Impact & public engagement

Research that reaches beyond the academy

From international broadcast and press to peace-focused initiatives — bringing the study of emotion, tourism and conflict to wide public audiences.

Public voice

A TEDx speaker and frequent commentator

Across radio, television, national press and The Conversation, the work has reached audiences in English, Dutch and Romanian — explaining why people travel to places of turmoil, what dark tourism reveals about us, and how emotion shapes the way we encounter the world.

Tourism at the separation wall, Palestinian West Bank

Initiative

Museums for Peace

An ongoing strand of engagement connecting the research on emotion, memory and conflict to the role museums and heritage sites can play in peace-building — using affective and emotional understanding to help interpret difficult histories and foster empathy, dialogue and reconciliation.

Media & press

Selected interviews & features

Work together

For interviews, talks, collaborations or media enquiries, I'd be glad to hear from you.