Education & Work Experience
2023-Now
PostDoc
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Research projects with dr. Janna Cousijn focussing on the interactions between (neuro)cognition, mental health, and cannabis use in medicinal and recreational users using ESM and the assessment of global perceived harms and benefits of cannabis use. Research projects with Prof dr. Hanan el Marroun focussing on the development of new and validation of existing measurements in the field of substance use, specifically oriented at motives for substance use.
2018-2024
PhD
University of Amsterdam – Cum Laude
Thesis: “Looking for Interactions: Towards a More Complete Neurocognitive Model of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder”
Supervisors: dr. Janna Cousijn, prof. dr. Reinout Wiers & prof. dr. Francesca Filbey
2016-2018
Research Master Psychology
University of Amsterdam
2013-2016
Bachelor Psychobiology
University of Amsterdam
Mentoring & Supervision
2024-Now
Research Trainee Program mentor
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2023-Now
Co-promotor PhD students at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nora de Bode (started in 2023), Jia-Hua Hsieh (started in 2024) & Jeffray Feliciana (started in 2025)
2018-Now
Internship & thesis supervisor
Supervision of bachelor, master, and research master students at the University of Amsterdam and Erasmus university Rotterdam
Teaching Experience
2018-Now
Lecturer & tutor
Master Clinical Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Master health promotion and behaviour change, University of Amsterdam
Bachelor Psychobiology, University of Amsterdam
Bachelor Psychology, Utrecht University
2017-2018
Student assistent & lecturer
Amsterdam University of Aplied Sciences (HvA)
Good research practices and statistics
Teaching Qualifications
2022
University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO)
University of Amsterdam
Academic Functions
2024-Now
Editorial board member Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (JASD)
2023-Now
Secretary of the Dutch Society for Brain and Cognition (NVP)
Media & Outreach
2025
Lecture for visitors from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma
In the lecture “Cannabis Use: A Dutch Perspective” I presented on Dutch cannabis legislation, cannabis use in the Netherlands, and the role of the environment (norms, social influence, advertisement etc.) in initiation and persistent cannabis use, discussing differences in perspectives between countries and states.
2024
Presenter at Leven Lang Leren festival Rotterdam
Interactive lecture (together with dr. Miranda Lutz) about the role of the environment in a (potential) addiction during the 2024 Leven Lang Leren (Life Long Learning) festival in Rotterdam, focussing on bringing science into the city.
2024
Interview Köln campus radio
Interview discussing Dutch cannabis legislation in light of the recent cannabis legalisation in Germany (Cannabis Legalisierung im Vergleich – Deutschland VS die Niederlande – April 18). Listen here!
2024
Lecture for visitors from Virginia Commonwealth University
In the lecture “Cannabis Use: A Dutch Perspective”, Nora de Bode and I presented on Dutch cannabis legislation, cannabis use in the Netherlands, and the role of the environment (norms, social influence, advertisement etc.) in initiation and persistent cannabis use.
2023
Addiction Audio Podcast – Addiction Journal
Implicit social attunement and alcohol use: the role of peer feedback on willingness to drink in social settings. Listen here!
2023
Presenter and panel member – Studium Generale (EUR)
Drugs legaliseren of juist niet? Debat over de gevolgen van het legaliseren van drugs voor de maatschappij. Bekijk hier!
2022
Interview Journal of Neuroscience Research
Interview on the paper “The role of sex in the association between cannabis use and working memory‐related brain activity”. Listen here!
2022
Expert commentary for Medical News Today article
Review explores the effects of cannabis use on 6 areas of cognitive function. Read here!
Academic Activities
Upcoming
Organization of the 2025 ESM expert meeting
Organizing the annual 2-day conference of the Belgian-Dutch Network for ESM Research in Mental Health that will take place in Rotterdam on October 2-3, 2025.
2025
Symposium chair at SOBP 2025
The Highs and Lows of Cannabis: A Critical Reflection.
2025
Presenter at SOBP 2025
Perceived Harms and Benefits: How Cannabis Attitudes Affect the Brain Processes Underlying Cannabis Use Disorder
2024
Presenter at Lisbon Addictions 2024
Implicit Social Attunement & Alcohol Use: The Effect of Peer Feedback on Willingness to Drink in Social Settings
2024
Presenter at 2024 ESM expert meeting
Blowing minds: the highs and lows of cannabis for mental health in daily life
2024
Poster at OHBM 2024
Resting State Functional Connectivity in Cannabis Users: The Moderating Role of Cannabis Attitudes
2024
Presenter at Dutch Neuroscience Meeting 2024
Cross cultural neuroscience: the role of perceived harms and benefits of cannabis use in individuals with cannabis use disorder
2024
Presenter at the Dutch network for tobacco research (NNvT) conference 2024
Cannabis & Tabak: samen meter om meer te weten?
2023
Poster at the 2023 NVP Winter Conference
Interview on the paper “Nitrous Oxide Addiction? A review of the evidence for the presence and prevalence of substance use disorder symptoms in Nitrous Oxide users”
2023
Organization of online seminar Rotterdam X Porto Neuroscience
Joint online seminar of the neuroscience of addiction lab (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and the Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology (University of Porto) focused on studying behavioral addictions and substance use disorders using different methodological approaches
2023
Poster at Dutch Neuroscience Meeting 2023
Quantifying cannabis metabolites in hair: associations with self-reported use, estimated potency, and mental health
2023
Poster at SOBP 2023
Cross-Cultural Differences in Cannabis Attitudes and Their Role in Working Memory Related Brain Activity in Individuals With a Cannabis Use Disorder
2023
Poster at SOBP 2023
Quantifying cannabis metabolites in hair: associations with self-reported use, estimated potency, and mental health
2022
Presenter at Lisbon Addictions 2022
Gender difference in cannabis use disorder symptoms: a network analysis
2022
Poster at the 2022 NIDA International Forum
Cannabis Use: Complex Interactions Between Attentional Bias, Craving & Interference Control?
2022
Poster at the CPDD 84th Annual Scientific Meeting
Gender difference in cannabis use disorder symptoms: a network analysis
2021
Poster at the 2021 NVP Winter Conference
The association between cannabis use and working memory related brain activity: an effect of gender?
2021
Poster at the 2021 ECNP conference
The association between cannabis use and working memory related brain activity: an effect of gender?
2020
Poster at the 2020 ECNP conference
Context-dependent cognitive control: altered brain activity in heavy cannabis users during an adapted n-back task
Funding & Awards
2025
2025 Society of Biological Psychiatry Travel Fellowship Award
Early Career Travel Award to attend the 2025-2027 SOBP conferences, covering registration and $2000 travel expenses.
2024
Research funding Stichting Volksbond Rotterdam
Co-applicant (PI Anne Marije Kaag, VU) on research grant from Stichting Volksbond Rotterdam funding our project that aims to develop and validate a sex and gender-sensitivie questionnaire to identify barriers to treatment seeking for alcohol use disorder.
2022
NIDA International Travel Award
Travel award to attend the combined NIDA International Forum and CPDD 84th Annual Scientific Meeting in 2022 – covering CPDD registration and $1.000 travel expenses