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Staff members with discipline Psychology, Experimental

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

Cognitive neuroscience

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prof. dr. E.G. (Elkan) Akyürek
Contact
e.g.akyurek rug.nl
Function
Professor
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
S.A.E.G. (Sumaya) Albalooshi, Dr
Contact
sumaya.albalooshi rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
A. (Ahmet) Altinok, PhD
Contact
a.altinok rug.nl
Function
No picture available
Contact
n.ataseven rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Alcohol; Social Cognition; Empathy
I.C. (Isabelle) Baltariu, MSc
Contact
i.c.bulai rug.nl
Function
Speech perception, hearing loss, cochlear implants, hearing aids, robotics applications in audiology, computational audiology
prof. dr. ir. D. (Deniz) Baskent
Contact
d.baskent umcg.nl
Function
Professor
M.J. (Minke) de Boer
Contact
m.j.de.boer02 umcg.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
Focussing on action-perception learning and development from a combined perspective of Ecological Psychology and dynamical systems theory. Using Uncontrolled Manifold analyses and multifractal analyses to asses stability, variability, and interaction... read more
dr. R.M. (Raoul) Bongers
Contact
r.m.bongers umcg.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, body image, disgust, virtual reality.
F. (Fleur) Boonstra, MSc
Contact
f.boonstra rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Clinical Psychology, Experimental
Clinical Psycho-Sexologist
C. (Charmaine) Borg, Dr
Contact
c.borg rug.nl
+31 50 36 32980
Function
Assistant Professor, Certified PsychoSexologist
My work centers around issues of conflict dynamics—including direct/armed conflicts and structural/prejudice-based conflicts—and social relations, both between groups and individuals. I explore how conscious (explicit) factors influence how people think,... read more
I. (Islam) Borinca, PhD
Contact
i.borinca rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
K.A. (Karel) Brookhuis
Contact
k.a.brookhuis rug.nl
363 6772
Function
Professor
visuomotor control: aging, learning and performance
dr. S.R. (Simone) Caljouw
Contact
s.r.caljouw umcg.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Y. (Ivory) Chen
Contact
y.n.chen rug.nl
+31 6 1748 2301
Function
Field / Discipline
No picture available
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olaf.dimigen rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Dissociative Identity Disorder, Identity fragmentation, Self-concept
W. (Wencke) Donath, MSc
Contact
w.donath rug.nl
+31 50 36 39332
Function
PhD Student in Clinical Psychology
Eating Disorders; Anorexia Nervosa; Meaning in Life; meaning-centered psychotherapy
S.F.W. (Sanne) van Doornik, MSc
Contact
s.f.w.van.doornik rug.nl
Function
PhD student
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
F. (Fatemeh ) Fereidooni, Dr
Contact
f.fereidooni rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
Negotiation, Conflict Management, Leadership, Power, Group identity, Justice and Punishment, Organizational conspiracy beliefs
K. (Kyriaki) Fousiani, PhD
Contact
k.fousiani rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders in children and adolescents
C.O.W. (Colin) Ganzevoort, MSc
Contact
c.o.w.ganzevoort rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Auditory research: Auditory Scene Analysis in Cochlear-Implant users
dr. E.P.C. (Etienne) Gaudrain
Contact
e.p.c.gaudrain rug.nl
+31 50 361 3290
Function
Researcher
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Avoidance; Exercise during trauma-focused treatment; Virtual Reality treatment for PTSD; Uniformed Personnel With PTSD
O.F. (Rick) de Haart, MSc
Contact
rick.de.haart rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Cognitive Neuroscience; Cognitive Modelling; Applied AI in Education
No picture available
Contact
t.m.haile rug.nl
Function
Postdoc Researcher
Field / Discipline
Topics:
- Timing and Time Perception
- Working Memory 

