About EXPRESSO

Vision

Understanding life, promoting well-being and increasing societal impact through research into the fundamentals of experience.

Mission

To foster cross-disciplinary collaboration around experiences to create scientific and societal impact.

Executive Committee

The members of the Executive Committee of Experience Research Society come from six continents and various disciplines.

 

NameExperience research topicsAffiliation, Country
Jarkko Toikkanen
(Chair)
Intermedial experience, Concept of experience, Experience in literary and cultural studiesUniversity of Oulu, Finland
Mat Duerden
(Vice-Chair)
Conceptualizing and measuring memorable, meaningful, and transformative experiences. Experience Design. Transformative learning experiences.Brigham Young University, UT USA
Markus Ahola
(Treasurer)
User-centred design, Experience designLAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Bianca Frost
(Secretary)
Meaningful consumption experiences and experience designUniversity of Pretoria, South Africa
Abdalla ElbadawyCivic Experience (Governmental), Customer Experience, Employee, Experience, Experience Design, Psychology of experienceSaudi Arabia
Antony William JosephUser Experience Design, Human-Centred Design, wellbeing, Usability, Eye-trackingAalto University, Finland
Barbara NeuhoferTransformative experiences, Tourist experiences, Experience designSalzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria
Brian HillFace to face experience design, Flourishing through experiencesBrigham Young University, UT USA
Donald McLeanExperience design ethicsWestern Illinois University, IL USA
Haian XueDesign for experience and wellbeingTongji University, China
Harsh ManraoExperience Design, Facility & Architecture Experience, Future Experience, Learning Experience, Patient & Health Experience, Psychology of Experiencefigments EXPERIENCE LAB, India
Johanna SilvennoinenPredictability of experience design, Psychology of aesthetics, Affective technologiesUniversity of Jyväskylä, MA Finland
Mariluz SotoArts and Culture, Community Experience, Customer Experience, Experience Design, Immersive Experience, Lived Experience, Patient & Health Experience, Tourism & Hospitality Experience, User Experience, UX designUniversidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Sandra GohArts and Culture, Audience Experience, Experience Design, Lived Experience, Psychology of experience, Tourism & Hospitality ExperienceAuckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Siyuan HuangInteraction design, Design for experience, Health and wellbeing, Design for behavior change

University of Twente, Netherlands

Virpi Roto (Website Project)Experience design, User experience, Employee experienceAalto University, Finland
Yichen LuCustomer Experience, Employee Experience, Experience Design, Future Experience, Psychology of Experience, User Experience, UX designJiangnan University, Wuxi City, China
Ye ZhangTransformative experience design for Tourism and Hospitality Customers and Employees, Positive-psychology-based experience research, Service experience managementFlorida Atlantic University, FL USA

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