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The Visual Thinking and Composition Research Skills course taught by Neil Cohn at Tilburg University aims to teach masters students in the Communication and Information Sciences program basic drawing and visual communication skills. The final project for this class is to summarize and “translate” an academic paper into a short comic.
Below are links to these works of science communication for the 2019 VTC class.
Links on student’s names or image will open the pdf of the comic. Links to the original paper will bring you to the scientific article. Enjoy!
Sport as Travel Motivation
by Shifra Barneveld
Tütünkov-Hrisztov, J., Müller, A., & Molnár, A. (2020). The appearance of sport as a travel motivation in traveling habits. Geosport for Society, 12(1), 31-43.
The Little Albert Experiment
by Julie van Bokhorst
Watson, J. B., & Rayner, R. (1920). Conditioned emotional reactions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 3(1), 1.
Do the calories actually #Gettinghealthy
by Aniek Bolwerk
Vaterlaus, J. M., Patten, E. V., Roche, C., & Young, J. A. (2015). #Gettinghealthy: The perceived influence of social media on young adult health behaviors. Computers in Human Behavior, 45, 151–157.
Influencer Marketing and Repairing a destination’s image
by Nikki Born
Born, N. (2020). Influencer marketing and repairing a destination’s image: A case study about the Gateway KSA influencer campaign for Saudi Arabia. (Bachelor Thesis, Erasmus University, Rotterdam)
Religiously Shunned
by Charika Caines
Griffin, H. (2000). Their own received them not: African American lesbians and gays in Black churches. Theology & Sexuality, 2000(12), 88-100
Flex-n-feel
by Clara L.M.P. Coelho
Singhal, S., Neustaedter, C., Ooi, Y. L., Antle, A. N., & Matkin, B. (2017, February). Flex-N-Feel: The Design and Evaluation of Emotive Gloves for Couples to Support Touch Over Distance. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (pp. 98-110).
My name is Bot. Chatbot.
by Vanda Medea Csapo
Zamora, J. (2017, October). I’m sorry, dave, i’m afraid i can’t do that: Chatbot perception and expectations. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Agent Interaction (pp. 253-260).
Do the calories actually The back story of a tennis game
by Benthe Dibbets
Kamoen, N., & Mos, M. B. J. (2019). A good tennis player does not lose matches. The effects of valence congruency in processing stance-argument pairs. PLOS ONE, 14(11), e0224481.
Pirate States
by Klavdiia Fadeeva
McDonald, P. (2020). Pirate-states: Imagining the geography of media piracy. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 1367877919850828.
Swim between the flags
by Marÿke Fioole
Warton, N. M., & Brander, R. W. (2017). Improving tourist beach safety awareness: the benefits of watching Bondi Rescue. Tourism Management, 63, 187-200.
Working with genre
by Claudia Gerards
Paltridge, B. (1995). Working with genre: A pragmatic perspective. Journal of Pragmatics, 24(4), 393-406.
Food advertising and eating behavior in children
by Zoe Grijn
Folkvord, F., Anschütz, D. J., Boyland, E., Kelly, B., & Buijzen, M. (2016). Food advertising and eating behavior in children. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 9, 26-31
A closer look at Wicked Problems
by Fleur Hasebos
Crowley, K., & Head, B. W. (2017). The enduring challenge of ‘wicked problems’: revisiting Rittel and Webber. Policy Sciences, 50(4), 539-547.
The positive effects of mindfulness meditation
by Laura Hoogenstraaten
Wu, R., Liu, L., Zhu, H., Su, W., Cao, Z., & Zhong, S. et al. (2019). Brief Mindfulness Meditation Improves Emotion Processing. Frontiers In Neuroscience, 13.
