dr. (Joep) J Hofhuis

Biography

Joep Hofhuis is an assistant professor at ESHCC’s Department of Media and Communication, where he specializes in intercultural and organizational communication. He was awarded a PhD in social and organizational psychology (University of Groningen, 2012), based on his research on cultural diversity in the workplace.  

 

Research

His academic interests lie on the crossroads of communication science, organizational science and cross-cultural psychology. In his current research, he investigates the following questions:  

1) How do organizations communicate about cultural diversity and how does this affect their stakeholders?

2) How does intercultural communication competence relate to individual, team and organizational effectiveness?

3) What is the influence of (digital) media on individuals’ social identities, intercultural adaptation and diversity perceptions?  

 

Positions

- Elected Board member of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR)

- Co-founder and chair of the division Intercultural Communication and Diversity (ICD) of the Netherlands Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA)

- Member of the International Assocation of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

 

Teaching

At ESHCC, Joep Hofhuis teaches courses on Diversity and Inclusion in Organizational Communication and Intercultural Communication at Work. He is also involved in teaching quantitative research methods, as well as in supervising Bachelor and Master theses.

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

Assistant professor | Department of Media and Communication
Email
j.hofhuis@eshcc.eur.nl
Room
M8-20
Location
Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam

Work

  • Joep Hofhuis (2022) - "Who is one of us? Social Markers of Immigrant Acceptance
  • Steve Kulich, Adam Komisarof & Joep Hofhuis (2021) - Online Conference of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR)
  • BG (Bartosz) Zerebecki, SJ (Suzanna) Opree, J (Joep) Hofhuis & MSSE (Susanne) Janssen (2021) - What attracts Polish youth viewers to entertainment TV shows? Exploring (dis)similarity with characters, onscreen diversity, and the possibility for stereotype change.
  • Bartosz Zerebecki, Suzanna Opree, Joep Hofhuis & Susanne Janssen (2021) - What attracts Polish youth viewers to entertainment TV shows?
  • Joep Hofhuis, PHJ Schafraad, D Trilling, N Luca & B Van Manen (2020) - Automated Content Analysis of Cultural Diversity Perspectives in Corporate Annual Reports: Development, Validation and Future Research Agenda
  • Joep Hofhuis (2019) - International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR) (External organisation)
  • Joep Hofhuis & Jacco Sterkenburg (2018) - Intercultural competences
  • Joep Hofhuis (2018) - Division Intercultural Communication and Diversity (ICD) of the Netherlands Flanders Communication Association (NeFCA) (External organisation)
  • J (Joep) Hofhuis (2017) - ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon
  • Joep Hofhuis (2017) - Kleurenblind diversiteitsbeleid, bestaat dat wel?

v.o.f. Tayo

Start date approval
March 2023
End date approval
February 2026
Place
ROTTERDAM

Research Traineeship

Level
MA-1
Year Level
MA-1
Year
2022
Course Code
CS5008

Master Thesis

Level
MA-2
Year Level
MA-2
Year
2022
Course Code
CS5050

Diversity and Inclusion in Strategic Com

Level
MA
Year Level
MA
Year
2022
Course Code
CM4160

Internship

Level
BA-2
Year Level
BA-2
Year
2022
Course Code
CM3041

Master Class

Year Level
MA, MA, MA, MA
Year
2022
Course Code
CM4500

Master Thesis

Year Level
MA, MA, MA, MA
Year
2022
Course Code
CM5000

Intercultural Communication at Work

Year Level
BA-2, BA-3
Year
2022
Course Code
CM2026

News regarding dr. (Joep) J Hofhuis

Mark Hay and Joep Hofhuis awarded NWO Open Competition SSH-XS funding

Mark Hay and Joep Hofhuis from the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication awarded with the NWO Open Competition – SSH funding for their research.

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