Vaida T.R. Verhoef

Vaida T.R. Verhoef is a University Researcher in the Human Technology Interaction department at Eindhoven University of Technology's Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences school. Her work bridges engineering and health sciences with focus on human factors in sleep disorders and light-cognition relationships.

Her primary research explores daytime sleepiness manifestations in narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea through qualitative methodologies. Key areas include lived patient experiences, diagnostic instrument validation, and light exposure impacts on cognition/perception as demonstrated in the LightCap project. She employs psychometrics and exploratory factor analysis to study health-wellbeing connections across time zones.

Recent publications reveal consistent qualitative approaches to uncovering patient perspectives on sleep disorders, with growing academic impact evidenced by Scopus citations and policy attention. Her work shows increasing focus on diagnostic gaps between clinical instruments and subjective experiences.

Dr. Verhoef actively supervises research projects (7 supervised works documented) and contributes to academic education through the 'Psychology of light and time' course. Her collaborative network spans multiple disciplines within the university's Human Technology Interaction group.

She operates within Eindhoven University of Technology's Human Technology Interaction research group, which investigates human-technology interfaces across cognitive, emotional, and behavioral domains. Current projects like LightCap integrate engineering principles with health science to develop wellbeing-focused technological solutions.