I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam and vice-chair of the Amsterdam Young Academy.
My research focuses on the socialization of the self—how social processes shape children’s self-views, and how these processes can be altered to help 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
