Our team

Management team

Anke Klein

Leiden University Daily management

Anke is a co-founder and in charge of the day-to-day management of the Knowledge Center.

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Anika Bexkens

Leiden University Head of healthcare projects

Anika is co-founder and responsible for all aspects surrounding healthcare-related projects within the Knowledge Center.

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Marieke Bos

Leiden University Head of educational learning line

Marieke is responsible for educational learning line within the Knowledge Center.

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Core team

Ilja Mensonides

Leiden University Daily coordinator

Ilja, along with Isabelle, is responsible for coordinating the Knowledge Center.

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Isabelle Roggema

Leiden University Coordinator

Isabelle, along with Ilja, is responsible for coordinating the Knowledge Center.

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Jeanine Baartmans

Leiden University Senior coordinator

Jeanine is senior coordinator within the Knowledge Center.

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Annelieke Hagen

Leiden University Senior Advisor

Annelieke is day-to-day project manager on the Kiba project

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Sibel Altikulaç

Leiden University Knowledge valorisation

Sibel is involved in the development of several workshops on anxiety and stress in youth.

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Angelle-Lila

Leiden University Assistant

Angelle-Lila works as an assistant at the Knowledge Center.

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Teun Hooft

Leiden University Student-assistent

Teun is a student-assistent at the Knowledge Center.

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Experts - Leiden University

The Knowledge Centre collaborates with experts affiliated to Leiden University for various projects.

Anne Miers

Leiden University Anxiety in adolescence (and peer relationships)

Anne is a senior project consultant at both InJeSas! and StressLess.

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Bianca Boyer

Leiden University Neurobiological developmental disorders

Bianca is a senior advisor at the Knowledge Center and a GZ psychologist.

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Cosima Nimphy

Leiden University Intergenerational transmission of anxiety

Cosima examines the environmental factors that play a role in the development of anxiety disorders in children.

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Daphne Looije

Universiteit Leiden Diagnostiek en behandeling van angststoornissen

Daphne richt zich in haar onderzoek op de prevalentie en kenmerken van kinderen met selectief mutisme.

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Ili Ma

Leiden University Social learning and peer influence in adolescents

Ili examines how adolescents gather information to form their beliefs and the role of social media in this

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Iris Langereis

Leiden University Anxiety and the role of peers

Iris is researching the effectiveness and feasibility of a new, peer-mentored CBT treatment model for adolescents with anxiety disorders.

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Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam

Leiden University Neurobiological features of anxiety

Janna Marie is an expert on neurobiological traits and is involved in the KAS Academy 4U!

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Jasmin Rahemenia

Leiden University Social anxiety and ADHD

Jasmin is researching the complex interaction between ADHD and social anxiety.

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Jiemiao Chen

Leiden University Expertise gaze behavior

Jiemiao her research mainly focuses on social anxiety, with a specific interest in gaze behavior during interpersonal interactions.

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Kelly Ziemer

Leiden University Self-love and self-care both offline and online

Kelly examines the discussion around self-love on social media.

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Leonie Vreeke

Leiden University Anxiety in young children

As project manager, Leonie is ultimately responsible for the Cool Little Kids project.

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Maretha de jonge

Leiden University Selective mutism

Maretha studies behavior and cognition of children/youth with autism and selective mutism.

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Melle van der Molen

Leiden University Cognitive neuroscience

Melle conducts research at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and clinical developmental psychology.

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Nina Komrij

Leiden University Anxiety in young children

Nina is a daily project leader on the Cool Little Kids project.

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Rachel de Jong

Leids Universitair Behandel en Expertise Centrum Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents

Rachel focuses her research on the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders such as specific and social phobias and selective mutism.

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Sara Velthuizen

Leiden University Prevention of social anxiety

Sara is a daily project leader of In Je Sas!

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Semiha Aydin

Leiden University Anxiety recognition

Semiha investigates the applicability of schema therapy for social anxiety in first-generation college students.

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Shelly van der Veek

Leiden University Parenting strategies

Shelley is researching family health and illness.

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Simone Vogelaar

Leiden University Stress Lessons

Simone Vogelaar works as an assistant professor at the Institute of Pedagogical Sciences at Leiden University.

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Wilma Wentholt

Leiden University Parent-child interactions and depressive symptoms

Wilma explores how parenting is related to adolescent depression

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Experts - other universities

The knowledge centre also collaborates with experts from other universities.

Bonny van Steensel

University of Amsterdam Prevention and intervention anxiety (and autism)

Bonny van Steensel is involved in the Learn to Dare projects as an expert and consultant.

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Ellin Simon

Open Universiteit Prevention of anxiety

Ellin Simon is author of Learn to Dare.

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Janny Stapel

Maastricht University Social-cognitive development of young children

Janny is a researcher specializing in the social-cognitive development of young children.

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Lynn Mobach

University of Amsterdam Underlying mechanisms of anxiety

Lynn is an associate professor at the University of Amsterdam. She also works as a psychologist at ProPersona.

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Alumni

Amber Noordermeer

Intern KibA

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Anna Strassen

Intern KibA

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Britt Reijnders

Intern KibA

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Dayenne Meijer

Assistent In Je Sas!

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Emma Blunt

Intern KAS

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Emma van Erp

Coordinator KAS

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Ida van Kampen

Coordinator ISA and LTD

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Ilse Schot

Assistent KibA

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Jessie van Grieken

Research intern

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Laura Baars

Universiteit Leiden Coordinator KAS and projectleader ISA

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Merel Lelieveld

Intern KibA

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Michiel Westenberg

Universiteit Leiden Hoofd Prevenie

Michiel is verantwoordelijk voor preventie en medeoprichter van het kenniscentrum. Daarnaast is hij hoogleraar bij de afdeling Ontwikkelings- en Onderwijspsychologie aan de Universiteit Leiden.

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Tom Traas

Intern KibA

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