Jolanda Veldhuis

Jolanda Veldhuis is an Assistant Professor in the field of Health and Risk Communication as well as Media Psychology at the Department of Communication Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). She graduated in Biomedical Sciences (Master of Science, with a specialization in Communication and Education) and obtained a master degree in Teaching Biology (Lerarenopleiding Biologie, also visiting scholar of the University of Namibia). In more recent years, she was a visiting scholar at the Ohio State University and the University of Cape Town. Her research interests include communication strategies to negotiate the effects of media exposure, individual processing of media, and health communication applications (using social media). Read more

Co-chair SIM-lab VU
j.veldhuis@vu.nl
+31 (0)20 598 3574

Mariken van der Velden

Mariken van der Velden
Co-chair SIM-lab VU
m.a.c.g.vander.velden@vu.nl

Tilo Hartmann

Tilo Hartmann is Professor for Virtual Reality and Communication, and chair of the Department of Communication Science at the VU Amsterdam. He studied Communication Science and obtained his PhD in 2005 at the University of Music, Drama, and Media Hanover. He has worked at the Annenberg School for Communication at University of Southern California Los Angeles, and communication departments at the University of Erfurt, and University of Zurich. Read more

Topic leader SIM-lab VU
t.hartmann@vu.nl

Ivar Vermeulen

Ivar Vermeulen is an associate professor in Communication Science, specializing in persuasion research. He obtained his PhD in 2003 at the Institute for Logic, Language, and Information (University of Amsterdam). Most of his current research is experimental in nature and focuses on the role of trust, biases, and affective cues (such as music) in persuasion processes. Other projects involve applications of computer-assisted research methods such as automated content analysis, network analysis of Web data, online testing, and formal modelling. Read more

Topic leader SIM-lab VU
i.e.vermeulen@vu.nl

Margriet Schager

Webmaster SIM-lab VU
m.schager@vu.nl