Researcher

Kathleen Van Royen

Research Expertise (University of Antwerp):Kathleen Van Royen (Ph.D.) her research focuses on health promotion and -communication, and behavior change. She studies strategies for health communication and the development of evidence-based health interventions. In her doctoral research, she conducted research into a technological intervention to combat sexual harassment among adolescents on social networking sites (reflective interfaces). Currently she is involved in the InFlood research project (IWT / VLAIO - Flanders' FOOD), a study into the impact of media on food consumption in Flanders. She also conducts research in the context of SPICES (H2020), an implementation study on the application of interventions for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in five settings in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, she studies communication strategies that can be applied to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords (University of Antwerp):ADOLESCENTS, HEALTH COMMUNICATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH CAMPAIGNS, MEDIA STUDIES, SOCIAL NETWORK SITES, Medicine

Disciplines (KU Leuven):Science and health communication
Disciplines (University of Antwerp):Health promotion and policy, Science and health communication

Research techniques (University of Antwerp):In-depth interviews, focus groups, photovoice, content analysis, surveys, experimental research, Delphi-method

Users of research expertise (University of Antwerp):Health organizations, health professionals, policy makers, press, social networking sites