Staff members with discipline Behavioural Sciences
Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.
Corporate Governance, Board Effectiveness, Board-TMT Interactions and Processes

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f.k.ahrens rug.nl
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PhD student
My research explores the psychological consequences of inequitable wealth distribution (unevenly distributed wealth within a population) and their impact on consumers' decision making. With this line of research, my aim is to (1) further our understanding... read more

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sumaya.albalooshi rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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- Giftedness
- Twice-exceptional
- Special educational needs
- Twice-exceptional
- Special educational needs

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e.j.beckmann rug.nl
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Junior research assistant
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Management control
Behavioral management control
Management accounting
Disclosure quality
Behavioral management control
Management accounting
Disclosure quality

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Associate Professor of Management Accounting and Control
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Neurogenetics, Pheromonal communication, social and sexual behaviours, reproduction, Drosophila.

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j.c.billeter rug.nl
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Professor, Neurogenetics of Social Behaviour
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Talent Development, Employability, Career Services

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Trainer/Advisor FEB Career Services
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Driven by the goal to support sustainability transitions, Paula Bögel’s inter- and transdisciplinary research centers on understanding human behavior in transitions. Her work focuses on collective action, examining the relationship between collective... read more

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p.m.bogel rug.nl
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Visiting professor
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Inclusion in after-school care

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b.brekhof rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
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Mental health; psychiatry; recovery; psychosis; severe mental illness; psychosocial interventions; research in clinical practice; care standards

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Professor of Recovery from Severe Mental Illness
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- Political economy of South Korea
- Carbon neutralization, energy policy and energy economic policies
- Economic experiments
- Carbon neutralization, energy policy and energy economic policies
- Economic experiments

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Assistant Professor
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e.a.cooper rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Keywords: Nutrition Epidemiology, Lifestyle Medicine, Physical activity, Accelerometry, cohort studies, randomized controlled lifestyle interventions, obesity, diabetes mellitus type 2
Eva Corpeleijn (Associate Professor, Epidemiology, UMCG) is trained as... read more
Eva Corpeleijn (Associate Professor, Epidemiology, UMCG) is trained as... read more

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e.corpeleijn umcg.nl
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Associate Professor, Senior Researcher
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Planning and control cyclus inside organizations

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Assistant Professor
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Management Accounting and Control
Behavioural Accounting
Service Management
Behavioural Accounting
Service Management

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k.g.k.w.derfuss rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Sociology, Clinical and Social Psychology


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Research Technician
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My research concerns the mechanisms and functions of cooperation, creativity, and conflict within and between groups. The approach is broadly interdisciplinary, covering the behavioral sciences (e.g., sociology and social psychology), business and... lees meer

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c.k.w.de.dreu rug.nl
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Professor
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Disasters; Crisis Management; Vulnerability Analysis; Public Safety; Public Health

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Professor by special appointment 'Crises, Safety and Health'
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Evolution and Behaviour
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Docent binnen de volgende vakken:
* Supervisie masterstage
* Casuïstiek
* Stageterugkomdagen
* Klinische orthopedagogische vaardigheden, oplossingsgericht werken
* Diagnostiek en behandeling
* Orthopedagogische reflecties een brug tussen theorie en Praktijk
* Supervisie masterstage
* Casuïstiek
* Stageterugkomdagen
* Klinische orthopedagogische vaardigheden, oplossingsgericht werken
* Diagnostiek en behandeling
* Orthopedagogische reflecties een brug tussen theorie en Praktijk

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a.a.m.van.es rug.nl
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Teacher
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In the first 15 years of my academic career, I focused on investigating (1) (predictors of) wellbeing and adjustment in people with a chronic illness and (2) the effectiveness of psychological screening- and intervention in reducing distress/depression in... read more

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Dean at University College Groningen & Honours College, full professor healthy psychology at University Medical Center Groningen
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r.w.fokkema rug.nl
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Postdoc predators & meadow birds
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My research focuses on understanding and promoting sustainable and healthy behaviours. Specifically, I investigate topics such as the Circular Economy, Microplastics, Circular Plastic, and Recycling. Collaborating with experts from various fields and... read more

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j.l.geiger rug.nl
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Assistant Professor Social and Environmental Psychology
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j.r.l.gismann rug.nl
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PhD student
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My expertise lies in the field of psychosocial intervention research that improve health in broad sense. Healthy aging not only involves prevention and curing diseases. People aging successfully are individuals who have the ability to adapt and self... read more

