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Column by Wilco van Dijk about 'Internationalization'
Frankly, I have never been a huge fan of the ASPO ‘going English’. So it is a bit ironic that I’m the first to write in its English newsletter. For me, the ASPO represented one of the last stronghold against the rising tide of Anglicisation of social psychology in the Netherlands—and its yearly conference in December was a haven to present, discuss, and write about social psychological research in my first language. But the walls of this stronghold are tumbling down. After last year’s English conference, this year’s English newsletter, and an upcoming English website, ASPO’s complete transition from Dutch to English seems inevitable. Is this a good or a bad development? Actually, I don’t know, but it raises some interesting questions. For instance, do we—as an association—want to appeal to a wider international audience? And if so, how will our conference be different from other international conferences (e.g., EASP, SPSP)? ‘Going English’ also raises the more fundamental question of whether there is still a need for a Dutch Association of Social Psychological Researchers. On the 50th anniversary of the ASPO, it is perhaps time for us—its members—to discuss the future of our dear association. As a dedicated member, I will contribute to this discussion and I hope you will do as well.
Wilco van Dijk (member since 1994 and board member from 2002-2015)
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Recent promotions
- On June 25, Hedy Greijdanus successfully defended her thesis "Intragroup communication in intergroup conflict: Influences on social perception and cognition" in Groningen. She was supervised by Tom Postmes, Ernestine Gordijn, and Martijn van Zomeren.
New appointments
University of Groningen
- Since September 1st, Hedy Greijdanus works as teacher/researcher in Groningen Leiden University
Leiden University
- Since September 2015, Florien Cramwinckel works as an assistant professor at Leiden University.
Maastricht University
- Dr. Philippe Verduyn has been appointed as assistant professor at the Department of Work and Social Psychology at Maastricht University per October 1, 2015.
- Dr. Sarah Stutterheim has been appointed as lecturer at the Department of Work and Social Psychology at Maastricht University per September 1, 2015.
Radboud University Nijmegen
- Since September 1, Barbara Müller is assistant professor in Nijmegen.
- Two new PhD students just started in Nijmegen under the supervision of Barbara Müller and Rick van Baaren: Sari Nijssen en Shuang Li. Sari will be doing research on human/non-human interactions in children. Shuang will study social influence techniques in cultural perspective.
Tilburg University
- Seger Breugelmans (Tilburg) was appointed Associate Professor.
- Michael Bender has recently been appointed Honorary Associate Professor of Psychology at the newly established Gratia Christian College, Hong Kong PRC.
- Bastian Jaeger started his PhD project in October under the supervision of Ilja van Beest, Tony Evans, and Marielle Stel titled: Trust and Deception in Social Decision-Making
- Cong Peng started his PhD project in October under the supervision of Ilja van Beest and Rob Nelissen titled: The recipient’s reactions to aid: How to distinguish gratitude from indebtedness. This project is funded by a Chinese Scholarship Council Grant.
- Nina Spälti started her PhD project in September under the supervision of Marcel Zeelenberg and Mark Brandt titled: Why is the Status Quo so Sticky? An Information Processing Approach
- Joeri Wissink started his PhD project in September under the supervision of Ilja van Beest, Niels van de Ven, and Tila Pronk titled: Understanding the Strength-is-Weakness effect in coalition formation.
Utrecht University
- From January 2016, Ruud Custers will be back as associate professor at Utrecht University. For the last four years, Ruud was a senior lecturer in experimental psychology at University College London.
- Since September 2015, four new PhD students have started at the Social and Organizational Psychology department: Lianne Aarntzen, Melissa Vink, Samantha Antusch, and Wiebren Jansen.
Wageningen University
- Per September 2014, Ilona de Hooge (formerly Tilburg University) works as assistant professor at the Marketing & Consumer Behaviour group at Wageningen University.
Prices and Awards
University of Groningen
- After winning the Aspo dissertation award, Namkje Koudenburg received two more international awards for her dissertation "Conversational Flow: The Emergence and Regulation of Solidarity Through Social Interaction", namely the Best Dissertation Award by the American Psychological Association (APA), devision 49 - Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy and the Best Dissertation Award by the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.
Tilburg University
- Nina Spälti received the Unilever Research Award for her Research Master thesis.
Events and Symposia
Catholic University Leuven
- On November 5-7, 2015 an EASP/SSPI small-group meeting will take place in Leuven, Belgium, entitled "Times are a-Changing but Men’s Roles are Slow to Change: Developing a Research Agenda on the Underrepresentation of Men in Communal Roles”. This meeting is organized by Professor Colette van Laar (Centre for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, Belgium) and Professor Toni Schmader (Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Canada). The aim is to create a forum for developing emerging research on men in counter-stereotypic and communal roles and invigorate scientific collaborations. More information can be found on: http://ppw.kuleuven.be/home/english/research/cscp/conferences/malecommunalroles.
- In the days prior to the above conference, there will be a special PhD student/young scholar seminar on Sex and Sexism led by Professor Peter Glick (November 4-5th). Junior researchers interested can find more information on the following page: http://ppw.kuleuven.be/cscp/symposium (but note that spaces are limited).
Utrecht University
- On 12 and 13 November, Utrecht University organizes a conference on Institutions for Moral Behavior. This two-days conference aims to address recent insights on morality by focusing on three levels of analysis: 1. the neurobiological and cognitive implementation of moral behavior in primates and humans; 2. the control of moral behavior in social interactions and dilemmas; and 3. the way in which the institutional context regulates and mobilizes moral behavior through norms and rules. More info about the registration and program can be found here: http://www.uu.nl/en/events/conference-institutions-for-moral-behavior-0
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