I am a senior post-doctoral researcher in the Hoekzema lab.

Before joining the lab at AMC, I worked on a project investigating the effects variations in endogenous ovarian hormones have on emotional processing and memory performance as well as mental health in women at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen. This project was funded within a post-doc mobility grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

My interest is to understand the role of steroid hormones and their variations (such as during puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, menopause and use of certain medications) have on our brain and behavior. My research approach compromises the combining of multiple modalities (brain imaging, physiological and behavioral measures) with the aim to address the topic holistically. My vision is to better understanding the role of sex hormones and their effects on female health.