 | UvA385 Lustrum Grant Grant to fund a research visit to the University of Kentucky (prof. dr. Nancy Harrington) and the University of Utah (prof. dr. Jakob Jensen) |
| 2012 | ASCoR PhD Research Visit Fund Grant to visit the Florida State University, to collaborate with prof. dr. Mia Lustria and colleagues for a research project on digital tailored health communication |
| 2012 | ASCoR PhD scholarship Scholarship to attend the summer school organized by the European Association for Communication in Healthcare |
Honors and Awards
| 2019 | PhD in Communication Science, Cum laude (with distinction) Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam |
| 2018 | Top Finalist Public Health Dissertation Award NCVGZ, Dutch Conference for Public Health, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| 2018 | Top Student Paper Award International Communication Association (ICA), Communication and Technology Division, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Perceived active control over digital content: Effects and underlying mechanisms of user-initiated mode tailoring |
| 2018 | Honourable Mention Poster Award Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC), Lexington KY, USA Title: Fear and forget: What predicts recall of medical information in newly diagnosed cancer patients? |
| 2016 | Top Student Paper Award Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC), Lexington KY, USA Title: Mode tailoring online health information: Differences in older and younger adults’ website use, attention and information recall |
| 2012 | MSc in Communication Science, Cum laude (with distinction) University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |