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Staff members with discipline Psychology, Clinical

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.

Overview of all disciplines

Emotion regulation; eating behavior; overeating; obesity
M.A.M. (Mégane) Ackermans, MSc
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Alcohol; Social Cognition; Empathy
I.C. (Isabelle) Baltariu, MSc
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Phenomenological psychopathology, psychosis, changes in the experience of self and reality over time in people at ultra-high-risk for psychosis, basic self (ipseity) disturbances
D. (Dan-Andes) Bekkering-Bauer, MSc
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PhD candidate
Depression; affect; emotional reactivity and regulation; self-esteem; reward sensitivity; social functioning; intensive repeated measurements
dr. E.C. (Elise) Bennik
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Assistant professor
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Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, body image, disgust, virtual reality.
F. (Fleur) Boonstra, MSc
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PhD student
Clinical Psychology, Experimental
Clinical Psycho-Sexologist
C. (Charmaine) Borg, Dr
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Assistant Professor (UD1), Certified PsychoSexologist
Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, Hemispheric specialization, child neuropsychology, neuropsychological assessment, and dementia.
Anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders; somatoform disorders; cross-cultural clinical psychology; cognitive behaviour therap; former Head of the postmaster health care (GZ) psychologist training programme, PPO Groningen
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Associate professor - emeritus
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Grief; Loss-Experience; Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals; Self-Disgust; Sexual Functioning
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PhD Student
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Healthcare Psychologist. Being here for students with all kinds of issues using various methods like Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Narrative therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Since we only offer short... read more
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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
Professorship in Clinical Psychology, in particular Clinical Neuroscience of Dissociative and Trauma-related Disorders

Diagnosis and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders; Neuroimaging

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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Rosalind-Franklin Fellow
Dissociative Identity Disorder, Identity fragmentation, Self-concept
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PhD Student in Clinical Psychology
Eating Disorders; Anorexia Nervosa; Meaning in Life; meaning-centered psychotherapy
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PhD student
Prolonged grief disorder; emotion regulation; repetitive thought (worry, rumination); approach and avoidance processes; internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Associate Professor
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I am interested in understanding factors that contribute to the elevated risk of revictimization among individuals who have experienced interpersonal violence in the past. My current project aims to investigate the roles of partner preference in... read more
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Postdoctoral researcher
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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Researcher and lecturer
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cognitive behavior therapy; eating disorders; meaning in life
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Lecturer
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Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders in children and adolescents
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PhD student
Academic performance in University, Attention, Attention-deficit hyperactivity-disorder, Attentional control, Cognitive motivation, Developmental disorders in adults, Flow state, Hyperfocus, Neuropsychological rehabilitation, Questionnaire development,... read more
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Assistant Professor in Psychology
Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, body image, experimental psychopathology, disgust, treatment
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Professor by special appointment
Anxiety; depression; reward processing; children and adolescents
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Avoidance; Exercise during trauma-focused treatment; Virtual Reality treatment for PTSD; Uniformed Personnel With PTSD
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PhD student
Depression; anxiety; posttraumatic stress disorder; transdiagnostic variables
Sex and gender differences in psychosis
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PhD student
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Anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive and related disorders; emetophobia (fear of vomiting); comorbidity (in autism spectrum disorders); cognitive behavioral therapy / exposure therapy; treatment outcome; process research
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Assistant Professor
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The main focus in my work is on cognitive-behavioural processes in trauma-related disorders (dissociative disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder).
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Professor of Experimental Clinical Psychology
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Grief; Prolonged grief disorder; Assessment
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PhD Student
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Developmental, clinical and personality psychologist, with a special interest in the dimensions of happiness and psychopathology. Focuses on daily life stress and emotion dynamics and their role in emotion disorders (esp. anxiety, depression, self-harm... read more
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Associate professor
Cognitive biases and implicit cognition across mental disorders
(Expectancies, attention, memory, reasoning, implicit associations,…)

