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Staff members with discipline Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

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.

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Qualitative ethnographic research

Syrian diasporic communities in Europe

Migration studies
A. (Halim) Albakkor, MA MSc
Contact
a.albakkor rug.nl
Function
Visual political communication, Information visualizations, Social networks, Digital culture, Political campaigns; Political learning; Information Studies
E.R. (Eedan) Amit-Danhi, PhD
Contact
e.r.amit-danhi rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Media, Centre for Media and Journalism Studies
I am working on the history of education. Important research topics are: development of secondary education (especially, h.b.s., gymnasium, m.m.s., Law of Secondary Education 1963); equal opportunities (Dutch experiments with comprehensive education in... read more
prof. dr. H.T.A. (Hilda) Amsing
Contact
h.t.a.amsing rug.nl
+31 50 36 36498
Function
Professor in the History of Dutch Education (Aletta Jacobs Chair), vice-dean of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
H. (Hamide) Avci, MSc
Contact
h.avci rug.nl
Function
PhD student
drs. I.M. (Iris) Baas
Contact
i.m.baas rug.nl
Function
violent extremism, conflict transformation, peacebuilding
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Contact
f.a.badurdeen rug.nl
Function
Prof. Anne Beaulieu holds the Aletta Jacobs Chair of Knowledge Infrastructures at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Her research and teaching provide insights into how data is created, synthesized and transformed into evidence. She also...
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J.A. (Anne) Beaulieu, Prof
Contact
j.a.beaulieu rug.nl
Function
Aletta Jacobs Chair of Knowledge Infrastructures; Director Knowledge Infrastructures Department
Children's rights law, Human Rights law, Fundamental Rights law, European Law, Administrative Law, Migration Law, Environmental law, Water law
mr. D. (Daan) Beltman
Contact
d.beltman rug.nl
Function
Lecturer and Researcher
C.F. (Caspar) van den Berg
Contact
c.f.van.den.berg rug.nl
+31 58 205 5000
Function
Professor of Public Institutions and Governance
International Business, Globalization, Cultural Differences, National Identity
prof. dr. S. (Sjoerd) Beugelsdijk
Contact
s.beugelsdijk rug.nl
+31 50 36 39095
Function
Professor
dr. K.M. Bijlsma-Frankema
Contact
k.m.bijlsma-frankema rug.nl
Function
Senior Researcher
Modern and contemporary history; women's and gender history; medical history; history of science; history of the second feminist wave
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Contact
h.e.h.de.boer rug.nl
Function
PhD student
R.E. (Rineke) Bossenbroek, MSc
Contact
r.e.bossenbroek rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Collective action, Social Innovation, Experimental and simulation methods
dr. L. (Loes) Bouman
Contact
l.bouman rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Environmental psychology, group processes, human values, social identity. 

Teaching:
Coordinator Economic and Consumer Psychology (Bachelor, year 3), supervisor Bachelor's and Master's theses. 

Research interests: I am interested in personal and group...
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T. (Thijs) Bouman, PhD
Contact
t.bouman rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4832
Function
Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)
Psychedelics, psychedelic-assisted therapy, qualitative research, phenomenology
dr. J.J. (Joost) Breeksema
Contact
j.j.breeksema umcg.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
Public administration & Policy studies
dr. B. (Barbara) Brink
Contact
b.brink rug.nl
+31 6 3198 2587
Function
Lecturer Policy studies
social networks, group processes in higher education, small group teaching, professional (identity)development, professional commitment, workplace learning, nursing and healthcare research, retention of nurses, inclusion and diversity, digital care,... read more
J. (Jasperina) Brouwer, PhD
Contact
jasperina.brouwer rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
As coördinator of the Knowledgeplatform (www.kennisplatformleefbaar.nl) I lead a multidisciplinary team, conduct and supervise research and organise public debates to stimulate the interaction between research, policy and practice. As a platform we work... read more
dr. N.A. (Nienke) Busscher
Contact
n.a.busscher rug.nl
+31 6 3198 5069
Function
Coordinator Knowledge Platform
Natural History, Urban Wildlife Conservation, Animal Geographies, Nature-Human Relations, Biology Field Techniques and Bats, Bees, Birds and any Beast!
M.A. (Angelica) Caiza Villegas, M
Contact
m.a.caiza.villegas rug.nl
Function
My research is generally concerned with the roles of emergent technologies, non-state actors and expert knowledge in contemporary global governance. In particular, I study the on-going and varying implications of big data and blockchain technologies at... read more
M.A. (Malcolm) Campbell-Verduyn, PhD
Contact
m.a.campbell-verduyn rug.nl
Function
Senior Lecturer (UD1) in International Political Economy
Information Policy

