Anouk Poppelaarsonline
Short bio
PhD candidate interested in using social regulation of emotion and multidisciplinary game design to promote mental health in youth. Disheveled multi-tasker and provider of snacks.
Top-3 games
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Monument Valley
- Betrayal at House on the Hill (board game)
''Fear is a superpower. Fear can make you faster, and cleverer , and stronger. Fear doesn’t have to make you cruel or cowardly. Fear can make you kind.''
Steven Moffat
About me
I am a PhD-candidate at the Developmental Psychopathology program of the Behavioural Science Institute in Nijmegen. In my doctorial research I plan to design and test a video game to help youth cope with stress and promote emotional resilience.
Prior to my appointment as PhD-candidate, I obtained a master's degree in Communication Science and a research master degree in Behavioural Science at the Radboud University Nijmegen. During my research master, I collaborated with the GEMH lab to help design and study a video game to train inhibitory control. Working within this multidisciplinary team I became passionate about the potential of video games as a research and intervention tool.
Projects I’ve worked on
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CategorySubstance AbuseDate19/02/2019Study/CourseLocation
Designing and Testing a Video Game to Help Youth Quit Smoking
About the projectSmoking is one of the leading public health problems in the world. Currently, there is no evidence-based intervention program available to help youth and young adults quit smoking. Besides the lack of high-quality research, recruitment and retention of youth and young adults are two of the most challenging aspects of the implementation and evaluation of smoking cessation interventions. We argue that limitations in current smoking cessation interventions for youth can be maximally addressed by using video games as interventions. In the current project a video game will be developed and tested on its effectiveness and mechanisms of change to help youth and young adults quit smoking.
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CategoryResilienceDate24/04/2018Study/CourseLocation
Facing the Challenge Together: a Social Game for Emotional Resilience
About the projectOur research aims to transform young people’s mental health by developing and testing a social game for resiliency when facing stress events. Working in collaboration with the Award winning studio Aardman Animations, we want to harness the important mental health implications of both social support and mindsets, to develop a fun and engaging intervention.
My updates
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@Anouk Poppelaars - 06-09-2018
RT @GEMH_Lab: A new theme month! GEMH Lab - You are not alone, you can talk about it! https://t.co/D1bgDe62cC https://t.co/DzbIFdhKyg
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@Anouk Poppelaars - 06-09-2018
RT @anouk_tuijnman: A new theme month! GEMH Lab - You are not alone, you can talk about it! https://t.co/1FVVLkeMgY
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@Anouk Poppelaars - 04-05-2018
RT @GEMH_Lab: Check out our DIY on dealing with anxiety and depression: https://t.co/3sKEnTVKjK
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Theme Month January - Mindset
Anouk Poppelaars - 09-01-2018A new year is upon us, and for many of us, this means it is a time of reflection and resolutions. No matter what changes you might want to make, you need to believe you can! Therefore this month theme is centered around mindsets, how you view yourself, your abilities and characteristics.
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Bullying and Support in a Digital World
Anouk Poppelaars - 15-09-2017Thoughts on bullying and support in a digital world in light of next week's "Week against Bullying."
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Making Stress Your Friend
Anouk Poppelaars - 07-07-2017Stress, it may be an inevitable part of life. Yet by many stress is viewed as uncontrollable and even dangerous. But what if we could rewire our brains to make stress our friend rather than our enemy?
Events View all events
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30JuneAbout the event
Indigo 2017
LocationDe Lik, Utrecht
Dutch Game Garden invites you to INDIGO, the showcase for the finest, most outstanding games by independent developers.
My publications
Worked together with
In house game designer, artist, producer and lover of games. I bring diversity, design experience and the NOISE!!!!
Creative Director
Professor and Chair of the Developmental Psychopathology department in the Behavioural Science Institute; writer; voracious podcast consumer; mother of two upstanding little gamers
Director of GEMH Lab
Researcher, multidisciplinary work and collaboration, wants to understand the how's and why's, loves her high heels and coffee in the morning, walks and talks too fast.
PhD-Candidate
Maartje Luijten
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor within the Developmental Psychopathology group of the Behavioural Science Institute
Assistant Professor