Yvonne A.W. de Kort

Persoonlijk profiel

Research profile

Yvonne de Kort is a Full Professor and Chair of Environmental Psychology of Human-Technology Interaction in the department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). As an environmental psychologist Yvonne is fascinated by the complex interplay of physical, digital and virtual contexts on human behavior and experience. The core of Yvonne’s expertise is in the effects of light on human functioning and how interactive, intelligent lighting solutions can add value to public, professional and care environments.

Her research brings together insights from lighting technology, perception studies, social and environmental psychology, biology and neuroscience. Uniquely, in addition to controlled studies in laboratories, a growing part of the research of her group takes place in so-called living labs, where the aim is to test the effects of interventions and interactive installations in real-life situations. Research topics include Topics include effects of lighting on people's health and wellbeing and restorative effects of mediated environments, and working at the intersection of spaces, technology, and social interaction.

Academic background

Yvonne de Kort obtained her PhD in Environmental Psychology from TU/e. In 2009, she was a visiting scholar at Michigan State University, USA. From 2006 to 2012, she was co-director of the Game Experience Lab at TU/e, where scholars work together to better understand the captivating experience of digital games. She is the program manager of the Sound Lighting research line of TU/e’s Intelligent Lighting Institute and topic owner of Light for Health and Wellbeing in the Philips-TU/e flagship program on lighting.

Yvonne has secured funding for scientific research and is and has been involved in a substantial number of commercial and nationally funded projects, among which a recent NWO strategic research project within the Top sector Creative Industries, and a ZonMW Off-Road project in the health sector, as well as multiple European projects under the sixth and seventh framework and the Eurostars program.

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Projecten

2 Actief
4 Afgelopen

DYNKA - DYNamisch licht en binnenklimaat voor KAntoren

de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Kompier, M. E., de Kort, Y. A. W. & Zeiler, W.

1/01/18 → 31/12/21

Project: Onderzoek direct

OptiLight

Linnartz, J. M. G., Bonarius, J. H., de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Vogels, I. M. L. C., Peeters, S. T., Dangol, R., Kruisselbrink, T. W., Özçelebi, T. & de Kort, Y. A. W.

1/11/16 → 31/10/20

Project: Onderzoek direct

PERDYNKA

de Kort, Y. A. W.

1/04/18 → 31/03/20

Project: Onderzoek direct

PILCS

de Kort, Y. A. W., de Kort, Y. A. W. & Smolders, K. C. H. J.

1/11/14 → 31/03/16

Project: Onderzoek direct

De-escalate: Defusing escalating behariour through the use of interactive light scenarios

de Kort, Y. A. W., Kalinauskaite, I., Schietecat, A. C., IJsselsteijn, W. A., Haans, A. & Lakens, D.

1/12/13 → 1/02/18

Project: Onderzoek direct

Onderzoeksoutput

Can Special Light Glasses Reduce Sleepiness and Improve Sleep of Nightshift Workers? A Placebo- Controlled Explorative Field Study

Aarts, M. P. J., Hartmeyer, S. L., Morsink, K., Kort, H. S. M. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 29 mei 2020, In : Clocks & Sleep. 2, 2, blz. 225-245

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review

Open Access

Effects of light and ambient temperature on visual and thermal appraisals

Kompier, M. E., Smolders, K. C. H. J. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 2020, blz. 968-979. 12 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan congres › Paper › Academic

Open Access

Bestand

1 Downloads (Pure)

Effects of light transitions on measures of alertness, arousal and comfort

Kompier, M. E., Smolders, K. C. H. J., van Marken Lichtenbelt, W. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 1 sep 2020, In : Physiology & Behavior. 223, 12 blz., 112999.

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review

Open Access

Huisvesting, lichtinval, groenvoorziening en geestelijke gezondheid

Meesters, Y., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Kamphuis, J. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 19 jan 2020, (Geaccepteerd/In druk) In : Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie.

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review

Teasing apart office illumination: Isolating the effects of task illuminance on office workers

de Vries, A., Souman, J. L. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 8 mei 2020, In : Lighting Research and Technology.

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review

Open Access

Bestand

2 Downloads (Pure)

Activiteiten

6 Examen
5 Congres
3 Lidmaatschap van commissie
2 Aangemelde presentatie
1 Meer
- 1 Workshop, seminar, cursus of expositie

Effects of light transitions on subjective and objective measures of alertness, comfort and mood

Maaike E. Kompier (Spreker), Karin C.H.J. Smolders (Deelnemer), Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Deelnemer)

20 jun 2019 → 22 jun 2019

Activiteit: Types gesprekken of presentaties › Aangemelde presentatie › Wetenschappelijk

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (Externe organisatie)

Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Lid)

dec 2017 → jan 2018

Activiteit: Types lidmaatschap › Lidmaatschap van commissie › Wetenschappelijk

Playful design for Activation - Co-designing serious games for people with moderate to severe dementia to reduce apathy

Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examinator)

24 apr 2017

Activiteit: Types examens › Examen › Wetenschappelijk

Using ambient lighting in persuasive communication

Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examinator)

5 apr 2017

Activiteit: Types examens › Examen › Wetenschappelijk

Light conditions in nursing homes : visual comfort and visual functioning of residents

Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examinator)

1 okt 2016

Activiteit: Types examens › Examen › Wetenschappelijk

Knipsels