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m.m.goedendorp rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Behavioural Biology, behavioural development and steroid hormnones, animal personalities, behavioural lateralization

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a.g.g.groothuis rug.nl
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Professor
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I study the psychological and cultural foundations of gender relations and inequality, using quantitative and qualitative research methods (e.g. lab experiments, vignette studies, surveys, observations, interviews).
My research is directed to finding new... read more
My research is directed to finding new... read more

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p.gul rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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motor development / physical activity and cognition / physical activity and health / development of movement and lifestyle interventions / children and adolescents

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e.hartman umcg.nl
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Associate Professor
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During my PhD, I will investigate how leader gender affects the advantages and disadvantages that come with holding a senior position. Findings from this investigation will generate valuable insight into how the experiences of women in senior positions... read more

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k.van.hinsberg rug.nl
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PhD student
Spirituality, lifestyle medicine, mental healthcare, meditation, mindfulness, compassion, natural medicines and integrative medicine

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h.j.r.hoenders umcg.nl
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Professor of Spirituality, Lifestyle and Mental Healthcare
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My PhD research focuses on frontrunners within communities that perform community-based climate adaptation initiatives. Within this research. I examine how place-based climate adaptation initiatives take shape, what makes them succesful, and how they can... read more

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l.a.m.hof rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
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b.m.hofstra umcg.nl
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(Work) participation; Young adults with disabilities / vulnerable young people / mental disorders

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Researcher (PhD)
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Eco-Anxiety

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l.m.holzle rug.nl
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PhD Student in Environmental Psychology
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Assistant Professor
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Citizenship education, use of AR/VR in education, (student) teachers' professional development, teaching and learning of social studies, educational assessment.

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Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education (UD1)
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m.c.roozen rug.nl
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a.husivargova umcg.nl
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PhD student
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Collaboration in special education and youth care; schooldropout; practice oriented research

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universitair docent
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j.d.jagersma rug.nl
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Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology

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j.l.jansen rug.nl
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PhD student | Clinical neuropsychology
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Master of Paediatric Physical Therapy

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l.d.jelsma rug.nl
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Pediatric Physical Therapist
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Psycholinguistics, Music Cognition, Speech Prosody
Eye-tracking, Pupillometry, Growth Curve Analysis
Eye-tracking, Pupillometry, Growth Curve Analysis

I specialise in cognitive and phenomenological approaches to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education.

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r.g.klapper rug.nl
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Visiting Professor
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t.koelewijn umcg.nl
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Researcher
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anxiety; depression; relapse; youth; adolescents; IPDMA; network models;

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b.e.a.m.kooiman rug.nl
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PhD student
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Animal Behaviour, Behavioural Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Quantitative Genetics

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p.korsten rug.nl
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Visiting Researcher
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Investor Behavior, Behavioral Finance

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Program Director BSc E&BE, Senior Lecturer
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Healthy Aging | Wearable Technology for Lifestyle | Movement Analaysis | Data Sciences in Human Movement Sciences | Aging, falls, cognition

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c.j.c.lamoth umcg.nl
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Professor of Movement Analysis & Smart technology in Aging
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Organizational Behavior, Sustainability, Misperceptions, Ideology, Leadership

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Assistant Professor
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Consumer ethics | Decision-making | Cause-Related Marketing | Charities | Fundraising | Corporate Social Responsibility | Sustainable Fashion | Consumer behavior | Justice and Fairness | Negotiation and bargaining

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Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)
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Sports, Performance, Training and Testing, Innovation

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k.a.p.m.lemmink umcg.nl
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Professor Sport Sciences and Head of Department Human Movement Sciences
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Environmental Psychology
Traffic Psychology
Traffic Psychology

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m.lohmeyer rug.nl
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PhD Student
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Marketing, consumer behavior, social psychology, social influence, communication, experimental research

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j.r.ludoph rug.nl
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PhD student
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Hope, uncertainty, and judgment and decision making (JDM).

communication, personal leadership, coaching

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g.w.m.luttikhuis rug.nl
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lecturer, facilitator, coach
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Learning environments, Teaching effectiveness, Differentiation, Diversity and equity in education, Non-cognitive outcomes (academic motivation, engagement, well-being), Professional development, Cross-sectional and longitudinal research, multilevel... read more

