 Van Ruler is published in "Public Relations Review", "Journal of Communication Management", "Journal of Public Relations Research", and in many Dutch and international scientific and professional books and journals.After her retirement, she founded the Van Ruler Academy to focus on the professionalization of communications practitioners.In 2013, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands appointed Van Ruler Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for her scientific work and building a bridge between communication theory and the practice of communications professionals.