The Knowledge Center Anxiety and Stress
Our goal is to recognize and resolve stress and anxiety symptoms in children as early as possible by connecting research, practice, care and education.
Read more about our mission, vision and activities.
OUR TEAM
DR. ANKE KLEIN
Daily management
Anke is the daily manager of the knowlegde center and co-founder.
She is also an associate professor at the Department of Development and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
DR. ANIKA BEXKENS
Head Healthcare
Anika is co-founder of the knowledge center. She is primarily responsible for all care and prevention programs within the knowledge center. She is also an associate professor at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University and a clinical psychologist at GGZ Delfland.
DR. MARIEKE BOS
Head of Education
Marieke works as an assistant professor in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University. Her research focuses on understanding neurobiological mechanisms involved in the onset and maintenance of psychological problems during adolescence.
PROF. MICHIEL WESTENBERG
Head Prevention
Michiel is co-founder of the knowledge center. He is also a professor in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
DR. ANNE MIERS
Senior project advisor for InJeSas! and StressLess
Anne is a senior project advisor for both the InJesSas! and StressLess projects and is the daily supervisor of Sara Jakobsson and Simone Vogelaar. She is also an associate professor at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
DR. BIANCA BOYER
Senior advisor and health care psychologist
Bianca is a senior advisor at the knowledge center and a health care psychologist. She is also an assistant professor at the Department of Development and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
DR. LEONIE VREEKE
Project leader Cool Little Kids
Leonie is a developmental psychologist and as a project leader responsible for the Cool Little Kids project. She is also an assistant professor at the Department of Development and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
DR. JEANINE BAARTMANS
Senior advisor
Jeanine is a senior advisor at the knowledge centre. She also works as a university lecturer in Pedagogical Sciences at Leiden University and as a health care psychologist at LUBEC.
DR. JANNA MARIE BAS-HOOGENDAM
Senior researcher
Janna Marie is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, specializing in how anxiety occurs within families.
DR. ANNELINDE VAN DEN BROUCKE
Senior researcher and lecturer
Annelinde works as a program coordinator for NeurolabNL's Startimpuls program "Optimal conditions for learning and safety of young people", and as a lecturer at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology.
SARA JAKOBSSON
Daily project leader In Je Sas!
Sara is daily project leader on the project In Je Sas! She is also a junior researcher in the field of social anxiety at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
ANNELIEKE HAGEN
Daily project leader KibA
Annelieke is daily project leader on the KibA project. She is also a junior researcher in the field of specific fears at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
JASMIN RAHEMENIA
Assistent KibA
Jasmin is a student assistant at the KibA project.
AMBER NOORDERMEER
Assistent KibA
Amber is a student assistant at the KibA project.
SIMONE VOGELAAR
Daily project leader Stress Less
Simone is daily project leader on the Stress Less project. She is also a junior researcher in the field of stress at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
NINA KOMRIJ
Daily project leader Cool Little Kids
Nina is daily project leader on the Cool Little Kids project. She is also a junior researcher in the field of shyness and anxiety at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
CHANG LIU
Junior researcher
Chang is a junior researcher at the Knowledge Centre. She conducts research into the early detection of fears and stress in children with a migration background.
IRIS LANGEREIS
Daily project leader Facing Fears Together
Iris is daily project leader on the project Facing Fears Together. Iris is a psychologist at GGZ Delfland and also a junior researcher at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Leiden University.
BRITT REIJNDERS
Intern KibA
Britt is a master student at the School Psychology program at Leiden University and is doing an internship at the KibA project.
LAURA BAARS
Intern KibA
Laura is a master student at the Child and Adolescent Psychology program at Leiden University and is doing an internship at the KibA project.
ILSE SCHOT
Intern KibA
Ilse is a master student at the School Psychology program at Leiden University and is doing an internship at the KibA project.
ANNA STRASSEN
Stagiaire KibA
Anna is research master student at the Developmental Psychology program at Leiden University and is doing an internship at the KibA project.
COLLABORATORS
LUBEC
Leiden University Treatment and Expertise Center
MUNICIPALITY LEIDEN
Municipality Leiden
COLLABORATION
Collaboration Secondary Education Leiden
COLLABORATION
Collaboration Primary Education Leiden
KUIN
Psychology practice Kuin
DR. BONNY VAN STEENSEL
Assistant professor
AlUMNI
DR. RECEP UYSAL
Senior researcher
Recep worked as a senior researcher at the KibA project.
EMMA VAN ERP
Daily project coordinator SPIL program
Emma worked as a daily project coordinator of the SPIL program.
DAYENNE MEIJER
Trainer In Je SAS!
Dayenne worked as a trainer for the project In Je Sas!
MEREL LELIEVELD
Intern KibA
Merel did an internship at the KibA project.
SELINA BURGARD
Intern KibA
Selina did an internship at the KibA project.
YOLINDA DAVIDSE
Intern KibA
Yolinda did an internship at the KibA project.
DR. LINDA VAN DER ZWAAN
Carecoordinator Vlietland College
Linda participated in the SPIL program as care coordinator at Vlietland College.
MARISKA KENTER
Internal supervisor De Singel
Mariska participated in the SPIL program as an internal supervisor at De Singel.