Drs. J. Veldhuis

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Jolanda Veldhuis is a lecturer and PhD-student in the field of Health Communication and Media at the Department of Communication Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences. She has got a master degree in Biomedical Sciences (specialization in Communication and Education) and a master degree in the Teacher Qualification Biology (visiting scholar of the University of Namibia).

Current Teaching

• Gezondheidsvoorlichting MA (MA students Communication Science
• Communication Campaigns and Research (MA students Health Sciences)
• Gezondheids- en Risicocommunicatie (BA students Communication Science and CIW)
• Individual MA-theses (MA students Communication Science)
• MA-Internships (MA students Research Master – Social Sciences)

Recente publicaties

Artikelen in tijdschriften

• Burgers, C. & Veldhuis, J. (in press). Tailoring fear appeals to lower-educated adolescents: The influence of modality and type of threat. Manuscript accepted for publication in the Information Design Journal.
• Veldhuis, J., Konijn, E.A., & Seidell, J.C. (2011). Weight information labels on media models reduce body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls. Journal of Adolescent Health,...doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.10.249.
• Van Vugt, Konijn, E.A., Hoorn, J.F., & Veldhuis, J. (2009). When too heavy is just fine: Creating trustworthy e-health Advisors. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 67, 571-583.
• Van Vugt, H. C., Konijn, E. A., Hoorn, J. F., & Veldhuis, J. (2006). Why fat interface characters are better e-health advisors. In: Gratch, J. et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Intelligent Virtual Agents 2006, volume 41334 of Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, pages 1-13, Springer.

 Overige publicaties

• Plaisier, X.S., & Veldhuis, J. (2010). Minder mediawijs met veel vrienden en familie. Mediawijs leren: effecten en verwachtingen rond mediawijsheid bijleerlingen,leerkrachten en opvoeders. Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid, 2010, p. 8-10
• Hesselink, A.E., Oste, J., Walter, J., Stolte, I.G., Wit, de M., Veldhuis, J., & Cremer, S. (2010). Evaluatieonderzoek Safe Sex Comedy Show. GGD Amsterdam, cluster Epidemiologie, Documentatie en Gezondheidsbevordering, reeks 2010/3, ISBN 978-90-5348-165-3.

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Papers and Conference contributions

• Veldhuis, J., Konijn, E.A., & Van der Veen, R. (2011).Online peer comments direct adolescent girls’ psychosocial responses to media’s thin-body ideal. Paper accepted for presentation at the 61th annual conference of the International Communication Association, to be held May 2011, Boston, USA.
• Veldhuis, J., Konijn, E.A., & Van der Veen, R. (2011). Mirroring media models or pressed by peers? Adolescent girls’ psychosocial responses to the media’s thin-body ideal. Paper accepted for presentation the conference Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, 23-24 January 2011, Twente University, Enschede,  NL.
• Burgers, C.F., & Veldhuis, J. (2011). Adapting fear appeals to lower-educated adolescents: style or substance? Paper accepted for presentation at the 61th annual conference of the International Communication Association, to be held May 2011, Boston, USA.
• Burgers, C.F., & Veldhuis, J. (2011). An experimental study into the effectiveness of different types and forms of fear appeals amongst lower-educated adolescents. Paper accepted for presentation at the conference Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, to be held January 2011, Enschede, NL.
• Veldhuis, J., Konijn, E.A., Hoogervorst, H., Beliaeva, T. (2010) Weight Marks on Models: Information Labels Reduced Adolescent Girls’ Body Dissatisfaction. Paper accepted for presentation at the 60th annual conference of the International Communication Association, 2010, Singapore.
• Van Grinsven, B., Konijn, E.A., & Veldhuis, J. (2010). An Integrative Framework for Health-Related Behavioral Change Processes Tested for Preventing Hearing Damage. Paper accepted for presentation at the conference Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, 2010, Gent, BE.
• Veldhuis, J., Van Vugt, H. C., Konijn, E. A., & Hoorn, J. F. (2007). Chubby women want different  e-health advisors on weight issues than their slender counterparts. Paper accepted for presentation at the conference Etmaal van de  Communicatiewetenschap, 2007, Antwerp, BE, 8–9 February 2007 and for digital conference proceedings.
• Marathe, S., Sundar, S. S., Nije Bijvank, M., Van Vugt, H. C., and Veldhuis, J. (2007). Who are these power users anyway? Building a psychological profile. Paper accepted for presentation at the 57th annual conference of the International Communication Association, 2007, San Francisco, USA.
• Van Vugt, H.C., Veldhuis, J., Konijn, E.A., Hoorn, J.F. (2006). Fat characters are preferred over idealized slim ones. Presented at the First International Conference on Persuasive Technology for Human Well-Being, 2006, Eindhoven,  NL, 18-19 May.
• Van Vugt, H. C., Veldhuis, J., Konijn, E. A., & Hoorn, J. F. (2006). Body Coach for a Healthy Life Style. In De Kort, Y., IJsselstein, W., Midden, C., Eggen, B,  & Van  den Hoven, E. (Eds.), First International Conference on Persuasive Technology for Human Well-Being, Adjunct Proceedings (pp. 17-20). Eindhoven University of Technology. ISBN: 90-386-0715-6.
• Konijn, E.A., Veldhuis, J. & Willems, J. (2005). Broadcasting good health: entertainment media, interpersonal communication and eating disorders. Paper accepted for presentation at the conference Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, 2005, Amsterdam, NL, 24 november 2005.

Other academic activities

• Memberships: International Communication Association (ICA), Dutch Communication Association (NESCOR)
• Various guest lectures, e.g., University of Cape Town (Research Unit: Exercise, Science and Sports Medicine); Netherlands School of Communications Research (NESCoR); Amsterdam University College; CAMeA Resarch Day; Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences (VU University, Dep. of Health Sciences, Research Unit: Prevention).
• Reviewing activities for International Communication Association (ICA).
• She was a member of the NESCoR Dissertation Award-Jury.