Lecturers
Anneke Sools is associate professor in Narrative Change Research at the University of Twente. Her focus is on embodied narrative methods for shaping sustainable futures
Gerben Westerhof is professor in Narrative Psychology and Technology and director of the Story Lab at the University of Twente. His theoretical interest is in how storytelling is related to well-being and mental health across the lifespan. Methodologically, he is interested in the dynamics between human interpretation and computerized analyses of stories. Practically, he develops and evaluates narrative interventions in health care together with professionals and clients.
Elise Talgorn is a researcher and visual artist working as a senior design strategist at Philips Design and research fellow at Delft University of Technology. She develops collaborative methods based on systemic design and storytelling to trigger disruptive thinking and mindset shifts towards sustainable futures.
Sjoerd-Jeroen Moenandar is assistant professor with the Minorities and Multilingualism program at the University of Groningen. He works on border thinking – the way humans conceive of themselves as opposed to something or someone else – as manifested and negotiated in the stories we tell. In his recent research, he has tried to develop an applied narratology: using the insights and findings of narratology to improve storytelling practices.
Silvana Beerends-Pavlovic holds a Master in Social & Cultural Sciences, and specializes in strategic communication. After working as a strategist at an international communication agency in Brussels for more than ten years, advising different non-profit and for-profit clients, she hold the role of senior lecturer Storytelling at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and is lead of the Storyhackers Challenges. This programme focuses on the role of stories in personal and systemic transformation, exploring knowledge and practice in deconstructing and reconstructing narrative to challenge and hack the current status quo.