dr. V.E. (Vera) Heininga
Postdoctoral researcher
Research
Research units:
Research interests
- Positive emotions dynamics
- Mental health and well-being
- Depression
- Open Science
I combine insights from psychology, sociology, pedagogics, educational science, and psychometrics to investigate the role of positive emotion dynamics (i.e., patterns and regularities with which positive emotions change over time) in mental health, wellbeing, and mood disorders.
I aim for robust and reproducible findings, meaning that I: love research transparency; pre-register my confirmatory analyses a priori (e.g., on OSF); use Open Workflow Tools (e.g., R Markdown); publish in Open Access journals; make my data and annotated syntaxes publicly available (e.g., via Code Ocean), and stimulate the implementation of open access publishing within my faculty.
Publications
Positive affective functioning in anhedonic individuals' daily life: Anything but Flat and Blunted
Heininga, V. E., Van Roekel, E., Ahles, J. J., Oldehinkel, A. J. & Mezulis, A. H., 15-Aug-2017, In : Journal of Affective Disorders. 218, p. 437-445 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
I just ran a thousand analyses: benefits of multiple testing in understanding equivocal evidence on gene-environment interactions
Heininga, V. E., Oldehinkel, A. J., Veenstra, R. & Nederhof, E., 27-May-2015, In : PLoS ONE. 10, 5, 16 p., e0125383.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Reward and punishment learning in daily life: A replication study
Heininga, V. E., van Roekel, E., Wichers, M. & Oldehinkel, A. J., 4-Oct-2017, In : PLoS ONE. 12, 10, 18 p., e0180753.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
An exploratory randomized controlled trial of personalized lifestyle advice and tandem skydives as a means to reduce anhedonia
Van Roekel, E., Vrijen, C., Heininga, V. E., Masselink, M., Bos, E. H. & Oldehinkel, A. J., Jan-2017, In : Behavior Therapy. 48, 1, p. 76-96 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
The effects of a personalized lifestyle advice and tandem skydive on pleasure in anhedonic young adults
van Roekel, E., Vrijen, C., Heininga, V. E., Masselink, M., Nederhof, E. & Oldehinkel, A. J., Jul-2016, In : Bipolar Disorders. 18, p. 171-172 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic
Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to explore the effects of personalized lifestyle advices and tandem skydives on pleasure in anhedonic young adults
van Roekel, E., Masselink, M., Vrijen, C., Heininga, V. E., Bak, T., Nederhof, E. & Oldehinkel, A. J., 4-Jun-2016, In : BMC Psychiatry. 16, 16 p., 182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Datasets
Prizes
Academy Ter Meulen Grant
Vera Heininga (Recipient) & Peter Kuppens (Recipient), 23-Jun-2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic
Full-time postdoctoral fellowship
Vera Heininga (Recipient) & Peter Kuppens (Recipient), 12-Jul-2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic
Activities
Advanced Methods for Reproducible Science
Vera Heininga (Participant)7-Apr-2017 → 12-Apr-2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
Masterclass on research reproducibility, by John P.A. Ioannidis
Vera Heininga (Participant)18-Nov-2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
Press / Media
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