Vanessa Martens

Vanessa Martens is a skilled professional with extensive experience in user experience design and cognitive psychology, currently serving as a Senior Manager for User Experience Design at Danone Nutricia Research since February 2018. Specializing in Specialized Nutrition, Vanessa focuses on enhancing the user experience for a diverse range of consumers, including infants, toddlers, and patients, while aligning product innovations with their needs. Prior to this role, Vanessa held the position of Consumer & Product Insight Senior Manager and worked at Unilever R&D as a Research Scientist and Cognitive Psychologist, leading international research projects and collaborating with academic institutions. Earlier roles include being a PhD student at the University of Amsterdam, researching orthographic knowledge acquisition in children, and a Research Assistant at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Vanessa holds multiple degrees in Cognitive Psychology and Applied Linguistics from Radboud University.