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Jan Van den Bulck is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan. He holds a D.Sc. in Epidemiology from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands (2006) and a PhD in Social Sciences from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (1996). His research interests include the involuntary incidental effects of media, focusing on entertainment media and its implications for real-world perceptions, particularly regarding violence, law enforcement, and health. Over the years, Van den Bulck has also investigated the relationship between media use and sleep patterns, emphasizing the effects of media on behavioral health like eating and exercise. His methodological approach encompasses a wide array of analytical techniques to study the constant evolution of media consumption. He has contributed significantly to the discourse surrounding cultivation theory and its implications on audience perception.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science