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r.maulana rug.nl
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Professor of educational sciences, chair: Comparative learning environments
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m.mendez-arostegui rug.nl
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I am psychologist and epidemiologist, currently working as assistant professor at the UMCG and the University of Groningen. My dissertation was titled “Development of patient centered management of asthma and COPD in primary care” with a strong emphasis... read more

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e.i.metting umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
demographics; high-dimensional data; health; labour market

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m.c.mills rug.nl
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Professor of Data Science & Public Health Policy
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social tipping, climate policy acceptability

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z.mlakar rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Psychology
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―Consumer Behaviour with a focus on how fundamental psychosocial resources such as power, status, and financial resources shape consumer decision-making.
―Strategic Brand Management
―Judgement & Decision Making: with a focus on intertemporal choice and... read more
―Strategic Brand Management
―Judgement & Decision Making: with a focus on intertemporal choice and... read more

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m.moeini.jazani rug.nl
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Associate Professor of Marketing
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Auditory-vocal learning and memory

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s.moorman rug.nl
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Assistant professor (research tenure track)
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I gained valuable field work experience with cheetah in many game reserves around South Africa and am currently in the process of publishing a scientific paper based on my master’s degree research. During this time, I have worked on various research... read more

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a.a.muller rug.nl
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animal personality

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m.nicolaus rug.nl
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Assistant Professor and Rosalind Franklin Fellow
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Behavioral Change, Environmental Psychology, Habits, Human Robot Interaction

Environmental Psychology; Behaviour Change

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e.novoradovskaya rug.nl
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Behavior (affective, social, cognitive), Pharmacology, Physiology, Gene expression, microbiome, rat models for depression, rat models for sexual behavior

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Associate Professor
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Behavioral science, social psychology

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h.h.ong rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Individual differences in parenting, with a focus on the role of the social network (postdoctoral research). Experiences and potential consequences of growing up without biological father in the home on Curaçao and in the Netherlands (doctoral research).

Social Movements, Iran, Middle East Politics

- Test theory
- Item response theory
- (Multidimensional) Computerized adaptive testing
- Applying advanced methods to improve/support clinical decision making
- Item response theory
- (Multidimensional) Computerized adaptive testing
- Applying advanced methods to improve/support clinical decision making

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m.c.s.paap rug.nl
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Associate Professor with Ius Promovendi (promotion rights)
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My research is part of the interdisciplinary EU project "CircEUlar" and revolves around understanding factors that influence whether people engage in circular consumption behaviors, such as refusing and rethinking consumption. I am particularly interested... read more

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i.m.pacheco rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
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j.peters rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Traffic psychology

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a.picco rug.nl
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PhD Student | Dept. Traffic Psychology
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m.plantinga umcg.nl
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senior researcher
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(perceptuo-)motor control and coordination, laterality, interpersonal coordination, joint action in sports, systems dynamics
see a list of publications
see a list of publications

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h.j.de.poel umcg.nl
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assistant professor
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Developmental Psychopathology; Depression; Anxiety; Adolescents; Applied video games; Serious video games; Predicting psychopathology onset

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Assistant professor, Developmental Psychology
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Behavior (learning and memory experimental models), rat models for stress

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m.a.prado.rivera rug.nl
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My research focuses on the effects of hearing loss and aging on voice and speech perception. During my PhD at IRCAM and the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris, I investigated the role of speaker and language familiarity on emotional voice perception,... read more

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l.rachman umcg.nl
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Researcher
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Dr. Iveta Nagyova (PhD, FABMR) is the Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Medicine and a Senior Research Leader at Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia (UPJS; sbm.upjs.sk). She is also the President of the European Public Health... read more

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i.nagyova umcg.nl
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Mobility, Accessibility, Travel behavior, Integrated land use and transportation planning, Human-environment interactions, Participatory planning, health and wellbeing

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s.ramezani rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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n.l.rasing umcg.nl
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www.adelonderzoek.nl

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Assistant professor business administration and researcher empirical sociology
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PhD Candidate
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Mood disorders, clinical implementation of experience sampling method (ESM), ambulatory momentary assessments (EMA), n=1 designs, psychophysiology, epidemiology

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Associate Professor
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Environmental psychology, economic psychology, consumer behavior, social marketing
My research in economic and environmental psychology centres on understanding how lay beliefs drive social change. I explore how people's understanding of economic concepts... read more
My research in economic and environmental psychology centres on understanding how lay beliefs drive social change. I explore how people's understanding of economic concepts... read more

