I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam and vice-chair of the Amsterdam Young Academy.

I study the developing self: how children develop self-views, how these self-views shape mental health and educational outcomes, and how interventions that target self-views can help at-risk children flourish

LINKS

• Accessible overviews of my work: here, here, and here
• My book on narcissism and self-esteem
• My book on praise
• Our Child Development special section on the origins of children’s self-views
• Our Journal of Abnormal Psychology special section on dark personality traits
• My contributions to the Scientists’ Alliance For Communicating Child Development Knowledge and the International Resilience Alliance
• For my research and outreach, I received the National Postdoc Prize (KNAW & KHMW), the George Butterworth Young Scientist Award (EADP), the Rising Star Award (APS), and the Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists (APA)

POSITIONS

• 2018-present: Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam
• 2016-2018: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Department of Psychology, Stanford University
• 2014-2018: Postdoc, Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam
• 2013-2014: Fulbright Scholar, The Ohio State University & Stanford University
• 2011-2014: Ph.D. student, Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University

EDUCATION

• 2015: Ph.D., cum laude, Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University
• 2011: M.A., cum laude, Social and Health Psychology, 2-year Research Master, Utrecht University
• 2009: B.A., cum laude, Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University