Communication Science

drs. Jolien Arendsen, MA
- j.l.arendsenvunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Communication Science - Lecturer
Person: Academic
Ainhoa Arranz Aldana
- a.arranzaldanavunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Communication Science - External PhD Candidate
- Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC) - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
prof. dr. Wouter van Atteveldt
- wouter.van.atteveldtvunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Communication Science - Full Professor
- Network Institute - Full Professor
- Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC) - Full Professor
Person: Academic
Martin Baars, MSc
- m.baarsvunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Communication Science - PhD Candidate
- Network Institute - PhD Candidate
- Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC) - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
dr. Thomas Baier
- t.baiervunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Communication Science - Research Associate
Person: Academic

11 Active
14 Finished

Responsible Chatbot Teams for Humane Digital Interactions
Beinema, T. (Project Researcher), Papenmeier, A. (Project Researcher), Smit, D. (Project Researcher) & Schaumann, J. (Project Researcher)
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in government agencies
Gil Clavel, B. S. (Project Researcher)
1/09/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Selectively (il)liberal citizens
López Ortega, D. A. (Project Researcher)
1/07/25 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
What-if: WHat-if: Advanced Simulations for Testing the Effect of the Information Environment on the Functioning of Democracy
Majo Vazquez, S. (Project Researcher) & van Atteveldt, W. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
ROBOT-BOND: ERC Adv Grant: Understanding Human-Robot Bonding to Optimize Personal Support
Konijn, E. (Principal Investigator), Baier, T. (Project Researcher), Beinema, T. (Project Researcher), van Otterdijk, M. (Project Researcher), Ceccato, C. (Project Researcher), van Minkelen, P. (Project Researcher) & de la Torre y Rivas, R. (Project Researcher)
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research

An effort recalibration framework for digital media use and cognition
Wiradhany, W., Parry, D. & Aru, J., 1 Jul 2026, In: Nature Human Behaviour.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Creating common virtual ground: Protocols to democratize open VR research
van Zelderen, A. P. A., Masters-Waage, T. C., Affinito, S. J., Bekbergenova, A., Cowan, K., Hartmann, T., Hausfeld, M. M., Jolink, A., Korbel, J. J., Lynn, T., Renier, L., Singh, D. P., Wu, S., Banakou, D., Bayro, A., Bosse, T., Derous, E., Draschkow, D., Ferguson, K. A. & Fritz, T. & 21 others, Gomez-Zara, D., Hauser, C., He, V. F., Howe, L. C., Jain, D., Kinias, Z., Lukic, Y. X., Menges, J. I., Mortezapour, A., Nagaraj, A., Park, C. H., Persky, S., Remund, M., Sanchez, D. R., Schellaert, M., Streuber, S., Viganò, E., Villano, M., Vleugels, W., Zank, M. & Hubbard, T. D., 30 Jun 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 26, p. 1-6 6 p., e2524991123.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
As a Matter of Fact, Facts Don’t Always Matter: Psychological Mechanisms Behind Informational and Persuasive Effects of Corrected Misinformation
van Huijstee, D., 18 Jun 2026, 291 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
93 Downloads (Pure)
Digital genetic counseling services for cascade cardiogenetic testing
van Lingen, M. N., van Till, S. A. L., Giesbertz, N. A. A., Beinema, T. C., Ausems, M. G. E. M., Klaassen, R., Cornel, M. C., van den Heuvel, L. M. & van Tintelen, J. P., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Genetic Counseling. 35, 3, p. e70208 e70208.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Ethnic bias from within: Catalan preferences for Catalan-sounding names in adoption decisions
Bosco, A. B. & Ortega, A. L., Jun 2026, In: Political Psychology. 47, 3, p. 1-19 19 p., e70145.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

Advanced Methods 1: Data Mining and Text Analysis
van Atteveldt, W.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
AI & Society: Fixing Algorithmic Decision Making
Slijper, B.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Bachelor's Thesis in Communication Science
Droog, E.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Behaviour and Communication in Organizations
McNab, N. & Balau, N.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Beyond Gender Inequalities
Tack, S.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course