Methods
- Statistical Modelling
- Psychophysics
- Computational Modelling of Neural Processes
J. (Joost) de Jong, MSc
Contact
joost.de.jong rug.nl
Function
Research data management, privacy in research, data protection
dr. M. (Marlon) de Jong
Contact
marlon.de.jong rug.nl
Function
Data steward - privacy & data protection
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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prof. dr. P.J. (Peter) de Jong
Contact
p.j.de.jong rug.nl
+31 50 36 36403
Function
Professor of Experimental Psychopathology
obesity; unsuccessful dieting; anorexia nervosa; attention for food; reward sensitivity; punishment sensitivity; hunger
dr. N.C. (Nienke) Jonker
Contact
n.c.jonker rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
No picture available
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m.kempe umcg.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
S.M. (Silke) van de Klundert, MSc
Contact
s.van.de.klundert rug.nl
Function
Junior Researcher
dr. T. (Thomas) Koelewijn
Contact
t.koelewijn umcg.nl
Function
Researcher
Sex research; Sexual dysfunction in women; Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
L. (Lara) Lakhsassi, MSc
Contact
l.lakhsassi rug.nl
Function
Cognitive Neuroscience
Dynamics of the Healthy Brain
prof. dr. M.M. (Monicque) Lorist
Contact
m.m.lorist rug.nl
+31 50 36 36472
Function
Full Professor
dr. A. (Alex) Lorson
Contact
a.lorson rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
H. (Hao) Lou, MA
Contact
h.lou rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
My broad interest is to better understand how people respond to transgressions in the social and political domains from their value and belief systems. I incorporate in my work different insights and methods from social, political, and developmental... read more
C.A. (Cristhian) Martínez Moreno, PhD
Contact
c.a.martinez rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
I. (Irina) Masselman, MSc
Contact
i.masselman rug.nl
Function
dr. S. (Sebastiaan) Mathot
Contact
s.mathot rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Anxiety Disorders, Mental Imagery
H.I. (Hannah) Meckling, MSc
Contact
h.i.meckling rug.nl
Function
PhD-Student
Z. (Žan) Mlakar, MSc
Contact
z.mlakar rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Psychology
―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...
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M. (Mehrad) Moeini Jazani, Dr
Contact
m.moeini.jazani rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor of Marketing
substance use; network analysis; meaning in life; internalizing symptoms
M. (Marcel) Näther, MSc
Contact
m.nather rug.nl
Function
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
prof. dr. M.H. (Maaike) Nauta
Contact
m.h.nauta rug.nl
+31 50 36 36450
Function
Professor in Clinical Psychology (spec youth)
No picture available
Contact
l.a.newman rug.nl
Function
PhD student
dr. M.R. (Mark) Nieuwenstein
Contact
m.r.nieuwenstein rug.nl
+31 50 36 36754
Function
assistant professor
Data Science
Learning Analytics
Educational Data
AI in Education
VR/AR in Education
Assessment (Resit Exams)
Cognitive (Neuro)science
dr. R. (Rob) Nijenkamp
Contact
r.nijenkamp rug.nl
Function
Educational Data Scientist
Clinical Psychology, Female Sexual Health
C.F. (Carlotta) Oesterling, MSc
Contact
c.f.oesterling rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
T. (Taku) Otsuka, M
Contact
t.otsuka rug.nl
Function
Visiting Student
Action choices in gait (route selection); the role of retinal and extraretinal information in the control of (perturbed) balance; the contribution of gaze to spatial orientation in stepping and standing. 
dr. A.R. (Rob) den Otter
Contact
a.r.den.otter umcg.nl
Function
Assistant professor
(perceptuo-)motor control and coordination, laterality, interpersonal coordination, joint action in sports, systems dynamics

see a list of publications
dr. H.J. (Harjo) de Poel
Contact
h.j.de.poel umcg.nl
Function
assistant professor
Behavior (learning and memory experimental models), rat models for stress
M.A. (Mayerli) Prado Rivera
Contact
m.a.prado.rivera rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience
C. (Celina) Pütz
Contact
c.putz rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
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
L. (Laura) Rachman
Contact
l.rachman umcg.nl
Function
Researcher
Cognitive Science & Neuroscience

Interested in bringing "lab-science" to the real world, and how we can use real-world data to refine psychological theories. Both the domain of Adaptive Learning and in Interval Timing.

