Dr. Katalin E. Bálint is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam since 2018. She defended her PhD dissertation in 2012 in the field of Psychology at Pécs University (Hungary). She was a postdoc researcher at Utrecht University in an NWO-funded project entitled Varieties and Determinants of Absorption in Narrative Literature and Film (2012-2014). She taught and researched at University of Augsburg (Germany) at the department of Media, Knowledge and Communication (2014-2016). Afterwards, she joined the New Media Design track at the department of Communication and Cognition at Tilburg University (2017-2018).
dr. Katalin Eva Balint
Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Communication Science
Associate Professor, Network Institute
Associate Professor, Research Programmes - Social Sciences, Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC)
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Katalin E. Bálint was awarded a 3-year individual research grant by the German Science Foundation (Basis Module) in 2017. The project investigates the role of audio-visual formal features in eliciting empathy and prosocial behavior in film viewers. In 2021, she received the prestigious Aspasia grant from NWO on a project about narrative complexity and real-life understanding.
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- Your Story Counselling | Amsterdam | Directeur/eigenaar | 2021-10-04 - 2030-12-31
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- Narrative, Fictional stories, Media psychology, Media entertainment, Film viewer...
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