Rowan Haen MSc

PhD Candidate
Education
r.haen@uu.nl

Rowan Haen is a PhD candidate in the Education department at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University. His research focuses on critical thinking skills within higher education, specifically addressing individual differences in avoiding biased (statistical) reasoning, with the ultimate goal of enhancing training in this area. He completed his master's degree in Applied Social Psychology at the University of Groningen, where his thesis involved qualitative research on science denial during the COVID-19 crisis. His focus was on understanding the reasons people provided for refusing the COVID-19 vaccines, and the title of his thesis is "Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccines: Justifications, FLICC-Strategies, and (Dis)Trust." Prior to that, he pursued bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Sports Science.