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Karin Fikkers is an Assistant Professor in the Language & Communication group at Utrecht University, affiliated with the Department of Languages, Literature & Communication and the Institute of Language Sciences. She teaches Bachelor students in Communication Information Sciences and serves as the chair of the curriculum committee for the program. Her research primarily explores the effects of interactive stories on people's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Karin's dissertation focused on the negative impacts of violent media on adolescents' behavior, which she defended with honors ('cum laude') at the University of Amsterdam in 2016. She has received several awards, including the Kyoon Hur dissertation award from the Mass Communication division of the International Communication Association. Currently, she is involved in projects studying educational games aimed at teaching primary school students about the immune system and vaccination. Karin collaborates with medical professionals and researchers from various fields to secure grants for her projects. Her work also includes researching different communication strategies to enhance positive sustainable outcomes. In the past, she has conducted studies such as the interactive documentary project 'Grandfather's Century', which investigates the impact of narrative formats on attitudes towards sustainable behavior.
Department of Psychology