{"id":15283,"date":"2022-04-29T12:45:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/teamleden\/johan-van-der-meulen\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:22:26","slug":"johan-van-der-meulen","status":"publish","type":"teamleden","link":"https:\/\/8d.nl\/en\/teamleden\/johan-van-der-meulen\/","title":{"rendered":"Johan van der Meulen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-8959a08f5907116b92ce2e13b330f970\">Johan van der Meulen<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-14d8423c5c582970c547ced9d8629448\"><em><strong><em><em>Research Partnerships Lead<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01-792x990.webp\" alt=\"Johan van der Meulen\" class=\"wp-image-10963\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01-792x990.webp 792w, https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01-360x450.webp 360w, https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01-160x200.webp 160w, https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01-480x600.webp 480w, https:\/\/8d.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/johan_purplebg_01.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_693a8571ce021\" data-block-name=\"buttons\" class=\" alignwide \">\n\n    <div class=\"wrap layout-column align-center\">\n        \n        <a href=\"mailto:johan@8d.nl\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\">Email            <i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-paper-plane\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>        <\/a>\n        \n\n        \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johan-van-der-meulen\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\">LinkedIn            <i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>        <\/a>\n        \n\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-primary-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Mission:<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Aligning research ambitions with design methods to ensure co-creative projects deliver both academic value and real-world impact for end users.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-primary-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Degree:<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u25fc\ufe0fBachelor of Science &#8211; Communication and Multimedia Design <br\/><br\/>(<em>Minors: Game Design &amp; Next Web<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-primary-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Languages:<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u25fc\ufe0fDutch (Professional working proficiency)<br\/>\u25fc\ufe0fFrisian (Professional working proficiency)<br\/>\u25fc\ufe0fEnglish (Professional working proficiency)<br\/>\u25fc\ufe0fGerman (Basic working proficiency)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-primary-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Expertise:<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u25fc\ufe0f  Integration of research methodologies in co-design processes<br\/>\u25fc\ufe0f  Human-centered innovation strategies<br\/>\u25fc\ufe0f  Design Thinking: theory &amp; hands-on facilitation<br\/>\u25fc\ufe0f  Shaping grant-winning research and innovation proposals<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-primary-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Professional highlight:<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>In the Puzzle Motion project, focused on recovery after an ICU admission, Johan supported the research trajectory of PhD candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/pure.rug.nl\/ws\/portalfiles\/portal\/582211359\/Title_and_contents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lise Beumeler (RUG Campus Frysl\u00e2n)<\/a> from his design expertise. Through participatory design sessions, he brought together intensivists, physiotherapists, former ICU patients and their relatives to translate scientific insights into concrete applications for daily clinical practice. The research resulted in promising pilots, a <a href=\"https:\/\/peerj.com\/articles\/18461\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scientific publication in PeerJ<\/a>, and the successful completion of the PhD trajectory.<br\/><br\/>Read more about this collaboration:<br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/8d.nl\/en\/projecten\/vr-rehabilitation-after-icu-admission\/\">https:\/\/8d.nl\/en\/projecten\/vr-rehabilitation-after-icu-admission\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johan van der Meulen Research Partnerships Lead Mission: Aligning research ambitions with design methods to ensure co-creative projects deliver both academic value and real-world impact for end users. 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