How geographical framing influences climate change mitigation behaviours
by Sebastiaan H.K Hoogeweegen
Degeling, D., & Koolen, R. (2020). Local framing of climate change in a coastal town in The Netherlands. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Influence of vlogs on childrens’ eating behavior
by Frederique Houtepen
Folkvord, F. (2019). Systematically testing the effects of promotion techniques on children’s fruit and vegetables intake on the long term: a protocol study of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. BMC public health, 19(1), 1-7.
Exposure to food advertising on television
by Michelle Kanters
Andreyeva, T., Kelly, I. R., & Harris, J. L. (2011). Exposure to food advertising on television: associations with children’s fast food and soft drink consumption and obesity. Economics & Human Biology, 9(3), 221-233.
Users of the world, unite!
by Odilia Kerkhoven
Kaplan, A. M., & Haenlein, M. (2010). Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of Social Media. Business horizons, 53(1), 59-68.
WebCaren against The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
by Suzanne Klein Wolterink
Grégoire, Y., Salle, A., & Tripp, T. M. (2014) Managing social media crises with your customers: The good, the bad and the ugly. Business Horizons, 58(2), 173-182.
The human and animal baby schema effect
by Anne Evelien Lichtert
Lehmann, V., Huis, E. M., & Vingerhoets, A. J. (2013). The human and animal baby schema effect: Correlates of individual differences. Behavioural processes, 94, 99-108.
Do the calories actually Behavioral study of obedience
by Charlotte van Liebergen
Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. The Journal of abnormal and social psychology, 67(4), 371
The Era of Humanlike Chatbots
by Ingrid Enid Liendo Garcia
Liebrecht, C., & van Hooijdonk, C. (2019, November). Creating Humanlike Chatbots: What Chatbot Developers Could Learn From Webcare Employees In Adopting A Conversational Human Voice. In International Workshop on Chatbot Research and Design (pp. 51-64). Springer, Cham.
Human time perception and its illusions
by Lot Mars
Eagleman D. M. (2008). Human time perception and its illusions. Current opinion in neurobiology, 18(2), 131–136.
Just a moment sweetie, mommy has to answer her phone
by Patricia Meershoek
Reed, J., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2017). Learning on hold: Cell phones sidetrack parent-child interactions. Developmental psychology, 53(8), 1428.
Blockchain is changing trust in e-commerce
by Washik Minasian
Minasian, W (2018). Blockchain in e-commerce, how trust is being changed in e-commerce by blockchain.
Comprehension of Iconic Gestures
by Juliette Naudin
Bohn, M., Call, J., & Tomasello, M. (2019). Natural Reference: A phylo- and ontogenetic perspective on the comprehension of iconic gestures and vocalizations. Developmental Science, 22, e12757
A person always looks better with a smile
by Nazifa Noorzai
Noorzai, N. Determinants of physical and social attractiveness on online dating profiles. A qualitative study into impression formation based on the visual and verbal features on an online dating profile. Masters thesis.
Readiness of upscale and luxury-branded hotels for digital transformation
by Renée Pluymackers
Lam, C., & Law, R. (2019). Readiness of upscale and luxury-branded hotels for digital transformation. International Journal Of Hospitality Management, 79(79), 60-69.
Breaking the cycle
by Camila Quezada
Ohiomu, S., Ihensekhien, O. A., & Ovenseri-Ogbomo, F. O. (2020). Externality Effects of Sachet and Plastic Bottled Water Consumption on the Environment: Evidence from Benin City and Okada in Nigeria. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy, 9(1), 1-9.
Food Marketing and Obesity in Developing Countries
by Susanne van Schaik
Witkowski, T. H. (2007). Food Marketing and Obesity in Developing Countries: Analysis, Ethics, and Public Policy. Journal of Macromarketing, 27(2):126-137
Child-Robot Interactions for Second Language Tutoring to Preschool Children
by Milou Straatman
Vogt, P., de Haas, M., de Jong, C., Baxter, P., & Krahmer, E. (2017). Child-Robot Interactions for Second Language Tutoring to Preschool Children. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11, [73].
