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dr. Monique Alblas

dr. Monique Alblas

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Persuasive Communication
Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
1018 WV Amsterdam
M.C.Alblas@uva.nl

Naam: Dr. Monique Alblas
PhD: 2021, University of Amsterdam
Promotor: Prof. dr. Bas van den Putte
Co-promotor(s): Dr. Saar Mollen en Prof. dr. Marieke Fransen
MSc: 2015, University of Amsterdam (cum laude)
Specialties: (digital) media use, eating behavior, food marketing, self-regulation, tailoring, mental well-being, quantitative research methods

Research: My PhD research at the University of Amsterdam aimed to investigate the influence of media use on eating behaviour. Under supervision of Saar Mollen, Marieke Fransen and Bas van den Putte I studied for whom and through which processes exposure to unhealthy food cues in media content (for instance in tv commercials or cooking shows) may increase food intake. I was particularly interested in the role of individual differences in dieting behaviour and self-regulation, as well as in processes of goal activation and visual attention for food.

I obtained my PhD in 2021 (click here for my PhD thesis), and then stayed at the University of Amsterdam. After a short period as postdoctoral researcher and lecturer, I started in 2022 as Assistant Professor (UD) of Persuasive Communication. In this current position I continue to investigate the relation between media use and dietary behaviour. Specifically, I will focus on exposure to and interaction with food (messages) on social media, for example effects of influencer marketing and (mis)information about healthy or sustainable eating. I am also involved in several projects on digital media use and mental well-being, sometimes in combination with eating behaviour.

Publications

Alblas, M. C., Mollen, S., Fransen, M. L., & van den Putte, B. (2021). See the cake and have it too? Investigating the effect of watching a TV cooking show on unhealthy food choices. Physiology & Behavior, 236, 113409.

Alblas, M. C., Mollen, S., Wennekers, A. M., Fransen, M. L., & van den Putte, B. (2021). Consuming media, consuming food: investigating concurrent TV viewing and eating using a 7-d time use diary survey. Public Health Nutrition, 1-10.

Alblas, M. C., Mollen, S., Fransen, M. L., & Van den Putte, B. (2021). See the cake and have it too? Investigating the effect of watching a TV cooking show on unhealthy food choices. Physiology & Behavior, 236, 113409.

Alblas, M. C. (2023). Voedselverleidingen op televisie. In hoeverre, voor wie en via welke processen leidt het zien van lekker eten op tv tot ongezond eetgedrag? Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, 51(4), 387-413.

Alblas, M. C., & Boyland, E. (2023). Advertising: Food and nonalcoholic beverages. In E. Y. Ho, C. L. Bylund, & J. C. M. van Weert (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication. Wiley.

Alblas, M. C., Mollen, S., Wennekers, A. M., Fransen, M. L., & Van den Putte, B. (2023). Consuming media, consuming food: investigating concurrent TV viewing and eating using a 7-d time use diary survey. Public Health Nutrition, 1-10.

Boyland, E., Maden, M., Coates, A., Masterson, T., Alblas, M. C., & Bruce, A., & Roberts, C. (2023). Food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing in children and adults: A systematic review and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Obesity Reviews, 25(1), e13643.

Alblas, M. C., Meijers, M. H. C., de Groot, H. E. & Mollen, S. (2022). “Meat” me in the middle: An attempt to conceptually replicate the effect of social norm feedback in the context of meat consumption. Environmental Communication, 1-13.

Alblas, M. C., Meijers, M. H. C., de Groot, H. E., & Mollen, S. (2022, e-pub ahead of print) “Meat” Me in the Middle: The Potential of a Social Norm Feedback Intervention in the Context of Meat Consumption – A Conceptual Replication, Environmental Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2022.2149587

Alblas, M. C., Mollen, S., Fransen, M. L., & van den Putte, B. (2020). Food at first sight: Visual attention to palatable food cues on TV and subsequent unhealthy food intake in unsuccessful restrained eaters. Appetite, 147, 104574.

Alblas, M. C., Mollen, S., Fransen, M. L., & van den Putte, B. (2019). Watch what you watch: The effect of exposure to food-related television content on the accessibility of a hedonic eating goal. Appetite, 134, 204-211.

Van Weert, J.C.M., Alblas, M., Van Dijk, L, & Jansen, J. (2021). Preference for and understanding of graphs presenting health risk information. The role of age, health literacy, numeracy and graph literacy. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(1), 109-117.

van Weert, J. C. M., Alblas, M. C., van Dijk, L., & Jansen, J. (2020). Preference for and understanding of graphs presenting health risk information. The role of age, health literacy, numeracy and graph literacy. Patient Education and Counseling.

Linn, A.J., Alblas, M., Van Weert, J.C.M., & Bol, N. (2015). Een kwestie van voorkeur? Een experimentele studie naar het aanpassen van gezondheidsinstructies aan de voorkeur voor modaliteit van de ontvanger. Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, 43(4), 362-377.