With a bachelor in Human Movement Sciences (2014) and a research master in Cognitive Neuropsychology (2016, cum laude), I have a broad and multidisciplinary background. I obtained my PhD in Nijmegen (2023), in an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Radboudumc and the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging. My PhD research focused on the role of the brain during recovery and rehabilitation in the neuromuscular disorder neuralgic amyotrophy.
My current research is focused on harnessing neurocognitive (research) methods to better understand and treat disordered body representations and sensorimotor control. At the moment, I am employing the Rubber Hand Illusion to study ownershop, agency and multisensory integration in people with NA. I have experience with motor and tactile imagery, (f)MRI, clinical trials, and assessment of upper extremity function.
I supervise theses, internships and research projects in several study programs (MSc Neuropsychology, MSc Applied Cognitive Psychology, BSc Psychology). I also teach courses in these programs, mostly focusing on brain and behaviour (such as Cognitive Neuroscience and Sensation and Perception), and research skills (such as Advanced Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology, Programming, Registering, and Practical Experimental Psychology).
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