J. van Houwelingen - Snippe PhD (Josca)

Since January 2022, Josca is the programme coordinator of Interaction Technology.

Previously, Josca was a PhD Candidate at the Department of Communication Science.

Her scientific interests focus on Human-Computer interaction in health care settings. She previously worked within the project Growing Roots, which was a CREATE HEALTH project funded by ZonMW. The project aimed to reduce loneliness amongst older adults by providing digital nature, i.e. a way to experience nature interaction without having to go outside.

Expertise

• Psychology

  • Wellbeing
  • Loneliness
  • Social Connectedness
  • Research
  • Connectedness
  • Emotion

• Computer Science

  • Robot
  • Telepresence

Organisations

My Ph.D. project, named Growing Roots, was a CREATE HEALTH project funded by ZonMW. Our project aimed to reduce loneliness amongst elderly by providing virtual nature, i.e. a way to experience nature interaction without having to go outside.

Publications

Research profiles

From the start of 2022 I work as the master programme coordinator of Interaction Technology (I-Tech).

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2025/2026

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2024/2025

Organisations