On Tuesday, 3 February, I spoke at the event “Grenzeloos Online? Leeftijdsverificatie en de Digitale Generatie” (Borderless Online? Age Verification and the Digital Generation), hosted by Offlimits. It was a lovely afternoon with interesting talks from Simone van der Hof (Leiden U) and Tiffany van Stormbroek (NICAM). Simone provided sharp insights into age assurance, explaining Read More
Valorisation Prize for Charge Your Brainzzz
Congrats to our Charge Your Brainzzz team for winning the Valorization Award of the Faculty of Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam! Sleep and health are so important, and we are proud that with Charge Your Brainzzz research, we can translate scientific knowledge (e.g.) into concrete impact – for young people, schools and society. This Read More
New article: Next-gen childhoods
When the Journal of Children & Media launched, the digital society was just beginning. Gameboys topped holiday wish lists and TheFacebook was a novelty. I was in my early days of graduate school, trying to grasp this changing world. So much has changed since then, including how and what we study. JOCAM scholars, in particular, Read More
Supporting A Brighter Future for Youth in the Digital Society
During a (snowy … yes, snowy) visit to Brussels, I was humbled to deliver the keynote address for the 2024 Safer Internet Forum. During my talk, I focused on key actions and tools we can use to protect and empower youth as they navigate online spaces. Was a blast. Really appreciated the day, and that Read More
My Inaugural Lecture
On April 18, 2024, I delivered by inaugural address entitled “Found in Translation” at the University of Amsterdam. A copy of my text can be downloaded from the University’s library. You can find my favourite photos (photographer Froukje Vernooij) below. I remain thankful to all who mentored and supported me on this journey.
Project CID Launches
Since 2021, I have been leading a team to develop a tool to monitor digital competence across the lifespan (project DIGCOM; see also dedigiq.nl), commisioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (MinBZK). As a follow-up to this project, together with MinBZK, I have launched the Project Competence Insight Dashboard (or: project CID) Read More
Project Digital Competence (DIGCOM) launched!
Officially launched in February 2021, Project DIGCOM represents a new collaboration between the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at the UvA and the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (minBZK). This is an exciting two-year collaboration designed to assess and support the digital competence of Dutch citizens, representing one of the most robust efforts Read More