DR. MONIEK M. KUIJPERS
[email protected] | moniekkuijpers.com | @MMKuijpers Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Digital Humanities Lab, University of Basel
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Utrecht University September 2010 – November 2014 PhD in Empirical Literary Studies PhD defense: 7 November 2014 Supervisors: Dr. F. Hakemulder, Prof. Dr. J. Raessens, Prof. Dr. E. Tan Utrecht, NL
University of Groningen & University of Alberta September 2007 – July 2009 Research Master Literary & Cultural Studies Groningen, NL & Edmonton, CA with 1-semester research stay at the University of Alberta
University of Groningen September 2004 – July 2007 Bachelor Arts, Cultural & Media Groningen, NL with specializations in Literary Studies and Education
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Digital Humanities Lab, University of Basel November 2017 – Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow Basel, CH
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics November 2014 – November 2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Frankfurt am Main, DE
Department of Media and Culture, Utrecht University September 2010 – November 2014 PhD candidate, Lecturer, Research assistant, Teaching assistant Utrecht, NL
Arts, Media & Culture Studies, University of Groningen November 2009 – June 2010 Research assistant to Prof. Dr. B. van Heusden Groningen, NL
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (Past & current)
ELIT Training Network under EU “Horizon 2020” MSCA EJD program to start March 2020 Basel University representative & IGEL representative Europe
Professional Development Committee, International Society for the Empirical October 2017 – Present Study of Literature (IGEL) Global Training School coordinator
Research Institute for History and Culture, Utrecht University September 2011 – August 2013 PhD representative Utrecht, NL
Literary & Cultural Studies educational board, University of Groningen September 2008 – August 2009 Student representative Groningen, NL
APPROVED RESEARCH PROJECTS
SNSF Swiss National Science Foundation December 2018 – Present Digital Lives: “Mining Goodreads” (Project 10DL15_183194) PI
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Germany November 2014 – November 2017 “Investigating the eye movement signature of absorption during reading” PI
TEACHING ACTIVITIES (Past, current & planned)
University of Basel / Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg Basel, CH / Freiburg i.Br., DE Using eye tracking in reading research, coordinator and lecturer April 2020
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Wissenschafliches Kolleg of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Bautzen, DE Empirical approaches to literature, lecturer March 2020
University of Basel Basel, CH Statistics for the Humanities using R, coordinator and lecturer September – December 2019
University of Basel Basel, CH Introduction to Empirical Aesthetics, coordinator and lecturer October – November 2018
The IGEL Training School Program Europe Coordinator and lecturer (also see under “Organization of Conferences” below) September 2015 – Present
Utrecht University February – July 2013 Methods of Audience Reception Research, coordinator and lecturer Utrecht, NL
MEMBERSHIPS IN PANELS AND BOARDS, AND REVIEWING ACTIVITY
International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature (IGEL) September 2015 – Present Board member, in charge of the Training School & Mentor Program Global
International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature (IGEL) September 2010 – August 2015 Student member Global
Reviewing services for peer-reviews journals, funding bodies and conferences: Scientific Study of Literature (ISSN 2210-4372) International Journal of Communication (ISSN 1932-8036) Collabra: Psychology (ISSN 2474-7394) European Journal of Personality (ISSN 0890-2070) Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (ISSN 1931-3896) Psychosocial Intervention (ISSN 1132-0559) DFG Deutsche Fondsgesellschaft, DE FWO Flanders Research Foundation, BE NSC National Science Center Poland, PO IGEL Conference planning and paper review committee
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
ELIT Training Network to start March 2020 – Present EU-funded Empirical Study of Literature Training Network
Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) July 2015 – Present International scientific society
International Society for the Empirical study of Literature (IGEL) July 2010 – Present International scientific society
COST-Action E-READ November 2014 – Present EU-funded group for the Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitization
ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES AND TRAINING SCHOOLS (Past & planned)
Digital Practices Conference June 2020 University of Basel Basel, CH
Sentiment Analysis Training School June 2020 University of Liverpool Liverpool, UK
“Digital Lives” Story World Absorption Workshop March 2019 University of Basel Basel, CH
Empirical Methods for Humanities Scholars Training School August 2018
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Psychometrics: Developing Your Own Measuring Instrument Training School July 2018 IGEL 2018 Conference Stavanger, NOR
Empirical Methods for Humanities Scholars May 2016 Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics Frankfurt am Main, DE
Creative Writing Encounters: Scientists Meet Writers June 2015 Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics Frankfurt am Main, DE
Lost in Story Worlds Symposium March 2013 Utrecht University Utrecht, NL
Biannual International Society of Empirical Study of Literature Conference July 2010 IGEL 2010 Utrecht, NL
PRIZES, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS
LCE Visiting Researcher Fellowship Grant August 2019 University of Oslo, NOR (Visiting researcher stay to take place in September 2020)
Postdoctoral Research Stipend September 2014 Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, DE
PhD Research Grant as part of a larger “NWO Free Competition” research project grant June 2010 NWO Dutch Research Foundation, NL
Travel grant for Master’s Research in Edmonton, Canada November 2008 The Groningen University Fund Foundation, NL
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