Emotion regulation; eating behavior; overeating; obesity

Alcohol; Social Cognition; Empathy

Depression; affect; emotional reactivity and regulation; self-esteem; reward sensitivity; social functioning; intensive repeated measurements

Clinical Psychology, Experimental
Clinical Psycho Sexologist

- Experience sampling method (diary studies)
- Clinical Psychology
- Affective disorders (depression, bipolar disorder)
- Time-Series analysis, Network analysis
- Qualitative research methods
- Implementation science

I combine qualitative and quantitative research methods with the ultimate goal to investigate the potential of the experience sampling method in clinical practice. I find it important to listen to the voices of patients and clinicians and use them in my research. I strive to close the gap between science and practice as much as possible.

Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, Hemispheric specialization, child neuropsychology, neuropsychological assessment, and dementia.

Recovery; psychosis; severe mental illness; psychosocial interventions; research in clinical practice; care standards

Dissociative Identity Disorder, Identity fragmentation, Self-concept

Eating Disorders; Anorexia Nervosa; Meaning in Life; meaning-centered psychotherapy

Prolonged grief disorder; emotion regulation; repetitive thought (worry, rumination); approach and avoidance processes; internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy

The focus of my PhD project is investigating risk factors linking childhood maltreatment to victimization in adulthood. The final aim of the project is to provide an evidence-based theoretical model that explains how risk factors such as attachment styles, dissociation, risky sex behavior, and emotion dysregulation, increase the chance of adulthood victimization among the survivors of childhood maltreatment. In addition, we examine how perpetrators select their victims based on non-verbal body language cues. We have used different designs and methods, including longitudinal and cross-sectional designs, quantitative and qualitative methods.

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 chronically ill. Psychological theories on stress-coping and self-regulation guided my work and I used a wide range of different research designs to answer my research questions (e.g. longitudinal, diary, RCTs, qualitative). Since 2015, I also use my research expertise to investigate coping with stress and personal development in the context of (medical) education. This research line is embeded in SCOPE, the UMCG center of expertise on personal leadership development (SCOPE website). I am also the initiator and academic lead of the Teaching Academy Groningen (TAG) Community of Practice (CoP) on Wellbeing, aimed at creating a breeding ground for educational knowledge and expertise that helps foster wellbeing among students and staff at the UG (link). In 2020 I was appointed as adjunct professor within the UMCG talent track (impact profile Education).

cognitive behavior therapy; eating disorders; meaning in life

Academic performance in University, Attention, Attention-deficit hyperactivity-disorder, Attentional control, Cognitive motivation, Developmental disorders in adults, Flow state, Hyperfocus, Neuropsychological rehabilitation, Questionnaire development, Neurofeedback.

forensic psychology

Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, body image, experimental psychopathology, disgust, treatment

My research draws together psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and pedagogy with the aim to unravel the psychosocial mechanisms of resilience in youth. Expertise: Mental health and well-being; Depressive symptoms; Emotion dynamics (how emotions vary over time); Multiverse analysis; Open Science.

Depression; anxiety; posttraumatic stress disorder; transdiagnostic variables

Sex and gender differences in psychosis

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

The main focus in my work is on cognitive-behavioural processes in trauma-related disorders (dissociative disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder).

Bertus Jeronimus studies individual differences in what humans feel, think, want and do (personality) and their subjective wellbeing ("happiness") and lifespan trajectories of these phenomena and their link to stress, anxiety, depression and the socioecology in which one lives and grows, especially intimate support relationships, daily activities, adverse events, culture, and history. Jeronimus works at the University of Groningen in the Department of Psychology and in the Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (www.ICPE.NL). See Google.Scholar or  Researchgate for details. Currently focused on happy neurotics, the stress process, and the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic and the psychosocial consequences.

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, PTSD, …)

Blushing and social anxiety


Some recent publications:

-Implicit and explicit self-esteem in the recurrence of depression and anxiety: A three-year follow-up study.

-Dirt-road to anxiety disorders and fearful preoccupations

-Effect of differential disgust conditioning and subsequent extinction versus counterconditioning procedures on women’s sexual responses to erotic stimuli.

-Sexual Aversion

-Disgust as the motor behind food restriction in anorexia nervosa.

-Disgust and symptoms of PTSD: Implications for treatment.

