Research career
2016 – ____ Assistant Professor at Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands
Apr-Jul/2018 Visiting Researcher at Dept. of Psychology, Rutgers University, Newark, USA.
2014 – 2016 Post-doctoral researcher/research coordinator at Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Centre; Dept. of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboudumc; Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2010 – 2014 PhD candidate at Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour; Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2009 – 2010 Research intern at Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, The United Kingdom
2008 – 2010 Research assistant/test developer at Central Nervous System Unit, Center for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands
2007 – 2008 Research assistant at Developmental Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Awards & Grants – All as a primary applicant
2018 Gratama Foundation & Leiden University Fund. Project ‘Challenge versus threat: Changing mastery and control to forster resilience’ (€20.631)
2017 Academy Van Der Gaag Grant (KNAW). Project ‘Power of perceived control’ and work visit at Rutgers University (€7.900)
2014 NWO Stimuleringsfonds Open Access Publication (€960)
2013 Travel award for Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making Conference 2013, Princeton, Princeton University (960 USD)
2010 NWO Mosaic grant. Project: ‘Neurocognitive mechanisms underlying avoidance learning in social anxiety’ (€200.000)
2010 Divisional Scholarship Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford (declined when I obtained the NWO Mosaic grant)
2009 Grants obtained for 6-months research internship at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford (€3000 total): Erasmus Beurs, Hersenstichting (Netherlands Brain Foundation), Stichting Studiefonds Bemolt, Curatorenfonds, Leids Universiteits Fonds, Outbound Study Grant
Teaching career
Supervision
2016 – ____ Thesis supervision (17 Master students) at Dept. Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
2012 – 2016 Thesis supervision (10 Bachelor, 2 Master students) at Dept. Clinical Psychology, Donders Graduate School for Cognitive Neuroscience – Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Graduate School of Life and Earth Sciences – University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
University
Present
At Dept. Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Coordinator and instructor Biological Underpinnings of Psychopathology (Research master course Clinical Psychology track)
- Lecturer/Instructor Designing an Empirical Study (Research master course)
- Instructor Experimental Clinical Psychology (MSc course)
- Instructor Clinical Psychology (BSc course)
Past
2015 Lecturer at Donders Graduate School for Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Early onset neuropsychiatric disorders: Brain mechanisms, genetic and environmental risk factors (SOW-DGCN32)
2011 – 2014 Instructor/Lecturer at Dept. Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Experimental research (SOCW-BSOP31/SOW-BSOP33)
- Applied Research Methods: Clinical Neuroscience (SOW-BPSPE31)
- Anxiety & Anxiety Disorders (SOW-BPSPE44)
2014 & 2015 Instructor, co-coordinator Donders Institute Tool-kit of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Applied transcranial stimulation and safety; hands-on practice
Jul 2011 Tutor at University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cognitive Science Center Amsterdam Summerschool ‘To head or to heed? Cross-disciplinary approaches to impulsivity and the inhibition of thought and action’
2008 – 2009 Student-Assistant at Methods and Statistics Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Teaching/supervising Bachelor students in workgroups and practical courses.
Pre-university
2005-2009 Teacher/Instructor Chemistry at Stichting Studiebegeleiding Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
Other academic activities
Member of the ethical committee of psychology (CEP) at Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Ad hoc reviewer: Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Biological Psychiatry, Human Movement Science, Behavioral and Brain Functions, Neuroimage, Frontiers in Psychology
Academic editor PLOS ONE
