D.S. (Dasha) Kolesnyk
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
CW : Persuasive Communication
Area of expertise: Social touch, haptic technology, extended reality
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15791
1001 NG Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
Dasha Kolesnyk is Assistant Professor at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research. Her research examines the role of touch in human experience and the design of haptic technology—systems that integrate the sense of touch into extended reality environments.
Her work spans multiple applied domains, including immersive art installations, professional virtual collaboration spaces, remote social connection, medical applications, and training simulations. Beyond technological development, she investigates the ethical dimensions of touch technology, with particular attention to consent, inclusion, and broader societal implications.
Research keywords
- Social touch
- Haptic technology
- Extended reality
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Research
Research methods
- Mixed method
Current cooperation
- Executive board of the Eurohaptics Society
- Dutch Touch Society member
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Publications
2026
Kolesnyk, D., & van Berlo, Z. M. C. (2026). The 4C Framework: Integrating AI in Creating and Solving Case Studies. Journal of Advertising Education, 30(1), 57-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/10980482261418592 [details]
2025
- Kolesnyk, D., & van Dorland, T. (2025). Show Me Your Hands: Hand Visibility and Promotional Video Effectiveness. In C. Boutsouki, L. Hatzithomas, A. Panopoulos, & M. K. Waiguny (Eds.), Advances in Advertising Research XV: Moving Forward, Looking Back: Advertising in the Advent of AI (pp. 205-212). (European Advertising Academy). Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-49114-7_14 [details]
- Kolesnyk, D., Mader, A., & van Doorn, M. (2025). Designing consensual mediated social touch interactions. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 23(4), 495–506. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-12-2024-0193 [details]
2022
- Weda, J., Kolesnyk, D. S., Mader, A., & van Erp, J. (2022). Experiencing touch by technology. In Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications (EuroHaptics 2022)
2021
- Kolesnyk, D. S., De Jong, M., & Pieters, R. (2021). Gender gaps in deceptive self-presentation on social-media platforms vary with gender equality: A multinational investigation. Psychological Science.
2023
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2023). First update on the evaluation of prototype garment. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/825232/results
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2023). Report on the evaluation of prototype garment. https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e500c07654&appId=PPGMS
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2023). Second update on the evaluation of the prototype garment.
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2023). Update of D6.4 on design guideline for actuator arrangement and activation patterns on use cases. https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5f8cbd043&appId=PPGMS
2022
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2022). Report on information encoding. https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5f054e73a&appId=PPGMS
2021
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2021). Report on design guideline for actuator arrangement and activation patterns general guidelines. https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5e65b4ad6&appId=PPGMS
- Weda, J., Kolesnyk, D. S., Mader, A., Van Erp, J. B. F., & Henell, E. (2021). REPORT ON PERCEPTION AND EXPERIENCE PROFILING OF SIMULATED ACTUATORS.
2025
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2025). Paying for privacy on social media platforms: A cross-cultural perspective. Paper presented at Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2025, Brugge, Belgium.
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2025). Price negotiation in virtual reality: Is using touch an opportunity or a risk?. Paper presented at EMAC 2025, Madrid, Spain.
- Kolesnyk, D. S., & Weda, J. (2025). Design systems not devices. Paper presented at IASAT 2025, Jena, Germany.
2024
- Kolesnyk, D. S. (2024). Show me your hands. Paper presented at The 22nd International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA) 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Kolesnyk, D. S., Mader, A., & van Doorn, M. (2024). Consent in mediated social touch: designing non-intrusive wearable social touch technology. Poster session presented at EuroHaptics2024, Lille, France.
Prize / grant
- Kolesnyk, D. (2025). LowLands grant.
- Kolesnyk, D. & Pfeuffer, A. (2025). SWOCC research grant.
Membership / relevant position
- Kolesnyk, D. (2022-2026). Executive board member, Eurohaptics Society.
Others
- Kolesnyk, D. (organiser) (7-11-2025). Dutch Touch Society Meeting. Organising yearly Dutch Touch society meetings (dutchtouchsociety.org) (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Kolesnyk, D. (participant) (22-9-2025). Social Bridges, Dresden (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Kolesnyk, D. (organiser) (8-11-2024). Dutch Touch Society Meeting. Organizer (Utrech, NL) (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Kolesnyk, D. (organiser) (1-7-2024 - 3-7-2024). EuroHaptics2024, Lille. As a member of the Eurohaptics executive board, I have participated in organising this conference, together with a team of 20 other people. (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Kolesnyk, D. (participant) (27-6-2024 - 29-6-2024). The 22nd International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA) 2024, Thessaloniki. Presenting (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Kolesnyk, D. (participant) (8-2-2024). Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2024, Rotterdam (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Kolesnyk, D. (organiser) (1-1-2024 - 3-7-2024). EuroHaptics2024, Lille. Eurohaptics 2024: I am the board member of the Eurohaptics society and have participated in organising this conference (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Kolesnyk, D. (editor) (2023). Transactions on Haptics (Journal) (peer review of a publication).
- Kolesnyk, D. (participant) (25-8-2022). 1th International Workshop on Haptic & Audio Interaction Design (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Ancillary activities
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Kolesnyk, D., & van Berlo, Z. M. C. (2026). The 4C Framework: Integrating AI in Creating and Solving Case Studies. Journal of Advertising Education, 30(1), 57-71.