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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.