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dr. T.J.L. van Rompay (Thomas)

Associate Professor

About Me

Thomas van Rompay is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Science of the University of Twente (UT) in the Netherlands. He has a background in cognitive psychology. After obtaining his master degree at Leiden University, he pursued his PhD at Delft Technical University, Department of Industrial Design Engineering. Specifically, he studied design experience from an embodied cognition perspective, investigating how design communicates meaning and affect. Since 2005, he works at The University of Twente.  

His current research projects take place on the threshold of design and psychology where he studies influences of environmental design (and ‘green’ / natural stimuli in particular) and technology on health and wellbeing, and the potential of innovations in packaging design (multisensory design and 3D printing) for promoting responsible (food and beverage) consumption.

In addition, Van Rompay collaborates in multi-disciplinary projects in order to develop design and technology for people with health challenges, amongst others in ZonMW's "Growing Roots: Connecting Elderly through Virtual Nature Spaces", in Horizon 2020's "MinD: Designing for people with Dementia" and in Connecting Industries' (Top Technology Twente) “Digital Nature - Enhancing patient care & control” (in collaboration with Philips Research])".

At the UT, he participates in tech-inspired programs in close collaboration with BMSLAB and teaches and works at the University’s DesignLab where he is a DL-fellow.

Expertise

Medicine & Life Sciences
Metaphor
Product Packaging
Self Disclosure
Business & Economics
Congruence
Packaging
Social Sciences
Internet
Metaphor
Product Design

Publications

Recent
van Zijl, R., Raub, T. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , Nizamis, K. , & Bonnema, G. M. (2023). Involving Non-Technical Stakeholders in System Architecture Design; a Case-Study on the Cleaning Industry. In 33rd Annual INCOSE International Symposium 15–20 July 2023 — Honolulu, HI (pp. 998-1012). (INCOSE International Symposium; Vol. 33, No. 1). https://doi.org/10.1002/iis2.13066
de Boer, P. S. (2023). The IoT, easy as anything? Uncovering the importance of digital skills for the Internet of Things. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036555951
Raub, T. (2023). Colleagues, not competitors: Development of a value-based design toolbox for responsible cleaning robotisation. [EngD Thesis, University of Twente]. University of Twente.
Voorn, R. J. J. (2023). Brands, values and consumers: The importance of values in consumer behaviour. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036554602
Niedderer, K., Holthoff-Detto, V. , Van Rompay, T. J. L. , Karahanoglu, A. , Ludden, G. D. S., Almeida, R., Durán, R. L., Aguado, Y. B., Lim, J. N. W., Smith, T., Harrison, D., Craven, M. P., Gosling, J., Orton, L., & Tournier, I. (2022). This is Me: Evaluation of a boardgame to promote social engagement, wellbeing and agency in people with dementia through mindful life-storytelling. Journal of aging studies, 60, Article 100995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2021.100995
Lim, J. N. W., Niedderer, K., Tournier, I., Almeida, R., Harrison, D., Holthoff-Detto, V. , Ludden, G. , van Rompay, T. , van der Voort, M., Galansinska, A., Smith, T., Lasada, R., Aguado, Y. B., Druschke, D., Berit, Z., & Zanasi, M. (2021). Assessing the generalisability of a multicentre qualitative dementia research: the experience and challenges faced by the MinD project in Europe. Open Research Europe, 1, Article 1:64. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13700.1, https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13700.2, https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13700.3

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Education

Thomas van Rompay teaches in multi-disciplinary courses in which relationships between design & technology and societal challenges take centre stage, such as:

MA course ‘Design and Behavior Change’ (in collaboration with ET-IDE).

The goal of this course is to connect theory and practice and come up with a concept/prototype of a design intervention in the context of a specific societal challenge (e.g., active lifestyle promotion). Students work in mixed teams (CS/IDE/HMI) with the goal to enable a multidisciplinary perspective on current societal issues.

BA course ‘Communication by Design’

Focus in this bachelor course is on communication by means of creative technology (VR technology as a way to immerse people in restorative environments with the goal to enhance performance and wellbeing) and/or multisensory design (packaging design to promote healthy food consumption and healthy lifestyle development).

MA course ‘Societal Challenges’

Goal of this course is to engage students with stakeholders in the context of a specific (NWO/EU-based) societal challenge (e.g., green energy transition, mobile technology use and social dynamics, healthy living). It includes reflection on the role of communication in the specific challenge at stake. Through this course, we aim to complement students’ academic skills and mindset with an acute sense of where and how communication professionals can make a difference in the world of tomorrow.

Affiliated Study Programmes

Bachelor

Master

Courses Academic Year  2023/2024

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  2022/2023

Projects

Van Rompay collaborates in multi-disciplinary projects in order to develop design and technology for people with health challenges, amongst others in:

- ZonMW - Create Health: "Growing Roots: Connecting Elderly through Virtual Nature Spaces".

- Connecting Industries (Top Technology Twente): Digital Nature - Enhancing patient care & control

- Horizon 2020's "MinD: Designing for people with Dementia".

At the UT, he participates in tech-inspired programs in close collaboration with BMSLAB and the University’s DesignLab where he is a DL-fellow.

Media

Recent media appearances:

THOMAS VAN ROMPAY - OPMERKELIJK - TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR BELANGWEKKENDE BIJZAKEN (DE VOLKSKRANT - 14 NOVEMBER 2017) ZOALS HET KOPJE AANVOELT, ZO SMAAKT DE KOFFIE

https://www.utwente.nl/nieuws/!/2017/11/27338/thomas-van-rompay-opmerkelijk-tijdschrift-voor-belangwekkende-bijzaken-de-volkskrant-14-november-2017

Contact Details

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus (building no. 41), room C208
De Zul 10
7522NJ  Enschede
The Netherlands

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Mailing Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus  C208
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands

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