-Effectiveness of attentional bias modification for substance use disorder symptoms in adults: a systematic review

-Psychological significance of the blush

Clinicial psychology and experimental psychopathology

Deconstructing Depression (VICI project); Depression and Cardiovascular Disease (VIDI project); Stress in Action (Gravitation project)

obesity; unsuccessful dieting; anorexia nervosa; attention for food; reward sensitivity; punishment sensitivity; hunger

Forensic psychology, offenders and victims, risk assessment

Opleider Klinisch Psychologen (art 14 BIG)
Opleider Psychotherapeuten (art 3 BIG)
Behandeling van complexe rouw

anxiety; depression; relapse; youth; adolescents; IPDMA; network models;

Sex research; Sexual dysfunction in women; Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

sleep disorders; psychopathology; aggression; PTSD; Prolonged Grief Disorder

Prolonged Grief Disorder and Insomnia

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 peers in the co-evolution of friendships and these behaviors. She currently works as postdoc at the University of Groningen, Department of Sociology, where she evaluates the SterkWerk program, which aims at reducing bullying in elementary schools.

Characteristics and impact of mental health oriented recovery narratives

Grief; posttraumatic stress; traumatic loss; latent class analysis; systematic review; multilevel analysis; qualitative data analysis

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

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 people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. In addition to her work for the Department of Clinical & Developmental Neuropsychology, she works as a principal investigator at Lentis at the Department for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Thus, GRIP's research is embedded in both university and clinical practice. On GRIP's website the various projects are described in more detail and a complete publication list can also be found.

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

Clinical Psychology, Female Sexual Health

anxiety
intolerance of uncertainty
mindfulness

Research and interventions in the context of serious medical  illness, concerning
- Meaning-in-Life 
- Existential-experiential psychotherapy
- Attachment, loss & trauma
- Patient-therapist relationship
- Psychotherapeutic Patient-care
- Education and Supervision for PhD's, Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists, and Doctors in training

anxiety; cognitive behavior therapy; culturally adapted treatment; online intervention

Interpersonal perspective on psychopathology; Social cognition; Experimental psychopharmacology; Intensive repeated measures in naturalistic settings

Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
E-Health
Quality of Life/ Well-Being
Chronic diseases

(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).

Disasters; Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies; Child Protection; Crisis Management; Public Safety; Public Health

Meaning in life; Response and Adaptation to Stressors; Traumatic Experiences

Depression
Mental imagery

(Self-)Disgust
Body Image 
Eating Disorders
Autobiographical Memory

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.growingwithacademia.com/

Klinische trials, ervaringsgerichte therapie, psychotische stoornissen, virtual reality

Social anxiety; speech anxiety; mental imagery; flashforwards; dual-task interventions; social anxiety in children and adolescents

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

Angst- en dwangstoornissen 
Chronische depressie
EMA/ESM
Psychotherapeutische begeleiding en integratie bij Esketamine behandelingen voor patienten met TRD
Casus Conceptualisatie
Therap-i

Epidemiology, Psychotic disorders, Transcultural Psychiatry, Global Mental Health, Virtual Reality

Healthcare psychologist
Helping students with all kinds of issues using different methods like 
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy 
Schematherapie
EMDR

Since we only offer short tracks, I can also guide you in finding a suitable referral address in case you need more. 

Languages: Dutch, German (native speaker), English, understands Spanish

Development and treatment of affective disorders (mood and anxiety) over the life course, meta-science.

My main research interests lie in the development of patient-centered diagnostic and risk-prediction models for use in psychiatric practice. More specifically, my research focuses on the methodological and statistical approaches that are needed to develop such models in evidence-based research. My methodological/statistical interests lie in (1) Modern Psychometrics, (2) Modeling of (intensive) longitudinal data, (3) Prediction Modeling and (4) Machine Learning.
As part of my job, I work as a statistical advisor for researchers in the UMCG Department of Psychiatry and in affiliated mental healthcare institutions.

Intrusive Memories; Suppression/Repression; Recovered Memories; Trauma; Autobiographical / Episodic memory; Forensic Psychology; Replication Crisis & Research Methods

Healthcare psychologist
Offering help to students for all kinds of issues, using different methods (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Method of Levels, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Clientcentered).

Since we only offer short tracks, I can also guide you in finding a suitable referral address in case you need more. 

Languages: Dutch, English, understands Frisian

medical communication, education, psychosocial oncology

Sanctierecht
Forensische Psychiatrie
Jeugdstrafrecht

Cross-Cultural Depression Prevention
Self-criticism vs. Self-compassion
Culture: Collectivism vs. Individualism, Independence vs. Interdependece