Technology Law

Data Protection Law

Cybercrime

Privacy

Security Sciences

Internet Governance

Privacy, communication technologies and indigenous peoples
J.A. (Joseph / a.k.a. Joe) Cannataci, Prof
Contact
j.a.cannataci rug.nl
Function
Chair in European Information Policy & Technology Law
Strategy
dr. C. (Charlie) Carroll
Contact
c.carroll rug.nl
+31 6 3198 6912
Function
Assistant Professor
Science and Technology Studies (STS), Knowledge-Infrastructures, More-than-human ethnography, Posthumanism, Biopolitics, Sociology
E. (Efe) Cengiz
Contact
e.cengiz rug.nl
Function
Phd Researcher in the Knowledge Infrastructures Department
Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Randomized Control Trials, Health Behaviors
Y. (Yu) Chen, MSc
Contact
y.chen rug.nl
+31 6 2496 4716
Function
PhD student
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
Discourse, Gender and Sexuality; Sociolinguistics; Queer Linguistics; Multilingualism and Minority Languages
J. (Joanna) Chojnicka, Dr
Contact
j.chojnicka rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Collective artificial intelligence, Logical models of social network phenomena, Formal social epistemology. 
Z.L. (Zoé) Christoff, PhD
Contact
z.l.christoff rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Cognitive Artificial Intelligence
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
Jeroen J.H. Dekker is Honorary Professor (from 1991 to 2019 Full Professor) of History and Theory of Education at the University of Groningen. Before, he was Senior Lecturer in History and Head of the History Department at the University of Maastricht, and... lees meer
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Contact
j.j.h.dekker rug.nl
+31 50 36 36497
Function
Professor of History and Philosophy of Education
Disasters; Crisis Management; Vulnerability Analysis; Public Safety; Public Health
prof. dr. M.L.A. (Michel) Dückers
Contact
m.l.a.duckers rug.nl
+31 6 1066 1321
Function
Professor by special appointment 'Crises, Safety and Health'
Social-economic History, Europe since 1750, European Regional Development. The Netherlands and its regions, Historical Network Analysis, Public History.
prof. dr. M.G.J. (Maarten G J) Duijvendak
Contact
m.g.j.duijvendak rug.nl
Function
Professor emeritus of Economic, Social & Regional History
Environmental psychology, Sustainable technology adoption, Sustainability transitions, Agent-based modelling
P.S. (Philipp) Eppe, MSc
Contact
p.s.eppe rug.nl
Function
PhD student
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
Climate Change impacts/ extreme events
Climate change mitigation
Energy Transition 
Antarctica
S.C. (Sarah) Feron, Dr
Contact
s.c.feron rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Climate Change and Energy Transition 
Social integration, Cooperation, Social networks, Agent-based modelling, Social complexity
A. (Andreas) Flache, Prof
Contact
a.flache rug.nl
+31 50 36 36214
Function
Professor
(Global) Media, Cultural Industries, Internet Governance, Gender and Technology, Critical Theory and Decoloniality; member of the Digital Constitutionalism Network ; Internet Rights and Principles Coalition ; Global Internet Governance Academic Network (G... lees meer
prof. dr. M.I. (Marianne ) Franklin
Contact
m.i.franklin rug.nl
Function
Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Multilingualism
J.M. (Janet, she/her) Fuller, Prof
Contact
j.m.fuller rug.nl
Function
Chair, Language and Society
My research focuses on understanding and promoting sustainable and healthy behaviours. Specifically, I investigate topics such as the Circular Economy, Microplastics, Circular Plastic, and Recycling. Collaborating with experts from various fields and... read more
J.L. (Josefine) Geiger, Dr
Contact
j.l.geiger rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Social and Environmental Psychology
Survey Methodology: mixed-mode and mixed-device surveys, targeting of hard-to-survey populations, interviewer-respondent interaction.

