About Me
Ardion Beldad currently works as an assistant professor at the communication science department. He teaches a pre-master course on academic writing and a master course on trust and risk, while also supervising bachelor master, and PhD research projects.
He has also been a member of the core teaching team of the University College Twente (UCT) since 2012. Within UCT, he co-teaches social science courses in the first semester (Behavioural Science & Technology) and in the second semester (Innovation in Business and Society). Additionally, he is coordinating semester 4 (Grand Challeges) of the program.
His primary research interests include trust creation and maintenance, online privacy, crisis communication, adoption and use of new communication technologies, prosocial behavior, and ethical and sustainable consumption.
Expertise
Organisations
Publications
Beldad, A.D. (online first). Sustaining social capital online amidst social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: web-based communities, their mitigating effects, and associated issues. International Journal of Web Based Communities.
Beldad, A.D. & Hegner, S.M. (accepted for publication). Running frequently with an app to be fantastic! Determinants of Runtastic usage continuation intention among German users. International Journal of Mobile Communications.
UT Research Information System
Google Scholar Link
Affiliated Study Programmes
Bachelor
Master
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Courses Academic Year 2021/2022
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
(building no. 41), room C218
De Zul 10
7522NJ Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
C218
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands