My main research interest lies within the intersection between personality, psychopathology and personality pathology. More specifically, I adopt a developmental and personality perspective to study forensic psychopathology in younger age groups (e.g., conduct disorder, antisocial personality pathology, psychopathy,...).

Other research interests are: assessment, scale development and validation, psychometrics, measurement invariance, etc.

2025-present: Associate Professor (Tilburg University, The Netherlands)     

2025-present: Researcher at Fivoor Science and Treatment Innovation (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)  

2021-2024: Academic Director of the Master Psychology and Mental Health, including 5 programs (4 departments & +- 700 students):

• Clinical Psychology (Klinische Psychologie; Dutch only)
• Clinical Child & Youth Psychology (Klinische Kinder- en Jeugdpsychologie; Dutch only)
• Clinical Forensic Psychology (Klinische Forensische Psychologie; Dutch only)
• Positive Psychology and Well-being
• Cognitive Neuropsychology

2019-2022: Program Coordinator of the Master Clinical Forensic Psychology

2017-2024: Assistant Professor (Tenured since Nov. 2021) (Tilburg University, The Netherlands)           

• Department Developmental Psychology
• Focus: Forensic Psychology (from a developmental and personality perspective)

2015-2017: FWO postdoctoral research fellow (Ghent University, Belgium)

2010-2015: PhD student (scholarship) (Ghent University, Belgium)

Coordinator/teacher of 2 courses in the Major Forensic Psychology (Bachelor):

• Introduction to forensic psychology (in Dutch)
• Crime, cognition and personality (in Dutch)

Master thesis supervisor in the Master Clinical Forensic Psychology (in Dutch)

Master thesis and traineeship supervisor in the Research Master Individual Differences and Assessment

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