dr. T.C. (Tjeerd) Andringa
Associate Professor, group leader Soundscape & Auditory Cognition Group

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Brief Bio
I have a broad scientific, engineering, educational, and entrepreneurial background that I use to produce integrative inter- and transdisciplinary research and education. Career-wise this is not an optimal strategy, but society needs academic integration more than additional scientific diversity. In fact science needs bridge-builders and academic integrator who can enhance the value of specialist domains by making them serviceable for other fields of science and technology. This is a role that is aspire most.
My backgrounds include: solid state physics (master degree 1991), artificial intelligence (start-up of existing programs), cognitive science, speech signal processing in noise (PhD-degree 2002), verbal aggression detection (start-up company Sound Intelligence 1999-2004), sound recognition and soundscape research, hydrodynamical imaging with lateral line technology (H2020), cognitive systems research, environmental and health psychology, learning autonomy, the roots of (moral) behavior, and the cognitive science of (geo)politics.
I am associate professor sensory cognition with a focus on how moods and the appraisal of the (sonic) environment influence each other and define our responses. We apply this research in institutes for long-term care and in cities: both of which fundamentally constrained by bureaucratic mindsets that imposes severe limitations on individual autonomy.
In addition I am tutor at the University College Groningen that provides liberal arts and sciences education. In this capacity I assist students to develop intellectual effectiveness and autonomy. I love to teach critical thinking and connect that often to conspiracy theories that challenge established beliefs.
The common theme in these fields, interests, and approaches is the development of ever more effective and sustainable relationships between individual and environment.
In my spare time I work at my wife's sustainable vegetable farm, where I till the soil and harvest.
Publications
Sounds in nursing homes and their effect on health in dementia: A systematic review
Janus, S. I. M., Kosters, J., van den Bosch, K. A., Andringa, T. C., Zuidema, S. U. & Luijendijk, H. J., 29-Jun-2020, In : International Psychogeriatrics. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Validation of a modified ambiance scale in nursing homes
Kosters, J., Kunz, M., van den Bosch, K. A., Andringa, T. C., Zuidema, S. U., Luijendijk, H. J. & Janus, S. I. M., 2-Apr-2020, In : AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
The Evolution of Soundscape Appraisal Through Enactive Cognition
van den Bosch, K. A. M., Welch, D. & Andringa, T. C., 9-Jul-2018, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 9, 11 p., 1129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
The relationship between soundscapes and challenging behavior: A small-scale intervention study in a healthcare organization for individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities
van den Bosch, K., Andringa, T. C., Post, W. J., Ruijssenaars, W. AJJM. & Vlaskamp, C., Jun-2018, In : Building Acoustics. 25, 2, p. 123-135 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Visual and auditory temporal integration in healthy younger and older adults
Saija, J. D., Başkent, D., Andringa, T. C. & Akyürek, E. G., Jul-2019, In : Psychological Research : An International Journal of Perception, Attention, Memory, and Action. 83, 5, p. 951-967 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Press / Media
Activities
Conferentie ‘Safe and Sound’ Landelijke Expertmeeting
K.A. van den Bosch (Organiser), Carla Vlaskamp (Organiser) & Tjeerd C Andringa (Organiser)
8-Nov-2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event › Academic
Conferentie ‘Safe and Sound’ Landelijke Expertmeeting
K.A. van den Bosch (Invited speaker), Carla Vlaskamp (Invited speaker) & Tjeerd C Andringa (Invited speaker)
8-Nov-2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
Conferentie ‘Safe and Sound’ Landelijke Expertmeeting
K.A. van den Bosch (Speaker), Carla Vlaskamp (Speaker) & Tjeerd C Andringa (Speaker)
8-Nov-2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Professional
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