Disgust and disgust-based mechanisms in psychopathology
(Sexual problems, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, OCD,...
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Professor of Experimental Psychopathology
Deconstructing Depression (VICI project); Depression and Cardiovascular Disease (VIDI project); Stress in Action (Gravitation project)
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Professor of Developmental Psychology
obesity; unsuccessful dieting; anorexia nervosa; attention for food; reward sensitivity; punishment sensitivity; hunger
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Assistant professor
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PHd student
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Forensic psychology, offenders and victims, risk assessment
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Assistant Professor
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Opleider Klinisch Psychologen (art 14 BIG)
Opleider Psychotherapeuten (art 3 BIG)
Behandeling van complexe rouw
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Associate professor
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disruptive behavior disorders; social cognition; emotion recognition
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Researcher / lecturer
During my PhD I worked on the application of the experience sampling method (ESM) in clinical practice. As part of the Stress-in-Action project, I am currently working on the conceptualization and measurement of stress in daily life.
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
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Junior Researcher
anxiety; depression; relapse; youth; adolescents; IPDMA; network models;
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PhD student
Sex research; Sexual dysfunction in women; Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
sleep disorders; psychopathology; aggression; PTSD; Prolonged Grief Disorder
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Professor
Lydia Laninga-Wijnen did her PhD at the department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. She has worked on the project "Social Network Analysis of Risk behavior in Early Adolescence" and examined the role of popular... read more
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Postdoctoral fellow
Characteristics and impact of mental health oriented recovery narratives
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PhD student
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Grief; posttraumatic stress; traumatic loss; latent class analysis; systematic review; multilevel analysis; qualitative data analysis
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Assistant-professor
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Interdisciplinary approach (complexity, developmental and clinical science); time serial methods to understand (individual) processes of (clinical) change and psychopathology. 
Trauma; posttraumatic stress disorder; anxiety; fear conditioning; cognitive behavioural therapy; prevention; treatment
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Associate professor
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Body image, Evaluative learning, Counterconditioning, Exposure
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Assistant professor
Anxiety Disorders, Mental Imagery
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PhD-Student
Dr. L. (Lisette) van der Meer, psychologist, received her PhD in cognitive neuropsychiatry. With her research group Group for Rehabilitation and Innovation in Psychiatry (GRIP), she conducts research on cognitive rehabilitation and identity development in... read more
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Associate professor (with promotion rights)
Trauma-related & dissociative disorders; Childhood Trauma; Post-traumatic stress; Dissociation; Attachment ; Assessment; Neuroimaging; Biomarkers
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Teacher
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substance use; network analysis; causal inference; meaning in life; internalizing symptoms
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PhD student
anxiety disorders in children and adolescents; test anxiety; effective interventions for youth and parents; cognitive behavioural therapy; intergenerational transmission of anxiety and depression; prevention; online interventions
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Professor in Clinical Psychology (spec youth)
My dissertation concerns an increasingly important subject within psychotherapy and psychotherapy research: common factors. Common factors are the elements that are apparent in all psychotherapies and contribute to the effect these therapies have on... lees meer
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PhD student
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Clinical Psychology, Female Sexual Health
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PhD Student
anxiety
intolerance of uncertainty
mindfulness
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Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, trauma and stressor-related disorders in children and adults.
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PhD student
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Postdoctoral Researcher
in the context of serious medical illness,




Psychotherapeutic Patient-care
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Assistant Professor & Clinical Psychologist
anxiety; cognitive behavior therapy; culturally adapted treatment; online intervention
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PhD student
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Anxiety and depression; Interpersonal theory; Psychopharmacology; Ecological momentary assessment
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Associate Professor with ius promovendi
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
E-Health
Quality of Life/ Well-Being
Chronic diseases
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PhD student
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(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).
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Associate Professor
Depression; Meaning in Life; Causal Inference; Structural Equation Modeling
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PhD student
Eating disorders, meaning in life, network analysis
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PhD student
Content : Climate Anxiety, Climate Hazards, Mental Helath and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies, Child Protection, Crisis Management, Public Safety, and Organizational Psychology in First Response Environments. Qualitative: Proficient in thematic... read more
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Meaning in life; Response and Adaptation to Stressors; Traumatic Experiences
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PhD Student
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Depression
Mental imagery
(Self-)Disgust
Body Image 
Eating Disorders
Autobiographical Memory
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PhD Candidate
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Personal network data collection and experience sampling methodology applied to personalised psychotherapy. I also have a blog together with Nina Schwarzbach where we reflect on our PhD, clinical psychology and academia in general: https://www... read more
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PhD student
Grief; bereavement; homesickness 
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Professor Emerita
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Social anxiety; speech anxiety; mental imagery; flashforwards; dual-task interventions; social anxiety in children and adolescents
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PhD Student Psychology
Psycho-oncology, Self-esteem, cognitive biases, depression, anxiety, Parkinson's disease, implicit vs. explicit processes

I am currently researching whether psychosocial factors like depression can predict the onset of cancer
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Post-doctorate researcher
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Angst- en dwangstoornissen 
Chronische depressie
EMA/ESM
Psychotherapeutische begeleiding en integratie bij Esketamine behandelingen voor patienten met TRD
Casus Conceptualisatie
Therap-i
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Clinical Psychologist / researcher
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Epidemiology, Psychotic disorders, Transcultural Psychiatry, Global Mental Health, Virtual Reality
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Psychiatrist, Professor Psychiatry

Helping students with all kinds of issues using different methods like 





Since we only offer short tracks, I can also guide you in finding a suitable... read more
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Healthcare psychologist
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Pharmacotherapy for mental disorders, development of comorbidity, psychiatric epidemiology, meta-science
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Senior researcher (Accare)
Qualitative research; anorexia nervosa; patient participation
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Postdoc
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Intrusive Memories; Suppression/Repression; Recovered Memories; Trauma; Autobiographical / Episodic memory; Forensic Psychology; Replication Crisis & Research Methods
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Associate Professor with Ius Promovendi
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medical communication, education, psychosocial oncology
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Professor in health psychology
Sanctierecht
Forensische Psychiatrie
Jeugdstrafrecht
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
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PhD student
trauma; adversity; mental health
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