The Emotion Regulation Lab, led by Prof. Dr. Sander Koole, has supported the successful graduation of 15 PhD students. Among them, 4 achieved Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude honors. Out of these graduates, 7 have become professors, with 6 holding tenured or tenure-track positions.
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2024
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation among Cancer Survivors
Co-supervision with Dr. Karen Holtman & Prof. Dr. Irma Verdonck-de Leeuw, promotors
Assistant Professor
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/Trier University in 2023
Methods of Interpersonal Synchrony Dynamics
Co-supervision with Prof. Dr. Jan Treur and Dr. Tom Wilderjans, promotors
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Tilburg University
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/University of Osnabrück in 2023
Brain-to-Brain Synchrony during Emotional Sharing
Co-supervision with Dr. Suzanne Dikker and Prof. Dr. Peter König, promotors
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bielefeld, Germany
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/Trier University in 2020 (Summa cum Laude)
Meaningful Themes: The Role of Thematic Processing in the Intuitive Detection of Semantic Coherence
Co-supervision, promotor
Licensed Psychotherapist in Hamburg, Germany
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2020 (joint degree with Health Sciences)
Fostering a Supportive Study Environment: Promoting Student Health and Well-being through Fruit and Vegetable Interventions and through the Availability and Integration of Nature
Co-supervision, promotor (with Dr. Jolanda Maas and Prof. Jaap Seidell)
Assistant Professor (Tenured), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2020
Contact Comfort: Psychological Effects of Actual and Simulated Affectionate Touch
Daily supervision, promotor
Freelance Researcher
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2018
From Reading to Feeling: How Literary Fiction May Enrich Socio-Emotional Understanding among Alexithymic Individuals
Daily supervision, promotor
Data Scientist at Human Total Care
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/Trier University in 2018
Minding the Body: The Impact of Rumination and Stress on Bodily Information Processing
Daily supervision, promotor
Senior Researcher at Nivel Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2018
On the Psychology of Volition: Linking Action versus State Orientation to Cognitive Control Processes and Their Neuroarchitecture
Daily supervision, promotor (co-promotor Prof. Dr. Paul van Lange)
Lecturer (Tenured) at Leiden University
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2017 (Cum Laude)
Taming Tempers: A Situated Motivational Approach to Anger Management
Daily supervision, promotor (co-promotor Dr. Iris K. Schneider)
Senior Advisor Social Safety, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/University of Trier in 2014 (Summa Cum Laude)
Relatedness as a Resource in State Orientation
Co-supervisor, co-promotor (promotor Prof. Dr. Nicola Baumann)
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Dortmund, Germany
Award for Excellent Dissertations, University of Trier (see here)
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2008 (Cum Laude)
Dealing with Negative Feelings
Daily supervision, co-promotor (promotor Prof. Dr. Gün Semin)
Associate Professor (Tenured) at Leiden University, the Netherlands
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2008
Between Good and Evil: A Dynamic View on Affective Priming
Daily supervision, co-promotor (promotor Prof. Dr. Gün Semin)
Psychotherapist in Correctional Facility, Germany
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2007
Terror and the Need to Belong: The Role of Belongingness Strivings in Coping with Existential Threat
Daily supervision, co-promotor (promotor Prof. Dr. Paul van Lange)
Lecturer (Tenured) at the University of Kent, UK
Graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2007
Coping with Demanding Situations
Daily supervision, co-promotor (promotor Prof. Dr. Gün Semin)
Assistant Professor (Tenured) at the University of Amsterdam
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