Personal profile
Research interests
I am a cognitive scientist interested in the interplay between verbal and visual modes of communication, which I now mainly study in the context of communication about climate change and the energy transition. I study cognitive and communicative factors that determine the way in which climate change and the energy transition are discussed and addressed in society. My methods are a combination of corpus analysis and experimental research.
Current courses
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Keywords
- Cognitive Science
- Verbal and Visual Communication
- Climate Communication
- Energy Transition
- Framing
- Narrativity
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cool conversations or heated arguments? A content analysis of climate change framing and comment discourse on TikTok
Tiebosch, L., Schafraad, P. & Koolen, R., 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific › peer-review
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Hope or fear? Children’s responses to climate change fiction
Koolen, R., van Amelsvoort, M., van der Beek, S., Borst, R., Claassen, S., Goudbeek, M. & Looij, P., 18 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Education Research. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Comprehension challenges among marginalized populations in online environmental surveys: A multi-method approach
Piroe, J. & Koolen, R., 2025, Proceedings of the Digital Humanities Australasia conference 2025.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Raising eyebrows and raising pitch: How non-verbal uncertainty cues influence assessments of probability phrases
Spapens, I., Koolen, R., Vromans, R. & Swerts, M., 2025, Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. p. 178-185 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Countering misinformation about climate change among climate skeptics
Koolen, R. & van Dijk, G., 15 Aug 2024, Proceedings of Communicating Climate Hope: Countering eco-anxiety and climate doomism in research and practice.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Organising a conference
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Communicating Climate Hope
Laparle, S. (Organiser), Goudbeek, M. (Organiser), Koolen, R. (Organiser), Drbohlav Ollerton, R. (Organiser) & Schafraad, P. (Organiser)
15 Aug 2024 → 16 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference › Scientific
Projects
- 1 Finished
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(TSHD funded Research Traineeship project) 'The Futures We Do and Do not Want: The effects of Hope and Fear in Climate change Fiction for Young Readers'
van Amelsvoort, M. (Principal Investigator), van der Beek, S. (Principal Investigator), Borst, R. (Principal Investigator), Goudbeek, M. (Principal Investigator) & Koolen, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
Datasets
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DIDEC - Dutch Image Description and Eye tracking Corpus
Koolen, R. (Creator), van Miltenburg, E. (Creator), Krahmer, E. (Creator) & Kadar, A. (Creator), DataverseNL, 16 Oct 2024
DOI: 10.34894/98xfos
Dataset