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Personal profile
Personal profile
Nicole Huijts is a researcher in the domains of risk perception, environmental psychology and human-technology interaction. The focus of her research is on the public perception and acceptance of new technologies in the domains of energy, ICT and transport. Nicole has extensive experience with multi-disciplinary research and education, particularly bringing together the fields of psychology, engineering and ethics. Previous to working at the University of Twente, she worked at the Eindhoven and Delft Universities of Technology.
Nicole has an MSc degree with honorable mention in Technology and Society from the Eindhoven University of Technology and a PhD degree from the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of the Delft University of Technology. She has also been a four months exchange student at the department of Engineering and Public Policy of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA, and a one year scholar at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies of the Radboud University, Nijmegen.
Research interests
Nicole's work currently consists of four main research lines:
1. Perceived/experienced privacy and security risks of smart home IoT
2. Perceived fairness in the energy transition
3. Emotions towards new technologies and risks
4. Interrelated effects of psychological, socio-demographic and spatial variables on technology acceptance
She has developed the often-cited Technology Acceptance Framework.
She is a member of the board of the Benelux Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe and participates in the Fair Energy Transition Consortium, and reviews for journals such as Energy Research and Social Science, Frontiers in Psychology, and Energy Policy.
Projects
Past projects that she participated in as postdoc researcher are:
1. Emotion Psychology Meets Cyber-security (at TU Eindhoven),
2. Developing Socially Responsible Innovations: The role of Values and Moral Emotions (at TU Delft). She was also a co-applicant of this project.
3. Moral Emotions and Risk Politics (at TU Delft).
Teaching
Nicole Huijts teaches in the courses:
- Psychology of Safety
- BSc thesis
- Msc thesis
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Research output
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Emotional reactions to cybersecurity breach situations: Scenario-based survey study
Budimir, S., Fontaine, J. R. J., Huijts, N. M. A., Haans, A., Loukas, G. & Roesch, E. B., 12 May 2021, In: Journal of medical internet research. 23, 5, e24879.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Creating ‘Local Publics’: Responsibility and Involvement in Decision-Making on Technologies with Local Impacts
Pesch, U., Huijts, N. M. A., Bombaerts, G., Doorn, N. & Hunka, A., 1 Aug 2020, In: Science and engineering ethics. 26, 4, p. 2215-2234 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Trust in institutions and governance
Alfano, M. & Huijts, N., 8 Jun 2020, The Routledge Handbook of Trust and Philosophy. Simon, J. (ed.). Taylor & Francis, p. 256-270 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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A positive shift in the public acceptability of a low-carbon energy project after implementation: The case of a hydrogen fuel station
Huijts, N. M. A., Vries, G. D. & Molin, E. J. E., 1 Apr 2019, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 11, 8, 2220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Emotional responses to energy projects: Insights for responsible decision making in a sustainable energy transition
Perlaviciute, G., Steg, L., Contzen, N., Roeser, S. & Huijts, N., 19 Jul 2018, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 10, 7, 12 p., 2526.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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Panel discussion 'The privacy and security risks of in-home IoT'
Eindhoven University Technology (Invited speaker)
31 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Ethical concerns and emotions about an unequal distribution of negative outcomes of an ultra-deep geothermal energy project: two experimental studies
Nicole Huijts (Speaker), Nadja Contzen (Contributor) & Sabine Roeser (Contributor)
18 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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2021 Society for Risk Analysis-Europe Benelux Conference
Nicole Huijts (Organiser)
16 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Conference Social Innovation: Next steps in the energy transition
Nicole Huijts (Chair)
18 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Benelux Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe (External organisation)
Nicole Huijts (Member)
29 Jun 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board