Gudrun Reijnierse

Gudrun Reijnierse is an Assistant Professor of Language & Communication at the Department of Language, Literature and Communication, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She holds affiliate roles in the Network Institute. Her primary research focuses on science communication, metaphor analysis, and linguistic methods. Current affiliations include teaching in BA/MA Communication programs and supervising three PhD projects on climate tech metaphors, primary education metaphor competencies, and quantum science communication.

Research Themes:

• Language of science communication across journalism, education, and healthcare
• Metaphor use/effects in expert-public discourse
• Development of computational tools for metaphor analysis (e.g., MSDIP method)

Key Projects:

• NWO-funded metaphor in science reporting project
• Network Institute research on climate tech communication
• EU Horizon 2020 postdoc collaboration with Nynke Bos

Teaching includes courses on communication & cognition, genre design, and document design. She has developed influential methods like MSDIP for metaphor coding and contributed to Dutch fact-checking corpora.

Lab/Team Affiliations: Active in interdisciplinary collaborations through the Network Institute and EU/NWO projects. Leads metaphor analysis initiatives with global academic partners.