| Hooyberg, Alexander |
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Alexander began to work at the Flanders Marine Institute as a science officer shortly after he earned his master in Biology. His first research concerned finding relations between the ocean and the human health in Belgium, by analysing data from the Belgian Health Interview Survey. This study revealed that living near the coast is associated with better health, but the underlying pathways remained unclear. Therefore, Alexander passionately wrote and started a 4-year PhD project on the psychological and physiological restoration (i.e. stress-reducing) potential of the different coastal environments in Belgium. In this research, he integrates new technologies (e.g. eye tracking, VR) into a series of experiments to measure several stress biomarkers, complemented with a large-scale survey on coastal and inland residents. Alexander also endeavours to bridge disciplines (e.g. with clinicians, psychologists, economists) to perform excellent and innovative research. Thesaurus term: Marine ecology
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| Publications (22) |
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| A1 Publications (4) [show] |
 Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Allaert, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.B.; Everaert, G.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H. (2022). ‘Blue’ coasts: Unravelling the perceived restorativeness of coastal environments and the influence of their components. Landsc. Urb. Plan. 228: 104551. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104551, more- Michels, N.; Debra, G.; Mattheeuws, L.; Hooyberg, A. (2022). Indoor nature integration for stress recovery and healthy eating: A picture experiment with plants versus green color. Environ. Res. 212: 113643. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113643, more
- Severin, M.I.; Vandegehuchte, M.B.; Hooyberg, A.; Buysse, A.; Raes, F.; Everaert, G. (2021). Influence of the Belgian coast on well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychol. Belg. 61(1): 284-295. https://dx.doi.org/10.5334/pb.1050, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Roose, H.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.R.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2020). General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: results from a cross-sectional health survey. Environ. Res. 184: 109225. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109225, more
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- Severin, M.I.; Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I. (2023). Using Citizen Science to understand plastic pollution: Implications for science and participants, in: Kramm, J. et al. Living in the plastic age: Perspectives from humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences. pp. 133-168, more
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| Thesis [show] |
- Hooyberg, A. (2018). Temporal and spatial effects of offshore wind farms on the sediment and macrobenthos in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Research Group: Ghent. 51 pp., more
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| Abstracts (13) [show] |
- Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; Everaert, G.; Mokas, M.; Malina, R.; Vanderhasselt, M.-A.; De Henauw, S. (2023). Evidence for the benefits of coastal environments for human health: Insights from psychophysiological measurements, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 28, more
- Hooyberg, A. (2022). The NeXus-10 MKII for holistic insights in the physiological drivers behind mental health restoration from virtual coastal landscapes, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 5, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Allaert, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Everaert, G. (2022). Finding psychological restoration along the Belgian coast: spatial variation and the influence of the environment’s physical constituents, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 53-54, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; Allaert, J.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2021). Impacts of plastic and other hazards on the healing properties of the Belgian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 70-71, more
- Severin, M.I.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Hooyberg, A.; Buysse, A.; Raes, F.; Everaert, G. (2021). In times of crisis: Effect of the Belgian coast on well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 19, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2020). Inter-landscape variability of psychological restoration in a coastal environment, in: Monaco international symposium: human health & the ocean in a changing world. pp. 2, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Piasecka, M.; Michels, N.; Roose, H.; De Henauw, S.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Everaert, G. (2020). Psychological restoration capacity of coastal environments and attributes by picture assessment, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 58, more
- Severin, M.I.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Hooyberg, A.; Buysse, A.; Raes, F.; Everaert, G. (2020). Effect of the Belgian coast on human wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, in: Monaco international symposium: human health & the ocean in a changing world, 2-3 December, 2020, Monte-Carlo, Monaco. pp. 2 pp, more
- Hooyberg, A. (2019). General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: results from a cross-sectional health survey, in: International conference on environmental psychology, 4-6 September 2019 University of Plymouth, UK: Conference handbook. pp. 162, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.R.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2019). Ocean health in Belgium: Living near the coast is associated with better health, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 16-17, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; Mees, J.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2019). Ocean health in Belgium: Living near the coast is associated with better health, in: EurOCEAN 2019 Conference 11-12 June 2019, Paris, France: Abstract. pp. 2, more
- Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H. (2019). Ocean health in Belgium: Living near the coast is associated with better health, in: ISEE "On Airs, Waters, Places", 25-28 August, 2019 Utrecht, The Netherlands. , more
- Everaert, G.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Hooyberg, A.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2018). Environmental changes and the condition of Downs herring in Belgian Marine waters: new insights based on historical data, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 43, more
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| Report [show] |
- Hooyberg, A. (2022). The NeXus-10 MKII for holistic insights in the physiological drivers behind mental health restoration from virtual coastal landscapes. Brilliant Marine Research Idea, 2021. Ghent University (UGent)/Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Gent. 5 pp., more
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| Other publication [show] |
- Hooyberg, A.; Everaert, G.; Grellier, J.; Elliott, L.; Lonneville, B.; White, M.P.; Michels, N.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2019). Better health and vitality when living near the coast in Belgium. Poster presented at EurOCEAN 2019 Conference 11-12 June 2019, Paris. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee - Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. 1 poster pp., more
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