Research team

These are the researchers of the programme Innovating for resilience. They form a multidiscplinary research group within the Open University, but they are also connected to a specific faculty or department as they contribute to the faculty's educational programme.

Assistant professors

	Sibo Kanobana Faculty of Humanities Field of research: sociolinguistics, critical discourse analysis, postcolonial studies, and cultural studies, with a focus on racialization and coloniality
	Francois Molin Faculty of Educational Sciences Department Social Learning Research focus: use of technology in education, formative assessment, teacher professionalisation, all with a focus on social learning.
	Stijn Neuteleers Faculty of Science Department Environmental Sciences Fields of research: environmental philosophy and ethics, ecological economics, political theory, philosophy of economics, science studies, environmental governance Research focus: justice and fairness; value pluralism and valuation; collective action problems; institutions and motivations; limits to markets
	Alana Vandebeek Faculty of Management Department Marketing & Supply Chain Management Research focus: Diversity, faultlines and group dynamics in teams (TMT’s, boards of directors, marketing teams, employee teams, …) & family business research.
	Christine van Vliet Faculty of Psychology Research focus: Behaviour change, technology (AI), health psychology

PhDs

	Karen Aduful Faculty of Psychology, Educational Sciences, Humanity Field of research: Multidisciplinary research in Psychology, History, Cultural Studies and Educational Sciences Project: Playground Heroes: An educational program for primary school pupils to understand and recognize racism and to intervene in racist-based bullying situations
	Maria Arredondo Faculty of Science (dept environmental sciences) and Faculty of Management Field of research: Environmental sciences, sociology Project: Better tools, less conflicts: Value pluralism and social learning for better biodiversity decisions
	Morgane Batkai Faculty of Sciences (environmental sciences) and Management Field of research: Sociology, Cultural Studies, Food Politics Project: Social learning and the climate crisis: Small-scale food production as an inspiration for a sustainable global food supply chain
	Damien Broekharst Faculty of Sciences Department Information Sciences Field of research: Health informatics Project: The impact of big data and predictive analytics on patient agility in hospitals Main topic of the project: The role of predictive analytics in fostering patient agility and value in hospitals
	Marlie van Bruchem Faculty of Psychology Field of research: Sociology, criminology, psychology Project: Toward a safe and resilient city: Investigating the dynamics of police-bystander conflicts using advanced technologies
	Tim Debets Faculty of Educational Sciences Field of research: Educational sciences / Artificial Intelligence Project: Help! How do I study effectively? Main topic of the project: Developing a chatbot for OU students to teach them about effective learning strategies and how to apply these strategies.
	Sjuul Derkx Faculty of Management, Science, Psychology & Educational Sciences Field of research: Finance, psychology Project: Improving financial literacy among small business owners
	Judith Engels Faculty of Psychology, Department Work & Organizational Psychology Field of research: Technology use, technostress, mental health, work behavior Project: Smart Technology Use for Resilient Healthcare: Developing an Intervention Toolbox to Stimulate Smart Use of Electronic Health Records in Hospitals Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
	Andrienne Kerckhoffs Faculty of Educational Sciences Department Online Learning and Instruction Field of research: Mulutimedia testing Project: Innovating digital assessment: good use of multimedia
	Tessi Hengst Faculty of Psychology Department : Health psychology Field of research: Health psychology Project: Adoption of Digital Communication Technology by vulnerable citizens in urban areas
	Sya Hoeke Faculty of Science Department Environmental Sciences Field of research: Environmental Sciences Project: Minimizing the environmental impact of (micro)plastics by integrated modelling of supply and source-to-impact chains Main topic of the project: Developing an location-specific approach in dialogue with stakeholders that can support the prioritization of mitigation measures for reducing microplastic pollution; first case study: car tires.
	Sara Nodehi Faculty of Science and Faculty of Management Field of research: Digital transformation, Business/IT alignment, IT governance Project: Resilient Information Security Governance & Management
	Krist Shingjergji Faculty of Educational Sciences Field of research: Articifial Intelligence, Technology enhanced learning Project: Sense the classroom: AI-supported synchronous online education for a resilient new normal Main topic of the project: Combine educational technologies, information systems, and AI in order to develop a tool that recognizes non-verbal signals and gives a cue to teacher and student in an actionable way so that they can improve the learning process.
	Carmen Verhoeven Faculty of Humanities Field of research: a combination of cultural studies, HRM and psychology Project: Burnout’s Lessons in Resilience and Sustainable Development from a Multidisciplinary Perspective
	Bea Waelbers Faculty of Management and Faculty of Science Field of research: Combination of computing science, psychology and management Project: ISI – Interpersonal Stress Intervention with AI Main topic of the project: Emotion and stress detection in customer and call center agents based on speech signals

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