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Curriculum Vitae

Professional experience

since Nov 2016	Assistant Professor Dept. of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
since May 2014	Research scientist Dept. of Psychological Assessment & Health Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany *Associated fellow at the Zukunftskolleg since May 2015
Nov 2013 - Apr 2014	Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer Dept. of Clinical & Health Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Jan 2009 - Oct 2013	PhD candidate Dept. of Clinical & Health Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands *Visiting scholar at IDeA Centre, Goethe University, Frankfurt University (Prof. Dr. Caterina Gawrilow), Feb 2011 - Mar 2011
Sep 2008 - Dec 2008	Junior lecturer Dept. of Clinical & Health Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Education

Jan 2014	PhD in Health Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Title: "Eating by the norm: The influence of social norms on young people's eating behavior" Supervisors: Prof. Denise de Ridder, Prof. John de Wit, Dr. Emely de Vet
Jul 2012	Invited participant in the Summer School of the European Association for Social Psychology Limerick, Ireland
Jul 2008	Master in Health Psychology (MSc), cum laude
Jun 2006	Bachelor of Arts (BA), summa cum laude

Awards and nominations

2016	Invited to give the Early Career Invited Lecture at the 15th Conference of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Cape Town, South-Africa,
2016	Nominated (1 out of 3 nominees) for the Early Career Poster Award at the 15th Conference of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity in Cape Town, South-Africa
2016	Nominated (1 out of 3 nominees) for the University of Konstanz Award for Teaching Excellence (LUKS) in Psychology
2015	Herman Schaalma PhD Dissertation Award awarded by the European Health Psychology Society
2015	Poster award (together with Helge Giese and Britta Renner) 29th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Limassol, Cyprus
2012	Poster award (together with Kirsten Verkooijen) 26th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Prague (Czech Republic)
2008	Utrecht University Thesis Prize Annual university-wide prize awarded to the best Master's thesis

Funding

Aug 2016	Conference grant 30th conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Aberdeen (United Kingdom) funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Jul 2016	Seed money grant (€6500) funded by the Young Scholar Fund, University of Konstanz
Jun 2016	Conference grant 15th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Meeting, Cape Town (South-Africa) funded by the Young Scholar Fund, University of Konstanz
Feb 2016	Open access publication grant (€ 1800) funded by the European Commission (EC FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot)
Sep 2015	Conference grant 29th conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Limassol (Cyprus) funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
May 2015	Mentorship Programme grant (€ 5000) funded by the Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz
May 2015	Conference grant 14th Annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Meeting, Aberdeen (United Kingdom) funded by the Young Scholar Fund, University of Konstanz
Sep 2014	Symposium organization grant (€ 1500) Together with Prof. Denise de Ridder and Dr. Emely de Vet Symposium "Environmental Psychology" funded by the Dutch Social Psychology Association
Aug 2014	Conference grant 49th Conference of the German Society for Psychology, Bochum (Germany) funded by the Young Scholar Fund, University of Konstanz
Jun 2014	Personal development grant (€ 9500) funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

Peer-Reviewing Activities

Journals:	Regular peer-reviewing for >25 Thomson Reuters-indexed academic journals in the fields of health psychology, social psychology, public health, health promotion, and diet (e.g. Appetite, BMC Public Health, European Journal of Social Psychology, Health Education & Behavior, Health Psychology Review, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Journal of Environmental Psychology, Physiology & Behavior, PLOS ONE, Preventive Medicine, Psychology & Health, Social Influence, Social Science & Medicine)
Grants:	Health and Medical Research Fund, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Fellowships
Conference:	International Congress of Applied Psychology 2014

Membership in Professional Organizations

Current	Expert network Determinants of Diet
Current	Dutch Social Psychology Association
Current	Dutch Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health
Current	European Health Psychology Society
Current	International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
2013-2016	European DEDIPAC consortium
2009-2013	European TEMPEST consortium

Positions in Professional Bodies and Networks

Current	Member of management project group Honours College of Social Sciences Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Current	Management and coordination of the European Determinants of diet expert network
Nov 2017 - Feb 2019	Member of the Master Examination Committee of the Faculty of Social Sciences Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Feb 2011 - Aug 2012	Board member of the Board of Research of the Faculty of Social Sciences Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Nov 2010 - Aug 2012	Board member of the PhD Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Jan 2010 - Jan 2011	Board Member of the PhD Council of the Linschoten Institute for Psychological Research Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Oct 2009 - Aug 2012	Board Member of the PhD Candidate Network (PrOUt) Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Jul 2006 - Dec 2006	Participation Nationale DenkTank 2006 [National Think Tank 2006] on innovations in health care Publication "Recept voor morgen: Een frisse blik op betere zorg voor chronische zieken" ["Recipe for tomorrow: A fresh view on better care for the chronically ill"].
Jan 2006 - Aug 2008	Student board member of the Educational Committee, Faculty of Social Sciences Graduate School Utrecht University (The Netherlands)

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Research

Research interests

• Behavior change
• Social influence
• Reactance
• The psychology of eating
• Self-regulation
• Nudging

Projects

Current projects:

Finished projects:

	The DEDIPAC project (a European JPI HDHL project) Primary aim: "To understand the determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviors using a broad multidisciplinary approach, and to translate this knowledge into a more effective promotion of a healthy diet and physical activity"
	Mentorship Program 2015 "Social influence and self-determination: A person-environment interactive perspective" Primary aim: "To investigate when social influence techniques do and do not give rise to feelings of psychological reactance, and the subsequent effects of psychological reactance on health behavior" Mentor: Prof. Dr. Maarten Vansteenkiste, Ghent University (Belgium)
	SozNet 2014-2015 Primary aim: "To longitudinally track the development of a new social network and the health behaviors performed within that network"
	The TEMPEST project (funded by the EU 7th Framework Program) Primary aim: "To investigate the role of self-regulatory competence in learning to deal with food temptations in the obesogenic environment"
	Dissertation research (defended January 2014) Primary aim: "To investigate the role that social norms play in shaping young people's eating behavior, and determine the potential of social norms to promote healthy eating behavior"