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s.m.rizio rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Anxiety and depression; Interpersonal theory; Psychopharmacology; Ecological momentary assessment

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Associate Professor with ius promovendi
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Assistant Professor

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alexander.schlatmann rug.nl
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PhD student
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Pedagogische wetenschappen, Filosofie, Jeugdrecht

(1) (Predictors of) adaptation to chronic illness (cancer, diabetes, renal failure). Specific topics:
- nature of depression, subtypes of depression
- illness perceptions of depressive symptoms and need for psychological care
- posttraumatic growth/benefit finding
- emotion-regulation and self-regulation
- mindfulness and self-compassion.
(2) Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of psychological screening and interventions and underlying mechanisms of change, with a specific focus on individual Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
- nature of depression, subtypes of depression
- illness perceptions of depressive symptoms and need for psychological care
- posttraumatic growth/benefit finding
- emotion-regulation and self-regulation
- mindfulness and self-compassion.
(2) Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of psychological screening and interventions and underlying mechanisms of change, with a specific focus on individual Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

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m.j.schroevers umcg.nl
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Associate Professor
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Neuroimaging; (dynamic) functional connectivity; experience sampling method; actigraphy; mood disorders; neuroticism

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m.n.servaas umcg.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher & Health Psychologist
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Nynke Smidt studied physiotherapy (cum laude) and Human Movement Sciences, specializing in Epidemiology. She is associated professor in Epidemiology, and leader of the unit Health Behaviour Epidemiology of the department of epidemiology and the research... read more

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Associate Professor in Epidemiology
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personal and professional development

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Coördinator SCOPE
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Research focused on promoting labor participation among people with health limitations, both in terms of reintegration and sustainable employment participation.
Key research themes:
- Identifying factors that influence sustainable employment participation
-... read more
Key research themes:
- Identifying factors that influence sustainable employment participation
-... read more

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n.c.snippen umcg.nl
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Postdoc researcher
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Management accounting and control; organisational change

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Associate Professor of Management Accounting
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Head Educational support
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See: www.inthelead.net
Leadership, organizational change, self-managing teams, management development, gender and leadership, top management teams, middle management.
Leadership, organizational change, self-managing teams, management development, gender and leadership, top management teams, middle management.

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Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, Director centre of expertise In the LEAD
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e.sulkers umcg.nl
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Researcher
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Management Accounting & Control
Behavioral Accounting
Neuroaccounting
Behavioral Accounting
Neuroaccounting

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Assistant Professor
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Medische Ethiek, Medische Professionaliteit, Medische Sociologie

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d.g.van.tol umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Societal impact van onderzoek
Toegepast onderzoek in het zorg- en sociale domein
Medische sociologie
Onderzoek met mixed methods
Toegepast onderzoek in het zorg- en sociale domein
Medische sociologie
Onderzoek met mixed methods

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Researcher Applied Health Research
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s.turudu umcg.nl
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Motor learning and memory; neurophysiology; sensorimotor interactions

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m.p.veldman umcg.nl
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Assistant professor in motor neuroscience
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Acceptability of new mobility innovations | Sustainable mobility | Traffic safety

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j.l.veldstra rug.nl
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Assistant professor
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Assessment of visual disorders following acquired brain damage

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PhD student
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Creativity and Innovation

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PhD student
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Theoretical Biology; Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution; Evolutionary Game Theory; Dynamical Systems; Cultural Evolution; Evolutionary Systems Biology.

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Professor of Theoretical Biology
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PhD student in behavioural physiology and conservation ecology. I specialize in the behaviour and conservation of large carnivores, specifically cheetah, and the relationship between wildlife and humanity.

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n.wemer rug.nl
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PhD Student
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f.westerhuis rug.nl
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Research Fellow
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Subdisciplines
Sociology of organizations - sociology of work - sociological theory - economic sociology - sociology of aging
Topics
Sustainable cooperation - governance - organizational control - organizational change - administrative reform -... read more
Sociology of organizations - sociology of work - sociological theory - economic sociology - sociology of aging
Topics
Sustainable cooperation - governance - organizational control - organizational change - administrative reform -... read more

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Full Professor
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Full Professor
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My expertise lies in the application of children's rights (art. 3 best interests of the child, art. 6 right to development, art. 12 participation, art. 2 non-discrimination) in decision-making and safe upgrowing of children. What should be taken into... read more

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Associate Professor
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