@thomasgultzow
🎓 PhD 👨🏻💻 Pednurse ➡️ Assistant Professor 👨🏻🎓 Societal Transition & Behaviour Change 💼 Open University of the Netherlands ✨ Science nerd & inclusion lover 🐶 Takkie www.thomasgultzow.com
We are super proud to introduce our new publication in @nature.com Nature Human Behaviour, where we discuss the value of supported early-to-mid career researchers 😍 Give it a read!
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@danjphipps.bsky.social @thomasgultzow.bsky.social @tugcevarol.bsky.social
Attending #EHPS2025 and interested in digi health? @ehpsdigihealth.bsky.social has a list to help you navigate to relevant presentations - bit.ly/EHPS2025Digi.... See you in Groningen next week! @thomasgultzow.bsky.social @mindwaveprof.bsky.social @hollieasmith.bsky.social @alearuf.bsky.social
Proud of this one 😍 @empowerehps.bsky.social
A hand holds a smartphone displaying an academic article titled "Informed decision making in the context of HIV prevention: an experience sampling study among men who have sex with men" on the Taylor & Francis website (tandfonline.com). The phone screen shows the first page of the article with authors listed. The background features a pastel rainbow wave pattern, reinforcing LGBTQ+ themes.
🧠💬 In HIV prevention, how you choose matters. Our new study shows that informed decision making helps people feel safer – regardless of momentary priorities.
📄 Read: doi.org/ptp7
👏 Big kudos to Felix who ran this study as part of his master thesis!
I haven’t posted here in a while – not because I haven’t been working, but because it’s felt a bit strange to share updates 💻✨ With everything going on in the world – so many attacks on human rights, so much inequality – it can feel a bit hollow to post about work, even when that work is all about inclusion, health, and justice 🌍💔 Sometimes I wonder if it’s really moving the needle at all. Still, I’m reminding myself that sharing isn’t just about achievements. It can also be about doubts, questions, and finding others who feel the same. If you’ve been feeling this tension too, I’d love to hear how you deal with it 🗣️
Just posted this on LinkedIn and then realised it also applies to Bluesky 🙃
Our new issue is out NOW ✨
🚨 An exciting event is coming up! 🚨 Find all the details below. 👇
Join us at the 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology at the University of Galway this summer!
This conference will be of interest to anyone interested in the intersection of health and social justice. Rarely has this been of more importance!
www.ischp2025.ie
Usability testing is essential in intervention development but can often feel time-consuming – but it doesn't have to be. Our new preprint offers a hands-on guide to rapid analysis during usability testing and shares our reflections on the process. 🧑🏼💻
Check it out: doi.org/n4r4 ✨
Welcome! ☺️
Key Insight:
✅ Higher levels of informed decision making made people’s perceived HIV prevention safety less dependent on how much they prioritised safety at the time.
In other words: People may make safer choices when those choices are informed, regardless of how much they prioritise safety.
Person holding a smartphone displaying a preprint webpage titled "Informed Decision Making in the Context of HIV Prevention" on a colourful background.
HIV prevention offers _many_ options.
🔍 Our study explored how #InformedDecisionMaking affects the link between safety priorities and perceived safety.
Felix Steup led the research for his master’s thesis, supervised by Hanne Zimmermann & me. We’re proud of his work and commitment to open science!
Thank you, @mayabraun.bsky.social! ☺️
I might have missed the last meeting of the year but I am so happy to announce that the @ehpmagazine.bsky.social migrated! ☺️
It's collaboration time! 🕰️
We can't wait to meet some new faces (and catch up with some old ones!) at our first networking event.
Interested in #DigitalHealth? Come say hello 👋
👉 tinyurl.com/vz5xxufs
Come join us at our next event 👇
Yes!
For new people, this is a great way to find environmental social scientists: go.bsky.app/GNpJZBo
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If you’d like to learn more first:
💿 Visit our website: ehps.net/digital-heal...
💿 Check out our Open Science Framework page: osf.io/hgsbr/
#DigitalHealth peeps, our special interest group is looking for new members! We’re a pretty cool bunch, so make sure to check out our call 👇
Gisteren was het 'eindelijk' zover: samen met duizenden studenten en docenten stonden we op het Malieveld in Den Haag om te demonstreren tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs.
Kon je er niet bij zijn, maar wil je toch je stem laten horen?
✍️ Teken de petitie:
Starter packs and lists are too clubby. Let's all take responsibility for alerting their owners to names that should be on there. And yes I am talking about equality, diversity, inclusion and decolonising. Find the list owner, suggest a name(s). Simples.
A colourful, wavy background in pastel tones of yellow, pink, green, blue, purple, and beige. In the centre, a white rectangle contains the following text in a monospaced font: 'I am Thomas, a queer assistant professor at the Open University of the Netherlands applying mixed methods to two interconnected research lines: I apply behavioural and decision-making sciences to support people with societal transitions and work to make the social sciences more inclusive towards marginalised populations.
I thought, with the influx of new followers, it would be a good time to re-introduce myself. 🙂👇
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Is yours “We have discovered that being poor is bad for your health and are Very Surprised Indeed?” 😄
This is super interesting & cool! 🙂
A starter pack of academics, researchers, and organisations active in #EnvironmentalPsychology (the application of psychology to environmental issues, such as climate change, and human-environment interactions.
Let me know if you'd like to be added to this list (reply or dm)
go.bsky.app/2yJ9TJg
Jealous of the sweater!
Would love to be added 🙂