Team

Prof. Dr. Michel Walrave

michel.walrave@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 56 81

Research interests: Online self-disclosure, privacy, sexting, sharenting, online marketing, social media, cyberbullying, cyber dating abuse

 Prof. Dr. Charlotte De Backer

 charlotte.debacker@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 56 80

 Research interests: social food studies, social talk, celebrities, dating behaviour, interpersonal relations

 Prof. Dr. Karolien Poels

 karolien.poels@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 55 87

 Research interests:

 Prof. Dr. Koen Ponnet

 koen.ponnet@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 53 41

 Research interests: mediapsychology, social psychology, online and offline risk behavior, adolescents, structural equation modeling

 Prof. Dr. Heidi Vandebosch

 heidi.vandebosch@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 56 82

 Research interests: cyberbullying, (new) media audiences and effects, health communication, serious games, entertainment-education

Part-time docenten & gastdocenten

Dr. Wannes Heirman

wannes.heirman@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 56 71

 Research interests: online privacy, big data, virtual reality, technology risks, adolescence

Dr. Sara Pabian

sara.pabian@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 55 59

Research interests: cyberbullying, ICT use, online interactions, adolescents, longitudinal research

Dr. Ann DeSmet

ann.desmet@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 56 71

 Research interests:

Postdoctorale onderzoekers

Dr. Sara Erreygers

sara.erreygers@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 50 36

Research interests: emotions, adolescence, prosocial and antisocial online behaviour, cyberbullying

Dr. Joris Van Ouytsel

 joris.vanouytsel@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 52 79

Research interests: sexting, cyber dating abuse, online sexuality, role of digital media in romantic  relationships, media literacy education

Dr. Ivana Vranjes

ivana.vranjes@uantwerpen.be

Research Interests: emotions, emotion regulation, (workplace)cyberbullying, stressors at work

Doctoraatsonderzoekers

Rowan Daneels

rowan.daneels@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 56 73

Research interests: digital games, adolescents & games, meaningful gaming, (moral) elevation, VR, social robots

Lies De Kimpe

lies.dekimpe@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 50 18

Research interests: online risk behaviors, phishing, cybercrime, cybercrime victimization, online coping behavior

Anouk De Ridder

anouk.deridder@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 53 35

Research Interests: 

Lara Hallam

lara.hallam@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 40 98

Research Interests: 

Simone Krouwer

 simone.krouwer@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 56 68

 Research interests: native advertising, news media, strategic communication, online journalism,  online advertising

Dorien Luyckx

dorien.luyckx@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 92 73

Research Interests: advertising, native advertising, media industry, business models for news, engaged journalism, journalism startups

Sofie Mariën

sofie.marien@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 92 73

Research Interests: Mental health, adolescence, online community, health narratives, expressive writing

Katrien Maldoy

katrien.maldoy@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 53 80

Research Interests: consumer behavior, advertising, health, social food studies, adolescents

Yandisa Ngqangashe

 yandisa.ngqangashe@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 40 29

 Research interests: food related media, food literacy on adolescents , adolescents, health communication

Gaëlle Ouvrein

 gaelle.ouvrein@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 42 09

 Research interests: celebrity bashing, cyberbullying, adolescents, celebrities, gossip

 Konrad Rudnicki

 konrad.rudnicki@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 55 65 or +32 (0)3 265 51 33

 Research interests: biomarkers, oxytocin, biopsychology, psychophysiology, psychoneuroendocrinology

Michelle Symons

michelle.symons@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 51 60 

Research interests: adolescence, prosocial and antisocial online behaviour, cyberbullying

Evert Van den Broeck

evert.vandenbroeck@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 49 14

Research interests: online marketing communication, social media, personalised advertising, social  networking sites, online privacy

Karen Verswijvel

karen.verswijvel@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 49 14

Research interests: social media, friendship quality, sharenting, professional development, gendered language, gender stereotypes 

 Vrijwillig medewerkers & geassocieerde leden

Fynn Gerken

fynn.gerken@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 50 18

Member of the Faculty of Business and Economics and MIOS

Research interests: corporate communication, crisis communication, social media, economic consequences of organisational communication, flow of information in capital markets

Dr. Erik Snoeijers

erik.snoeijers@uantwerpen.be

 +32 (0)3 265 50 36

Research interests: crisis communication, communication management, public relations, organizational  communication, crisis management

Dr. Kathleen Van Royen

kathleen.vanroyen@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 52 57

Research interests: adolescents, social media, sexual harassment, cyberbullying, health communication  and -promotion

Dr. Ini Vanwesenbeeck

ini.vanwesenbeeck@ugent.be

+32 (0)3 265 53 35

Research interests: advertising literacy, advergames, in-game advertising, parental internet mediation

Anne Vermeulen

anne.vermeulen@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 56 71

Research interests: adolescents, emotion regulation, social sharing of emotions, online and offline  communication, life events                                                    

Dr. Brahim Zarouali

brahim.zarouali@uantwerpen.be

+32 (0)3 265 50 49

Research Interests: consumer behavior, advertising, persuasion, adolescents, social media