​Research
My project applied a multilevel approach in order to investigate subtypes individuals based on psychopathic tendencies in the general population. By combining behavioral measures, electrophysiology and (epi)genetics we sought to get insight into the characteristics of different psychopathic/antisocial profiles present in the community.
 
Main focus

• Identify profiles of psychopathic and antisocial behavior in offender and community samples.
• Investigate the link between psychopathic personality traits and electrophysiological correlates of affective processing and social economic decision-making.
• Identify (epi)genetic and hormonal markers related to psychopathy by investigating gene expression levels and DNA methylation of genes that are involved in learning and decision-making

 
Supervisors:
Dr. Inti Brazil 
Dr. Jeffrey Glennon (RadboudUmc)
 
Biography
I finished my bachelor in Psychobiology at the University of Amsterdam, followed by a research master in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. After graduation, I worked as a research assistant at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior on a research project that investigated the influence of nutrition on cognition and behaviour. In 2016, I started my PhD project at the Donders Institute on a project that was part of a collaboration between the SAMBA group (Dr. Brazil) and the Translational Psychiatry group (Dr. Glennon). I now work as a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University.