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Staff members with discipline Communication Studies

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

cognitive processes, writing models, keystroke logging, text production processes, writing strategies
dr. V.M. (Veerle) Baaijen
Contact
v.m.baaijen rug.nl
+31 50 36 35859
Function
Assistant professor
drs. I.M. (Iris) Baas
Contact
i.m.baas rug.nl
Function
No picture available
Contact
j.o.van.bijsterveld rug.nl
Function
I belong to the Chair of European Culture and Literature, and my main supervisor is Prof. Dr. Pablo Valdivia.

I am a PhD Candidate and researcher at the University of Groningen (RUG) and the National Research School for Literary Studies in the Netherlands...
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R.A. (Rosmery-Ann) Boegeholz Castillo
Contact
r.a.boegeholz rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Bachelor Human Technology: as a human technology engineer I act as an intermediary between users and developers of technical products. I do research, advise and facilitate the development of technology in such a way that the characteristics, wishes and... read more
J.A. (Josien) de Boer, MA
Contact
josien.de.boer rug.nl
+31 50 36 39632
Function
Coordinator Educational applications
- Digital Media Use
- Digital Literacy
- Digital Inclusion
- Media Education in Schools 
- Media and Migration
- Inter- and Transcultural Communication
C. (Çigdem) Bozdag Bucak, Dr
Contact
c.bozdag rug.nl
Function
Associate Prof.
Journalism, Media Studies, Communication Studies, History
prof. dr. M.J. (Marcel) Broersma
Contact
m.j.broersma rug.nl
+31 50 36 35955
Function
Professor of Media and Journalism Studies
Field / Discipline
Digital journalism, global journalism, digital media/press criticism, reparative journalism, media accountability/policy, comparative studies, digital media culture, data and activism, media representation and media participation
D.K. (David) Cheruiyot, PhD
Contact
d.k.cheruiyot rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
The Politics of Sound and Listening, Radio and Podcast Studies, Media Cultures of Gender and Sexuality, Audio Archives and Cultural Heritage, Queer and Feminist Media Production and Aesthetics, Political Phenomenology, Audio Recording as Method, Canadian... read more
A.V.M. (Stacey) Copeland, Dr
Contact
a.v.m.copeland rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor - Cultural Heritage and Identity, Creative Industries
I am a critical discourse analyst/applied linguist.
In my work I explore how language constitutes our social reality - especially concerning the complex, intangible issues related to our sustainable futures.
I conduct empirical linguistic-discourse...
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E. (Erika) Darics, PhD
Contact
e.darics rug.nl
Function
I am a discourse analyst and interactional sociolinguist primarily interested in health and language, and more specifically in health and the media, food and health, and the body in health discourses. Secondarily, I am also interested in sibling... read more
J.H.M. (Jana) Declercq, Dr
Contact
j.h.m.declercq rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
B.E. (Bianca) Dijkstra, PhD
Contact
b.e.dijkstra rug.nl
Function
Funding Officer & Coordinator Graduate School
People manager. Strategy and policy development in organization and service. Projectmanagement, operational management.
drs. M.E. (Margaret) Donga
Contact
m.e.donga rug.nl
+31 50 36 35703
Function
Head Office for Student Affairs
Field / Discipline
New Media; Climate Communication; Social Networks; Computational Social Science
M. (Marc Esteve Del Valle) Esteve Del Valle, PhD
Contact
m.esteve.del.valle rug.nl
+31 50 36 35812
Function
Research Communication
J. (Jasmijn) Froma, MA
Contact
j.froma rug.nl
+31 6 2568 7221
Function
Research Communications Officer
Field / Discipline
R.F. (Rashid) Gabdulhakov, PhD
Contact
r.f.gabdulhakov rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
After completing her PhD at the University of Tübingen, Germany, in 2016, she spent 3 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies at the University of Bremen. She is the author of "Security Threats and... read more
E. (Lisa) Gaufman, Dr
Contact
e.gaufman rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Russian Discourse and Politics
Survey Methodology: mixed-mode and mixed-device surveys, targeting hard-to-survey populations, interviewer-respondent interaction.
