prof. dr. R.A. (Robert) Schoevers

PhD projects, with (expected) year of promotion

Version january 2024

1. Sanne Apeldoorn “Oral ketamine for Treatment Resistant Depression” RUG, 1st promotor (2024)
2. Jolien Veraart; “ketamine for depression; mechanisms”, RUG, 1st promotor (2024)
3. Joost Breeksema: "Qualitative research into the lived experience of patients, and psychotherapeutic mechanisms in clinical trials employing psychedelic substances in the treatment of a clinical disorder", RUG, 1st promotor (2024)
4. Stella Druiven “chronobiology of mood disorders” RUG, 1st promotor (2024)
5. Lino von Klipstein “Person oriented self-management in depression” RUG, 2nd promotor (2024)
6. Gerben Ruesink; “the pleasure circle; a neurobiological view”, 1st promotor, (2024)
7. Celien Tigchelaar: "The biochemistry of the neurotransmitter systems in blood and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with depression", RUG, 2nd promotor (2025)
8. Mike Jentsch: "Biomarker panel research and development for MDD diagnostics", RUG, 1st promotor (2025)
9. Astrid Lugtenburg; “depression and cognitive decline” RUG, 2nd promotor (2025)
10. David Wedema; "Storytelling and Training to Advance Individual Recovery Skills", RUG, 1st promotor (2025)
11. Annemiek Kamstra: "Is residential dialectical behaviour therapy and prolonged exposure (DBT-PE) (cost)effective for patients with severe PTSD and co-morbid (personality)disorders?", RUG, 1st promotor (2025)
12. Jurriaan Strous: "ketamine for suicidality; markers and mechanisms" (2026)
13. Gijs Roelandt: "ketamine for suicidality; clinical aspects" (2027)
14. Martijn Godschalk: "oral esketamine versus ECT for patients with treatment resistant depression" (2027)
15. Rosalie Fleurbaaij: "oral esketamine versus ECT for patients with treatment resistant depression" (2027)
16. Juliana Lima Constantino; "using real world data to improve the outcome of depression treatments" (2027)
17. Juliana Dean: "predicting the course of depression in clinical care" (2027)
18. Rutger Boesjes: "sleep and depression; clinical and preclinical studies" (2028). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- finished PhD projects from here -------------------------
19. Julian Burger: "the future of case formulation in clinical psychology", RUG, 2nd promotor, 2023 (cum laude)
20. Ernst Horwitz “Boundaries, transitions: Autism Spectrum Disorder in adolescents and adults” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2023
21. Date van der Veen “Anxiety in late-life depression” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2022
22. Kaying Kan “Going beyond cost-effectiveness: analyzing routine mental healthcare data and stakeholders' perspectives to improve depression care” RUG, 1st promotor, 2021

23. Anouk de Wit “Can hormones get you down? studies on sex steroids and depression” RUG, 1st promotor, 2021 (cum laude)

24. Lian Beijers "Parsing the heterogeneity of Major Depression: Biological subtyping and other statistical approaches to unravel the causes of Major Depression" RUG, 1st promotor, 2021
25. Iris Jonker “Inflammation as a transdiagnostic factor in the development of psychopathology and somatic symptoms” RUG, 1st promotor, 2021
26. Madelien van de Beek “Risk factors for psychopathology in migrants” RUG, 1st promotor, 2021
27. Petra Havinga; "Breaking the cycle? intergenerational transmission of depression/anxiety and opportunities for interventions" RUG, 1st promotor, 2020
28. Dennis Raven; "Where’s the need? the use of specialist mental health services in adolescence and young adulthood" RUG, 2nd promotor, 2020
29. Hanneke Geugies “Learning from reward and prediction: insights in mechanisms related to recurrence vulnerability and non-response in depression” RUG, 1st promotor, 2020
30. Ella Bekhuis “A body-mind map: epidemiological and clinical aspects of the relation between somatic, depressive and anxiety symptomatology” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2020 (cum laude)
31. Ans Hovenkamp-Hermelink “The long-term course of anxiety disorders: An epidemiological perspective” RUG, 1st promotor, 2020
32. Stefan Knapen “Rhythm & Blues” RUG, 1st promotor, 2019
33. Anne van Gils “Developing e-health applications to promote a patient-centered approach to medically unexplained symptoms” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2019
34. Huifang Yin “Epidemiology and treatment of mental disorders in a rapidly developing urban region in China: a study of prevalence, risk factors and e-applications” RUG, 1st promotor, 2019
35. Chengao Yang "An inflamed mood: studies on the role of inflammation in the pathophysiology and treatment outcome of major depressive disorder", RUG, 1st promotor, 2019
36. Claudia van Borkulo " Symptom network models in depression research" RUG, 1st promotor, 2018 (cum laude)
37. Marije Swets “Obsessive compulsive symptoms in psychotic disorders” UVA Amsterdam, 2nd promotor, 2018
38. Mia Scheffers; “Body image, psychopathology and psychomotor therapy” 2018 RUG, 1st promotor.
39. Karlijn Becking “MDD, Bipolar depression and inflammatory dysregulation” RUG, 1st promotor, 2018
40. Katelijne van Emmerik – van Oortmerssen “ADHD and Substance Use Disorder” RUG, 1st promotor, 2018
41. Sjoerd van Belkum; “Neuromodulation and depression” RUG, 1st promotor, 2018
42. Anne Looijmans; “Lifestyle interventions in psychiatry” RUG, 1st promotor, 2018
43. Mirjam Simoons ”Monitoring Outcomes of Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy (MOPHAR)” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2018
44. Koen Hogenelst “Serotonin manipulations and social behavior” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2017
45. Erin van Buel “Towards a neurobiological view of depression” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2017
46. Tjalling Holwerda “Loneliness, depression and mortality” Amsterdam VU, 1st promotor, 2017
47. Hanna van Loo; “Data-driven subtypes of major depressive disorder”, RUG, 1st promotor, 2015 (cum laude)
48. Radboud Marijnissen "The weight of subclinical vascular disease & neuroticism in late-life depression, RUG, 2nd promotor, 2014
49. Marrit de Boer “Antipsychotic treatment and sexual functioning: From mechanisms to clinical practice” RUG, 1st promotor, 2014
50. Nadine Troquete “START-ing Risk Assessment and Shared Care Planning in Out-patient Forensic Psychiatry.: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial” RUG, 2nd promotor, 2014
51. Jaap Peen “Mental health and urbanization: An investigation of urban-rural and innner-city differences in psychiatric morbidity” Amsterdam VU, copromotor, 2009
52. Henricus Van “Exploring predictive factors in the treatment of major depression” Amsterdam VU, copromotor, 2008
53. Saskia de Maat “On the effectiveness of psychoanalytic psychotherapy” Amsterdam VU, copromotor, 2007  

54. Simone Kool “Comorbidity of Major Depression and Personality Disorders” Amsterdam UVA, copromotor, 2005