Education and career
Current positions
-Associate Professor at the Dept. of Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation psychology. Radboud University, Nijmegen
-Principal Investigator at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen
-Researcher at the Dept. of Diagnostics, Education and Research, Forensic Psychiatric Center Pompestichting, Nijmegen
2013 - 2018
Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation psychology. Radboud University, Nijmegen
2009 - 2013
PhD candidate at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. Radboud University, Nijmegen. PhD obtained on 14-11-2013 (Cum Laude ~ top 5%)
2005 - 2009
Policy Officer at Forensic Psychiatric Center Pompestichting, Nijmegen
2005 - 2009
Junior Researcher at the Dept. of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen
2001 - 2005
Cognitive psychology at Leiden University (Bene meritum)
2004 - 2005
EEG test assistant at the Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden
2004
Student researcher for the Vereniging Nederlandse Vliegers. Project title: "Vervliegt Vliegveiligheid: Which factors form a threat to air safety."
1995 - 2001
Secondary Education (VWO), Radulphus College, Willemstad, Curaçao
Auxiliary and honorary appointments
Guest Professor at the Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI). Antwerp University, Belgium
Honorary Research Fellow. Coventry University, UK
Teacher at the RINO groep (Clinical Psychology / Clinical Neuropsychology post-master tracks)
Honorary Research Fellow. Coventry University, UK
Teacher at the RINO groep (Clinical Psychology / Clinical Neuropsychology post-master tracks)
Grants
2021
Templeton Charitable Foundation: 'From the Heart: Testing the Efficacy of Heart-Centered Contemplation. Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) with dr. Miguel Farias (€450.000)
2019
DCC PhD grant: Pain experience, psychopathy and exploitative decision-making. PI (€250.000)
2018
Croatian Science Foundation: Responding to antisocial personalities in a democratic society. Co-investigator with dr. Luca Malatesti and dr. Marko Jurjako (€76.500)
2015
-NWO VENI: Modelling decision-making in violent antisocial offenders. PI (€250.000)
-Stichting Koningsheide grant: DRASTICO. Co-PI with dr. David Vinkers and Prof. dr. Henk Nijman (€15.000)
-DCC Feasibility grant: Structural brain morphology in offenders. Co-PI with dr. Rogier Mars (€28.000)
2014
Stichting Koningsheide grant: ForMINDS 2.0. Co-PI with dr. Erik Bulten and dr. Katinka von Borries (€30.000)
2012
DCC PhD grant: Subjective reward in antisocial forensic offenders. Co-PI with Dr. Roald Maes. (€250.000)
2011
WODC grant: Project title: The role of the Freeze-Fight-Flight system in violent terrorist attacks. Co-PI with Prof. dr. Karin Roelofs (€75.000)
2009
NWO Mosaic: Neurophysiological correlates of action monitoring in violent psychopathic offenders. PI (€194.000)
Templeton Charitable Foundation: 'From the Heart: Testing the Efficacy of Heart-Centered Contemplation. Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) with dr. Miguel Farias (€450.000)
2019
DCC PhD grant: Pain experience, psychopathy and exploitative decision-making. PI (€250.000)
2018
Croatian Science Foundation: Responding to antisocial personalities in a democratic society. Co-investigator with dr. Luca Malatesti and dr. Marko Jurjako (€76.500)
2015
-NWO VENI: Modelling decision-making in violent antisocial offenders. PI (€250.000)
-Stichting Koningsheide grant: DRASTICO. Co-PI with dr. David Vinkers and Prof. dr. Henk Nijman (€15.000)
-DCC Feasibility grant: Structural brain morphology in offenders. Co-PI with dr. Rogier Mars (€28.000)
2014
Stichting Koningsheide grant: ForMINDS 2.0. Co-PI with dr. Erik Bulten and dr. Katinka von Borries (€30.000)
2012
DCC PhD grant: Subjective reward in antisocial forensic offenders. Co-PI with Dr. Roald Maes. (€250.000)
2011
WODC grant: Project title: The role of the Freeze-Fight-Flight system in violent terrorist attacks. Co-PI with Prof. dr. Karin Roelofs (€75.000)
2009
NWO Mosaic: Neurophysiological correlates of action monitoring in violent psychopathic offenders. PI (€194.000)
Awards
2022
Jevon S. Newman Distinguished Early Career Contribution Award. Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
2020
-Team Science Award 2020 (as a member of the NeuroTechEU team)
-Donders Cube Award (as a member of the Sustainable Science and Diversity team)
2015
Science Pearl of the Dutch Caribbean award
2014
-Teacher of the Year award for teaching excellence in the Health Psychology Master program
-Dissertation award from the Dutch Society for Neuropsychology (NVN)
2011
Koningsheide award: a prestigious award for outstanding and innovative scientific contribution to Dutch forensic psychiatry
Jevon S. Newman Distinguished Early Career Contribution Award. Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
2020
-Team Science Award 2020 (as a member of the NeuroTechEU team)
-Donders Cube Award (as a member of the Sustainable Science and Diversity team)
2015
Science Pearl of the Dutch Caribbean award
2014
-Teacher of the Year award for teaching excellence in the Health Psychology Master program
-Dissertation award from the Dutch Society for Neuropsychology (NVN)
2011
Koningsheide award: a prestigious award for outstanding and innovative scientific contribution to Dutch forensic psychiatry
Board memberships, Advisory organs & Committees
Journals
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science
Psychology Communications
Donders Magazine
Societies
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
PsychopathyIS
Boards and Advisory organs
Donders Centre for Cognition Board of Advisors
Radboud Young Academy
NWO SSH Roundtable - Behaviour and Education
Past:
Royal Society Open Science
Brain Sciences
World Journal of Psychiatry
Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience
Frontiers in Social Cognition
NeurotechEU
Donders Sustainable Science and Diversity team
Donders Inclusion initiative
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science
Psychology Communications
Donders Magazine
Societies
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
PsychopathyIS
Boards and Advisory organs
Donders Centre for Cognition Board of Advisors
Radboud Young Academy
NWO SSH Roundtable - Behaviour and Education
Past:
Royal Society Open Science
Brain Sciences
World Journal of Psychiatry
Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience
Frontiers in Social Cognition
NeurotechEU
Donders Sustainable Science and Diversity team
Donders Inclusion initiative
