I am an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow 2021-2023, and member of The Young Academy (De Jonge Akademie) of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

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.

I am committed to using developmental science to address social problems, such as inequality. With Schools2030, I am developing tools to combat inequality in learning and achievement.

LINKS

• Accessible overviews of my work: here, here, and here
• A sketchnote summarizing my work
• My book on narcissism and self-esteem
• My book on praise
• Our special sections for Child Development and Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• I write popular science articles for Scientific American, Behavioral Scientist, Psychology Today, The Conversation, and The Child and Family Blog
• For my research and outreach, I received the National Postdoc Prize (KNAW & KHMW), George Butterworth Young Scientist Award (EADP), Rising Star Award (APS), Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists (APA), and SRCD Early Career Research Contributions Award (SRCD)

POSITIONS

• 2021-present: Associate Professor, Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam
• 2018-2021: 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