Dr. L. Åkervall
Biography Lisa Åkervall is Associate Professor of Film Studies at the Department of Cultural Sciences at the University of Gothenburg. Her recent research focuses on cinematic affect, digital and social media, postcinematic aesthetics, digital sound studies, and the cultural techniques of neoliberalism. She is author of Kinematographische Affekte: Die Transformation der Kinoerfahrung, Fink Verlag 2018 and co-editor…
Dr. S. Pabian
Biography Sara Pabian (PhD, 2015) is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication and Cognition. Prior to joining Tilburg University, she worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, where she completed her PhD. The title of her PhD is ‘A developmental perspective on…
Prof. K. Poels
Biography I am a full professor of Strategic Communication and Persuasive Technologies at the Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Belgium and member of the research group MIOS (Media & ICT in Organizations & Society). Currently I am the Chair of the Department of Communication Studies (2018-2021). I hold a PhD in Social Sciences…
Prof. H. Vandebosch
Biography Heidi Vandebosch (Ph.D.) is Professor at the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). She has been conducting research on cyberbullying (prevalence, profiles of bullies and victims, impact, evidence-based interventions, the role of schools, the police and news media) since 2005. She was member of the Management Committee of COST action IS0801…
Prof. S. McCarthy-Jones
Biography Simon is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has previously worked at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) and Durham University (Durham, UK). His research focuses on three topics: auditory verbal hallucinations (‘hearing voices’); child sexual abuse; and the right to freedom of thought. He is interested in…
Prof. P. Räsänen
Biography Education: MA 1997, SocLic 2000; PhD 2003 (University of Turku, Sociology). Docenships: 2005 (University of Turku, Sociology), 2009 (University of Eastern Finland, Sociology of Wellbeing and Social Stratification). Professorship: 2009 (Turku School of Economics [University of Turku], Economic Sociology). https://www.utu.fi/en/people/pekka-rasanen
Prof. J. de Vries
Biography Dr. de Vries is a psychologist who specialises in psychology of health, cognitive dissonance research, stress management, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology. He holds a PhD in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin and an MSc and BSc from Utrecht University in The Netherlands. Dr. de Vries started his research career in the Netherlands at…
Prof. A. Bokde
Biography Arun Bokde is Associate Professor in Neuroimaging in the Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, at Trinity College Dublin. He leads the Cognitive Systems Group and is a principal investigator in the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN). He has used different neuroimaging techniques to advance our understanding of emotions, mental health disorders and…