dr. K.M.M. (Kiki) de Jonge

Professional Employment

07/2018-present

Assistant Professor I-O Psychology, innovating education, at the University of Groningen (RUG). Responsible for:

• Research lines: Creativity, Flow, Coaching
• Innovating education: activating and intensifying the I-O Psychology program
• A.o. lecturer international master course Coaching, incl. supervising coaching sessions
• Co-writer cost-action grant proposal research network creativity

09/2014-06/2018

PhD researcher I-O Psychology at the University of Groningen (RUG). Project: Stimulating creativity when brainstorming: Matching the work context with the individual’s needs. 

2017-present 

Founder - Coach and Trainer at Groeiflow (www.Groeiflow.nl). My main activities include:

• Career and business coaching for young professionals and high potentials
• Developer and trainer: Career workshops for e.g. PhD and ReMa students, Coaching and skill development for practitioners (postgraduate)
• Assessments for selection procedures, such as prospect PhD candidates

Nominations

• 2017: Runner-up Best Paper Award from WAOP (the Dutch & Belgian Society of Work and Organizational Psychology Researchers) for:
  • De Jonge, K. M. M., Rietzschel, E. F., Van Yperen, N. W. (2018, in press). Stimulated by Novelty? The role of Psychological Needs and Perceived Creativity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
• 2015: Nomination David van Lennep Master Thesis Award
• 2015: Nomination GAP Master Thesis Award http://www.rug-psychologie-alumni.com/theseprijs-2015.html
• 2010: Winning Honours Student Think-Tank at Business Battle. We investigated the optimal shaping of future organizations. Organized by ‘het Zuiderlicht’ and ‘Hollandse Nieuwe’. Participants were 100 managers and executives, and 40 Honours students from across the Netherlands.