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Meet the Staff

Dr. Claire Ashton-James: Currently, I am interested in examining individual and group differences in behavioural mimicry that may arise as a result of affective, clinical, or culture-based differences in interdependence and communal orientation. Read more	Dr. Daniel Balliet: All too often human social interactions involve unnecessary conflict that results in a worse outcome for each person, compared to if each person chose to cooperate. Read more
Dr. Sander Koole: "Throughout my research, I have been driven by the broad question what allows people to control their own thoughts, feelings, and emotions, particularly in challenging and stressful situations." Read more	Prof. Dr. Paul van Lange: "I am particularly intrigued by the functions of interpersonal trust: how does trust help individuals, dyads, and groups?" Read more
Dr. Esther van Leeuwen: "My research on the other hand shows that the willingness to provide or week help is sometimes rooted in the realisation that we do nót belong to the same group." Read more	Dr. Thomas Pollet has published on a wide variety of topics such as sexual selection for male wealth, sibling relationships, grandparenting, childlessness, parental investment and the evolution of social networks. Read more
Dr. Tila Pronk: My research focuses on close relationships, like romantic relationships and friendships. I am fascinated by the ways people protect and maintain these relationships in the realm of threat. Read more	Dr. Jan-Willem van Prooijen: "Only minor variations in a social situation can lead people to behave in an entirely different manner." Read more
Dr. Joshua Tybur: A large component of my research program concerns disgust. Disgust is elicited by a wide range of concepts, behaviors, and objects, many of which seem to relate to qualitatively different hazards. Read more