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Dr. Carla Roos is an Assistant Professor at Tilburg University's Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, within the Department of Communication and Cognition. Her research focuses on mediated communication, social dynamics, and online interaction, with a particular emphasis on diplomatic behavior, polarization mitigation, and emotional tone interpretation in digital spaces.
Key research interests include analyzing how communication mediums influence social interactions, reducing perceived polarization through subjective phrasing, and understanding the nuances of online disagreement management. She has contributed to foundational work on the Social Dynamics Approach to mediated communication, challenging assumptions about online misunderstandings and advocating for constructive dialogue mechanisms.
Recent publications explore topics such as the accuracy of interpreting emotional tones in text messages, diplomatic phrasing in online news discussions, and the breakdown of dialogue in social media platforms. She has collaborated with institutions like the Academic Collaborative Center for Digital Health & Mental Wellbeing and led projects on wearable eye-tracking technology for studying parent-child and doctor-patient interactions.
- Teaching courses: Academic Dutch CIW, Communication in Virtual Teams, Negotiation Strategies, Social Aspects of Digital Media.
- Project involvement: Principal investigator for a 2023-2025 project on wearable eye-tracking in healthcare and familial interactions.
- Contributions to special issues, including the 2023 Acta Psychologica edition on Social Influence in Computer-mediated Communication.
Her work bridges theoretical insights with practical interventions, aiming to enhance digital communication's social and psychological outcomes.
