Moniek Buijzen
Digital media technologies offer unprecedented opportunities to improve youth’s well-being, including message personalization, responsive data feedback, and social network intervention. However, there are also risks involved, such as undesired health effects and breaches of privacy and autonomy. Moniek Buijzen’s research investigates how we can harness the potential of digital media technology to improve young people’s well-being, while minimizing potential risks. She strives for a continuous interaction between scientific research and innovative technological applications.
Moniek Buijzen is Professor of Communication and Behavioural Change in the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her research is funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO). In addition to her research and teaching activities, Moniek focuses on bridging the academy-society divide. With academic partner Esther Rozendaal she initiated Bitescience.com.
Can people separate fact from fiction in the COVID-19 pandemic?
Active teens, happy teens?
Disclosures do not always make influencer marketing more transparent to children
Influencers can sway children to drink unhealthy beverages
Do people believe what they want to believe? Scientific facts matter!
Can watching vlogs created by peers make youth more physically active?
Finding the Most Effective Peer Influencers Using Computer Simulations
Using Social Media To Combat Empty Nest Syndrome
Healthy food porn – Using strategies from the snack world to create healthy cravings
Healthy eating through gaming?
Reporting Negative News to Children: Finding the Balance Between Informing and Shielding
Receiving An SMS Feels Distracting, But Does Not Lead To Worse Performance
Students Drink Less Alcohol When They Persuade Themselves To Do So
Serial Killer Dexter Can Help Discuss Professional Moral Dilemmas
Can a Smartphone App Train Peer Influencers to Promote Physical Activity Among Their Peers?
The Power of Peer Influencers: Influential Children Can Make Classmates Drink More Water
How to Make Negative News Appropriate for Children? Use Constructive Journalism!
Play With Your Veggies! Adults Can Use Picture Books And Hand Puppets to Improve Toddlers’ Diet
What Determines Teens’ Fruit, Vegetable, and Water Intake?