Do we have more control over our own bodies than we think?
by Roel Theuniszen
Kox, M., van Eijk, L. T., Zwaag, J., van den Wildenberg, J., Sweep, F. C., van der Hoeven, J. G., & Pickkers, P. (2014). Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(20), 7379-7384.
What are all these dogs doing at school?
by Femke Timmermans
Jalongo, M. R. (2005). What are all these dogs doing at school? Using therapy dogs to promote children’s reading practice. Childhood education, 81(3), 152-158.
Do the calories actually Virtual Superheroes
by Fay van Tussenbroek
Rosenberg, R. S., Baughman, S. L., & Bailenson, J. N. (2013). Virtual superheroes: Using superpowers in virtual reality to encourage prosocial behavior. PloS one, 8(1), e55003.
Dementia and Paro
by Dorith van Abeelen
Petersen, S., Houston, S., Qin, H., Tague, C., & Studley, J. (2017). The utilization of robotic pets in dementia care. Journal of alzheimer’s disease, 55(2), 569-574.
Do the calories actually matter?
by Laura dRobot’s Gestures towards Children
by Mathijs van Alphen
de Wit, J., Brandse, A., Krahmer, E., & Vogt, P. (2020, March). Varied Human-Like Gestures for Social Robots: Investigating the Effects on Children’s Engagement and Language Learning. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 359-367).
The Design And Application of Game Rewards In Youth Addiction Care
by Layla van den Heuvel
van Dooren, M. M., Visch, V. T., & Spijkerman, R. (2019). The Design and Application of Game Rewards in Youth Addiction Care. Information, 10(4), 126.
Undisclosed Information
by Renel van de Wal
Boling, K. S., & Hull, K. (2018). Undisclosed information—Serial is My Favorite Murder: Examining motivations in the true crime podcast audience. Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 25(1), 92-108.
Television advertising and branding
by Jill van der Velden
Boyland, E. J., & Halford, J. C. (2013). Television advertising and branding. Effects on eating behaviour and food preferences in children. Appetite, 62, 236-241.
Varied Human-Like Gestures for Social Robots
by Eline Verhaar
de Wit, J., Brandse, A., Krahmer, E., & Vogt, P. (2020, March). Varied Human-Like Gestures for Social Robots: Investigating the Effects on Children’s Engagement and Language Learning. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 359-367).
Conviviality and collectives on social media
by Thijs van der Weijden
Varis, P., & Blommaert, J. (2015). Conviviality and collectives on social media: Virality, memes, and new social structures. Multilingual Margins: A journal of multilingualism from the periphery, 2(1), 31-31.
Confessions of A ‘Guilty’ Couch Potato
by Mariëlle Weijzig
de Feijter, D., Khan, V. J., & van Gisbergen, M. (2016, June). Confessions of a ‘guilty’ couch potato understanding and using context to optimize binge-watching behavior. In Proceedings of the ACM International conference on interactive experiences for TV and online video (pp. 59-67).
Social media use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
by Annelieke Weiland
Zhao, N., Zhou, G. (2020). Social media use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: moderator role of disaster stressor and mediator role of negative affect. Applied psychology: health and well-being.
Objects as Humans
by Geanne Woertink
E. W. Wan and R. P. Chen (2021),“Anthropomorphism and Object Attachment”,Current Opinion in Psychology. 39, 88-93.
Does observing hand actions in animations and static graphics differentially affect learning of hand- manipulative tasks?
by Luc Wolfs
De Koning, B. B., Marcus, N., Brucker, B., & Ayres, P. (2019). Does observing hand actions in animations and static graphics differentially affect learning of hand-manipulative tasks? Computers & Education, 141, 1-12.
Learning and engaging with the use of gestures
by Peisi Ying
de Wit, J., Brandse, A., Krahmer, E., & Vogt, P. (2020, March). Varied Human-Like Gestures for Social Robots: Investigating the Effects on Children’s Engagement and Language Learning. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 359-367).