Qualitative Research methods: interviews, focus groups, thematic analysis

Member Educational Committee Sociology
M. (Marieke) van Gerner-Haan, PhD
Contact
marieke.haan rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Citizen Science, Social Innovation, Public Participation, Water and Environmental Governance, Smart Cities, Impact Evaluation
M. (Mohammad) Gharesifard, PhD
Contact
m.gharesifard rug.nl
+31 6 8560 4410
Function
Assistant Professor of citizen science
Francesca is an interdisciplinary social scientist with a strong interest in micro-foundations of social phenomena. She uses theoretical analysis, agent-based modeling and lab experiments to investigate how individual minds are geared to achieve social... read more
F. (Francesca) Giardini, PhD
Contact
f.giardini rug.nl
Function
Associate professor
Social enterprises; Social entrepreneurship; New generation social enterprises (NGSE); Intrapreneurship; Social impact assessment; Benefit-sharing; Shared value; Social return on investment; Social licence to operate; Free, Prior & Informed Consent (FPIC)
M.E. (Memduh Eren) Giderler
Contact
m.e.giderler rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Natural resources, Tourism, Ecotourism, International conflicts and geopolitics
J. (Jonathan) Gómora Alarcón, MA
Contact
j.gomora.alarcon rug.nl
+52 551 6947 339
Function
PhD student
My expertise and interests are broadly LGBTQIA+/Queer studies, Diversity and Inclusion, and Social and Cultural Psychology. My PhD research focused on the resilience experiences of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex,... read more
V.R. (Rodrigo) Gonzalez Alvarez, Dr
Contact
v.r.gonzalez.alvarez rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
kennisontwikkeling in interactie, uitleginteracties, basisonderwijs, conversatie-analyse
dr. M.N. (Myrte) Gosen
Contact
m.n.gosen rug.nl
Function
Universitair Docent
Decision-making, well-being at work, morality, culture
M. (Maja) Graso, Dr
Contact
m.graso rug.nl
+31 6 2518 1195
Function
Child nutrition, Global Health, Capability Approach, Inequalities
prof. dr. ir. H.H. (Hinke) Haisma
Contact
h.h.haisma rug.nl
+31 6 3198 3229
Function
Prof Child Nutrition and Population Health, Rosalind Franklin Fellow, Head of Dept Demography
Social, International, and Globalisation Theory; Global Politics of Science and Technology; Global History and Politics of Agriculture and Food-Systems; Existential Risk and Societal Collapse; Deep History and Anthropology of Knowledge; Historical... read more
I. (Inanna) Hamati-Ataya, Prof
Contact
i.hamati rug.nl
Function
Professor of Global International Relations
Qualitative Methods
Anthropology
Social Impact Assessment
Environment, Social and Governance
International Development
Ethnography
Indigenous Ethnology
Project Management
P. (Philippe) Hanna de Almeida Oliveira, PhD
Contact
p.hanna rug.nl
+31 6 3198 5250
Function
Assistant Professor in Spatial Planning and Impact Assessment
My research is at the intersection of psychology, psychiatry, sociology and pedagogy, with the goal of unraveling the psychosocial mechanisms of resilience and mental health in youth.

Expertise: Youths' mental health and well-being, resilience in youth,...
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dr. V.E. (Vera) Heininga
Contact
v.e.heininga rug.nl
+31 50 36 33722 3
Function
Assistant Professor of Youth Studies
Katrien Helmerhorst works as an assistant professor at the unit of Child and Family Welfare. Her research has a focus on three main topics: 1) parenting behavior of (professional) caregivers, 2) early childcare centers, and 3) effectiveness of parenting... read more
dr. K.O.W. (Katrien) Helmerhorst
Contact
k.o.w.helmerhorst rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
My current work focuses on the influence of place-specific sociotechnical imaginaries on governance processes related to the transition towards a circular economy. 