Qualitative Research Methods: interviews, focus groups, thematic analysis. Vice-Chair of the Sociology Exam Committee
M. (Marieke) van Gerner-Haan, PhD
Contact
marieke.haan rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Language and literacy development
prof. dr. C.M. (Kees) de Glopper
Contact
c.m.de.glopper rug.nl
Function
Professor emeritus of Speech Communication and Discourse Analysis (briefly: Discourse Studies)
kennisontwikkeling in interactie, uitleginteracties, basisonderwijs, conversatie-analyse
dr. M.N. (Myrte) Gosen
Contact
m.n.gosen rug.nl
Function
Universitair Docent
aphasia, everyday interaction, spontaneous speech, liveliness, comprehensibility, enactment
dr. R. (Rimke) Groenewold
Contact
r.groenewold rug.nl
Function
Post-doc
Field / Discipline
Multimodal argumentation, argumentation theory, multimodality, discourse studies
No picture available
Contact
m.n.grzenkowicz rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate in Multimodal Argumentation
Field / Discipline
Communication advisor of the Knowledge Platform, which collects and shares knowledge and research that is relevant for social policy in the Groningen gas extraction area. The Knowledge Platform stimulates partnerships to create more attention for social... read more
P. (Paulien) de Haas, MA
Contact
p.de.haas rug.nl
Function
Communications advisor
Field / Discipline
Through my research, I aim to contribute to the co-creation of a socio-technical context that empowers individuals to enhance their wellbeing.

Topics: Information system implementation, adoption and adaptation, Communication, Aging, Organizational change,...
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M.L. (Eveline) Hage, PhD
Contact
m.l.hage rug.nl
+31 50 36 32025
Function
Assistant professor
Berber Hagedoorn is Assistant Professor Media Studies & Audiovisual Culture at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Her research interests revolve around screen cultures (representations and crossmedia storytelling practices, particulary around... read more
dr. B. (Berber) Hagedoorn
Contact
b.hagedoorn rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Media Studies & Audiovisual Culture
Identity negotiation in companion service
X. (Xuedi) Han
Contact
xuedi.han rug.nl
+31 6 1033 0297
Function
PhD student
populism, visual dis/misinformation; political discourse; humane AI
1. strategy & policy development, advising, and monitoring in higher education, particularly regarding diversity, inclusivity, and internationalization; 2. applying theory and perspectives of individual and organizational change; 3. contributing to the... read more
dr. F.M. (Franka) van den Hende
Contact
f.m.van.den.hende rug.nl
+31 6 2973 0225
Function
senior policy advisor and researcher
Persuasive Communication
prof. dr. J.C.J. (John) Hoeks
Contact
j.c.j.hoeks rug.nl
+31 50 36 37443
Function
Full Professor of Communication and Information Sciences
Qian obtained her PhD degree in 2022 from Erasmus University Rotterdam with her project The Assemblage of Social Death: Mapping Digital Vigilantism in China. She was also a visiting scholar at The University of Oxford China Centre in 2024. Qian's research... read more
Q. (Qian) Huang, Dr
Contact
qian.huang rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Conversation Analysis / Multimodal Communication / Health Communication
prof. dr. M. (Mike) Huiskes
Contact
m.huiskes rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
L.I. (Lucia) Jansen, MA
Contact
l.i.jansen rug.nl
+31 6 3198 2979
Function
Communications advisor
Field / Discipline
Emillie is a PhD candidate at the University of Groningen, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam’s Open Intelligence Lab, and a research consultant for the UN DPPA Innovation Cell. Her research lies on the formation of speech norms in social media... read more
E.V. (Emillie Victoria) de Keulenaar, MA
Contact
e.v.de.keulenaar rug.nl
Function
- Conversation Analysis
- Classroom interaction
- Emergency calls
- Health communication
prof. dr. A.J. (Tom) Koole
Contact
tom.koole rug.nl
Function
Professor emeritus
Field / Discipline
Visual generative media, multimodality, media semiotics, digital communication
N. (Nataliia) Laba, Dr
Contact
n.laba rug.nl
+31 50 36 33714
Function
Assistant professor in digital and multimodal communication / humane AI
Field / Discipline
A.L. (Anne) van der Leij
Contact
a.l.van.der.leij rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
I coordinate a UG Center for Science & Society - Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development - working on research, education and societal impact with a focus on inter- and transdisciplinarity.
I also work on public perception of (micro)plastic...
