C.A. (Cynthia) Dekker MSc
PhD candidate
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
CW : Youth & Media Entertainment
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15791
1001 NG Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
Cynthia Dekker is a PhD candidate in the program group Youth & Media Entertainment at the University of Amsterdam (ASCoR). Her PhD project focuses on how the deep integration of smartphones into our everyday lives impacts individuals’ daily functioning and (digital) well-being. In particular, she is interested in the role of specific design features such as notifications.
Before starting her PhD, Cynthia studied Philosophy (BA, Leiden University) and Communication Science (BSc & MSc Research, University of Amsterdam). She is currently also a member of the NeFCA Young Scholars Network Steering Committee.
Expertise and research fields
- Media psychology
- Digital well-being
- Smartphone intervention
- Smartphone logging
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Teaching
- Entertainment communication
- Research workshop: Experiment
- Master's thesis supervision
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Publications
2024
- Dekker, C. A., & Baumgartner, S. E. (2024). Is life brighter when your phone is not? The efficacy of a grayscale smartphone intervention addressing digital well-being. Mobile Media and Communication, 12(3), 688. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579231212062
- Dekker, C. A., Baumgartner, S. E., Sumter, S. R., & Ohme, J. (2024). Beyond the buzz: Investigating the effects of a notification-disabling intervention on smartphone behavior and digital well-being. Media Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2024.2334025
- Dekker, C. A., Sumter, S. R., & Baumgartner, S. E. (2024). Unraveling the dynamics of perceived smartphone overuse and disconnection strategies: Longitudinal insights. New Media & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241303113
Talk / presentation
- Sumter, S. (speaker), Dekker, C. (speaker) & Baumgartner, S. (speaker) (1-2-2024). Moving towards Disengagement-by-Design: From the Classroom to the Lab, The Future of Digital Wellbeing
, Amsterdam.
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