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A. (Abe) Hendriks, MSc
Contact
abe.hendriks rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Social inequalities in education, migration and education, second-generation immigrants, life-course approach, trajectories and future aspirations.
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Contact
l.hernandez.polo rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
social and demographic history, history of health and medicine, comparative history, and oral history. In particular, the history of gender, sexuality, and reproduction; the history of population decline and depopulation; the history of social welfare and... read more
Y.O. (Yuliya) Hilevych, PhD
Contact
y.o.hilevych rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Citizen Science, Sociolinguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Phonetics,
dr. N.H. (Nanna) Hilton, PhD
Contact
n.h.hilton rug.nl
+31 50 36 39462
Function
Associate Professor
Studying evidence & decision-making in drug regulation through qualitative methods. Interested in replication, open science, science policy, STS & metascience
J.M. (Joyce) Hoek, MSc
Contact
j.m.hoek rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
Cultural Geography, qualitative research, participatory and visual methodologies, inclusion and exclusion, youth, older adults, disability and impairment, wellbeing, urban context, science-meets-arts
dr. B. (Bettina) van Hoven
Contact
b.van.hoven rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor Cultural Geography
Klaus Hubacek is a Professor in Science, Technology and Society at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is chair of Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES) and chair of the board of Energy and Sustainability Research... read more
K.S. (Klaus) Hubacek, Prof
Contact
k.hubacek rug.nl
+31 50 36 34269
Function
Professor
Sociolinguistics, Minority languages, Indigenous Languages, Language Revitalisation, Multilingualism, Language attitudes and ideologies, Collaborative Research.
M.I. (Marcela) Huilcán Herrera, MA
Contact
m.i.huilcan.herrera rug.nl
Function
Angelo Jonas Imperiale focusses on the resilience and wellbeing of local communities living in vulnerable regions. He explores the knowledge and governance strategies, planning frameworks (i.e. Social Impact Assessment) and community engagement approaches... read more
A.J. (Angelo Jonas) Imperiale
Contact
a.j.imperiale rug.nl
+31 50 36 33910
Function
Lecturer and Researcher
Social complexity, agent based simulation, innovation diffusion, opinion dynamics
dr. W. (Wander) Jager
Contact
w.jager rug.nl
+31 6 3618 4622
Function
Associate Professor, Managing director of Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies (GCSCS)
Minority languages, language endangerment and revitalisation; Language ideologies and attitudes; External history of Romance languages; French linguistics, French regional languages, Occitan and Catalan
A.D.E. (Aurélie) Joubert, Dr
Contact
a.d.e.joubert rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Language and Society (French)
Political Geography, Economic Geography, Regional Science, Social and Spatial Inequalities, Happiness and Well-being, Migration
M.L.C. (Luise) Koeppen, MA
Contact
m.l.c.koeppen rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate/ Lecturer
I am a social anthropologist working on youth, gender, migration, religion, and development, often through the prism of sports in Africa.

My Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral project (2023-2025), based at the Centre for Religion, Conflict and...
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U. (Uros) Kovac, PhD
Contact
u.kovac rug.nl
Function
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
Health Outcome Measurement
P. (Paul) Krabbe
Contact
p.f.m.krabbe umcg.nl
+31 6 5170 1692
Function
Head Unit Patient-Centered HTA
Ethnography
J. (Jim) Kroezen
Contact
j.kroezen rug.nl
+31 6 5421 3655
Function
PhD candidate
leadership in planning processes
planning theory
post-growth planning
regional and state planning
research-practice interfaces
roles of planners
spatial transformations
C.W. (Christian) Lamker, Dr
Contact
c.w.lamker rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Sustainable Transformation and Regional Planning
Infrastructure Planning:
Management in Planning
Adaptive Planning and Programming
Public-public and Public-private cooperation
Project- and program management
Market systems and dynamic contracting
Governance en institutional design
prof. ir. W.L. (wim) Leendertse
Contact
w.l.leendertse rug.nl
Function
Professor Management in Infrastructure Planning
History and politics
Culture, memory, identity, and heritage
Central and Eastern Europe, especially Western Balkans/the former Yugoslavia
Language and literature, film and media
J.W. (James) Leigh, MA
Contact
j.w.leigh rug.nl
+31 50 36 35393
Function
Lecturer & PhD student - MA Euroculture
conservation social sciences, protected area management, landscape planning, participatory GIS, political ecology
J. (Jingyu) Li, PhD
Contact
jingyu.li rug.nl
+31 6 3986 5808
Function
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Contact
jing.li rug.nl
Function
Interdisciplinary approach (complexity, developmental and clinical science); time serial methods to understand (individual) processes of (clinical) change and psychopathology. 
A. (Anna) Lichtwarck-Aschoff, Prof
Contact
a.lichtwarck-aschoff rug.nl
+31 50 36 32895
Function
Chair
Socio-spatial planning
N. A. (Nika) Lindhout, MSc
Contact
n.a.lindhout rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Qualitative research methods
Health Geography
Older adult mobility experiences
T.A. (Thomas) Lowe, MSc
Contact
t.a.lowe rug.nl
Function
I am Assistant Professor in European Languages and Cultures at the University of Groningen's Center for Language and Cognition. My research centers on how people produce socially meaningful patterns of language variation, with a particular focus on how... read more
M. (Morana) Lukac, Dr
Contact
m.lukac rug.nl
+31 6 5001 9854
Function
Assistant Professor
International students; College students' adjustment; Cultural Intelligence
E.D. (Elok) Malay
Contact
e.d.malay rug.nl
Function
Ph.D. student
Jesse David Marinus is an External PhD Candidate at Campus Fryslân, specializing in the fields of Health Policy, Social Determinants, Participatory Research, Citizens Science, Future Sciences, and Systems Theory. Currently, Jesse David is employed as a... read more
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Contact
j.d.marinus rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Sustainable business models, energy citizenship, rural and regional development, community empowerment, community, rural resilience
dr. ing. M. (Marianna) Markantoni
Contact
m.markantoni rug.nl
+31 50 36 33512
Function
Lecturer of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship
Who is responsible for global structural injustice? This is the question that motivates my research. Through engagement with Iris Marion Young’s “social connection model” of responsibility ­– the idea that individuals bear political responsibility for... read more
M.C. (Maeve) McKeown, PhD
Contact
m.c.mckeown rug.nl
+31 6 3198 2379
Function
Assistant Professor in Political Theory
media industries, cultural studies, creator labor, gender studies, feminist studies
S.N. (Smith) Mehta, Dr
Contact
s.n.mehta rug.nl
Function
I am researching the future of our digital past at the University of Groningen. Based at the Faculty of Arts (Groningen) and Campus Fryslân (Leeuwarden), I focus on local research to stimulate science in the North of the Netherlands. Drawing on my... read more
M. (Marije) Miedema, MA
Contact
m.miedema rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4332
Function
PhD Candidate
Qualitative and quantitative research into cultural represention of marginality, prison reading programmes, reader-response investigation, prison systems in South America, literary representation of marginal groups, early modern urban history (in... read more
dr. K. (Konstantin) Mierau
Contact
k.mierau rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor European Culture and Literature
Technological Development (Robotization & AI), Worker Health and Well-being, Political Economy, Inequality, Migration
V. (Viliana) Milanova
Contact
viliana.milanova rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate
Research expertise in the areas of gender and feminisms, decolonization, and poverty, through the lens of tourism. Also interested in qualitative approaches to research, in particular arts-based and decolonizing methdologies.
M.L. (Meghan) Muldoon, PhD
Contact
m.l.muldoon rug.nl
Function
Infrastructure planning; Cross-sectoral governance; Institutional theory and analysis; Transdisciplinary research
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Contact
robin.neef rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
the economics of happiness; technological change; economics of transition; entrepreneurship 
M.V. (Milena) Nikolova, Prof
Contact
m.v.nikolova rug.nl
Function
Professor of the Economics of Well-being, Aletta Jacobs Chair, Rosalind Franklin Fellow
Embodiment, mobilities, technology, digital geographies, methods.
dr. T.C. (Tess) Osborne, PhD
Contact
t.osborne rug.nl
Function
Researcher & Lecturer
My research is part of the interdisciplinary EU project "CircEUlar" and revolves around understanding factors that influence whether people engage in circular consumption behaviors, such as refusing and rethinking consumption. I am particularly interested... read more
I.M. (Isabel) Pacheco, MSc
Contact
i.m.pacheco rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Qualitative research methodology; Local Economic Research Development; Dialogue in Management teams
dr. B.J.W. (Bartjan) Pennink
Contact
b.j.w.pennink rug.nl
+31 50 36 33243
Function
Assistant Professor
Cultural Sociology
dr. B. (Beate) Peter
Contact
b.peter rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4065
Function
Assistant Professor of Cultural Sociology
Neuroimaging Techniques, Statistics, Psychology, Sociology
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Contact
a.pior rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
Bullying, group processes and social status
Peer relations (social networks)
Intervention research 
Quantitative research methods for longitudinal research


