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Staff members with discipline Psychology, Applied

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.

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My research explores the pivotal role of leadership in fostering employee health and resilience amid workplace challenges. I am particularly interested in the intricacies of work design, including the cognitive appraisal of job stressors and the... read more
dr. M. (Miriam) Arnold
Contact
m.arnold rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Stefan Berger is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior at the University of Groningen. He is also associated with the University of St. Gallen and the University of Bern, where he holds lecturer... read more
S. (Stefan) Berger, Dr
Contact
s.berger rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
My research focuses on vanishing boundaries between work- and non-work life as one aspect of today´s rapidly changing working conditions. I investigate the impact of these changes on employee well-being and performance as well as the role of modern... read more
J. (Jessica) de Bloom, Prof
Contact
j.de.bloom rug.nl
+31 50 36 38743
Function
Professor
Environmental psychology, group processes, human values, social identity. 

Teaching:
Coordinator Economic and Consumer Psychology (Bachelor, year 3), supervisor Bachelor's and Master's theses. 

Research interests: I am interested in personal and group...
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T. (Thijs) Bouman, PhD
Contact
t.bouman rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4832
Function
Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)
K.A. (Karel) Brookhuis
Contact
k.a.brookhuis rug.nl
363 6772
Function
Professor
Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Randomized Control Trials, Health Behaviors
Y. (Yu) Chen, MSc
Contact
y.chen rug.nl
+31 6 2496 4716
Function
PhD student
Cognitive Engineering: Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors applied to Patient Safety; Human-Machine Interaction and Usability  (esp Medical Technology) ; Human-Robot Interaction; (Medical) Skill Acquisition Driving behaviour
dr. F. (Fokie) Cnossen
Contact
f.cnossen rug.nl
+31 50 36 36336
Function
Director of Education Ba/Ma Artificial Intelligence/Computational Cognitive Science | Associate Professor Cognitive Engineering
Cognitive Science, Informal Caregiving, Psychology
S. Dang, MSc
Contact
s.dang umcg.nl
Function
Doctoral Researcher
Health Psychology; Behavior change and modification; Lifestyle; Addiction; Lifestyle coaching; Psychology of Covid-19; Science and Methodology
prof. dr. A. (Arie) Dijkstra
Contact
arie.dijkstra rug.nl
+31 50 36 38729
Function
Full professor
A.C. (Anne) Eichholtzer, PhD
Contact
a.c.eichholtzer rug.nl
Function
Environmental psychology, Sustainable technology adoption, Sustainability transitions, Agent-based modelling
P.S. (Philipp) Eppe, MSc
Contact
p.s.eppe rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Consumer psychology, persuasion, unconscious influence, consumer self-regulation, nudging and heuristics, consumer health and well-being, food-related decision making.

I am deeply fascinated by what you could label "Hidden Persuasion": how subtle (and...
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prof. dr. B.M. (Bob) Fennis
Contact
b.m.fennis rug.nl
+31 50 36 39365
Function
Full Professor in Consumer Behavior
Social psychology, Online (group) behaviour, Collective action, Humour, Conflict (de-)escalation, Quantitave and qualitative research.
dr. H.J.E. (Hedy) Greijdanus
Contact
h.j.e.greijdanus rug.nl
+31 50 36 38299
Function
Assistant professor
Researcher in the area of sustainable behaviour change and consumer behaviour.
dr. J.I.M. (Judith) de Groot
Contact
j.i.m.de.groot rug.nl
Function
T. (Tabea) Hoffmann, MSc
Contact
t.hoffmann rug.nl
Function
PhD student
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Contact
b.p.lestestuiver umcg.nl
Function
Researcher
Field / Discipline
Health Psychology, Health behaviour change, Type II diabetic health management, Self-evaluative emotions, Dietary adherence
J. (Jingwen) Li, M
Contact
jingwen.li rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
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
prof. dr. R. (Ridwan) Maulana
Contact
r.maulana rug.nl
Function
Professor of educational sciences, chair: Comparative learning environments
psychometerics; psychological- and educational testing; personnel- and educational selection
prof. dr. R.R. (Rob) Meijer
Contact
r.r.meijer rug.nl
+31 50 36 36339
Function
Professor of Psychometric and Statistical Techniques
Teamwork; work characteristics; team member characteristics; team composition; performance management
prof. dr. H.B.M. (Eric) Molleman
Contact
h.b.m.molleman rug.nl
+31 50 36 33846
Function
Professor
Environmental and social psychology
Environmental beliefs, frugality, climate change adaptation, teaching innovation.
G. (Gabriel) Muiños Trujillo, Dr
Contact
g.muinos rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
M.K. (Marijke) Muller, MSc
Contact
m.muller rug.nl
Function
PhD
Educational and psychological assessment, high-stakes testing, predictive validity, applicant perceptions, selection psychology, talent assessment
dr. A.S.M. (Susan) Niessen
Contact
a.s.m.niessen rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor Psychology
Field / Discipline
pro-environmental behaviors (PEB) in work context |organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment (OCBE)
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Contact
a.patrasc-lungu rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher - Hydrogen acceptability
My role will be centered on Work Package 4 within the 'GUIDE-BEST' (Antarctica) project, which aims to understand individual drivers of expectations and behaviors to promote sustainable tourism in Antarctica. Recently, there has been an increase in... read more
S. (Silpa) Saila Kumar
Contact
s.saila.kumar rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
Research in Medical Education
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Contact
j.schonrock-adema umcg.nl
Function
researcher, principal investigator
Sport psychology and mental training
M. (Mark) Schuls, MSc
Contact
m.schuls rug.nl
Function
Teacher
Intelligent Transport Systems / Adaptive Support / User state assessment / Mental Workload / Cardiovascular reactivity / Driving Simulator Research
dr. A. (Arjan) Stuiver
Contact
a.stuiver rug.nl
+31 50 36 36311
Function
Research Fellow / Techincal Scientific Advisor
Effective team functioning, team composition, diversity, team membership changes, collaboration within and between teams, performance management.
prof. dr. G.S. (Gerben) van der Vegt
Contact
g.s.van.der.vegt rug.nl
+31 50 36 34288
Function
Professor
Acceptability of new mobility innovations | Sustainable mobility | Traffic safety 
J.L. (Janet) Veldstra, PhD
Contact
j.l.veldstra rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Corporate governance, Board Effectiveness, Board Processes, Board Evaluations, Behavioural Auditing
dr. D.B. (Dennis) Veltrop
Contact
d.veltrop rug.nl
+31 50 36 33768
Function
Associate professor of Corporate Governance (with Ius Promovendi)
prof. dr. D. (Dick) de Waard
Contact
d.de.waard rug.nl
+31 50 36 36761
Function
associate professor "Traffic Psychology and the Retention of Mobility"
Self-evaluation; Accumulation of daily work stressors; Stress coping
W. (Wanyi or Winnie) Yang, MSc
Contact
wanyi.yang rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Research Interests: My primary research areas encompass cross-cultural depression prevention, self-criticism, self-compassion, and the interplay of cultural factors such as collectivism vs. individualism, independence vs. interdependence. My focus also... read more
Z. (Zixiang or Lexi) Zheng
Contact
z.zheng rug.nl
Function
PhD student
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