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I. (Irene) Maltagliati, MSc
Contact
i.maltagliati rug.nl
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Coordinator
Field / Discipline
No picture available
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k.k.matusewicz rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Children's use of digital media - The development of digital literacy; media literacy; news competencies; citizenship
D. (Denise) Mensonides
Contact
d.mensonides rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Media literacy; Digital civic activism; Inclusive media education
A. (Annamária) Neag, Dr
Contact
a.neag rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
A. (Adina-Loredana) Nistor, MSc
Contact
a.nistor rug.nl
Function
K. (Karin) van Ommeren, MA
Contact
k.van.ommeren rug.nl
Function
Communications officer
Field / Discipline
Survey Research Methodology, Interviewer-respondent interaction in Survey interviews, Sequence Viewer
dr. Y.P. (Yfke) Ongena
Contact
y.p.ongena rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4036
Function
Senior Lecturer
Conversation analysis
No picture available
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h.c.w.padmos rug.nl
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Lecturer - researcher
Field / Discipline
civic engagement, messaging apps, political discourse, propaganda, media trust, media reception
O. (Olga) Pasitselska, PhD
Contact
o.pasitselska rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor, Social Media & Politics
Argumentation theory, health communication, metaphor studies, pragmatics, rhetoric
dr. L. (Lotte) van Poppel
Contact
l.van.poppel rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Conversation Analysis, Ethnomethodology, Interactional Linguistics, Language and Social Interaction, Pragmatic Typology, Multimodality
F. (Francesco) Possemato, Dr
Contact
f.possemato rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Robert Prey is a media scholar who studies the relationship between technology, capitalism and culture. Dr. Prey's research and writings focus on algorithmic recommendation systems and the interdependent processes of ‘datafication’ and ‘platformization’.... read more
R. (Robert) Prey, PhD
Contact
r.prey rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Photography, content creation, science journalism and -communication, strategy development, strategic communication
L.J. (Leoni) von Ristok, MSc
Contact
l.von.ristok rug.nl
Function
Visual editor I photographer
Field / Discipline
(Multimodal) Critical Discourse Studies, Discourse Analysis, Linguistics, Social Semiotics, Multimodality, Argumentation Theory, Multimodal Argumentation
D. (Dimitris) Serafis, Dr
Contact
d.serafis rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Conversation Analysis, Text Analysis, Survey Research
L. (Lisanne) Slot, MA
Contact
l.slot rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
human communication, information presentation, human computer interaction, natural language generation, affective computing, multimodal interaction.
dr. I.F. (Ielka) van der Sluis
Contact
i.f.van.der.sluis rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4039
Function
Assistant Professor
My overall research program is to identify pathways toward sustainability, and develop communication models and products that help materialize these pathways. This takes a broad view of sustainability that includes improving social relations as well as... read more
J.D. de Sousa Graça, PhD
Contact
joao.graca rug.nl
+31 50 36 35858
Function
Field / Discipline
Currently, I am a doctoral student at the Department of Accounting and Auditing at the University of Groningen under the supervision of Dr. Yasemin Zengin-Karaibrahimoglu and Dr. Vlad-Andrei Porumb and Prof. Paolo Quattrone, both from Alliance Manchester... read more
A.I. (Andreea) Stanescu
Contact
a.i.stanescu rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Discourse studies, text linguistics, stylistics, cognitive linguistics
dr. N.M. (Ninke) Stukker
Contact
n.m.stukker rug.nl
+31 50 36 35865
Function
Associate Professor
Sustainable Fashion Communications
M.P. (María Pilar) Uribe Silva
Contact
m.p.uribe.silva rug.nl
+31 6 2500 8582
Function
PhD Candidate
Multimodal Communication
N. (Nina) van der Velden
Contact
n.van.der.velden rug.nl
Function
Management Assistant
Field / Discipline
Communication, videos, interviews
J.J. (Judith) Venema
Contact
j.j.venema rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1293
Function
Communication Officer SSE/Webteam SSE
Field / Discipline
Mediated political participation and citizenship; political and social theory; critical platform studies; content moderation and other aspects of platform governance; data colonialism
J.C. (João) Vieira Magalhães, PhD
Contact
j.c.vieira.magalhaes rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Media, Politics and Democracy
Corporate and Marketing Communication
dr. W. (Wim) Vuijk
Contact
w.vuijk rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4040
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
Ancient Greek linguistics; Ancient Greek Literature; Discourse Analysis
prof. dr. G.C. (Gerry) Wakker
Contact
g.c.wakker rug.nl
+31 50 36 38192
Function
Professor of Ancient Greek Language and Literature
medical communication, education, psychosocial oncology
No picture available
Contact
h.wiel umcg.nl
Function
Professor in health psychology
Multimodality, Semiotics, Text and Discourse Analysis, Discourse Semantics, Media Analysis (films, comics, social media, games)
J. (Janina) Wildfeuer, Dr
Contact
j.wildfeuer rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4038
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
E.L. (Emma) Zaal
Contact
e.l.zaal rug.nl
Function
PhD
Satire, Humor, Environmental Humanities, Ecocriticism, Identity
No picture available
Contact
s.m.zekavat rug.nl
Function
social media studies, social norm
Y. (Yichen) Zhao
Contact
y.zhao rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
Social and political implications of new media technologies, Political communication,Citizen (dis)engagement, polarization
Q. (Qinfeng) Zhu, PhD
Contact
qinfeng.zhu rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
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