Dr ir A.R.H. (Arnout) Fischer

Current position:    Assistant Professor

Fields of interest: Public response to new technologies.
The psychology of: Unconscsious decisions; Experiential behaviour; Habits; Self-Regulation of behaviour; Heuristics; Emotions in (consumer) behaviour.
Applications areas: Multidisciplinary research (social science - natural science); Food; New technologies; Nanotechnology. 

Key publications:

• Edited book: Frewer, L.J., Norde, W., Fischer, A.R.H., and Kampers F. (2011) Nanotechnology in the Agri-Food Sector: Implications for the Future,Wiley 

• Gupta, N., Fischer, A. R. H., & Frewer, L. J. (2011 (online)). Socio-Psychological Determinants of Public Acceptance of Technologies: A Review. Public Understanding of Science. Open Access -Click here to go to journal for free PDF download

• Fischer, A.R.H.; Frewer, L.J. (2009) Consumer familiarity with foods and the perception of risks and benefits Food Quality and Preference 20 (8). - p. 576 - 585. Vinus Zachariasse Award for best scientific contribution of the Wageningen Social Sciences 2009

• Nauta, M.J.; Fischer, A.R.H.; Asselt, E.D. van; Jong, A.E.I. de; Frewer, L.J.; Jonge, R. de (2008) Food Safety in the Domestic Environment: The Effect of Consumer Risk Information on Human Disease Risks Risk Analysis 28 (1). - p. 179 - 192. Society for Risk Analysis BEST PAPER 2008

Scientific Awards:

• Vinus Zachariasse Award 2009 for best scientific contribution Wageningen in the Social Sciences
• Risk Analysis best paper award 2008
• British Food Journal outstanding reviewer award 2007

Teaching:

• Thesis Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (MSc MCB804xx / BSc 80818/80912) - Interested in a thesis related to Public Response to New Food Products, please send me an e-mail  [Click Here for the calendar of MCB thesis and scientific symposia] 
• Selected Themes in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (MCB31306) Course-Coordinator [Note for students: This course was previously named Innovations in marketing decision making]
• Quantitative research methodology and statistics (MAT22306)
• Food Safety Management (FHM61312)
• Analysis and Management of Sustainable Organic Production Chains (YPS30306)
• Food Risk Analysis (Mansholt Graduate School PhD course)

Current Projects:

• Pegasus public acceptance of animal cloning (funded by EU FP7)
• Food4Me Targeted nutrition advice (funded by EU FP7)
• Consumentenbeleving van nanotechnologie (Dutch LNV project - advisor)
• Consumer Response to nanotechnology  (FES Nanonext)
• Connect4Action (funded by EU FP7 start dec 2011)
• FoodMicroSystems (funded by EU FP7 start 2011)

PhD Supervision

• Measuring attitudes towards nanotechnology (PhD project Tamara Hendrick - co-promotor)
• Determinants of public acceptance of nanotechnology (PhD project Nidhi Gupta - co-promotor)
• Why we (don't) eat in vitro meat (PhD project Gerben Bekker - co-promotor)
• Consumer percetion of nanotechnology (PhD project Roxanne van Giesen)

Miscellaneous:

• Member of VWA expert platform Nanotechnology
• Fellow of Mansholt Graduate School
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board British Food Journal
• Reviewer public communication RIVM about food microbiology hazards
• Reviewer for several international journals

Older projects:

• Theme coordinator TransForum (transition towards more sustainable agriculture)
• Communication about risks and benefits related to food; consumer responses and information needs (PhD project Heleen van Dijk - co-promotor - succesfully completed 2010)
• Eten van Waarde (Values in Food Consumption; LNV policy support project - LEI, AFSG)
• SPOT identifying social natural science relevance in nanotechnology development (funded by CEFIC - with LEI and RME)
• Safefoods (funded by EU FP6)
• GoGlobal towards a global network of experts on emerging threats (funded by EU FP6)
• Eufram (funded by EU FP5)
• Food: microbial risks, consumer behaviour and the potential for effective positive health intervention (funded by: ZonMW/NWO)
• User adaptation in User System Interaction (Eindhoven University)

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