Main Topics: Adaptive Learning,...
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Verb semantics
Event cognition
Linguistic Relativity
No picture available
Contact
miguel.santin rug.nl
Function
Policy Officer Research Intelligence
Auditory Perception and Cognition
Auditory Prostheses and Hearing Aids
Speech Perception
Psychoacoustics
Soundscape Research
Educational Innovation
Specifications Grading
A. (Tassos) Sarampalis, Dr
Contact
a.sarampalis rug.nl
+31 50 36 36778
Function
Lecturer
dr. M.M. (Marina) Schoemaker
Contact
m.m.schoemaker umcg.nl
Function
Universitair Hoofd Docent
Depression; Meaning in Life; Causal Inference; Structural Equation Modeling
R. (Rebecca) Schulz
Contact
r.s.schulz rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Eating disorders, meaning in life, network analysis
F. (Franziska) Schutzeichel, MSc
Contact
f.schutzeichel rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Depression
Mental imagery
C. (Christien) Slofstra
Contact
c.slofstra rug.nl
+31 50 36 36927
Function
PhD
Perception-action, perceptual-motor development, physical activity and cognition in children
dr. J. (Joanne) Smith
Contact
j.smith umcg.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Klinische trials, ervaringsgerichte therapie, psychotische stoornissen, virtual reality
dr. E.C.D. (Elise) van der Stouwe
Contact
e.c.d.van.der.stouwe rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
Social scientific Research
dr. C.J.M. (Cor) Suhre
Contact
c.j.m.suhre rug.nl
+31 50 36 36604
Function
Research Associate
Social anxiety; speech anxiety; mental imagery; flashforwards; dual-task interventions; social anxiety in children and adolescents
M.R. (Marjolein) Thunnissen, MSc
Contact
m.r.thunnissen rug.nl
Function
PhD Student Psychology
electroencephalography, eyetracking, statistics, experimental design, teaching
P. (Paolo) Toffanin
Contact
p.toffanin umcg.nl
+31 50 361 3268
Function
Research coordinator and support
No picture available
Contact
s.turudu umcg.nl
Function
Epidemiology, Psychotic disorders, Transcultural Psychiatry, Global Mental Health, Virtual Reality
prof. dr. W.A. (Wim) Veling
Contact
w.veling umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2132
Function
Psychiatrist, Professor Psychiatry
My research focusses on speech perception, in particular on the automatic and controlled processes that enable speech comprehension in optimal (e.g., native listening) and atypical conditions (e.g., hearing impairment, CI, non-native communications). I... read more
A.E. (Anita E) Wagner, Dr
Contact
a.e.wagner rug.nl
Function
Trainer and Coach
S.A. (Sophia) Wilhelm
Contact
s.a.sophia.wilhelm rug.nl
Function
dr. H.A. (Hans) Wilke
Contact
h.a.wilke rug.nl
Function
Cognitive (neuro)science, Cognitive Psychology

Current research toptics: adaptive learning, speech, and cognitive modelling. For a more complete overview, see www.thomaswilschut.com.
T.J. (Thomas) Wilschut, MSc
Contact
t.j.wilschut rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
Cognitive Neuroscience, Reinforcement learning, Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
dr. M. (Miles) Wischnewski
Contact
m.wischnewski rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
psychology of creativity
M.K. (Marta) Wronska, MSc
Contact
m.k.wronska rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
EEG, Eye tracker
Working Memory, Social Cognition
No picture available
Contact
camilla.ye rug.nl
+31 50 36 39745
Function
PhD student
No picture available
Contact
f.t.j.m.zaal umcg.nl
Function
Associate Professor
X. (Cherie) Zhou
Contact
xiaoyi.zhou rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
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