Research output per year
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Personal profile
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Assistant Professor with expertise in UX/usability, (website) localization, translation (English to Dutch and vice versa), discourse analysis and (English) text writing.
Research
As a researcher, I am particularly interested in the evaluation of (digital) communication. As part of my PhD research, I conducted a number of large-scale user studies to investigate the merits and drawbacks of employing various think-aloud variants for usability testing. For the past few years I have been working, in collaboration with Dr Olga Damman (VUMC), on an NWO project entitled You are at risk: how health risk information can be made more meaningful for consumers. Our study involved a number of qualitative user studies (think aloud, eye-tracking) and quantitative experiments to discover how lay people understand and interpret health risk information in online health risk tests. See also:http://www.nwo.nl/onderzoek-en-resultaten/programmas/begrijpelijke+taal
Teaching
As a lecturer (BKO-qualified), I strongly believe in combining theory and practice in my courses. I frequently collaborate with language professionals, translation agencies and usability companies to ensure that my teaching remains theoretically grounded and practically relevant.
Courses I teach/taught in the past:
- BA Translation Dutch-English
- BA Website localization
- BA Intercultural communication
- BA academic English writing
- BA discourse analysis
- MA Translation English-Dutch
- MA Translation tutorial
- MA Usability testing of corporate websites
Supervision:
- BA and MA theses on translation, discourse analysis and usability (user research). Topics include: translating cultural elements (realia, humor) in various genres (literature, subtitling); analyzing the effects of subtitle errors on viewers' attitude; investigating the effect of different variables (user demographics, test procedure) on the effectiveness of the think-aloud method.
- BA and MA internships in the fields of translation, writing and usability testing.
Grants
- NWO Aspasia (2016): Funding for a professional UX training with the Norman Nielsen Group
- NWO Begrijpelijke Taal (Comprehensible language and effective communication) (2013-2017): Funding for the project You are at Risk - a collaboration with Dr Olga Damman (VUMC).
Education
- Degree (Drs) in English linguistics (2000: VU, Amsterdam).
- Degree (PhD) in Applied Communication Science (2008: UT Twente).
Ancillary activities
No ancillary activities
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Keywords
- PE English
- Translation Dutch to English
- Translation English to Dutch
- Localization
- Discourse
- Interaction
- User research
- Usability
- Think aloud method
- UX
- Subtitling
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Research output
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How lay people understand and make sense of personalized disease risk information
Damman, O. C., Bogaerts, N. M. M., van den Haak, M. J. & Timmermans, D. R. M., Oct 2017, In: Health Expectations. 20, 5, p. 973-983 10 p., 20 (5).Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Evaluating municipal websites: A methodological comparison of three think-aloud variants
van den Haak, M. J., de Jong, M. D. T. & Schellens, P. J., 2009, In: Government Information Quarterly. 26, 1, p. 193-202 10 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A penny for your thoughts: Investigating the validity and reliability of think-aloud protocols for usability testing.
van den Haak, M., 19 Jun 2008Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis – Research and graduation external
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Motives for Health Information Behavior: Patterns More Refined Than Traditional Dichotomies. A Study Among Women in a Cervix Treatment Process
Dubbeldam, I., Sanders, J., Spooren, W., Meijman, F. J. & van den Haak, M., May 2018, In: Journal of consumer health on the internet. 22, 2, p. 126-141 16 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The effects of infographics and several quantitative versus qualitative formats for cardiovascular disease risk, including heart age, on people's risk understanding
Damman, O. C., Vonk, S. I., van den Haak, M. J., van Hooijdonk, C. M. J. & Timmermans, D. R. M., Aug 2018, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 101, 8, p. 1410-1418 9 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Courses
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“Let op: dit onderzoek maakt risico’s begrijpelijk!” Een studie naar de begrijpelijkheid en verbetering van gezondheidsrisico-informatie
O.C. Damman (Speaker) & M.J. van den Haak (Speaker)
2016Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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De dokter vertelt mij wel wat er loos is. Een kwalitatief onderzoek naar patronen in het informatiegedrag van zorggebruikers
W.P.M.S. Spooren (Examiner), José Sanders (Examiner), M.J. van den Haak (Examiner) & F.J. Meijman (Examiner)
20 Dec 2016Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
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Het effect van ondertitelen van Engelstalige televisie op informatieverwerking van Nederlandstalige kijkers
M.J. van den Haak (Speaker) & L. Lagerwerf (Speaker)
17 Jan 2018Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Het begrijpelijk communiceren van een gezondheidsrisico
O.C. Damman (Speaker), M.J. van den Haak (Speaker), Nina M M Bogaerts (Speaker) & Danielle R M Timmermans (Speaker)
2014Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Journal of Writing Research (Journal)
M.J. van den Haak (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic
Press/Media
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Promo film recorded for the NWO programme Comprehensible language and effective communication
10/11/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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You are at risk - promo film recorded for the NWO programme Comprehensible language and effective communication
22/01/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other