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I am a psychologist who focuses on human behavior and technology, with a special interest in how people use and interact with technology (Usability Testing and UX Research). I have experience using eye-tracking tools, both for mobile and computer screens, and wearable devices like skin response sensors (EDA). Recently, I'm learning about virtual reality (VR) and how to track body and facial movements. I've used these technologies in research to understand their practical applications. The University of Twente hired me for their BMS LAB project to blend high-tech with social sciences. I'm helping them expand their influence and creating university courses on this exciting and important subject. Since January 2019, I've been working towards my PhD at the University of Twente in the Psychology of Conflict, Risk, and Safety department, studying the differences between what people say and what can be scientifically measured in lying.
See: https://bmslab.utwente.nl/
Expertise Psychology Deception Research Gaze Behavior Websites Emotional Contagion Computer Science User User Experience usability test Organisations Publications Unmasking Deception: Examining Receivers' Emotional Responses with Automated Facial Expression Analysis in Veracity and Valence (2025) [Working paper › Preprint]. Research Square Publications. Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Watson, S. J., Förster, H., Stel, M. & Giebels, E. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7806944/v1 Gaze behaviour and deception detection: Insights from an eye tracking analysis of interviewers and observers (2025) [Working paper › Preprint]. Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Watson, S. J., Stel, M. & Giebels, E. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dt7gh_v1 The Face of Deception: How Your Mimicry Tells the True Story (2024) [Contribution to conference › Abstract] Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, EAPL 2024 . Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Watson, S. J., Stel, M. & Giebels, E. https://zenodo.org/records/12749976 AB1594-HPR PHYSICIAN INTERACTION WITH AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD DURING CONSULTATIONS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE QUALITY OF PATIENT-PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY USING AN EYE-TRACKER DEVICE IN DAILY CLINICAL CARE (2024) Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 83 (Suppl. 1), 2171-2172. Wortelboer, A., Wender, F., Steneker, V., Hegeman, M., Gerritsen, D., Slijkhuis, P. , Ten Klooster, P. & Vonkeman, H. E.https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2024-eular.2176 The Dutch COVID-19 Contact Tracing App (the CoronaMelder): Usability Study (2021) JMIR Formative Research, 5 (3). Article e27882. Bente, B. E., van 't Klooster, J.-W., Schreijer, M. A., Berkemeier, L., van Gend, J. E., Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Kelders, S. M. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C.https://doi.org/10.2196/27882 The Dutch COVID-19 Contact Tracing App (the CoronaMelder): Usability Study (Preprint) (2021) [Working paper › Working paper]. JMIR Publications. Bente, B. E., Klooster, J.-W. J. R. v. '., Schreijer, M. A., Berkemeier, L., Gend, J. E. v., Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Kelders, S. M. & Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. v. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.27882 First Eyetracking Results of Dutch CoronaMelder Contact Tracing and Notification App (2021) In Intelligent Human Computer Interaction: 12th International Conference, IHCI 2020, Daegu, South Korea, November 24–26, 2020, Proceedings, Part II (pp. 199-207) (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 12616). Springer. van 't Klooster, J. W. J. R., Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , van Gend, J., Bente, B. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68452-5_21 Eindrapportage gebruikerstesten van de coronavirus notificatie-app: CoronaMelder (2020) [Book/Report › Report]. University of Twente. Bente, B. E., van 't Klooster, J.-W., Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Berkemeier, L., Schreijer, M. A., Kelders, S. M., van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. & van Gend, J. E. Research on the road using the ExperiVan (2020) In Supporting Health by Technology: Supporting Health by Technology International Conference 11-6-2020: Abstract book (pp. 44-44). University of Twente. van 't Klooster, J.-W., Giebels, E., Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Langener, S., Nijen Es, L., Beerlage-de Jong, N. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. Research profiles - Guest Lecturer Pre-U Psychology Masterclasses
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 
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