dr. R. (Rozemarijn) van der Ploeg
Contact
rozemarijn.van.der.ploeg rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Prajal Pradhan studied agricultural engineering and environmental management. He has received the ERC Starting Grant 2022.  Prajal was a lead author of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land and a contributing author of the AR6 IPCC WG IIIA... read more
P. (Prajal) Pradhan, Dr
Contact
p.pradhan rug.nl
+31 6 5001 9876
Function
Assistant Professor
Social networks and environmental inequalities; global trade networks and inequality; climate change perceptions and climate action; participatory stakeholder networks; social learning and participatory modeling; research methods training and teaching;... read more
C.L. (Christina) Prell
Contact
c.l.prell rug.nl
+31 50 36 37291
Function
Associate Professor
Arctic bird ecology, human geography, science and technology studies, nature conservation policy, post-humanism
D.U.B. (Benedikt) Rakotonirina-Hess
Contact
d.u.b.rakotonirina-hess rug.nl
Function
PhD student
management control
inter-organizational networks
risk management
healthcare & public sector
J.T. (Jacob) Reilley, PhD
Contact
j.t.reilley rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Dynamics of Pro-Environmental Behaviour, Agent-based Modelling
F.M. (Fernanda) Reintgen Kamphuisen, MSc
Contact
f.m.reintgen.kamphuisen rug.nl
Function
prof. dr. J. (Ko) de Ridder
Contact
j.de.ridder rug.nl
+31 50 36 35673
Function
professor of comparative public management
      Dr. Arianna Rotulo works as Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen – Campus Fryslan. She got her PhD in Primary Care and Public Health from Queen Mary University of London in May 2022 with a research project on the effects of fiscal... read more
A. (Arianna) Rotulo, Dr
Contact
a.rotulo rug.nl
Function
With a background in developmental psychology, my research concerns the developmental processes of self and identity as situated in time and context. The contexts that I am primarily interested in are family and educational interactions. In much of my... read more
N.M.P. (Naomi) de Ruiter, Dr
Contact
n.m.p.de.ruiter-wilcox rug.nl
+31 50 36 33023
Function
Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent 1)
Science and Technology Studies, Media studies, user studies, co-creation/co-design practices, Living lab methodologies, Digital Humanities, Serendipity, Information studies
dr. S.C. (Sabrina) Sauer
Contact
s.c.sauer rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor Media Studies
Policy implementation, Intersectoriality, Public health, Prison system, street-level bureaucracy
M. (Mariana) Scaff Haddad Bartos, MA
Contact
m.scaff.haddad.bartos rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Arctic social Science, Stake- and rightsholder involvement, transdisciplinary research, co-production of knowledge, polar tourism
dr. A.J.M. (Annette) Scheepstra
Contact
a.j.m.scheepstra rug.nl
+31 6 5465 8965
Function
coordinator external collaboration / researcher
philosophy and theory of science, science communication, theory of psychology and the cognitive sciences, philosophy of psychiatry, ethics of the neurosciences, interdisciplinary research and teaching, teaching to different audiences within and outside of... read more
S. (Stephan) Schleim, Dr
Contact
s.schleim rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Bert Scholtens is the Professor of Sustainable Banking and Finance. Fields he operates in are Banking, Finance, Economics. He applies this to Socially Responsible Investing, Financial intermediation, Financial institutions, International finance,... read more
Content : Climate Anxiety, Climate Hazards, Mental Helath and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies, Child Protection, Crisis Management, Public Safety, and Organizational Psychology in First Response Environments. Qualitative: Proficient in thematic... read more
H. (Hamed) Seddighi Khavidak, PhD
Contact
h.seddighi rug.nl
+31 50 36 32865
Function
Postdoctoral Researcher
Critical Discourse Studies, Discourse Analysis, Linguistics, Social Semiotics, Multimodality, Argumentation Studies
D. (Dimitris) Serafis, Dr
Contact
d.serafis rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Jaana Serres is an anthropologist with a focus on global flows of popular culture in Africa and the Middle East. Her research investigates the construction of citizenship and practices of future-making through the lens of transnational cultural... read more
J.P.H. (Jaana) Serres, PhD
Contact
j.p.h.serres rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral Researcher in Media, Cultural Industries & Society
Memory Studies
Platform Studies
Critical AI Studies
Media Theory 
dr. P.H. (Rik) Smit
Contact
p.h.smit rug.nl
Function
Senior Lecturer Media Studies
B. (Bastiaan) Sporrel, MSc
Contact
b.sporrel rug.nl
Function
PhD
Agent-based model, Complex system, Network analysis
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Contact
t.tang rug.nl
Function
Religion, Conflict, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation; Climate Change, Conflict, Peace and Security; Religion and Politics; Religion and Human Security; Community Development; Civil Society and Social Movements; 
J. (Joram) Tarusarira, Dr
Contact
j.tarusarira rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Youth studies; social and educational youth issues; youth participation; educational innovations; learning communities; active learning; gender; diversity
prof. dr. M.C. (Greetje) Timmerman
Contact
m.c.timmerman rug.nl
+31 50 36 36235
Function
Full Professor (em)
Pablo Tittonell is Professor of Agroecology and Sustainable Landscapes at the University of Groningen, and Senior associate researcher at the French International Cooperation Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CIRAD). He holds a WWF-endowed... read more
P.A. (Pablo) Tittonell, Prof
Contact
p.a.tittonell rug.nl
Function
Segregation, Inequality, Social Integration, Social Networks
J. (Jochem) Tolsma
Contact
j.tolsma rug.nl
Function
Professor
Paul Upham is an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist specializing in energy supply and demand. He works on the social processes involved in energy transitions, at individual, organisation and system levels, and is particularly interested in... read more
P. J. (Paul) Upham, Dr
Contact
p.j.upham rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1984
Function
Prof Frank Vanclay has a personal chair as professor of social impact assessment and management. He is highly-ranked in the Stanford University listing of the world’s top 2% of scientists and is a leading authority in the field of social practice/social... read more
F.M.D. (Frank) Vanclay, Prof
Contact
frank.vanclay rug.nl
Function
Professor of Social Impact Assessment and Management
Acceptability of new mobility innovations | Sustainable mobility | Traffic safety 
J.L. (Janet) Veldstra, PhD
Contact
j.l.veldstra rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
- Families with multiple and complex problems (FMCP)
- Intensive family interventions
- Effective elements of care for FMCP
- Effectiveness studies
- Taxonomy of interventions for families with multiple and complex problems (TIFMP)
dr. L. (Loraine) Visscher
Contact
l.visscher rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4966
Function
Assistant Professor
International Development Economics
dr. G.J. (Gaaitzen) de Vries
Contact
g.j.de.vries rug.nl
+31 50 36 37752
Function
Associate professor (with ius promovendi)
* Cooperation/collaboration within and between teams, work groups, and organizations (i.e., boundary spanning).
* Resilience, adaptability, and disruption management of teams and organizations;
* Team management, interventions, design, and composition;
*...
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dr. T.A. (Thom) de Vries
Contact
thom.de.vries rug.nl
+31 50 36 39377
Function
Associate professor
Social complexity, agent-based simulation, opinion dynamics, computational modelling
Blending insights from sustainability science, systems analysis, and economics, Anne unveils research that drives progress towards a more sustainable future. She focuses on leveraging quantitative methods grounded in systems thinking to advance the... read more
A. (Anne) Warchold, MSc
Contact
a.warchold rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
dr. ir. S.G. (Gerd) Weitkamp
Contact
s.g.weitkamp rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
I make sure that people are able to get their jobs done. This is done through training, experiential learning, and counceling in order to: devise clear goals, design and monitoring processes, map out the necessary and available resources, foster openness... read more
S.R. (Sean) White, Dr
Contact
s.r.white rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Comparative Politics, European Politics, European Union, Political Communication, Political Sociology, Political Theory
prof. dr. P. (Pieter) de Wilde
Contact
p.de.wilde rug.nl
+31 50 36 32555
Function
Chair in European Politics & Society
Nature conservation, energy transition, energy cooperatives, science-society dynamics
H.J. (Henny J) van der Windt
Contact
h.j.van.der.windt rug.nl
+31 50 36 32280
Function
Associate Professor
Public administration; administrative law; procedural law; migration law; asylum law; regulation; enforcement and supervision
prof. dr. H.B. (Heinrich) Winter
Contact
h.b.winter rug.nl
Function
Professor Public Administration
As a political economist who is also trained in philosophy, I examine why some socio-economic disparities, such as differences in income, job opportunities, and wellbeing, are so persistent and difficult to solve. In doing so, I go beyond purely economic... read more
J.R. (Juliette) de Wit, PhD
Contact
juliette.de.wit rug.nl
+31 50 36 33821
Function
Assistant professor
public policy and governance, with a particular focus on wellbeing, health and poverty
S. (Sepideh) Yousefzadeh Faal Daghati
Contact
s.yousefzadeh rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor, Intersectional Wellbeing and Decoloniality
humanitarianism, civil society, North Korea
N.A. (Nazanin) Zadeh-Cummings, Dr
Contact
n.a.zadeh-cummings rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor, International Relations and Humanitarian Action
Social Network Analysis 
S. (Stepan) Zaretckii, M
Contact
s.zaretckii rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
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