Current researchers
Researchers tied to the Antwerp Social Lab in their ongoing research project.
KONRAD RUDNICKI
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Postdoc researcher
Department of Communication Studies (MIOS research group)
Project:
- Experimental studies on the evolutionary roots of gossip. Neuroendocrine, psychophysiological and psychological effects of gossip on stress
Research interests:
- Electrodermal activity (EDA)
- Heart rate variability (HRV)
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Event-related potentials (ERPs)
- Gossip studies
- Experimental philosophy
MARIJN GIJSEN
PhD researcher
Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Project:
Research interests:
- Eye-tracking
- Trace data
- Flipped classroom
- Processing strategies
- Cognitive Load
- Student learning
PAULIEN DECORTE
PhD researcher
Department of Communication Studies (MIOS research group)
Project:
Research interests:
- Young/Emerging Adulthood
- Food Media
- Food endorsers/influencers
- Social Food Studies
- Consumer Behavior
ROWAN DANEELS
PhD researcher & Teaching assistant
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Department of Communication Studies (MIOS research group)
Project: Eudaimonic Game Experiences and Elevation among Adolescents
Research interests:
- Digital games
- Adolescents & games
- Eudaimonic entertainment
- Elevation
- Virtual reality
- Social robots
SANDER VAN DE CRUYS
Postdoc researcher
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Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Project:
Research Interests:
- Epistemic and aesthetic emotions
- Predictive processing
- Bayesian brain
- Emotion theories
- Autism spectrum disorder
TINE VAN DAAL
Postdoc researcher
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Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Project:
Research interest:
- Comparative judgement
- Cognitive processing
- Statistical modeling of processes
- Eye-tracking
YI-LUN JHENG
PhD researcher
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Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Research interests
- Learning from text
- Emotion dynamics
- Physiological Measurement
- Cognition-emotion interaction
GILLES OBOURDIN
PhD researcher
Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Project: Instructional Design for Adaptive Immersive Virtual Reality
Research interests
- Immersive Virtual Reality
- Adaptive Instruction
- Instructional Design
- Learning Analytics
CHARLOTTE VAN TRICHT
PhD researcher
Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Research interests
- Learning from text
- Eye Tracking
DAVID WALEWIJNS
PhD researcher
Department of Communication Studies (MIOS research group)
Research interests:
- Virtual Reality (VR)
- Cognitive and Psychological Effects
- VR Storytelling
Former researchers
Former researchers who were member of the Antwerp Social Lab:
ISABELLE CUYKX
PhD researcher
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Department of Communication Studies (MIOS research group)
Project:
Research Interests:
- Influencers & food endorsers
- Food media
- Consumer behavior
- Social food studies
JULES VRINTEN
PhD researcher
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Department of Communication Studies (MIOS research group)
Project:
Research Interests:
- Nutrition information behaviour
- Nutrition literacy
- Influence of food media on food consumption patterns
LEEN CATRYSSE
Postdoc researcher & Guest professor
Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Projects:
Research interests:
- Eye tracking
- Interest
- Processing strategies
- Reading
MARGOT CHAULIAC
PhD researcher
Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Project:
Research interest:
- Eye tracking
- Survey research
STEFFI SASSENUS
PhD researcher
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Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Project: Teams under pressure - Dynamics of stress and information processing
Research interests:
- Teams
- Team stress
- Electrodermal activity
- Information processes
- Interaction behavior
- Simulations
TINE MOMBAERS
PhD researcher
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Department of Training and Education Sciences (EDUBRON research group)
Project: Learning through comparing: an effective instruction method to improve writing skills
Research interests:
- Writing education
- Conceptual knowledge building
- Learning from exemplars
- Eye-tracking