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

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.

Medicine & Life Sciences

# Metaphor
# Product Packaging
# Self Disclosure

Business & Economics

# Congruence
# Packaging

Social Sciences

# Internet
# Metaphor
# Product Design

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (BMS), Communication Science (CS)

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.

Otten, K. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , van 't Klooster, J. W. J. R., Gerritsen, D. L. , & Westerhof, G. J. (2023). Exploring associations of older adults with virtual nature: a randomised factorial online survey. Ageing & society. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X23000090

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

de Boer, P. S. , van Deursen, A. J. A. M. , & van Rompay, T. J. L. (2022). The lights are on, but no one’s home: A performance test to measure digital skills to use IoT home automation. New Media and Society, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221133737

Kim, C. M. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , van der Heide, E. M. , Verkerke, G. J. , & Ludden, G. D. S. (2022). From traumatic to therapeutic: Investigating the potential for the intensive care environment to enhance patients’ experiences and recovery from the perspective of healthcare professionals. 87-89. Abstract from 7th International Triennial Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety, HEPS 2022, Delft, Netherlands.

Boer, P. S. D. , Deursen, A. J. A. M. V. , & Rompay, T. J. L. V. (2022). Health on the move—can we keep up? Activity tracker performance test to measure data and strategic skills. International journal of human-computer interaction. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2022.2097367

Kim, C. M. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , & Ludden, G. D. S. (2022). “What makes you feel relaxed in nature?”: Exploring nature-based stimuli as inspiration for designing relaxing experiences. Paper presented at DRS 2022, Bilbao, Spain. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.454

van Houwelingen - Snippe, J., Ben Allouch, S. , & van Rompay, T. J. L. (2022). ‘That is a place where I would want to go’: investigating digital nature to enhance social wellbeing among older adults. Ageing and Society, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2100177X

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, [100995]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2021.100995

van Deursen, A. J. A. M. , van der Zeeuw, A. , de Boer, P. , Jansen, G. , & van Rompay, T. (2022). Development and validation of the Internet of Things Skills Scale (IoTSS). Information Communication and Society, 25(13), 1883-1899. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1900320

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, [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

van Rompay, T. , van Ooijen, I., Groothedde, S., & Saakes, D. (2021). (Not to be taken) with a grain of salt: Enhancing perceived saltiness by 3D-printed surface textures. Food quality and preference, 93, [104279]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104279

Kim, C. M. , van der Heide, E. M. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , Verkerke, G. J. , & Ludden, G. D. S. (2021). Overview and Strategy Analysis of Technology-based Non-pharmacological Interventions for In-hospital Delirium Prevention and Reduction: Systematic Scoping Review. Journal of medical internet research, 23(8), [e26079]. https://doi.org/10.2196/26079

van Houwelingen-Snippe, J., Ben Allouch, S. , & van Rompay, T. J. L. (2021). Virtual Reality Representations of Nature to Improve Well‑Being amongst Older Adults: A Rapid Review. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 6, 464-485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-021-00195-6

Jansen, A. M. (2021). Eyes in the skies: Exploring the effects of social presence cues on undesired and pro-social behaviour. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789464191141

Voorn, R. J. J., van der Veen, G. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , Hegner, S. M. , & Pruyn, A. T. H. (2021). Human values as added value(s) in consumer brand congruence: a comparison with traits and functional requirements. The journal of brand management, 28(1), 48–59. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41262-020-00210-w

van Deursen, A. J. A. M. , van der Zeeuw, A. , de Boer, P. , Jansen, G. , & van Rompay, T. (2021). Digital inequalities in the Internet of Things: differences in attitudes, material access, skills, and usage. Information, communication and society, 24(2), 258-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2019.1646777

Kim, C. , van der Heide, E. M. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , Verkerke, G. J. , & Ludden, G. D. S. (2020). Overview and Strategy Analysis of Technology-based Non-pharmacological Interventions for Delirium Prevention: Systematic Review. JMIR Publications. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.26079

de Boer, P. S. , van Deursen, A. J. A. M. , & van Rompay, T. J. L. (2020). Internet-of-Things Skills Among the General Population: Task-Based Performance Test Using Activity Trackers. JMIR human factors, 7(4), e22532. [e22532]. https://doi.org/10.2196/22532

van Houwelingen-Snippe, J. , van Rompay, T. J. L., & Allouch, S. B. (2020). Feeling connected after experiencing digital nature: A survey study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(18), [6879]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186879

M.D. Meulenbelt, M. D. (2020). Cooling is Hot! An Energy-Efficient Individual USB Air Conditioner. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789402819670

van Houwelingen-Snippe, J. , van Rompay, T. J. L. , de Jong, M. D. T., & Allouch, S. B. (2020). Does digital nature enhance social aspirations? An experimental study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(4), [1454]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041454

Ludden, G. D. S. , van Rompay, T. J. L., Niedderer, K., & Tournier, I. (2019). Environmental design for dementia care - towards more meaningful experiences through design. Maturitas, 128, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.06.011

Oltvoort, A. , de Vries, P. , van Rompay, T. , & Rosen, D. (2019). “I Am the Eye in the Sky – Can You Read My Mind?” How to Address Public Concerns Towards Drone Use. In K. T. Win, H. Oinas-Kukkonen, P. Karppinen, E. Karapanos, & E. Kyza (Eds.), Persuasive Technology: Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems: 14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Proceedings (pp. 103-114). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 11433). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17287-9_9

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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.

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Communication Science

Master

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.

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.

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

+31534893607

+31534893299 (if no answer)

t.j.l.vanrompay@utwente.nl

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