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Dr. Roy Hessels is an Associate Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Utrecht University, affiliated with the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Kemner Helmholtz Institute. His research focuses on eye-tracking methodologies, gaze behavior in social interactions, developmental psychology, and the application of wearable technologies in psychological research. Hessels holds a PhD in Psychology from Utrecht University (2017) and has contributed extensively to improving eye-tracking technology reliability and standardization.
Key areas of research include cross-cultural gaze behavior, autism spectrum disorder, and the development of tools like gazeMapper and GlassesValidator to enhance data quality in eye-tracking studies. He collaborates internationally, including with institutions in Japan and the Netherlands, and actively participates in workshops and conferences on bridging social sciences with AI for child behavior analysis.
Hessels teaches courses in applied cognitive psychology, experimental programming, and research methods. His work emphasizes the societal relevance of scientific knowledge and critiques methodological challenges in 'real-world' neuroscience approaches.