Contesting Content Moderation on Social Media
Majo Vazquez, S. (Organiser), Malavolta, I. (Organiser), Eskens, S. (Participant), Vinhas, O. (Participant), van der waal, S. (Participant) & Common, M. (Participant)
27 Mar 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar › Academic
1st Symposium Diversity of News Media Diets and its Effect on Democratic Citizenship
Majo Vazquez, S. (Organiser), van der Velden, M. (Organiser), Mattis, N. (Organiser) & Loecherbach, F. (Organiser)
4 Apr 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar › Societal
Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (External organisation)
Cabañas González, C. (Member)
2025
Activity: Membership › Academic
Informative Session on the Artificial Intelligence Act: Key Analysis on this Landmark Law
Malavolta, I. (Organiser), De Conca, S. (Organiser) & Majo Vazquez, S. (Organiser)
25 Apr 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar › Academic
Monitoring Electoral Democracy (External organisation)
Gil Clavel, B. S. (Member)
1 Nov 2024
Activity: Membership › Academic

An investigation of how formal features in audio-visual narratives influence audience members’ empathy and prosocial behaviour
Balint, K. E. (Recipient), 27 Oct 2017
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
APC Young Scholars Award
Teutsch, D. (Recipient), Masur, P. K. (Recipient) & Trepte, S. (Recipient), 2018
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Aspasia
Balint, K. E. (Recipient), 28 May 2021
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
BBVA Funding 2022
Cabañas González, C. (Recipient), 2022
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Best Faculty Paper award in Public Relations
Dijkmans, C. (Recipient), Kerkhof, P. (Recipient), Buyukcan-Tetik, A. (Recipient) & Beukeboom, C. (Recipient), 21 Jun 2016
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

PGAD - Parties’ Group Appeals Dataset
Dolinsky, A. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2022
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/NZQGST, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/NZQGST
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Interrelated Climate Change Adaptation Measures and Factors
Gil-Clavel, S. (Creator), Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), 18 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.17026/SS/PYZCXK
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Interrelated Climate Change Adaptation Measures and Factors
Center for Social Complexity of Climate Change, Delft University of Technology, DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities, 18 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.17026/ss/pyzcxk
Dataset / Software: Dataset
sj-RData-9-eup-10.1177_14651165221080316 - Supplemental material for Beyond the U-curve: Citizen preferences on European integration in multidimensional political space
Toshkov, D. (Contributor) & Krouwel, A. (Contributor), figshare SAGE Publications, 1 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.25384/sage.19210515.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/articles/dataset/sj-RData-9-eup-10_1177_14651165221080316_-_Supplemental_material_for_Beyond_the_U-curve_Citizen_preferences_on_European_integration_in_multidimensional_political_space/19210515/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset
sj-R-4-eup-10.1177_14651165221080316 - Supplemental material for Beyond the U-curve: Citizen preferences on European integration in multidimensional political space
Krouwel, A. (Contributor) & Toshkov, D. (Contributor), figshare SAGE Publications, 1 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.25384/sage.19210500.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/articles/dataset/sj-R-4-eup-10_1177_14651165221080316_-_Supplemental_material_for_Beyond_the_U-curve_Citizen_preferences_on_European_integration_in_multidimensional_political_space/19210500/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset

Een robot herkent nooit álle emoties
van Otterdijk, M.
15/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Democratie in de greep van de big tech: Wie bepaalt de waarheid?
Peels, R., van der Velden, M. & de Ridder, J.
1/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Hoe verraadt jouw woordkeuze je vooroordelen? (Studio VU podcast: De schatkist)
Beukeboom, C.
1/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Red het publieke debat, hervorm het mediastelsel
Buma, R.
18/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
(Tech for Society) - De werkelijkheid achter Virtual Reality
Hartmann, T.
28/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

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